Rest Home

Lexham Gardens rest home provides specialist care for older people who have been assessed for needing specialised care/interventions.

Staff are supervised by RN’s, receive appropriate training and have competencies tested ensuring that care is delivered in a safe and timely manner.
 
Training includes:
  • Dementia/age related psychiatric disabilities-types, causes, symptoms, effects. Addressing the issues relating to dementia/age related psychiatric disabilities including: Communication, challenging behaviours, sexuality and dementia, continence, safe environment, grief and loss associated with dementia.
  • Appropriate activities and therapies.
Our Activities Coordinator is responsible for the daily programme is appropriately experienced and receives ongoing training relevant to the size and setting of our facility.

  • The activities for our residents promote quality of life and minimises challenging behaviours.
  • Each resident is assessed to determine their individual requirements.
  • Each resident’s 24-hour care plan has a description of the activities that meet their needs in relation to diversional, motivational and recreational therapy. These activities reflect the resident’s former routines and activities that are still familiar to the resident.
  • Each staff member who provides care to the resident is informed about the resident’s care plan in relation to diversional, motivational and recreational therapy.
  • There is a quiet, low stimulus room provided for the resident when privacy is required, in some cases the resident’s bedroom can be used.
  • There are additional nutritious snacks available over a 24-hour period for the resident to enjoy.