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Blackdown provides Nursing and specialist dementia care to elderly people.
The home is laid out to assist dementia sufferers, with first class facilities to ensure a stimulating and individual Approach to care in a secure and safe environment.
A warm welcome awaits you at Blackdown Nursing Home
Dementia Service
Unfortunately dementia is an increasingly prevalent condition in the elderly. Blackdown Nursing home understands this and are able to provide care for mild sufferers of the condition, including those that develop the condition whilst in the home. All of our…
Activities
At Blackdown Nursing home we believe strongly in the importance of keeping minds and bodies as active as possible to assist a person’s welfare and therefore provide a full range of stimulating activities and entertainment. We have dedicated activities coordinators…
Socialising
Here at Blackdown Nursing home we believe that socialising is important to the wellbeing of residents. We have a beautiful lounge with plenty of space to sit with fellow residents or to take part in activities. There’s no pressure for…
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About Blackdown Nursing Home
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“A warm welcome awaits you at Blackdown Nursing Home.”
We provide Residential and Nursing Care for the elderly, specifically tailored to individual needs.
The home provides comfortable, bright and spacious accommodation set on two floors and served with a passenger lift enabling wheel chairs to be easily used all around the home. On the ground floor we have three communal rooms where a wide range of activities are carried out. Residents are encouraged to spend their days socializing and partaking to the events.
We have regular activities in the lounges, planned outings and musical entertainment. The gardens offer the unique opportunity for a stroll outside in the warm and sunny days and the summer house is a perfect spot for a quiet cup of tea.
“Our key focus is providing a safe, caring, homely and supportive environment with a positive person centred approach”
We strive to provide the best possible experience for our clients and limit the stress of moving into an unfamiliar environment as much as possible. To this avail we encourage our clients to decorate their rooms by bring in their own personal effects, such as furniture and picture frames, we believe this helps them feel really at home. All rooms are fitted with a Nurse Call System and profile beds.
At Blackdown we pride ourselves on being able to provide comprehensive short and long term packages, carefully designed to meet the needs of each individual.
“Blackdown offers a warm and friendly home-from-home atmosphere with first class services”
The accommodation and the environment are laid out with specific attention to the needs of senior citizens. Nurses and staff are on duty 24 hours a day and our dedicated multi-disciplined team provides high quality personalised care.
Care Plans are developed with the help and input of relatives, in order to support each individual resident according to their precise needs. The plans are regularly reviewed, to ensure that the most appropriate care is delivered at all times.
“Our key focus is providing a safe, caring, homely and supportive environment with a positive person centered approach”
Our well-trained team of carers and nurses has extensive experience in the care for people affected by dementia. The home is laid out to assist residents with first class facilities and ensure a stimulating and personal approach to care in a secure and safe environment.
We have implemented the CQC approved, Pool Activity Level (PAL) instrument to make sure we are always providing an effective and person centred care. By asking you to provide us with a life story of our client we make sure that we have a genuine understanding of the individual’s life, needs and interests before they developed dementia.