Enter and view at Shawe Lodge nursing home
We visited Shawe Lodge nursing home and spoke to staff and residents about the care and service they offered. This report contains our findings and the recommendations we sent to the service following our visit.
Shawe Lodge Nursing Home provides nursing care for up to 41 people living with dementia.
On the day of our visit there were 38 people living at the home.
The home supports people with complex needs and acute challenging behaviour.
Findings
- Residents we observed on the day appeared protected and calm living at the home.
- We received nine completed relative questionnaires. Seven out of nine relatives informed us that they felt their loved ones living at Shawe Lodge were treated with kindness and compassion.
- During the visit, we observed no activities taking place.
- The Manager and staff were pleasant and approachable.
- Staff we spoke to felt supported by the Manager.
- The entrance to the home is clean and tidy with a spacious seating area.
- There is a signing-in book on arrival at the home. Two visitors were present during the morning session.
- Much of the interior décor of the home is need of a repaint
- The Manager stated that he always seeks relatives feedback.
Recommendations
- Address issue of accessing accurate information from local GPs who visit residents at the home.
- Suggest working with Falls Team to implement preventative measures.
- Manager to source training in Advance Directives1 for all staff members working at the home.
- Continue to focus on improving staff retention, to help ensure continuity of care for residents.
- Review laundry process to ensure residents own clothes are returned to them.
- Review activities with possible focus on individual activities as well as group activities.
- Consider redecorating the interior of the home in dementia friendly colours.
- Manager to source dementia awareness training for all staff members.
- Consider placing memory boxes and residents’ photographs on bedroom doors.
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