Sir Samuel Kelly Home

At present the home provides care and accommodation for 40 residents who are aged over 65.  The upstairs is designed as a dementia suite for 24 residents. Downstairs is for older people who do not have a diagnosis of dementia but require care and within this we are able to offer end of life care for two residents.

The home is divided into 5 group living setting for 8 residents with 8 en-suite bedrooms and small dining and living rooms. There are large communal lounges, a cinema room, hairdressing room and spacious corridors, pleasantly decorated and well maintained. The beautiful gardens are a focal point, easily accessed and well used throughout the year.

On admission residents are encouraged to bring small items of furniture, pictures and photographs to personalise their room. All laundry is done on site, newspapers and magazines can be delivered and the hairdresser visits twice weekly. Professional and medical services such as chiropody, eye tests, G.P., district nursing, physiotherapy  and audiology  can be requested to come into the home for any individual.

A staff member is employed to deliver a thorough and appropriate activity programme. This consists of group and individual sessions.

Activities on offer include trips out, visits to the library and museums, music events in the home, drama workshops, cinema archive sessions, quizzes, sing-a-longs, craft, baking and pet therapy. Seasonal celebrations are respected and enjoyed.

The home employs a minister to provide daily religious services and to offer individual spiritual support.

The Management within the home consists of the Home manager (the Registered Manager), Head of Care and Administration Manager. They are available daily from 8am through to 5pm weekdays and on some evenings and weekends.  Management are available on call in case they need to attend the home in the event of an emergency.

Throughout the day a Team Leader leads the shift and takes responsibility for the staff and residents. They are supported by a team of care staff. The number of staff may differ; this is determined by needs of residents.  We use an evidenced based tool to determine staffing levels.  Care staff work 7am -2pm and 2pm -9pm. Management staff are supernumerary.

Night staff are on duty from 9pm- 7am, they are also supported by an on call team leader if they need any further support.

We have an Activities Leader and a Salvation Army Chaplain who work closely with the care team to provide a service to the residents and to give them the opportunity to be active and engage in activities on a daily basis.

All staff are qualified and undertake mandatory and additional training throughout the year in order to provide a high standard of care taking into account current legislation, guidelines and practice.

The Directors of the Older People’s Services provide 24 hour on call support to the home.