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Facilities
Beckfield House is a beautiful, late Victorian Arts and
Crafts style former Gentleman’s Residence with an attractive
modern annex. It is set in pleasant gardens in the quiet
village of Heighington, just four miles from the Cathedral
city of Lincoln.
The house has modern, full gas-fired central heating.
Accommodation is in both single, shared rooms, some of
which are en-suite, the majority at ground floor level.
In addition there is a spacious dining room, three large
comfortable sitting rooms one leading directly onto a patio
area. A recent extension, completed Jan 2008 has improved
facilities further by adding 8 single-en-suite bedrooms, a
hairdressing salon, and the additional lounge and dining area.
The home is well equipped with moving and handling equipment,
and all of the main bathrooms have integrated hoists in the
baths.
There is a varied menu, and special dietary needs, both
medical and cultural can be catered for with prior notice.
Drinks are freely available throughout the day.
Hairdressing and Chiropody services are available for a small
extra charge.
We have a varied entertainments programme.
For you medical treatment, there are two local GP practices
that visit the home, and they hold their own clinics for
diabetes and minor ops. etc. There is also excellent support from the community / district nurses.
Fees are inclusive of all meals and refreshments. Basic
toiletries such as soap, toothpaste, talc and tissues are
inclusive, but if you require special brands there will be
an additional charge. Laundry facilities with the exception
of dry cleaning / specialist cleaning are also included.
Hairdressing and Chiropody are available within the home for
a small additional charge.
Most of the Home’s entertainments are free of charge, but a
charge will be made to the service user if an entrance fee is required for outings.
Statement of Aims and Objectives
The principal aim of the Home is to provide a high standard
of care and comfort for all service users in a safe,
manageable and comfortable environment, thereby offering them the opportunity to enhance the quality of their lives.
The Home will offer accommodation, long term, short term and
day care to persons of both sexes with older persons needs
whose general physical and mental health does not warrant
their admission to a nursing home.
The practices, procedures and management of the home will
comply with all current legislation.
All decisions affecting service users will be discussed with
individual service users and their views and comments given
full consideration. All service users and where appropriate
their relatives or representatives will have reasonable
access to the Manager and Proprietors in order to express
their view when they wish to do so.
Through training and good practice, the Home will meet
service users’ needs in relation to rights of privacy,
respect for human dignity, opportunities to enjoy personal
independence, entitlement to human rights, choice and the
realisation of personal fulfilment.
It is the policy of the home to regularly monitor the
progress of each service user and to work within the
guidelines of a personal care plan.
Core Skills
At Beckfield we have an ample number of staff, carefully
chosen for their understanding and pleasant disposition that
are on hand throughout your stay to cater for your needs,
supervised by the Manager.
Staff are respectful of your rights to privacy, dignity,
independence and choice. To enhance this along side training
in basic care practices all of our care staff are expected to
undertake mandatory training in the following areas:
Manual Handling
Food Hygiene
Fire Safety / Awareness
First Aid (Appointed persons)
Health and Safety
COSHH
In – House Activities and Outings
At Beckfield we aim to ensure that you are given the
opportunity to attend the regular clubs and social activities
that you enjoyed prior to your admission to the Home.
If you belong to a club or group, please inform a member of
staff so that every effort can be made for you to continue
to attend.
We also provide regular live entertainment in the Home.
Professional performers that come to entertain are advertised
on the main hall notice board.
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