Saltmarsh House Philosophy of Residential Care
The aims of residential care are to provide security for the residents of Saltmarsh House and to ensure that they are fully aware of this. To provide a homely and caring environment in which residents can and will be encouraged to determine the pattern of their lives. To provide a home that will meet positively, each residents needs. A home where the residents enjoy companionship from those caring for them. A home where the conflicting emotional factors that occur in group living are understood and resolved with tact and sensitivity. A home in which a satisfying community involvement is fostered and maintained and that opportunities for social, intellectual and spiritual development is encouraged.
- Encourage and help residents to maintain a high quality of life.
- Saltmarsh House to be well maintained and furnished to provide a bright, cheerful and comfortable atmosphere.
- Provide facilities to affod residents the opportunity of meeting each other, thus fostering companionship and friendship between them.
- Respect the privacy and dignity of residents.
- Where a service user lacks capacity sometimes or always, the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 will be adhered to at all times.
- Welcome and provide hospitality for visiting friends and relatives.
- Where possible, preserve the pattern of life previously enjoyed by residents in their own homes.
- Give encouragement to those who wish to pursue their religious persuasion, whether by Church attendance or by visits from Clergy.
- Request visits by residents own doctor and provide full sympathetic and supportive care during periods of illness.
- Provide a varied and well-ballanced diet.
- Observe the principles of The Residents Charter.
