The Wordsworth House Nursing Home aims to provide the residents with a warm, relaxed, informal and homely atmosphere, in which their care, comfort and well-being are of paramount importance.

All carers will attempt to preserve and maintain dignity; privacy and individuality with a caring atmosphere and in doing so will show sensitivity to the resident’s changing needs. The staff of Wordsworth House shall endeavour as far as deemed reasonably possible to meet medical, cultural, spiritual, emotional, physical, psychological, and therapeutic requirements of each resident.

Residents and their relatives and family friends shall be encouraged to participate in each individualised care plan, as appropriate their input being of great value and much appreciated.

Wordsworth House Nursing Home will promote programmes of activities to encourage, stimulate and assist residents to meet their full physical and mental potential, promoting mental awareness and self-esteem. At Wordsworth House we believe that all people have a right to –

• Mutual Respect * Privacy * Dignity
• Independence * Choice * Rights
• Equality * Security * Fulfilment

The Management of Wordsworth House will endeavour to see that all staff are appropriately trained and qualified to deliver the highest standards of care.

A continuous monitoring and training program will be implemented to see that the highest care standards are maintained at all times; This will be in line with the latest initiative and developments in care practices as may be laid down by either legislation and/or registration guide lines.

Statement of Purpose

Through the care Wordsworth House provides the staff shall endeavour to encourage all Residents to exercise their rights to the full, this is the main priority in our philosophy of care.

The Staff at Wordsworth House recognize that Residents, who have decided to move into Residential Care, are bringing about major and significant changes in their lives. These changes may be very traumatic and overwhelming and will have a significant impact on their well-being. Wordsworth House staff will attempt to minimize this trauma as much as possible and welcome you into “Wordsworth House Family”. However, we will retain as much of your privacy and dignity as possible.

• Helping you to personalize and equip your own accommodation as you so wish.
• A key will be provided to your room and a secure place for your valuables.
• Giving you the opportunity for privacy when receiving visitors, making telephone calls and receiving and reading mail.
• Securing and respecting all documentation in relation to you personally and respecting the confidentiality of those records.
• Assist you to maintain dignity through your personal appearance and behaviour in so far as is reasonably possible.
• Promote activities that will allow you to express your own individuality.
• Treating all Residents with mutual respect and valuing them equally as a valued member.
• Helping Residents to overcome any drawbacks they may be experiencing through age, or infirmity.

It is very important to us that you retain your independence and that you are able to overcome any problems that group living may impose upon you and that any imposition is minimal, to this end we will encourage you whenever it can reasonably be deemed possible, to act and think as an individual by –

• Maximizing your opportunities for self-care, encouraging you to retain financial independence.
• Allowing you to take reasonable and fully assessed risks.
• Encouraging you to maintain all links and contacts outside the Home.
• Giving you the right to plan your own care, giving you the freedom to express views on that care.