Our
Accommodation
Tel: 01275 374669
Abbots Leigh Manor is an imposing 19th Century
Manor Building one mile from the Clifton Suspension
Bridge and three miles from Bristol City
Centre. We enjoy an elevated position which affords
us wonderful views over the Severn Estuary
and the surrounding countryside and we stand
in the expansive gardens laid out by Sir
Egberb Cadbury who lived in the house from
1955 – 1967.
In recent
years our accommodation has been fully
refurbished and all our bedrooms now have
en-suite facilities (some with level-access
showers), nurse call points, telephones,
televisions and internet access. Our communal
rooms include two day rooms, two dining
rooms and a conservatory. We also have a bar where residents and their friends and families can socialise.
The Way We Care
We are registered with the Care Quality
Commission to provide 24-hour nursing
care for people over the age of 65 years. We have been awarded 3 stars by the
Commission – the highest rating
available. Our home manager, Kathy Bauer
RGN, has been at Abbots Leigh Manor for
fifteen years. Kathy has considerable
experience of caring for older people and she leads a stable and committed team of nurses and
carers. We do not use agency staff at Abbots Leigh Manor.
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We have qualified nurses on duty at all times
but we strive to deliver our care in as near
to a normal domestic environment as possible
(although we live in a grand house!). We provide
our residents with a safe and secure home where
their wellbeing and comfort are of paramount
importance and their dignity, individuality
and privacy are respected. We expect our staff
to display respect and patience at all times
and, wherever possible, we encourage our residents
to make their own daily decisions even where
this may mean accepting some risk.
We can provide care for terminally ill individuals
and our specialist knowledge gained through
experience and training enables us to provide
a high level of physical and psychological support
for both resident and family in these difficult
situations.
Making Abbots Leigh Manor Your Home
We invite prospective residents to spend a day
with us, as our guest, to meet our staff and
residents. If this is not possible then we will
happily visit a prospective resident in their
own home or in hospital. Our rooms are fully
furnished but we can make space for most items
of personal furniture a resident might wish
to bring and we are happy to collect furniture locally
in advance of admission so that a new resident
feels at home as soon as they arrive. If we cannot
offer a new resident the room of their choice
at first then we are happy for them to move
within the home when a preferred room does become
available. We have no visiting restrictions
and visitors are welcome to dine with residents
if they wish (for which there is no charge).
We place great emphasis on our catering and
we provide for each resident’s needs individually.
Residents have meals in their rooms if they
wish (most take breakfast this way), but we
do encourage everyone to come to the dining
room, if they can, for other meals. Lunch is
the main meal of the day and we have a daily
menu. Choices are also available for breakfast
and supper and residents may have a snack or
drink at any other time of the day or night
if they wish. Our bar (the ‘Manor bar’)
opens twice a week for pre-dinner drinks and
on special occasions. We also have mobile shop
which sells toiletries, confectionary, cards
etc.
Our activities team organises regular entertainment
and activities within the home and our gardener
runs a weekly gardening club. Residents who
want a change of scenery can enjoy car rides
to local places of interest or attend services
at our local church. Church of England services
and Roman Catholic Communion are held regularly
in the home and residents attend if they
wish. Our activities team also helps with personal
shopping, outings, appointments and contact
with family and friends and we have a laptop computer with Skype which residents can use fee of charge in their rooms to keep in touch with friends and relatives anywhere in the world. We have a hair salon/beauty
in the home and our hairdresser visits weekly.
Short
Stays (Respite Care)
We offer respite care. This is generally
for a defined period perhaps to help someone recuperate
after a spell in hospital or perhaps to give family
carers a break. New friendships are made and
we often see respite residents more than once!
NHS
and Other Services
We have an excellent local GP practice and most
residents find it convenient to join their patient
list. The doctors visit us at least twice a week.
We can also provide full guidance about other
NHS services such as physiotherapy, chiropody
and dental care and the relevant practitioners
also visit us regularly.
Fees
Our fees cover all the normal day-to-day needs
of our residents including care and attention,
food, laundry, entertainment, activities, and
local excursions etc.
Most of our residents are self-funding. However, all
residents, including self-funding residents, are entitled to the Registered Nursing
Care Contribution - currently £108.70
per week - which is paid by the NHS.
Other benefits and
payments are available including Continuing
Healthcare (CHC) funding which supports individuals with complex healthcare needs and local authorities can
also offer financial assistance to individuals
where capital and savings are below £ 23,500. Our financial manager, Christine Bowers, is happy to offer informal advice to prospective residents in connection with any funding issues - please feel free to call her on 01275 374669.
Room
Fees (Permanent or respite care)
Single
room with en-suite WC and vanity basin (and shower)
£695 - £925 per week. |
