Orchard Care Homes has announced that Green Park Nursing Homerrington has just opened its third specialist Reconnect dementia care community.
The home in Southwold Crescent, Great Sankey is already a specialist dementia care, residential and short-term respite home, with two well-established ‘Reconnect communities.’
The new community, Sandringham, has 12 en-suite bedrooms and is now officially open and welcoming new residents.
These innovative communities adopt a person-centric approach to dementia care in a therapeutic environment, aiming to understand why people exhibit the behaviours they do and adapting support to reduce distress.
Some 944,000 people are estimated to be living with dementia in the UK and long-term specialist dementia nursing placements are essential to cope with growing demand. Green Park will be able to provide the local community with a more holistic solution for those living with dementia, introducing environmental and care approach changes to foster positive outcomes.
Orchard’s Reconnect model succeeds by offering genuine inclusion. To reflect a homely atmosphere and promote choice of activity, Green Park has adapted its environments to include areas found in a typical family home, including kitchens, laundry rooms, gardens and even a tea room.
Residents can choose to use these spaces as they would in their own home, and family members are encouraged to be as involved as they would like to further feelings of identity and ownership.
Laura McLeod, Care Home Manager, said, “We’ve witnessed remarkable transformations in our communities and are excited to open a third Reconnect community alongside our existing services. Meaningful engagement is essential, and we’re thrilled that residents can maintain life skills and find daily meaning by living as normally as possible.”
Orchard Care Homes has a portfolio of 23 care homes across the Midlands and the North of England. Green Park has achieved ‘good’ status from the Quality Care Commission.
Last year Orchard Care Homes was named as winner of the LaingBuisson Award for Excellence in Large Residential Care. The business has also achieved a five-star food rating at every home across its portfolio.
For more information on Orchard Care Homes please call 01423 859859.
