Cumbria E&V Abbottsfield Residential Care Home
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Healthwatch Cumbria conducted an Enter and View on Abbottsfield Residential Care Home, Cumbria, a privately owned care home . The visit was conducted on 22nd February 2017.
The visit was arranged as part of Healthwatch Cumbria's enter and view schedule.
Observation by the enter and view representatives reported that:
The building is warm bright and spacious with several communal rooms all well furnished and decorated, considerable attention had been paid to the choice of decoration in particular the pictures in the communal areas
Abbotsfield has a well kept garden with a pond containing carp that residents can sit nearby. We were informed that any resident wishing to garden may do so.
We were told by staff that all residents have a named key worker but can approach any of the staff team for support including the deputy managers.
The home adopts a “Buddy” system whereby when a new resident comes to the home theyare introduced to other residents and a “buddy” is identified.
Residents have good regular access to health services and their is an activities programme in place.