Enter and view: Fairview Court

Healthwatch South Gloucestershire conducted an enter and view visit on Fairview Court, a privately run care home in Kingswood, which specialises in the care of people with dementia. The home is situated on 3 floors with 49 beds in total. There are 5 Pathway-3 beds which are used by community health services to prevent hospital admissions or for rehabilitation after hospital care. The home is a purpose built care home with facilities spread over three floors.

The enter and view visit to Fairview Court is part of an ongoing programme of work being implemented by Healthwatch South Gloucestershire to understand the quality of residents’ care experience within local care homes.

The conclusion of the Enter and View representatives was:
This enter and view visit found a person-centred approach to care for elderly people with nursing and/or dementia care needs; with enthusiastic leadership, and dedicated, caring members of staff.
The home has a variety of meaningful and interesting activities for residents. Consideration had been given to enhancing the decorative environment to ensure the home is dementia friendly. A relative of a resident who had been living at the home for five years said that 'they don't just give care here, they give love.'

The Enter and view representatives felt Fairview Court Care Home is to be commended for:
 a person-centred approach to care for elderly people with nursing and/or dementia care needs
 enthusiastic and dedicated leadership
 dedicated, loyal and caring members of staff
 availability of meaningful activities

Healthwatch South Gloucestershire made one recommendation in the report:
 It is suggested that Fairview Court considers making greater use of volunteers to support the work of the activities coordinators and develop links with the local community.

The report does not include a response from the provider.