Enter and View: Threshfield Court Care Home, 2015

Findings:

• The Home on entry is clean and well cared for, with all rooms viewed, being of good proportions.
• All bedrooms with the exception of 2 rooms are single occupancy. There is only one double room and a large single that could be used as a double room if required.
• Most bedrooms have en suite facilities of a washbasin and toilet but no shower or bath. There is shower and bathroom facilities on each floor with a wet room on the second floor
• There are only 2 bedrooms on the ground floor that have en-suite facilities.
• All bedrooms are equipped with an emergency call system which can only be cancelled by staff attending the room. Where residents have more advanced stages of dementia and staff need to be more vigilant, then bedroom doors can be alarmed so that care staff are alerted when a resident leaves their bedroom and wanders, which is particularly useful at night.
• There is an activities and outings programme for residents devised by the activities coordinators, although one of three coordinators is currently on long term sick. 
• There is no specific facility for a family member to stay overnight, although subject to room availability this could be catered for.
• The Home, residents and staff appear well integrated into the local community where many of the residents originally resided, and from where relatives visit regularly, some daily.