Facilities
Tendercare was developed to meet prevailing registration standards from the outset, and as extension and improvement work has been carried out, this has been designed and built to bring the standards of the home right up to date.
This section explains the facilities that Tendercare. has to offer service users.
Range of Facilities
Bedrooms
Tendercare Home Ltd currently provides thirty nine single and two companion bedrooms situated on both the ground and first floor level. Thirty- two of the bedrooms have en-suite toilet and wash basin provision.
Each bedroom is provided with a good quality bed, a wardrobe and set of drawers for storage, comfortable seating, a small table, a lockable bedside cabinet, durable carpet / wipeable floor, electric sockets, and an over-bed light, which is in addition to the main light.
Whilst every bedroom is very well equipped, we encourage our service users to bring with them all those special mementoes that they love and cherish. Rooms can be redecorated to individual tastes.
Lounges
We have an excellent provision of sitting and leisure space within the home, which are inter-linked and yet designed to create smaller, more intimate, areas for our service users to talk and be entertained.
There is a main lounge and one quite areas. These together with the open sitting area adjacent to the dining area are all well furnished and equipped with comfortable upholstered chairs.
There are three televisions and alexa to give a variety to the entertainment available. The communal rooms are light and airy, well decorated, and have discrete and appropriate lighting.
Dining Rooms
The dining area is situated in the central part of the home, immediately adjacent to the kitchen and only a short stroll from the various lounge and sitting areas.
We have provided good quality and safe furniture with the comfort of our service users in mind.
Toilets and Bathrooms
In total the home has forty one toilets for use by service users. Of which thirty two are situated within en-suit facilities in Bedrooms. A further three communal toilets are located on the first floor and six located on the ground floor.
There are three shower rooms with a ‘walk-in‘ shower and toilet. Two are located on the first floor and one on the ground floor. Aids are supplied to the toilet to assist the less mobile. On the ground floor there is a bathroom with a Merlin bath.
Lifts
We have provided two five person vertical shaft lifts for the convenience of our service users. The lifts are regularly checked and maintained for safe use.
Laundry Facilities
We have a fully equipped laundry room, situated on the ground floor, which contains two commercial standard washing machine with sluice facility, and two commercial standard dryer. This ensures that our service users receive an excellent and efficient service. All laundry costs are included in the fee. However, we do not operate a dry cleaning service but will make arrangements for dry cleaning to be undertaken for which the service user will be charged.