A new Registered Nursing Home at Chickerell is about to welcome residents
through its doors.
The home, called Fairfield House, will be offering specialist care
to people with severe and enduring mental illness. Many of the residents
are transferring from an existing home in Weymouth.
Mary Gross, Home Manager and a resident in the presence of David
Wells, Chairman of Signpost Care Partnerships and Ian Moss, Chairman
of Dorset Residential Homes (DRH) will officially open the home
on Monday 28 January 2002 at 12:15pm. There will then be an opportunity
to look around the building. The Home has 16 bedrooms and boasts
2 lounges with views across the gardens, a dedicated hairdressing
salon, and bathrooms with additional mobility aids and assisted
bathing facilities. Freshly prepared meals are served in the attractive
dining room. The bedrooms are comfortably appointed and arranged
over the ground and first floors. All rooms are for single occupancy,
with the majority offering en suite facilities. A number of rooms
offer additional facilities such as hoists. A passenger lift serves
the rooms on the first floor.
Fairfield House is leased to, and managed by, DRH based in Dorchester.
The DRH provides specialist nursing care, residential care and support
to people with mental illness and learning disabilities. The building
is owned by Signpost Care Partnerships, which is part of the Signpost
Housing Group, based in Blandford Forum, Dorset. Signpost Care Partnerships
have spent around £800,000 on acquiring, refurbishing and
extending the building. The contractors were R B Snooks of Sturminster
Newton, Dorset and the Quantity Surveyors were Peter Robb Associates
of Blandford Forum, Dorset.
DRH will be providing care and support to older residents who:
Require 24 hour nursing care
*Have experienced periods of sustained and serious mental illness
*Lack the ability to lead an independent life in the wider community
due to significant impairment by their illness or by the consequences
of illness
*May have care needs complicated by physical ill health
A well-established team of qualified nurses and nursing assistants,
many of whom are trained to NVQ standard, will ensure that a high
level of care and support is given to residents.
Ends: for further information please contact Jill Robbins at DRH
on 01305 267483 (ext 211) or Tina Partridge, Marketing Manager at
Signpost on 01258 484884.
Note to Editors:
Reporters and photographers are very welcome to attend the ceremony,
which will be followed by a buffet lunch.
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