Acer Court Care Home

We are confident that our care homes are now some of the very safest places to live and work.

All of our staff have been trained in additional and heightened cleansing protocols and hygiene regimes, and these are being supported by a leading sanitisation system as part of our comprehensive infection controls. Testing regimes will continue for staff, residents and visitors.

We have re-aligned the resident in-house services to meet social distance guidance from the Government, for areas such as lounges and dining rooms, and for visiting entertainers and hair dressers; we are working hard to restore these services within the ‘new normal’ circumstances as soon as we can, when lockdown rules allow.

Infection control and the safety of both residents and staff often requires quarantine measures and the isolation of care home residents. To test, monitor and allow residents to communicate with relatives, the prevalence of room-level connectivity within the home is becoming increasingly relevant.

Wireless Internet access (WiFi)

The Care Organisation has not indicated availability

Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”)

The Care Organisation has not indicated availability

Telephone for external calling

The Care Organisation has not indicated availability

Our lounges are well equipped with everything you need for a happy home life, but the most important ‘equipment’ is our ethos of compassionate care which focusses on the well-being of all our residents. We know that moving into a home is all about change and that can be difficult when you get older, but we do our best to make sure that everyone settles in well and quickly, and that we set families’ minds at rest.

We have a lovely garden which is well stocked with raised beds, potting sheds and benches. Our south facing courtyard is nicely warmed by the sun and parasols are at the ready to shade those taking a tea or coffee.

Acer Court has three floors, each containing generously sized rooms with their own flat-screen TVs and en-suite showers.

We use the Daily Sparkle, a reminiscence magazine, to brighten up the day. It has big, bold print and acts to jog memories with its tales of bygone days and sets people talking about their lives. It’s just one of the ways we get our residents stimulated and involved with one another. Our ‘ladies in pink’, our Activity Coordinators, who have a pink uniform, concentrate on activities that help create the greatest sense of well-being in our residents, whether through mental, physical or social stimulus.

If you look at our Facebook page, you’ll see what we do. You might think we do a lot of dancing! But dancing is now one of the best exercises – it’s official! And those little Irish dancers were an inspiration to get those knees up! We also have weekly yoga sessions and chair exercises for those who cannot get up onto the dance floor. And was that a football in the corridor on one of the Facebook pages? Is that allowed?

We like to get out of the home too and you will often see us out and about visiting garden centres, shops, pubs, theatres, parks and even a local festival, or just going for a stroll in the countryside. And if you’re coming to visit, which we very much encourage, make sure you’re turned out well or all those ladies with their lovely painted and manicured nails will put you to shame.

We have our own aviary at Acer Court.

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Acer Court Care Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)