Milton Court Care Home

Avery Healthcare has always made the health and safety of our residents and staff a priority, and the Covid-19 pandemic has required us to raise our exacting standards to even higher levels. That is why we are taking the innovative step to introduce a cleaning system into our care homes that is already proven to kill 99.9% of viruses, including MRSA, e-Coli, norovirus and the SARS virus (which is similar to Cov-2, which causes Covid-19).

Avery is now leading in the care sector with the testing of an established cleaning system that refreshes and sanitises a bedroom in less than an hour, with a larger capacity variant addressing communal areas. Keeping both areas clean in this way will be an effective method in how Avery care homes manage their environments, to keep them as virus and bacteria-free as possible.

All Avery homes are now equipped with Topaz Machines ready for when we can allow visiting into the homes. The system hosts two units, one larger which dispenses hand sanitiser to visitors upon arrival and exit; it also provides an important messaging display screen to advise visitors of the latest news, and the other, a smaller screen, which operates as a thermal checker so that we can support temperature checks of those entering the building. Yet another fantastic piece of technology that provides relatives with safer, more efficient visits with their loved ones.

As we’ve learned during this pandemic, we are all in this together. We want our residents, staff, and their respective families to know that when they are in an Avery care home, that it is one of the safest and cleanest places to be. We also want relatives to be confident that their loved ones are being cared for in the best possible way, and for anyone in the position of placing a loved one in to care, to have the peace of mind that an Avery home will be a clean and safe haven.

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)

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Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”)

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Telephone for external calling

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Our lounges, scattered with colourful throws and rugs, make inviting spaces for friends and family to linger, let alone the residents. There’s always a place for a cosy chat – one to one conversations are a favourite activity – or for getting together in a communal activity.

Our new coffee lounge is inviting too, a lovely place for residents to take their morning drink, often with guests, after which they might use our garden for their morning constitutional and build up an appetite for lunch.

Our spacious bedrooms come with en-suite wet rooms and TVs.

At Milton Court Care Home we put an emphasis on grasping life with both hands. Dancing round with umbrellas might not be for everyone, but we can guarantee that there will be something of interest to suit all tastes. Our Well-being Coordinators put on a full programme that also includes regular visits by local Milton Keynes schools and other groups.  Here is just a selection of what we do:

• Singing along with Sinatra songs
• Portrait painting
• Making chocolate brownies
• Going out to Stowe House and Bletchley Park
• Growing strawberries and tomatoes
• Keeping fit the chair way
• Petting ponies

Where well-being is concerned, we make sure we cater for mind, body and soul. Our minibus is always on hand to take residents out and about. Milton Keynes Museum is a favourite, as is Sunday lunch down the pub or just getting out into the Buckinghamshire countryside. We take technology in our stride too and as we’ve got Wi-Fi throughout the home (and people who know how to work it) we can keep in touch with loved ones far away through Skype. Any relative or friend who would like to join us is most welcome. The more the merrier at our Milton Keynes nursing home!

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

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