Aveley Lodge Care Home

We have invested in a number of specialist equipment and infection control measures at Aveley Lodge. As well as following any specific health advice from the UK Government, the CQC, the NHS and Public Health England regarding the relaxing and tightening of any previous restrictions, we continue to keep our staff and residents safe with the following:

• A specific Fogging Machine is regularly used, to thoroughly deep clean, sterilise and decontaminate all rooms.
• A temperature body scanner has been installed at the front door in the reception area. This automatically scans any person wishing to enter Aveley Lodge including our staff, nurses, GP’s etc and declines entry if someone displays a raised temperature. It also reminded people to wear a face mask.
• A Q.R. code was allocated to Aveley Lodge during the 2020 Covid pandemic and was installed in reception for every person to register their details each time they visited Aveley Lodge as part of the Governments nationwide Track and Trace scheme
• Alexa Speakers are available for the residents to use to listen to music etc around the home and new LED T’Vs have been installed in every single residents’ bedroom.
  
• A tablet to specifically accommodate Skype and Zoom calls between residents and their families and friends.
• A new and up to date nurse call bell system.
  
• A new electronic care planning system was installed which has allowed us to go paperless with our record keeping. In due course, it will allow nominated persons such as family members to remotely access care plans, activities records etc.
  
• New hoists, new slings and shower equipment were purchased to help with infection control.
• A new external staff changing area was installed and used by all staff during the 2020 Covid pandemic. This meant staff changed into their uniforms prior to entry to the building and no uniform was taken home, it was laundered on site to prevent cross-contamination.
  
• A third medical grade air filtration unit has been installed which means these three units take air from the communal areas and filter it to remove all known pathogens before being returned on the common living areas.
  
  Since the very first testing kits were made available to us in 2020, we tested all our staff at least once a week. In late 2020, this was increased to twice a week and then by December 2021, we were testing our staff four times a week using both lateral flow and PCR Covid-testing kits in line with the then latest Government guidelines. We also tested our residents, as a minimum, every 28 days. Since the relaxation of the Covid testing in 2022, we still continue to have thorough and robust plans in place should any member of staff or resident test positive or show any symptoms of Covid 19.
  
  We were proud to support the Covid vaccine roll out around the UK. All our staff and resident’s received three doses of the Covid Vaccine and any new residents or new members of staff starting employment with us are fast tracked in order to receive their vaccines should they not have received them previously. We also support the vaccine booster scheme.
  
  It is our aim to keep all our residents and staff safe and COVID free and hope that all these measures we have implemented for infection control, go a long way in reassuring you all that we continue to do the very best we can to achieve this.

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)

Yes, our care home has WiFi in all our resident’s rooms.

Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”)

Yes, our care home has mobile phone signal in all our resident’s rooms.

Telephone for external calling

Our care home provides a telephone in some of our residents’ rooms.

Family Portal

Yes, our care home has provides families with a family portal. Find out more about Family Portals.

Aveley Lodge  provide and promote a bright, warm and welcoming environment in which to live, which benefits of being all ground floor with no steps ensures freedom of movement for everyone. The accommodation is based on three room grades: Standard, Superior and Deluxe. All 28 bedrooms, irrespective of grade, come with their own private en-suite facilities and are spacious, bright and well equipped with modern furniture designed for the care environment and access to the latest technology.

Aveley Lodge has a hair salon and nail bar on site, two courtyard gardens and a large rear landscaped sensory garden with spectacular views over the countryside which make for a relaxing and peaceful setting.

Here at Aveley Lodge Care Home, we are very proud of the luxurious standard of accommodation and the high standards of both care and living environment offered by our lovely home. We pride ourselves on providing and promoting a bright, warm and welcoming environment in which to live. Furthermore, the benefits of being all ground floor with no steps ensures freedom of movement for everyone. Our first-class accommodation is based on three room grades: Standard, Superior and Deluxe with the differences between each grade explained below. All bedrooms, irrespective of grade, come with their own private en-suite facilities and are spacious, bright and well equipped with modern furniture designed for the care environment. They also have the latest wireless nurse call systems so that an individual can request assistance at any time day or night.

An active and fulfilled lifestyle is what we aim for at Aveley Lodge. As well as being more physically active in general, we know that maintaining and improving muscle strength and balance can help people in later life continue to carry out activities of daily living and reduce their risk of falls. Exercise is vital not only to keep our residents moving and healthy as they age, but also to help improve their mental health and well-being.

Here at Aveley Lodge, our full-time activities coordinator offers a varied and exciting social calendar of activities, events and entertainment through one-to-one work and group activities. We actively and openly encourage family and friends to join us and participate in all our activities and events as well.  We are a Lifetime Member of the National Activities Providers Association (N.A.P.A.) so you can be assured that we are committed to improving the quality of life for older people through person-centred activities. In August 2018, Aveley Lodge won the N.A.P.A. Challenge 2018 – A Food Journey Around the Commonwealth – linking food, movement and memory recall, beating off competition from hundreds of other care homes from around the U.K. and winning £500 for our resident’s fund.

Listed below are some of the various activities we can regularly offer incorporating the needs and benefits of our residents as part of our tailored and balanced programme. Please note this list is not exhaustive & is subject to change at any time without prior notice:

Clubs

• Cooking Club
• Eats and Treats Club
  
• Gentleman’s Social Club
• Knit and Natter Group
• Stretch & Balance Club
• Needlecraft Club
• Poetry Club
• The Aveley Lodge Choir
• Amateur Dramatics Club
• Gardening Club
• Bird watching Club
• Writing Club / Pen Pal scheme
• Cross Word Club

Other Activities

• Film Afternoons
• Arts & Crafts sessions
• Musical sessions
• Reminiscence work / memory books
• Board games and puzzles
• Quiz afternoons
• Bingo
• WII games
• Flower Arranging / Flower pressing
• Monthly Service User Meetings
• Residents onsite mobile Shop

Individual Time

• Onsite Unisex Hair salon, Nail Bar and treatment room including Chiropody. Other services such as Dentist, Optician, and Physiotherapist available on request.
• “Happy” the interactive robocat
• Pop Up Beach
• Hand and nail care from our portable nail bar
• Church Visits, Communion, prayer & other religious & spiritual time
• Skype Sessions
• Newspapers & magazines & books from our own library and the mobile library
• Letter writing
• Wish Tree
• Dementia friendly activities

Exercise & Floor Games

• Darts Team
• Magic Table (interactive table top gaming / sensory system)
• Armchair exercises
• Netball Team
• Lawn Bowls
• Table Tennis/Badminton
• Skittles
• Mindfulness, Meditation, Relaxation sessions

Events

• Theme days and theme months such as “Dance Month”, “Harvest Month” etc
• Themed food events such as “Spanish Day”, “Mexican Day” etc
• Charity Fundraising Events
• Afternoon Teas
• Annual events such as the Summer BBQ and Christmas Party and other seasonal celebrations
• Family dining events

External Organisations

• Pets As Therapy / Animal Therapy
• Guest speakers
• Coffee Mornings including visitors from the local community.
• Visits from the local community such as pre-school children, school children, Brownies and independent entertainers like singers, dancers, magicians, performing arts groups and mobile pottery franchise
• Bodyshop Evening parties
• Faith Leaders
• French Lessons
• Wishing Washing Line treats
• Other services such as Dentist, Optician, and Physiotherapist available on request

Off Site Visits

• Community 360 events and trips
• Local Garden Centres
• Local Historical Sites
• Local Restaurants
• Local Wildlife centres
• Local events

At Aveley Lodge, through our varied and exciting activities and events programmes, we believe not only are our resident’s health needs met and improved but they help increase individual abilities in the following ways too:

• Cognitive
• Sensory
• Social
• Spiritual
• Creative
• Physical
• Mental
• Emotional
• Communication
• Reminiscence
• Relaxation

We are a pet-friendly home so clean and well behaved pets such as dogs are allowed to visit. They are not allowed to stay permanently though as this would have an impact on our staff’s time and on the hygiene of the home as well as others living within the care home.

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