When you move to a care home, you might be scared that it won’t feel like a real home, that it will feel too clean and cold, or that it will be hard to get used to living there. At Lidder [...]
Nursing care plans are personalised documents for each person receiving nursing care and contain information about their medical conditions and treatments. Here are a few reasons why nursing care [...]
Think of nursing care plans as the roadmap for a patient’s care. They outline the patient’s current health status, what the nursing team is working towards, and how they’ll [...]
Residential homes help with daily living (dressing, bathing) for older adults who are generally healthy. Nursing homes offer around-the-clock medical support with on-site nurses, specialised [...]
In the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic there have been complications with sourcing fresh produce for care homes. Though these are now resolved, we are striving to put measures in place to [...]
Nursing homes provide more intensive care than residential homes and are usually for those with physical disabilities, advanced long-term conditions and patients leaving hospital who need [...]
At Newgate Lodge Care Home we have an in-house salon where residents can have their hair done in the comfortable surroundings of our residential care home. We recently renovated the salon to [...]
In October 2016 Lee started as Deputy Manager at Newgate Lodge. As an important member of the team for nearly 5 years, we asked him a few questions to share an insight into part of the [...]
Residential homes offer lower-level care and support with day-to-day life for those who can no longer live independently. We operate a holistic approach to care; find out about the holistic care [...]
Nursing home activities are more than just passing the time. Read this blog post to learn about the various mental and physical benefits of activities for nursing home residents and how the [...]
Before looking at residential care homes for you or your loved one you need to determine a suitable care home location and research costs. Residential care costs vary depending on the location, [...]
Moving into a residential care home from having your own home is a big change and it can be challenging to adapt. Getting the care and support you need is important, but the uncertainty and [...]
