Moving in Pack “It’S a New Life
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Moving In Pack “It’s a new life. I have no worries, it’s a better home for me but it’s more than that, I have confidence in Erskine” Peter Knowles, Erskine Resident. Erskine Homes Erskine is Scotland’s leading Excellence is our watchword. Each of Our strength lies in the commitment veterans’ charity. Our purpose is to our homes is different but all enjoy the staff show to ensuring that the care and provide our residents with the best highest standards of care, with modern, support we offer to our residents and possible care and to support them purpose built accommodation and, just their families meets their very individual to achieve maximum quality of life. as importantly, motivated and well needs. trained staff. We strive to care for as many members of the wider ex-Service We have four homes, two near the > The Erskine Home community as we can and will Erskine Bridge in Renfrewshire, one in > Erskine Park Home continue our work for as long as the heart of Glasgow and one in > Erskine Glasgow Home there is a need. Edinburgh. > Erskine Edinburgh Home Proud to Care Dignity, privacy and respect are No place like home central to the Erskine care Coming to live at Erskine should be a Each individual bedroom has en-suite philosophy and we believe that positive experience. We offer excellent shower and toilet facilities as well as a every person in our care should care and support within a comfortable call alarm system, television point and be treated as an individual. homely environment, ensuring that our telephone socket. Personal telephone residents enjoy the optimum quality of lines or internet connections can be life. provided at a small additional cost. We encourage all our residents to Residents can have a key to their room maintain contacts with their All our homes are purpose built with and are encouraged to bring in previous community wherever modern facilities and bright, airy rooms personal belongings and mementoes to possible. Past links have important which are well proportioned and help them feel at home. memories and are worth holding tastefully decorated. All rooms have on to. pleasant views of the landscaped gardens. Who is eligible Applying for admissions The following people are eligible to Anyone applying for admission to an We actively encourage families and apply for care in an Erskine home if Erskine home should first contact the future residents to visit us to see round they have been assessed by a Social Moving In Team, who will provide our Homes. It is often a comfort for Worker as being in need of nursing advice on the appropriate procedure. future residents and their loved ones to care: see the Home, to walk round the • Personnel who have served either as a As a charity, we recognise that cost can environment, to see one of our Regular or on National Service in the be a concern for those considering bedrooms and to see the range of Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army or care. Local council social work activities and options that are available. Royal Air Force, and therefore eligible departments will provide helpful to apply for an Armed Forces information and advice on financial Veterans badge. This includes entitlement and possible assistance volunteers and regular reserves towards the cost of care. • Ex members of the Merchant Marine who were deployed on active service Application forms and information • Members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary regarding current costs of nursing, • Members of the Home Guard dementia, residential or respite care in • The current spouse of those listed Erskine homes are available from our above Moving In Team. • The widow/widower of any of the above, unless the spouse has remarried Unfortunately, there can be no exceptions to our eligibility requirements. Providing a Haven Our staff are central to our care Nursing care Dementia care philosophy and the quality of At Erskine, we offer 24 hour nursing Erskine Park is our 40 bed purpose their work can be measured by care to those veterans who, through built care home in the grounds of the the many kind words of gratitude disability, frailty or for their own Erskine Estate. Haig House and Ramsay we have received over the years. personal welfare and wellbeing, House are two 30 bed Houses within choose to live in a caring environment. the Erskine Home, providing care for Each member of our care team the specific needs of people living with is dedicated to maintaining Our homes support our residents to dementia, supporting them to maximise exceptional standards of clinical enjoy a great quality of life, and to their abilities and maintain an optimum care; they never forget that each experience a sense of independence, level of independence. of our residents is unique – and purpose and fun within a safe and that every one is a person to be secure care setting. Within our Erskine Edinburgh Home valued. there are 22 beds dedicated to the care At Erskine our residents are respected of people living with dementia. Our as individuals and not defined by any Erskine Glasgow Home has 15 bed condition. Our specially trained staff dedicated to dementia care. focus on each person’s strengths and abilities, and support them and their families to maintain a quality of life that is valued by them. Respite and short break care Namaste Training Respite and short break care is All our Homes have Namaste Rooms. Our staff all receive training to enable available for convalescence and to Namaste is a sensory stimulating them to provide quality care to our provide a break for carers. intervention used with people in the residents. latter stages of their dementia journey. Accommodation for respite guests in The term derives from a Hindu term At our Bishopton campus we have a Erskine homes includes 24 hour nursing related to ‘honouring the spirit within’, specialist Domus training area, which and dementia care. in simple terms this can mean just supports our programmed approach to ‘being present’ with the resident, using dementia training. All staff, from across We are committed to working with touch, sight, sound and smells to create our four Homes, will receive training families/relatives to ensure the care a place of tranquillity. using the national (dementia) experience is the best it can be in as Promoting Excellence Framework - this homely setting as possible. The Namaste Rooms are also ideal includes a four day ‘expert’ level places for residents to sit, relax and training for senior staff. At Erskine our residents are respected have quiet time, when the room would as individuals who bring their own otherwise be empty. Staff as part of their training unique abilities with them. programme, or as part of stand alone training, have the opportunity for frailty Erskine also offers residential care in all awareness training using age- our Homes for people not requiring simulation suits. nursing or dementia care. All staff receive specialist training in caring for people living with dementia based on a human rights approach focusing on our residents strengths and abilities. The Best Care Our teams of care staff include: An active community lifestyle > Registered Nurses Residents are free to choose how they Our chaplaincy service looks after the > Senior Care Assistants spend their day and there is a wide pastoral needs of our residents. A busy > Care Assistants choice of interesting things to do. social calendar tries to cater for all > Dementia Nurse Consultant tastes and includes concerts and visits > Physiotherapy Team At Erskine, we are lucky to have a bank from groups such as the Royal British > Speech and Language Team of volunteers who help our staff to Legion, Rotary Clubs, schools and pipe > Podiatrist provide recreational and social bands. Visits to local shops, pubs and > Activities Team activities to suit all tastes, from films clubs and outings to places of interest > Practice Development Nurse and concerts to quizzes, competitions and sporting occasions help maintain > Quality Improvement Assistants and board games. strong links with the wider community. > Advanced Nurse Practitioner At each of our Homes we have our own Our status as Scotland’s leading Our residents have ready access hairdressers who look after the ex-Service charity also offers our to our local GP and dental teams. residents, this is not an additional cost residents opportunities to enjoy out service to residents. of the ordinary experiences, from An integral part of the care attendance at Military Tattoos to VIP package offered to our residents Each of our Homes have a podiatrist visits, helping to make life extra special is a comprehensive programme providing high quality foot care. At the for our residents. of recreational activities tailored Bishopton site the podiatrist also offers to the preferences and choices services to staff and members of the of our residents. public at a small charge. Enjoying the outdoors Appetising and wholesome meals Training At Erskine we have gone to great Our highly trained chefs aim to provide Erskine strives for the highest possible lengths to ensure our gardens and the very best home cooking with a standards and from laundry to cleaning grounds are maintained to a high wide variety of ingredients and a good our housekeeping services are standard. Well kept, open spaces offer selection of meals. How do we come undertaken with military precision to the opportunity to sit and enjoy the up with our menus? Our residents are ensure exceptional levels of hygiene view. Each of our homes benefits from consulted on what they like and dislike, throughout our homes. fully landscaped grounds and in our as well as what they think should be on Bishopton homes, residents can enjoy offer as a lunch time or evening meal.