Welcome to Greenhill House

I would like to introduce you to Greenhill House. I hope this pack answers many of your questions, and I would be delighted to welcome you to visit us to find out more. It’s an exciting time for all the staff and residents of Greenhill House, as the home has recently been redeveloped and is now a modern, purpose-built care home, with spacious, bright rooms, en-suite bathrooms and a dedicated dementia wing. Jenny Futcher, Home Manager

Once the smallest home in the Somerset Care Group, Greenhill House has been redeveloped into a spacious and modern purpose-built home which comprises 20 residential bedrooms, a dementia wing for 16 residents and care suites. The care home has been kept purposefully small, and on a domestic scale. The design is such that the majority of the bedrooms are on the upper floor and the living spaces are on the ground floor, making it more familiar for people who are used to living in two-storey houses. The bedrooms are at least 20m square, and include a shower en suite. There is a newly fitted commercial kitchen and laundry room which provide services across the development. There is a separate coffee lounge (not attached to the residential area or the dementia wing) which can be used by care home residents, family members and visitors and the wider community. The staff are always friendly, helpful and really care for the people who live at Greenhill. Greenhill has a mixture of old and new staff and that makes it exceptional in my eyes. You have the ethic of the old ways and what is good and [also] brought new ideas to allow for change but in a special way in which everyone is involved and is happy with their choices. I think that you are very caring and make everything you do personal to the individual and their families. I also feel part of Greenhill as do my family. We would not want Mum to be anywhere else. Please don’t stop the magic.

- Family member of a resident

Features • The home has been designed with the utmost sensitivity to the local environment and built sympathetically to blend into its surroundings. The modern development boasts energy saving technology and efficiency exceeding the strict requirements of building control. • We have a hairdresser’s salon located in the home for the use of all residents. • Greenhill House is also fitted with the Eclipse Nursecall System. This is one of the most advanced nursecall systems available, and is specifically designed for people with dementia. In the evenings, the system senses if a resident gets out of bed and will sound an alarm if they are out of bed for more than a preset time. This time can be tailored to individual needs. • There is also a hotel-style telephony system linked to each room. Serving delicious and nutritious meals Greenhill House benefits from its own kitchen and catering staff, with meals prepared daily on-site, to suit a wide range of dietary requirements. There are varied menus, ensuring plentiful choices for residents. These are served in the dining room, although residents may choose to have meals in their room if they prefer. Keeping active Greenhill House has an activities co-ordinator who organises a variety of activities for residents to take part in. We have IT facilities available for all to use including Wi-Fi and Skype, which can be used to maintain contact with friends and relatives that may not live locally. Looked after by a team of highly trained professional staff A hardworking and conscientious team of qualified care and housekeeping staff provide 24-hour care. Have a look around For more information, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Manager: Jenny Futcher Address: Greenhill House, Tweentown, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3HY Telephone: 01934 740 500 Email: [email protected]

www.somersetcare.co.uk Welcome to Mendip View

Mendip View is located next to Greenhill House on the same site. It contains a small number of larger bedrooms and self-contained suites. Mendip View offers the same level of care and support as our care home, but in a more intimate setting, ideal for those who may prefer more independence and space. Greenhill House activities Greenhill House have a range of different activities that take place throughout the week.

Skittles

Darts Music

Hoopla Bingo

Light exercise

Question ball

Word Quiz games Sample

We can cater for different dietary menu requirements, please ask for details.

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Breakfast: Cereal / toast / fruit juice / prunes / grapefruits / yogurts Hash brown Seasonal fruit Scrambled Seasonal fruit Grilled bacon Fried eggs on Warm and sausage smoothie eggs on toast smoothie and beans toast croissants

Lunch: Choice of fruit / tomato juice / also available daily - salad of choice Lancashire Mild and Roast pork Spaghetti Fillet of fish Pork meat Roast beef hot pot creamy with apple bolognaise or loaf with with yorkshire or chicken curry sauce with parmesan Cheese homemade pudding Baked cod with boiled or or cheddar and pepper tomato sauce or with a herby rice Cheese and cheese spanish or Mushroom crust or vegetable or omelette Tuna pasta and Quorn Cold ham layered pie Sausage bake veggie Gratin and eggs or veggie Chipped lasagne potatoes Roast or sausage, potatoes, Buttered buttered, Sauté boiled onion gravy, broccoli boiled Roast or broccoli and potatoes, potatoes, yorkshire florets and potatoes, boiled diced swede mixed garden peas pudding grilled brussels potatoes, vegetables and roast tomatoes sprouts and garden and seasonal parsnips Boiled diced carrots peas and greens potatoes, cauliflower sliced green cheese beans and carrots Chocolate French Bakewell tart Rhubarb and Lemon Blackberry Pineapple chip pudding apple flan with custard ginger crumble meringue pie and apple pie sponge with with with custard sauce / Cold with custard / with cream / with custard / vanilla sauce / chocolate sauce / Cold desserts Cold desserts Cold desserts Cold desserts Cold desserts sauce / Cold desserts desserts Afternoon tea: Hot drinks with biscuits and fruit Evening meal: Lentil and Cream of Chunky Creamy Cream of Chicken soup Leek and vegetable tomato soup chicken and parsnip soup mushroom with bread potato soup soup with with bread vegetable with bread soup with and butter with bread a roll / Egg and butter / soup with a and butter / a roll / / Cheese and butter / mayonnaise Corned beef roll / Tuna Tongue and Chicken salad and pickle Cold buffet sandwiches / sandwiches / and cucumber chicken salad sandwiches / sandwiches / selection Hot sausage Pilchards sandwiches / sandwiches Beef burger Corned beef roll and on toast Bubble and / Creamed with onions in hash / plum beans squeak with mushrooms a soft bap tomatoes grilled bacon on toast

Victoria Raspberry Chocolate Homemade Raspberry Peaches and Crème sponge mousse with cake / trifle / Madeira jelly with ice-cream / caramel / Lemon cream Strawberry cake slice summer fruits Fruit scone / Victoria blancmange jelly / Traditional with clotted sponge fruit cake cream and jam Evening snack: Milky drinks / hot and cold drinks / sandwich selection / toast / cake / fruit / cheese and biscuits A warm welcome to Cheddar

Greenhill House is located in the friendly village of Cheddar. A bit of history Cheddar is a large village in Somerset, located on the edge of the Mendip Hills. Lending its name to the famous Cheddar cheese which is still made today, the village is also well-known for its natural feature, Cheddar Gorge, the largest gorge in the UK. An important site in Roman and Saxon times, Cheddar has a long history. The name Cheddar is believed to originate from the Old English word ‘ceodor’, meaning deep dark cavity or pouch. Cheddar was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 AD as Ceder, meaning ‘Shear Water’ and in 1130 AD, Cheddar Gorge was recognised as one of the ‘Four wonders of England’. The local school, Kings of Wessex Academy, is built on the site of an Anglo-Saxon palace, and the 14th century ruins of the chapel of St Columbanus can still be seen. Cheddar is now a major tourist destination.

i There is one medical centre within i Emergency responders a mile of Greenhill House: The area of Cheddar is covered by the following Cheddar Medical Centre services: Roynon Way Police - Avon and Somerset Constabulary Cheddar Cheddar Police Station BS27 3NZ Cliff Street Tel: 01934 742 061 Cheddar i There are three hospitals within a ten mile BS27 3PS radius of Cheddar: Fire - Devon and Somerset Wells & District Hospital The Hayes Bath Road Cheddar Wells BS27 3AW BA5 3EB Ambulance - South Western Tel: 01749 683 200 Based at Burnham-on-Sea West Mendip Community Hospital i Here are some of churches in Cheddar: Old Wells Road St Andrew’s Church Glastonbury Methodist Memorial Church BA6 8JD Cheddar Baptist Church Tel: 01458 836 450 Cheddar Valley Community Church Weston General Hospital Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church Grange Road Upper North Street Chapel Uphill i Nearby schools include: Weston-Super-Mare Cheddar First School BS23 4TQ Hillfield, Cheddar Tel: 01934 636 363 Age range: 4-9 i There is one dental practice within a mile of Fairlands Middle School Greenhill House: Masons Way, Cheddar Cheddar Dental Practice Age range: 9-13 Holmleigh The Kings of Wessex Academy The Barrows Station Road, Cheddar Cheddar Age range: 13-18 BS27 3BE i Local transport Tel: 01934 742 259 The main bus service in Cheddar is: i Local Authority information No 126: Weston-Super-Mare station to Wells District Council – Sedgemoor (First Bus) County Council – Somerset There is a bus stop very close to Greenhill Member of Parliament for Wells (includes House. Cheddar) – James Heappey, Conservative The nearest railway station is at Postcode district – BS27 Weston-Super-Mare. Dialling code – 01934 We do hope you find this information useful, if you would like to know more about the area please talk to the Manager. Thank you. i Where we are Greenhill House, Tweentown, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3HY 01934 740 500

The below map shows the local area around Greenhill House.