Your Life At The Regency

Activities

Just because you’re in your twighlight years doesn’t mean you have to give up on life! We offer a wide variety of interesting and fun activities for you to take part in and enjoy. These include::

If you have any interest and hobbies you like to do we’ll also help you with those. And don’t worry, if you just want to sit quietly and read or relax there’s plenty of places around the home where you can do just that.

It’s up to you.

Here’s some other things we regularly have that prove very popular:

• Professional Entertainers
• Clothes Shows
• And a variety of talks and demonstrations throughout the year.

Your family and relatives are also welcome to join you in the fun and are invited to events like the Christmas buffets and garden barbecues.  They are also encouraged to come to the home to celebrate birthdays and special anniversaries.  Special dates on the calendar are always celebrated, such as VE Day or the Queen’s birthday etc.

A two-monthly newsletter is sent to you and your relatives to update them on the activities and any refurbishments happening at the home.

You can play the following games and we have special equipment that is designed for fading sight so no one is excluded:

• Cards
• Scrabble
• Bingo
• Draughts
• Ball games – feet or hand.
• Carpet bowls

Activities with the staff and Leisure Therapist (on a daily basis)

• Chatting to Individual residents
• Going for walks around the home
• Painting and manicuring finger nails
• Playing games
• Armchair exercises
• Reading letters/magazines/newspapers
• Helping to choose library books etc

Outings

All outings are risk assessed to your needs and capabilities. (some have limited places per outing because of this). Examples of outings are:

• A drive around the countryside
• Visit to a garden centre

Catering

Meals are served in our attractive dining room with views over our garden.

Steve, our chef, has worked as a head chef and bakery manager for many years and has brought to The Regency the high standards he achieved with his own restaurant in the Midlands. We cater for special diets including diabetics, soft food diets and celiac gluten free with menus including

• Stew & Dumplings
• Toad in the Hole
• Meat and Potato Pie
• Chicken Curry
• Bread & Butter Pudding
• Lemon & Apple Spiced Sponge & custard
• Peach and Vanilla Cream tarts
• Apple & Vanilla Crumble
• Home Made Vanilla Rice Pudding

As well as many other favourites, not to mention Friday being our fish and chips day, and Sunday a traditional Sunday roast.

Residents' Meetings

This is your home and it is managed for the benefit of the residents.   We actively encourage you to participate in discussions about how the home is run and welcome your constructive comments and suggestions at any time.   A residents' meeting is held at least every twelve weeks and minutes of those meetings are available for anyone to read.   You will be invited to complete a Residents Quality Satisfaction Audit on a periodic basis.

Advocacy

The policy of the home is “Self Advocacy”.  You are free to make your own decisions on the normal day-to-day planning of your home life. Members of staff, friends and relatives will talk with you about your needs, expectations and requirements in and outside the home environment.

We believe it is very important for your general well being, self respect and dignity that you feel you are living in your own “Home from Home” & that you’re making your own decisions.

If you are in the unfortunate position of being medically incapable of appointing an advocate then an “Advocate Agent” will be appointed on your behalf.

Autonomy

Our main concern is your quality of life. Our philosophy is to look after you in a caring and sympathetic way, so that your privacy and dignity are respected. We always encourage active independence where possible, in some cases by the provision of aids and adaptations, which allow free movement.  Risk Assessments are completed to ensure your safety is maximised and intervention by others is minimised.

Residents' Rights relating to independence

• To personal independence; to come and go as you wish to the extent that you are able, for example to go shopping, to visit or stay with friends and relatives.
• To care for yourself as far as you are able and willing.
• To personal choice; when to get up, whether to bath/shower daily, choice of menu, whether to eat in your room or the dining room, whether to pursue a hobby, join in activities, etc.
• Residents' bedrooms are considered their own private space and staff will respect your privacy by knocking on your door before entering.
• To be consulted about daily living arrangements by Service Users' meetings.
• To privacy, for yourself, your belongings and your affairs.
• To have your cultural, religious, sexual, emotional and other needs accepted and respected.
• To mix with other people in the community, whether by going out or by inviting visitors for light refreshments etc, if they wish.
• To some risk being accepted as a normal aspect of the life of the home.  For example, making your own drinks, preparing food, taking a bath/shower, and having the use of the laundry etc. if you so wish.

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Religious Services

Details of the religious services are displayed on the residents' notice board.    Should you wish to attend services outside the home, we will contact someone from the church of your choice to help make such arrangements.   We welcome visits to the home by any religious advisers of your choice.   A church service is held in the residents' lounge on the first Wednesday of every month for residents who may wish to attend.

Visitors

Your family, friends and relatives will be encouraged to visit you regularly.  If visiting is not possible, then you will be encouraged to write or phone. If you need assistance with responding to letters or answering the phone, staff will be glad to help you.

Visitors will be welcomed at all times, and are asked to complete the Visitors signing in book in the entrance of the home and also to let a member of staff know of their arrival at, and departure from, the home. Family and friends will be encouraged to participate in your daily routine as far as possible.

You have the right to refuse to see any visitor, and this right will be respected and upheld by the Person-in-Charge who will, if necessary, inform the visitors of your wishes.

 

We hope this guide gives you some idea of the bright and lively days you can expect when you make your home at the Regency. However, the only way to really find out is to come and see for yourself.

You're welcome to pop in anytime and the kettle's always on. If you need any further information or have any queries please don't hesitate to contact us on 01271 355382 or send us an e-mail