Farcroft Care Home - Enter and View Visit Report

We wanted to find out how dignity, respect, quality of life and independence was being respected and supported in the person’s care, and how ‘activity-based’ care supported people to continue to be as active and independent as possible.

Summary

We want to learn about:

The environment - supporting Dementia, accessibility, activities
Choices available to people
The experiences of people living with Dementia
Supporting people to continue to be as active and independent as possible
Staffing levels and staff training

Key Findings

Residents appear well looked after and told us they are happy and like living at the home
Residents like the staff and the food
The Home is clean and bright, with pictures on corridor walls of happy residents engaged in various activities and trips
Residents were observed chatting with other residents, staff and visitors, reading magazines, listening to the radio, and watching TV
Some residents do undertake small tasks to encourage their independence
The Home has a very enthusiastic activities co-ordinator
Residents can participate in various activities and exercise, within and outside the Home
Groups and organisations in the community are encouraged to engage with the home and to support the residents in many ways