Dementia Unit

About our service:

The second floor of Southworth House is allocated to our residents who have a diagnosis of dementia in addition to nursing needs. A Registered Nurse or a Registered Mental Nurse is on duty on every shift, every day of the week. The unit has a rich skill mix of Healthcare Assistants trained to NVQ Level II and III who support the Registered Nurses.

Special features:

The unit is specially designed to meet the needs of the residents who stay at Hoylake Cottage

• The décor is designed to produce a calm and relaxing atmosphere
• Bedroom doors and en-suite doors are different colours to the walls to encourage the residents to enter these rooms.
• The en-suite rooms have vibrant red toilet seat, to encourage use of the toilet; and safety taps to prevent flooding.
• Memory boxes filled with items to prompt memory recall are fixed to the wall outside each resident’s room.
• A variety of music is available
• Information about the residents’ lives before they came to stay at Hoylake Cottage is mounted on the wall of each resident’s room, to help staff get to know them. 
• Doors to rooms such as the utility room are painted the same colour as the wall to detract residents from entering. These doors also remain locked at all times.
• Activities are conducted with individuals and in small group sessions and residents are encouraged to mix with the nursing residents for entertainment 
• Special signage helps the residents to identify the function of each room
• The residents benefit from the same high standard of accommodation and service as offered on the nursing unit.

For further information please contact Barbara Hobday (Care Manager) or Lin Cooke (Chief Executive) on 0151 632 3381.