Our Care Options

It’s about caring how we would want to be cared for ourselves

Our purpose-built care homes offer a home for all of our residents in their own, individual and independent way. Our longstanding team of experienced nurses, carers, kitchen teams, gardeners and activity coordinators are here 24/7 to meet their needs, no matter how small.

We are led by the small things that matter on a daily basis, underpinned by our values of Dignity, Respect, Independence and Individualism. Working with both residents and their families we provide a safe environment, where residents get to feel inspired, stimulated and nourished every day.

We are regulated by the Care Quality Commission and we routinely audit our own homes, building on an attitude of continuous learning, transparency and sharing of best practice.

“Those who respect the elderly pave their own road toward success.”

– African proverb

The Sands is our primary care home, covering residential, nursing and dementia nursing. Our residential home is found on the ground floor, with x individualised rooms for the residents. Care here focuses on personal care, washing, dressing and taking medication. The middle floors comprise our nursing home, which also includes the provision of qualified nursing staff. Our upper most floor is reserved for dementia nursing care, which focuses on providing expert care in this area from our team of nursing and carer professionals.

All of the units of care within our Sands care home are underpinned by a daily stimulation and enabling of independence wherever possible. We look after individuals, not an institution, and it is about respecting their needs, wants and likes to create a happy environment for all.

The Sands Care Options
Residential Care

A home from home, where support with daily life is given

Nursing Care

A focus on caring for the more frail or infirm and both mental and medical needs

Dementia Nursing Care (EMI)

Our professional unit cares for those with greater mental health illness, vulnerabilities or impairment, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia

Stimulation

Mental and physical inspiration and encouragement is found throughout our care

Socialisation

Key to our happy residents is their access to daily social activities

Nourishment

An on-site kitchen and culinary team prepare balanced meals

Safety

Highly experienced nursing and caring teams ensure the safety of residents

Independence

An on-site kitchen and culinary team prepare balanced meals

Our purpose-built care home in the leafy suburbs of Hest Bank is the perfect, peaceful location for our dementia residential care.

Our residents are welcomed with a friendly face, calming surroundings and home-cooked meals, created in our on-site kitchen.

Personalised with individual décor, belongings and furnishings, each bedroom is tailored to the resident.  Organised activities and excursions bring a quality of life that we are proud to offer our residents. Our doors are always open for a chat or a kind word for families, friends and, of course, our occupants themselves.

Care options available
Dementia Nursing Care (EMI)

A warm and person-centred approach to dementia care in our grand residence

Security

Enhanced building security, the creation of safe spaces and daily monitoring and checks ensure the safety of our residents

Wellbeing

Daily activities, a consistent team of familiar faces and daily monitoring of residents

Independence

Every resident with dementia is still an individual, encouraged to be independent wherever possible

Socialisation

Our trained team create safe, socially stimulating activities and spaces

Understanding

Our person-led care, by a team of familiar faces, allows us to fully understand those in our care

Rated GOOD

We understand the importance of a quality rating.  We are proud of our commitment to working to recognised standards in professional care.

Our rating is based on how well we reach standards against five key questions:  how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led is our care.  Using the judgement of independent inspection teams, the final rating is aggregated from a total score against all of these elements.