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NURSING HOME
ALLENBROOK
ALLENBROOK
Allenbrook Nursing home was extended over
a period of years until 2001, into the home
that you see today. We now have thirty-three
bedrooms fully equipped for thirty-six
residents. It is fully centrally heated, double
glazed and all bedrooms have their own ensuite facilities. We have recently re decorated
and have beautiful new lounge areas,
bedrooms and bathrooms, designed
especially to suit our resident’s requirements.
A beautiful conservatory, patio seating area
and a secluded gazebo terrace are available
all year round for residents.
There are many activities adapted and
designed for our residents to look
forward to and enjoy. Our varied activities
program and social calendar incorporates all
national and local celebrations. Where ever
possible we try not to overlook any one
occasion that we feel may be of an interest in
some way to any of our residents.
We provide one to one person centred
activity sessions with art classes, pottery,
cookery, sewing, and drawing.
Here at Allenbrook Nursing Home we are
embracing new technology and residents can
have access to laptops and I pads, which can
be used to send e-mails and messages to
loved ones living further away or abroad.
Music and movement, relaxation sessions
all feature on our weekly and monthly
programme. Sensory therapies such as
aromatherapy, hand massages and
soft touch and fragrances sessions
are also offered to our residents.
Our in-house Activities Co-ordinator
keeps in contact with resident's family and
friends who are invited to attend any of the
activities and events that are held at
Allenbrook Nursing Home. These events
include all of the seasonal celebrations, our
many birthdays, commemorative occasions,
professional entertainers, charity events,
choirs, crafts, film days. At Allenbrook we like
to think we are able to provide a whole host of
wonderful social activities and programmes
that help our residents to maintain their well
being.
Our Care
Allenbrook Nursing Home provides twenty- four hour nursing care, under a qualified
and experienced manager, with a team of qualified nurses, care assistants and
ancillary staff to support them. We have our own local group of GPs but residents
may continue to use their own GP if they wish to do so.
Our caring and thoughtful staff contributes actively to promote individuality amongst our
residents, to help them to achieve and maintain the maximum level of independence
allowed by resident’s physical and mental health.
Nursing care is for people who need a qualified nursing care team available to
them 24 hours a day. This might include people who need peg feeding, people who
may have suffered a stroke and people with long term conditions.
Our approach to nursing care is based on the use of personalised care plans which
are drawn up in collaboration with individuals we support and their families. At the
Shrubbery Nursing Home we are committed to providing high quality care that is
safe, compassionate, and responsive to the individual’s needs.
NURSING HOME
Nursing Care
ALLENBROOK
A care plan is formulated for each resident on an individual basis; appropriate for his
or her needs, this is agreed with the resident and other health care professionals.
Appointments may be made with the dentist, optician, chiropodist and any physiotherapy
required. We also have a regular weekly visit from our hairdresser who looks after both
our ladies and gentlemen’s hairdressing and grooming requirements.
Respite Care
Caring for a loved one can be rewarding, but sometimes a
short break and having some time off is necessary for both
of you. This gives carers the time to recharge their batteries
in the knowledge that their loved ones are receiving 24-hour
care.
Allenbrook Nursing Home can provide round the clock care
in a safe, kind and homely environment, whether it’s just for
a few days or a few weeks. You can consider respite care if
you fall ill and need additional support or if you are planning
a holiday and require someone to look after your loved one
while you are away.
Respite care also gives you the chance to ‘get to know’ a care home, the way it works, its staff and the other residents.
This could be a real benefit for the future, should your care needs change and a more permanent move to a care home
becomes necessary.
Meals and menus
Here at Allenbrook, we pride ourselves in providing fresh,
wholesome, well balanced and nutritious home-cooked food
and encourage our resident's family and friends to dine with
us and attend special events throughout the year including
Birthdays, Easter and Christmas parties as this has proven
to have a positive effect on our residents.
Allenbrook menus are designed to allow our residents the
flexibility of eating their main meal at lunch or dinner time.
Designed on a 4 week rota basis we offer in season
alternatives, preparing lighter options during the summer
months and more comforting food during the winter months,
including diets rich in sources of: protein, carbohydrates,
vitamins, minerals, pulses, grains, dairy products and good fats as well as the necessary "5 a day: fruits and vegetables
required to maintain a healthy diet.
Our team have the luxury of utilising fresh, local and organic
home grown produce which is readily available to us and
because we "care" we aim to provide the "best".
“Allenbrook's catering department has been awarded the
prestigious Dudley MBC and NHS 5* Gold Award for our
high standards of food safety and environmental practices
and the team once again were granted the prestigious Gold
award for an excellent level, maintained in preparing
Healthy Food and Drink. Following our recent inspection by
the Foods Standard Agency we were granted 5 out of 5 in
our Food Hygiene Rating in 2015.”
The Ephraims Care Group
“The Ephraims Care Group is a family run business and we enjoy extending this ethos into our
homes. Our strong commitment to providing the highest levels of quality care has been the key to
our success in running well managed and efficient homes. We strongly believe that a well trained
and motivated team of staff are crucial in providing first class care. An excellent choice of healthy
and nutritious food and a well planned and comprehensive activities programme is provided by
each home.”
Roger and Margaret Ephraims
CADMORE LODGE
St. Michaels, Tenbury Wells,
Worcestershire,
WR15 8TQ
T: 01584 810044
www.cadmorelodge.co.uk
ORIEL CARE HOME
87, Hagley Road, Oldswinford,
Stourbridge DY8 1QY
T: 01384 375867 F: 01384 443597
E: oriel.care@btconnect.com
www.orielcare.co.uk
THE SHRUBBERY NURSING HOME,
Birmingham road, Kidderminster,
Worcester DY10 2JZ
T: 01562 822787 F: 01562 68122
E: info@shrubberynursing.co.uk
www.shrubberynursing.co.uk
THE VICARAGE NURSING HOME
The Common, Bayston Hill,
Shrewsbury SY3 EA
T: 01743 874030 F: 01743 871095
E: vicaragenursinghome@tiscali.co.uk
www.vicaragenursing.co.uk
Here at Allenbrook our friendly and helpful staff will be pleased to provide any more information that you require and
answer any questions you might have. Please contact our administrator or our manager on the numbers below
ALLENBROOK NURSING HOME
209, Spies Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 9SJ
T: 0121 422 5844 F: 0121 423 4584 E: allenbrook@btconnect.com
www.allenbrooknursinghome.co.uk
Accommodation
Residents can enjoy a variety of superbly
appointed, modern light and airy bedrooms which
are tastefully furnished and all have private ensuite bathrooms. The newly decorated rooms have
soft pastel tones and some have feature walls with
toning wallpaper. They are all equipped with the
technology to provide a safe, secure and reassuring
environment and all with emergency call bells.
Residents can bring their own belongings into the
home to personalise and reflect their own individual
style within their room should they wish to do so.
Entertainment
A variety of quality entertainers visit Allenbrook offering music,
dance, pantomime and other interesting recreational activities. We
have sing-along, easy listening, swing, classical singers, groups and
choirs. Music is always a very welcome component to our
programmes and appears to be looked forward to and enjoyed by
most of our residents.
Local Community
Many of our local school children offer regular visits, entertaining us with seasonal songs, bell ringing and poetry reading,
through the year. We also have garden parties and summer fetes in all of our homes, where we welcome family, friends,
children and loved ones, as well as the local community to join us for an afternoon. Our residents also benefit from visits
to the local library, coffee shops, garden centres and the cafes and local pub has proven to be a venue for special
celebrations and meals organised with families and friends joining the staff from Allenbrook.
Special Occasions at Allenbrook Nursing Home
Our spacious dining room and conservatory can be transformed into any themed or special party venue for any event.
We can offer private dining for any families who wish to have a party of their own for the family member who is a resident
here at Allenbrook. In fact we can organise small parties for any occasion, even outdoors on our patio, when the weather
is good, from Valentine’s Day to Mothering Sunday, an anniversary or birthday, Easter through to Christmas. We
embrace them all. We enjoy helping our residents and their families to share all the things that make them happy and
contented whilst within the family atmosphere of our home here at Allenbrook.