The home, the building gardens etc.

All our residential homes are decorated and furnished to the highest standards sympathetic to their era, and are buildings of character as you will see from the pages within this site. All homes have an extensive maintenance and refurbishment program to ensure that you will always find our homes in the highest possible state of decor and general cleanliness. This also means that we have a maintenance/ handyman on site at least once a week to do little jobs like picture hanging/ furniture moving etc for residents. The gardens are large, (some very large.) Very beautiful and are lovingly kept by our own gardener, thus affording a comfortable and safe outdoor environment for residents and visitors alike.

If you were to wish to move in and bring your own furniture we would be more than happy to oblige, thereby keeping the possible stresses of moving home to a minimum, and making your new home a "home". And in some cases we may be able to arrange transport for you. Please click for more information on room facilities, and furnishings.

Food drink etc,

All food in our homes is prepared from fresh ingredients that are delivered daily, and lovingly put together in a home cooked style by our obliging cook, who will tailor the varied menu to meet any special dietary requirement you may have. We serve three meals a day, all with a choice of menu including a choice of desert, and tea or coffee. We also serve morning and afternoon tea, with cake, to which any visitor is more than welcome. You have the choice to eat in your room, or in the elegant dining rooms, all with the high levels of service and standard many have come to expect.

Staff and Staff training.

All our staff are caring and considerate, they are given a tailored training program, to ensure that they are all aware of the needs of any particular resident, and have the skills to care for them. Our training program is second to none, and was used as the basis for the NVQ care qualification, and still being of a higher standard. As well as the care staff we have dedicated teams of domestic, and support staff to ensure that the home is always spotlessly clean and tidy, that you get good meals and your affairs are in order.

Social Arrangements

We have many in-house social events, from visiting singers and performers, to children's choirs. These are readily advertised around the homes, to allow all to attend ( or not! if they so choose.) On some occasions we have joint events with other homes from the group, to give a diverse program of entertainment's and day trips. Of course if you have a specific hobby or interest we will be happy to help you arrange it. Couple this with regular trips out in our own minibuses, just for afternoon tea, a river cruise on the Deben or the Broads. Or in fact anything with popular demand, and we think you will have a very pleasant time with us.

Special Needs

We naturally are equipped with a range of nursing equipment and specialist disabled aids, for instance bath hoists, as part of our registration requirements. But as part of a larger group each of our homes has the back up we can provide, which includes virtually any piece of equipment one may need.

As a residential home, there is also a lot of backup available from the community services. ( Community nurses etc.)

Healthcare and Additional Services

Before you arrive with us you will already have been assessed as to your needs, and as soon as you do arrive you will be given a tailored plan of care, and we will arrange a local GP for you if you don't have one. We have very close ties with our pharmacist who can arrange up to the minute medications, treatments diet supplements etc.

If you were to wish for any additional exercise help we have a fitness expert who will visit once a week to take group exercise sessions in the form of games and instruction. ( click to see a photo)

On top of this we arrange regular visits from chiropodists, physiotherapists, dentists, hairdressers, (many homes now with dedicated hair salons) newspaper deliveries dry cleaning, religious worship etc. (We welcome any religions). In fact we can arrange virtually anything you may wish for - after all we aim to make it

"Your Home Not Ours"