Sycamore House Care

Sycamore House Care has 35 members of staff: 27 of whom are directly involved with providing care for our Residents. Between them they have over 100 years of care experience. All our Senior Carers hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and more than 50% of staff hold an NVQ Level 2 and others are working towards it. The Manager who has been... with us for over 15 years and has over 28 years experience oversees the day to day running of the home. Senior Carers and Carers tend to the care of residents. The Head Office is responsible for dealing with fees and clients personal allowance, suppliers invoices and payroll. Domestic and Maintenance personnel are to ensure the home is a safe and clean environment at all times following the regulations set by COSHH and HSE. Our cooks work on alternate days preparing and providing meals to our residents 3 times a day to meet each individual dietary need. Sycamore House Care Home invests in a wide range of training for all our staff members, not only do we complete the mandatory training, we also complete additional training courses such as Catheter Care, Challenging Behaviour, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, Dysphasia, Common Health Problems, End of Life Care and much more. All our staff re-train every year in dementia to keep our knowledge up to date to ensure we provide the best care. Therapeutic activities are available for all our residents including those living with dementia; these include the normal recreational events. Activities are planned and actioned through our Activities Co-ordinator; a 4 weekly plan is available. Sycamore Houses principle aim is to provide care to all Residents to a standard of excellence which embraces fundamental principles of Good Care Practice. This may be witnessed and evaluated through the practice, conduct and control of quality care in the Home. It is a fundamental ethos that those residents who live in Sycamore House should be able to do so in accordance with the homes Statement of Values. It is the objective of the ...Read More