Your Choices

The questions below are here to help you choose the right care home.  You may feel that not all of the items below are equally important for your needs in a care home.  It’s a good idea to make up your own list based around the areas you feel are the important for your own unique needs. 

Think about the how you feel in the home itself
- Is it welcoming when you enter?
- Does the home feel homely?
- Is the home odour free and clean?
- Do the residents seem happy?

Think about the staff and management
- Do staff interact well with residents? 
- Do they have a passion and energy for the care they are giving?

Think about the location
- Will it be easy for relatives and friends to visit with or without a car?
- How close, and so how accessible are parks or other out door areas?

Do the services and facilities meet your well being? For example are there
- Hoists?
- Walking aids?
- Wheelchairs?
- Special mattresses?
- Pressure cushions?
- Specialised furniture?

Think about the rooms
- Does the home offer the type of bedroom you want:
- Is the room en suite toilet/hand basin or how close is toilet/bathroom?
- Does the room have space far a chair, table, and television?
- Is there a telephone or the possibility of having a telephone installed?
- Is there the opportunity to bring some of your own possessions?