Hertfordshire children's home opens
On Thursday 11 April, we were delighted to celebrate the official opening of Woodland View, our brand new children's home in St Albans.
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
More about the house
Station Road is located in the village of Wheathampstead, close to St Albans and Luton in Hertfordshire. The people who live at Station Road enjoy going out in the local village and using the local amenities including a wide range of coffee shops, bakers, pubs, hairdressers and local food shop.
Station Road is home for up to six people.
There is currently one vacancy. The spare room is on the first floor. The lounge, dining space and kitchen are all shared.
Hello from the housemates
The current housemates are male and female, aged between 50 and 90 and have a variety of interests:
- One person likes drawing, feeding the ducks, meeting new people and gardening with staff.
- Another enjoys arts and crafts, anything to do with cars and planes and enjoys singing and dancing
- A third person likes meeting people, likes singing along to songs and in particular Elvis. He enjoys going for short walks in the village.
- Another person loves going shopping and out for coffee and cake, she likes meeting people and singing.
- The last person loves going to McDonalds, having her nails painted and listening to stories.
Meet the team
People living at Station Road are supported by a team of 24, including the Frontline Manager and two Senior Support Workers. There are three staff on each day shift and two waking night staff members.
CQC Rating: Good
December 2017
A relative said: "My relative is absolutely safe there. From the day they moved in there staff have always looked after my relative well."
“All staff took the time to interact with people whilst they went about their day. For example we saw staff stopping to gently touch people's hands or arms and ask them if they were alright or if they needed anything. People responded to this with a smile or a nod.”
“Staff were knowledgeable about people's preferred routines, likes and dislikes, backgrounds and personal circumstances and used this to good effect in providing them with personalised care and support that met their individual needs. For example, staff told us that one person did not like to get up out of bed until mid-morning, the person's care plan echoed this and on the day of the inspection we saw that this happened in practice. This showed us that staff respected people as individuals.”
“Relatives of people who used the service told us that the home was well managed, they knew the registered manager by name and felt that they were approachable with any problems. One relative told us, "I think the home is very well managed. The staff are dedicated and care of the residents is first and foremost with them."
Would you like to talk to someone about the vacancy?
Use the form below to send us a message or contact Simon Dooley on 07920 041735 or hello@macintyrecharity.org
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