High View Lodge

Mum always comes home saying that the staff are lovely and everyone is kind. Mum is always greeted by name when she arrives. The centre is bright and comfortable and clients make decorations to brighten it up.

All the staff are always happy. This to me makes the home a very happy place for the residents to be and to feel safe.

I went to visit someone and the staff asked who I was there to see and that person was in the Day Centre. They went and got that person and nothing was too much trouble, very polite and helpful.
Whenever I go it is always so clean and the rooms are beautiful. All the staff are very caring and are always on hand to help.
They all take care of the residents so much. It is a real treat to go into this home. It is a loving home where you know the residents are well cared for.

My mother who is now aged 101 has always refused to have any kind of care from outside the family. However, due to unforeseen circumstances we needed respite care for two weeks and were able to take her to High View Lodge. Since then, her physical condition meant that she needed full-time care but she would only go to High View Lodge. She is having fantastic care there and although she complains constantly (that is her nature) she is comfortable, has a lovely room and wants for nothing. Having lived independently and never being ill or in a hospital, she is finding it hard to adapt but the staff are helping her as much as they can to come to terms with her situation.

My Mum was a resident in this home for more than 8 years. In that time her quality of life was enhanced by living at High View Lodge. This was mainly due to the staff who in my opinion went over and beyond their duties to make my Mum feel happy and safe. Whenever I visited the home the staff seemed to be smiling and jolly, not the usual smile was given to a relative visiting to look good but a genuine smile and desire to care.

Many thanks for everything.

This was my father's first experience in a care home for respite and he was very nervous. The staff made him feel relaxed and showed him care and compassion. He felt much calmer after just one night!

On entering High view Lodge there is an immediate feeling of attention, care and tremendous warmth. This is followed up by the friendliness of the staff and their willingness to not only interact, but a willingness to engage in a considerate and concerned manner.
All staff appear to have knowledge and insight to all the residents, which is reassuring and satisfying.
Management and Staff are always available and willing to discuss matters of concern and are eager to ensure residents are foremost in everything.
The facilities and resources are very good and the whole building is kept exceptionally clean. Bedrooms are well serviced and maintained as are communal and eating areas.
Outside areas including car park are well looked after and assist in creating a welcoming and pleasant environment.
In addition, there is a constructive desire to ensure residents feel part of a community and that their safety and well-being is paramount. This is supported by a wide range of activities.
Thank you.

I have enjoyed my stay at Highview. The help and support from carers and management has been excellent. The only reason for me leaving is to be back in my home town closer to friends.

I come to the Day Centre seven days a week. The care is first class. Coming to the Day Centre seven days keeps me staying at home. I am an independent lady and at the Day Centre I help setting the dinner tables and help with washing up and this helps me to stay independent. Without going to the Day Centre I would not know what to do with myself, I love it there.

My mother has been in the care of High View for some four years. I visit regularly about every week or ten days at various times. Mother's dementia is quite profound and as a consequence she is totally dependant on the staff. I am constantly impressed at their ability to interpret her needs and fulfil them. The standard of care they provide is, in my view excellent. She is always treated as an individual, her likes and dislikes both acknowledged and accommodated and an effort is always made to give time to provide the non-essential services which are most appreciated. The standard of food is exceptionally good. I have every confidence that the care mother receives is of a very good standard.