Quality of Life and Medication
Quality of life, health and personal care
Our nursing team will assess the requirements of each resident on admission, with the aim of identifying any specific nursing needs. A care plan will be prepared and reviewed at least monthly or as necessary. This care plan is available to the resident and their representatives at any time. Confidentiality will be maintained at all times, the wishes of the resident being paramount. Trained staff are available to discuss any aspect of the care plan.
Our ethos includes:
- Residents are encouraged to bring in personal possessions, including small items of furniture, in order to make the room as homely as possible.
- Residents are encouraged to dress in their own clothes and a laundry service is provided if they so wish (a small charge is made for this.)
- Visitors are important to residents and an 'open house' policy exists for all residents. Residents are supported to maintain links with friends and family and are also supported if they do not wish visitors at any time.
- All staff are conscious of the individual wishes of residents and are especially sensitive to the potential embarrassment of receiving personal care. Female residents are supported if they do not wish for a male nurse to give personal care.
- A hairdresser visits weekly and all residents are offered the opportunity to make use of this service (there is a small charge for this service). Residents’ own hairdressers are welcome within St Augustine’s.
Medication
St Augustine's has a Control of Medicines policy that covers the prescribing, dispensing, administering, controlling, storing and disposing of all drugs in accordance with the provisions on the law and regulations.
Residents, if they wish to self medicate, are assessed as the suitability and safety of this. If it is deemed that the resident is safe to self-medicate, then a lockable drawer is provided.
If the Registered Nurse feels that there is a need for a review of the resident's medication, the GP will be contacted and the situation discussed and documented in the care plan.