one to one and is available on a weekly basis. Broadband and facilities are available for residents to use within the home. They use the IPads for Skype, crosswords, search engines, education and entertainment. The residents interviewed continue to use the IPads as a tool to socialise, keep entertained and maintain cognitive functions. One rest home resident interviewed (link tracer 1.3.3) reported the use of the IPad as having provided socialisation and stimulation and has improved well-being. Criterion 1.4.2.1 CI The Lexham Park staff and Lexham Park has continued to implement a number of new manager survey residents initiatives for improvements to the building including those in All buildings, plant, and equipment including the facility relation to resident and family feedback. Residents and family comply with legislation. environment and the interviewed all commented positively around the environment and environment is discussed at the services responsiveness around making improvements. resident meetings. Ongoing Improvements since the previous audit have included (but are not improvements are made to limited to) providing abundant artwork to provide visual interest and meet resident and family stimulations that is by both nationally recognised and local artists suggestions and provide a and providing an aquarium in the east wing lounge and the west more homelike environment. wing library to provide visual stimulation for more sedentary residents and development of a family area. This replicates a home The environment at Lexham kitchen living area and has a kitchenette (tea and coffee making Park continues to offer facilities), a fridge, kitchen table and chairs and a small lounge area appropriate indoor and with a sofa and a television. This room has access to an outdoor outdoor areas appropriate table and chairs. The design of this space allows for intimate for the residents and gatherings for family and residents to share as they would if they reminiscing their era. were in their own home environment. There is also a larger private space for family visits, which includes a dining space to share food. The residents and families interviewed stated that the facility, outdoor and indoor areas, the art and overall setting is appropriate to their age and era. End of the report.
one to one and is available on a weekly basis. Broadband and facilities are available for residents to use within the home. They use the IPads for Skype, crosswords, search engines, education and entertainment. The residents interviewed continue to use the IPads as a tool to socialise, keep entertained and maintain cognitive functions. One rest home resident interviewed (link tracer 1.3.3) reported the use of the IPad as having provided socialisation and stimulation and has improved well-being. Criterion 1.4.2.1 All buildings, plant, and equipment comply with legislation. CI The Lexham Park staff and manager survey residents including the facility environment and the environment is discussed at resident meetings. Ongoing improvements are made to meet resident and family suggestions and provide a more homelike environment. The environment at Lexham Park continues to offer appropriate indoor and outdoor areas appropriate for the residents and reminiscing their era. Lexham Park has continued to implement a number of new initiatives for improvements to the building including those in relation to resident and family feedback. Residents and family interviewed all commented positively around the environment and the services responsiveness around making improvements. Improvements since the previous audit have included (but are not limited to) providing abundant artwork to provide visual interest and stimulations that is by both nationally recognised and local artists and providing an aquarium in the east wing lounge and the west wing library to provide visual stimulation for more sedentary residents and development of a family area. This replicates a home kitchen living area and has a kitchenette (tea and coffee making facilities), a fridge, kitchen table and chairs and a small lounge area with a sofa and a television. This room has access to an outdoor table and chairs. The design of this space allows for intimate gatherings for family and residents to share as they would if they were in their own home environment. There is also a larger private space for family visits, which includes a dining space to share food. The residents and families interviewed stated that the facility, outdoor and indoor areas, the art and overall setting is appropriate to their age and era. End of the report.
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