Aegis Residential Care Home
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Trees Residential Care Home
6 Weavers Road
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 1QR
| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Residential | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Joanne Henderson is Manager at Aegis Residential Care Home.
Aegis Residential Care Home provides accommodation and personal care for 22 residents. We offer short stay and long stay to residents as well as respite care.
Aegis Residential Care Home is a purpose-built care home which opened in the mid 1980s. It is a quiet cul-de-sac that sits only 10 minutes away from Pontefract town centre. Pontefract town centre offers a variety of amenities including shops, banks, cafés, hairdressers, restaurants, a place of worship a museum, library and public houses. Nearby there is also the Valley Gardens with landscaped areas and walkways. A short walking distance from this it's Pontefract Castle with the museum and the café available to visitors.
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Personal care. |
| Disability Support | Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Walking Frame. |
| Medication | By Mouth. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Mild Forgetfulness. |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's. |
| Respite Care | Yes |
Autumna has invited care providers to evidence the infection control measures they are carrying out, above and beyond those laid out by the government, in order to keep residents, staff and visitors safe.
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Aegis Residential Care Home is working within the government guidelines to help protect its staff and clients. |
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| Infection Control Initiatives in place | ||
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Independent Assessments | We have been independently assessed in our approach to infection control. |
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
| Connectivity for resident testing, monitoring & communications |
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Infection control and the safety of both residents and staff often requires quarantine measures and the isolation of care home residents. To test, monitor and allow residents to communicate with relatives, the prevalence of room-level connectivity within the home is becoming increasingly relevant. Wireless Internet access (WiFi) The Care Organisation has not indicated availability Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”) The Care Organisation has not indicated availability Telephone for external calling The Care Organisation has not indicated availability |
| Minimum Age |
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| 65 |
| Our Building and Facilities |
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The front of the home has an open plan garden and to the rear is an enclosed garden where the residents have made a positive contribution to the appearance of the gardens. The home is served by one GP practice with the added provision of a care co-ordinator who makes daily contact either in person or via a telephone call. Hair dressing services and foot care services are available to residents, these services are chargeable. There is a visiting dentist and an optician. |
| Who Owns Our Building |
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| Private |
| Communal Rooms |
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| Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Dentist, GP, Hairdressers, Lift, Optician. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Private Garden(s), Seating, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| Description |
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The home is situated over two floors and consists of 11 bedrooms on each floor to communal lounge is a dining room and two bathrooms offering the choice of assisting bathing and a shower. We encourage residents to personalise their room as they choose as we want them to feel at home as much as possible. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 22 |
| Type Of Room |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Furnished, Step Free Access. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Internet Access, Wifi. |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Wakefield |
| Region | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| Activities Are So Important |
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The home benefits from two activity coordinators who deliver a wide variety of activities for residents to take part in such as: |
| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Crafts, Crosswords, Excursions, Knitting / Embroidery, Painting, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Local Tourist Attractions. |
Trees Residential Care Home
6 Weavers Road
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 1QR
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 20th November 2023 |
| Last rated | 23rd December 2023 |
| Current Report |
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| Historic Reports |
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| Registration Date | 22nd September 2022 |
| Service Provider | Aegis Care Solutions Ltd, LS7 1AL |
Aegis Residential Care Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park, Train Station nearby. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Local Walks & Bike Rides, Park, Pub, Restaurant, Shops. |
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