Milton Lodge Rest Home
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35 Mount Road
Fleetwood
Lancashire
FY7 6EX
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Profile Strength |
Excellent 93%
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| Care Type | Care Home |
| Care Category | Residential | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £667.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Nicola Slinger is Registered Manager at Milton Lodge Rest Home.
Nicola Slinger has approximately 15 years’ experience in the care sector. She started work at Milton Lodge as a Domestic and felt very passionate about working for elderly clients. This led to Nicola taking on extra training and responsibility and working her way up to Deputy Manager and Medication Lead of the Home in 2020. She then was promoted to the Registered Manager in 2021.
Nicola has an NVQ level 2, 3 and 4 in Health and Social Care and is currently working towards her Level 5 in Leadership and Management. In addition, she also has training in a number of care related areas such as moving and handling, first aid at work, health and safety, food hygiene, safeguarding adults, infection control, dementia awareness, end of life care and the safe handling and administration of medication.
Milton Lodge Rest Home is situated in a quiet residential area of Fleetwood. The home is convenient for a short stroll to the local shops, the market or to the sea front.
The Home provides long term, short term and respite care for 21 residents in a warm and friendly atmosphere, where they are treated with dignity, respect and compassion at all times.
Residents receive individual care plans which are tailored to their needs and interests and take into account their social and cultural preferences.
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Convalescence, Daily Respite Care, Emergency Care, End of Life, Learning Disability (ALD), Palliative, Personal care, Support for Couples. |
| Disability Support | Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Medication | By Mouth, Change Catheter, Electronic Medication Management. |
| Nursing Specialisms | Cancer, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Korsakoff, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Mild Forgetfulness. |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's, Mixed Dementias. |
| 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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We are working within the government guidelines to help protect our staff and clients. |
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
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Infection Screening | We are using technology to screen for infections & monitor symptoms. |
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Virus Testing | We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting. |
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| 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) Yes, our care home has WiFi in all our resident’s rooms. Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”) Yes, our care home has mobile phone signal in all our resident’s rooms. Telephone for external calling No, our care home does not provide a telephone in residents’ rooms. Family Portal Yes, our care home has provides families with a family portal. Find out more about Family Portals here. |
| Minimum Age |
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| 55 |
| Our Building and Facilities |
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Residents are encouraged to personalise their rooms and can have a say in the décor to ensure that they feel at home. The home has a two spacious lounges where residents can socialise and watch television. Residents can enjoy the fresh air and good weather in the home’s private rear garden which is furnished with garden tables and chairs. The residents and their visitors enjoy sitting here in the summer months. A sunny decking area, which can be accessed directly from the dining room or the garden, has been added to the home. This is now proving to be a popular place for the residents to sit on warm days. The home has implemented all precautions to keep residents and visitors safe by building a visiting pod, it is the perfect place to visit your loved ones. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| No |
| How Many Floors We Have |
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| 3 |
| 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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| Assisted Bathroom, Chiropodist, Hairdressers, Lift, Optician, Smoking Area, Stairlift. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Private Garden(s), Seating, Sensory Garden, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| How 'Smart' Are We? |
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| Reduce Plastic Use. |
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Residents are encouraged to personalise their rooms and can have a say in the décor to ensure that they feel at home |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 21 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 1 |
| We offer these types of ensuite rooms: WC and Basin. | |
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| Double Room, Shared Room, Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Furnished, Garden View, Step Free Access. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Alarm, Freeview TV, Internet Access, Wifi. |
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| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £667.00 |
| Respite Fees From / Price Per Week | £731.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority Funding | Yes |
| We Accept NHS Continuing Healthcare | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority funding with a Third Party Top-Up | Yes |
Choice Dining is a food-focused accreditation designed to give care-seekers like yourself the ability to consider and compare the dining experience within different care settings.
To be awarded the Choice Dining badge, a care home will have committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences with a strong focus on preference, individuality, hygiene and the environment. You can explore the specifics of all participating homes in the tab below to learn more about the food on offer, how it is served and presented and what they’re doing to cater for your personal taste. For more information about Choice Dining please click here.
| Styles of Food |
 Gluten-free
Halal
Kosher
Pureed
Vegan
Vegetarian
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| Dining Locations |
Bedroom Dining
Lounge/Diner
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| Dining Styles |
Room Service
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| Hospitality |
Guests are welcome for dinner (Covid permitting)
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The preparation, nutritional value and presentation of food.
Attractive drinks and adaptive cups/glasses are available and accessible where needed.
Individual dietary needs are person centred.
Meals reflect the nutritional needs of the residents.
Our menu is balanced.
Snacks are provided for residents that require texture-modified food.
Sweet and savoury foods are provided between meals (this does not just include cakes and biscuits).
Room Service
A critical component for good health.
5 Star Rated by UK Food Standards. Hand hygiene for both residents and staff.
We are following best practice including NICE guidelines as a standard.
We are conducting internal and/or 3rd party food safety audits.
We have allergen management policies in place.
A freedom to eat the food you want, when you want it.
A Private Dining room is bookable for residents and their families.
Families are invited for meals [Covid permitting].
Residents dining in their own room have the same food options as elsewhere.
Residents dining in their own room have their food presented to same standard as elsewhere.
Residents have access to Dining Room.
Residents have the option of dining in their own room.
Staff sit with the residents they support when they dine.
Residents can order food not on the menu, or have access to an ‘evergreen menu’.
Residents have access to a flexible meal service beyond defined times.
More than one option is available at mealtimes for all residents, including those with special and theraputic diets.
Residents with dementia are shown food or visual menus to help them decide.
There is a weekly menu.
We offer catering for special events.
Residents are involved in the creation of the menu.
The best interest choices are made for residents unable to make their own choices.
Delivering a respectful and quality service.
Residents are given appropriate and dignified crockery / glassware and cutlery.
Staff are hospitality trained to present / serve meals.
Tables are well laid.
We have food theme days/nights.
Staff understand and pre-empt potential meal-time behaviours which can impact nutritional intake.
Staff always use appropriate and dignified language (e.g. it is an ‘apron’ not a ‘bib’).
We promote an inclusive dining experience.
There are no unnecessary disruptions during mealtimes.
Being environmentally and socially responsible and thoughtful.
We correctly dispose of our waste.
We have a waste management system.
We monitor our food waste.
Residents can get involved in the growing of food and/or ingredients on site.
We grow some food and/or ingredients on site.
We use locally sourced and locally grown or reared food.
We use organically grown food.
Our energy usage is well maintained.
We are actively reducing food mileage.
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Great emphasis is placed on the personal independence, dignity and quality of life of each resident. Social activities are organised for residents and they are at liberty to choose to participate in these or not. |
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| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Cooking, Crafts, Crosswords, Dancing, Excursions, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Painting, Quiz Games, Religious Services, Reminiscence, Residents' Committee, Themed Events, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Cinema, Local Tourist Attractions, Park, Pub, Shopping. |
The Go Green badge is designed to give care-seekers like yourself the ability to consider and compare a care home’s sustainability and green practices.
The below statements are changes that the care provider has acknowledged they have implemented towards a more sustainable future.
The operation, maintenance, and repair of a property
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Do you use LED light bulbs? | Yes |
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Are your windows double glazed? | Yes |
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Do you use motion sensors? | Yes |
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Is your boiler less than 15 years old? | Yes |
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Do you have an EPC rating? | Yes |
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Do you use eco-friendly cleaning products? | Yes |
Energy reduction and renewable energy usage
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Do you measure your energy consumption? | Yes |
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Is your boiler less than 15 years old? | Yes |
Using digital rather than paper based processes
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Do you use digital care plans? | Yes |
35 Mount Road
Fleetwood
Lancashire
FY7 6EX
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 | 10th September 2019 |
| Last rated | 20th September 2019 |
| Reports | |
| Registration Date | 8th December 2010 |
| Service Provider | Fyldecare (1990) Limited, FY7 6EX |
20th September 2019 | Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Ferry. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Church, Catholic Church. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Bank, Chemist, Church, Garden Centre, Golf Club, Library, Local Walks & Bike Rides, Park, Post Office, Pub, Restaurant, Shops, Surgery. |
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