Peartree Care Home
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195-199 Sydenham Road
Sydenham
London
SE26 5HF
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Profile Strength |
Excellent 91%
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| Care Type | Care Home |
| Care Category | Residential | Nursing | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Call for details |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Susan Deol is The Home Manager at Peartree Care Home.
Susan joined the team in January 2023 bringing with her over 32 years of experience in the adult healthcare industry. Throughout her career, she has worked within, nursing, residential, palliative, day-care and domiciliary services. Working in both private and public sectors, she started her career as a carer, working her way up to deputy and then registered home manager. She is very much a people person and by working closely to support her staff teams; promoting compassion, care, dignity, and respect, together they will make a difference ensuring residents are at the centre of everything the home does.
Peartree is a beautiful, purpose-built care home close to Sydenham town centre in South East London.
Warm and friendly, we are extremely proud of our excellent reputation for offering exceptional standards of respite care and long-term residential care, residential dementia care, frail nursing care and end of life care.
Our spacious, modern home is tastefully decorated and well known for its open and welcoming environment where residents and team members, many of whom live locally in areas such as Lewisham, Catford and Forest Hill, Bromley and Dulwich, thoroughly enjoy celebrating our close links with the local community.
We believe in the importance of treating every single person as an individual and thoughtfully tailor our care and support to their specific health, social and wellbeing needs. Our dedication has been recognised in our Beacon status accreditation with the Gold Standards Framework – awarded for providing exceptional quality care to people nearing the end of their lives.
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| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, End of Life, Nursing Dementia / EMI, Palliative, Personal care. |
| Disability Support | Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Medication | By Mouth, Change Catheter, Electronic Medication Management, Injection, Suppository. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's, Mixed Dementias, Vascular Dementia. |
| 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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As always, at Excelcare our first priority is putting the safety and wellbeing of the people living and working in our care homes and their family and friends, at the centre of any actions we take. |
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
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Sterilisation & Disinfection Devices | We are using sterilisation and/or disinfection devices within our care setting. |
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Virus Testing | We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting. |
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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 |
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We are on Facebook| Minimum Age |
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| Our Building and Facilities |
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Our spacious, modern home is tastefully decorated and well known for its open and welcoming environment where residents and team members, many of whom live locally in areas such as Lewisham, Catford and Forest Hill, Bromley and Dulwich, thoroughly enjoy celebrating our close links with the local community. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| Yes |
| 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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| Activities Room, Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Assisted Bathroom, Gym, Hairdressers, Lift. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Private Garden(s), Seating, Secure Garden, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
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Our bedrooms are beautifully decorated with en-suite facilities. Residents are encouraged to bring along some home comforts for the personal and familiar touch. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 75 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 64 |
| We offer these types of ensuite rooms: Shower Rooms, WC and Basin, Wet Rooms. | |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Direct Garden Access, Furnished, Garden View, Step Free Access. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Internet Access, Telephone Point, Wifi. |
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| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Lewisham |
| Region | London |
| 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.
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 Gluten-free
Pureed
Vegetarian
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Bedroom Dining
Lounge/Diner
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| Dining Styles |
Hot Trolley
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 has been verified by a registered nutritional therapist or dietitian.
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).
Hot Trolley
Room Service
A critical component for good health.
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 a Restaurant
Residents have access to Dining Room.
Residents have the option of dining in their own room.
Staff also dine themselves with the residents they support.
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.
Understanding the wants and requirements of every individual be it cultural, religious or dietary.
Gluten-free food can be served.
Vegetarian food can be served.
We can support people with Diabetes.
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.
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.
| Activities Are So Important |
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We appreciate that while some people like a relaxed, peaceful life, others enjoy company, companionship and fun, so we have a varied calendar of activities and events. We support residents to continue with existing hobbies and interests, as well as having the opportunity to try new things too. |
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| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Crafts, Crosswords, Dancing, Exercise Class, Flower Arranging, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Singing, Themed Events, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Local Tourist Attractions, Park, Pub, Shopping Centre. |
195-199 Sydenham Road
Sydenham
London
SE26 5HF
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 | 9th March 2021 |
| Last rated | 27th March 2021 |
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| Registration Date | 22nd December 2010 |
| Service Provider | Springmarsh Homes Limited, EC1R 5HL |
27th March 2021 | Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park, Train Station nearby. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Bank, Chemist, Church, Hospital, Local Walks & Bike Rides, Park, Post Office, Pub, Restaurant, Shops, Surgery. |
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