Rusthall Lodge Care Home

Our heritage is firmly set in the past, but our thinking and our approach to care is towards the future.

Rusthall Lodge began life as the former home of Miss Margaret Fremlin; a grand Victorian/Edwardian house that sat in beautiful grounds. In the mid-60s, the Council of Service Housing Society based in Monson Road, Tunbridge Wells identified a need to “provide for local people of limited means and in need of care and attention”.

As a result of Miss Fremlin’s generosity and the dedication and hard work and kindness of a number of other local benefactors and supporters, Rusthall Lodge opened on 1st January 1968.

At Rusthall Lodge we offer you a homely, safe and enabling environment that encourages our staff to support the people we care for. Our primary aim is to be a centre of excellence to better help people in our home.

Rusthall Lodge believes that every person in our care has the right to fulfil an independent lifestyle in a safe environment that offers freedom of choice, privacy, and dignity. Our staff deliver that individualised care compassionately with years of experience.

We ensure that our values of...

Not for profit

Compassion

Empathy

Local care for local people

Community, and

Meaningful relationships

...are upheld and embedded within the fabric of our Home.

Our Chef and catering team prepare our main meals daily and we aim to make the dining experience as pleasurable as possible. The main meal options are normally at lunchtime with lighter options available for supper. As well as getting to know you, the team get to know your food likes and dislikes, ensuring you receive a tasty, balanced nutritious meal in homely surroundings. Texture modified meals are also a key part to meal service for people who experience swallowing difficulties. Drinks and snacks are served all day with light refreshments available through the night.

With sufficient notice, our staff are able to provide a catering service for birthday celebrations and for less happy occasions when they arise. We can also arrange nutritious packed lunches when hospital appointments have been booked.

Moving into a care home is one of the most difficult decisions anybody can make and should not be a reason or time to compromise.

Our philosophy of care is to provide a holistic person-centred service that promotes Wellness, Happiness and Kindness in an environment where family and friends are encouraged to visit and spend time with you. We want your time at Rusthall Lodge to be one that is far from compromised; a life enhanced by services that help you live an active and engaging life, whatever your interests are for as long as possible.

Every week there are a wide range of engaging and exciting activities to take part in; many of which involve the residents in the design and delivery. The weekly schedule is delivered to every room and displayed throughout the home.

Our wellbeing assistants provide our residents with the opportunity to socialise and where possible, they complement one another so activities support different aspects of older people's independence and mental wellbeing, such as their physical health, their sense of belonging to a community and their sense of purpose. We also have regular trips out to local attractions.