Alma Court Care Home

We are confident that our care homes are now some of the very safest places to live and work.

All of our staff have been trained in additional and heightened cleansing protocols and hygiene regimes, and these are being supported by a leading sanitisation system as part of our comprehensive infection controls. Testing regimes will continue for staff, residents and visitors.

We have re-aligned the resident in-house services to meet social distance guidance from the Government, for areas such as lounges and dining rooms, and for visiting entertainers and hair dressers; we are working hard to restore these services within the ‘new normal’ circumstances as soon as we can, when lockdown rules allow.

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)

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Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”)

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Telephone for external calling

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There are numerous lounges, decorated in soothing tones. One is fitted with a large screen projector for films, and is very popular with the residents. We are proud to have a unique, innovative and engaging sensory area, which delivers visual, touch and sound-based therapies — which is just as popular.

We welcome the resources that the internet can bring to those with memory loss. YouTube can call up past events that strike a chord and The Daily Sparkle, a reminiscence magazine can spark connections too.

Some features of our dedicated Alzheimers & Dementia Care:

• We have a dedicated Lead Dementia Nurse and team of qualified nurses
• We provide intensive dementia support including 1:1 care
• Staff receive specific training in dementia and complex needs, including supporting people with complex behaviours-own in house training department including MAPPA trainer
• Person Centred and positive approaches to behaviour support
• Emphasis on the ReConnect Strategy as devised by our own Head of Dementia Services Jo Crossland
• We are made up of smaller, self-contained suites providing a homely environment – with kitchen areas used to maximise independence and relearn self help skills
• Excellent links with professionals and partnership working
• We enjoy an activities and well-being programme based on life histories
• We have built up excellent community links and own transport for outings
• We place a great emphasis on family and partnership working
• Playlist for life music therapy keeps surprising us with its ability to deliver meaning to residents
• Our own dementia café is hosted quarterly

All our bedrooms are spacious and bright and we encourage residents to bring as many familiar things with them as can be fitted in. The more the connections stay constant, the better a sense of well-being is maintained.

There’s always something fun and engaging happening at our nursing home in Cannock. Our Well-Being Coordinators provide varied and stimulating activities every day, in both group and one-to-one settings. From arts and crafts to giant football exercise classes, pampering sessions to live entertainment and pet therapy, there is something for everyone to enjoy. It might only be a goal with a balloon ball, but it’s still satisfying!

We also love to get out and about ourselves, and some of our favourite outings include visiting the local park for ice-creams and the local pub for lunch as well as regular trips to nearby Cannock Chase or further afield throughout Staffordshire.

Alma Court Care Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)

Alma Court Care Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)