Dunniwood Lodge
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229-231 Bawtry Road
Bessacarr
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN4 7AL
| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Residential | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Gemma Lindley is Home Manager at Dunniwood Lodge.
I believe in a person-centred care approach, moulding the care around the individual. The people who live here at Dunniwood are unique and are very much involved in the care they receive.
Our homely setting is designed to enable people to socialise, stay active, and have privacy when they need it. Whether residents are here for respite or longer-term residential or dementia care they receive the best care around the clock.
Dunniwood Lodge is a warm and friendly care home providing residential, dementia, respite, and day care for older people, ran by an experienced team who deliver the highest quality of care.
We're situated in Bessacarr, Doncaster, close to the beautiful Yorkshire Wildlife Park, with spacious communal areas and bright rooms, we offer a relaxing environment where our residents can socialise and enjoy life.
Our home has a beautiful outdoor space with a garden, patio area, summer house, and a fishpond, which is perfect for relaxing in the open air.
Our activity coordinators ensure a great range of social and relaxing activities that take into account residents’ needs and interests, making sure quality and enjoyment of life is fulfilled.
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, End of Life, Palliative, Personal care. |
| Disability Support | Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Walking Frame. |
| Medication | By Mouth. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Challenging Behaviour. |
| 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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Dunniwood Lodge is working within the government guidelines to help protect its staff and clients. |
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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. |
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Sterilisation & Disinfection Devices | We are using sterilisation and/or disinfection devices 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 Our care home provides a telephone in some of our residents’ rooms. |
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| Our Building and Facilities |
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Every detail of our purpose-built home has been carefully tailored to offer the highest quality accommodation, colourful decor, beautiful furnishings, and seating options to suit every need, creating a pleasing and relaxing environment. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| Yes |
| How Many Floors We Have |
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| 2 |
| 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, Hairdressers, Lift. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Pond or Lake, Private Garden(s), Seating, Secure Garden, Summer House, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
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All of our 44 rooms are comfortable, bright, and well-furnished rooms, where people can add their personal touches, bringing their home luxuries with them. All of our rooms have en-suite facilities with Basin, mirror and WC. Our rooms offer adjustable beds and TV and Telephone connections if required, seating areas, and blackout blinds or curtains. We also have shared bathroom facilities with bath and shower areas that cater for people who need assistance. We can also offer Sky TV in rooms subject to a contract with the provider. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 41 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 44 |
| Type Of Room |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Furnished, Garden View. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Alarm, Internet Access, Telephone Point, Wifi. |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Doncaster |
| Region | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| 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. Find out more about Choice Dining.
| Our Menu |
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| Activities Are So Important |
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We believe in creating a community and making sure every day offers different things to do. Our Activity Coordinators run a great range of social and relaxing activities from art and crafts, bingo, pamper sessions, to quizzes and games that consider people's needs and interests, all to create meaningful experiences that enrich lives. We run feature events within the homes with entertainers and musicians for our people to sit back and enjoy. We also run day trips for our people to enjoy the sights and sounds of the local area including the local Wildlife Park and further afield. We hope our residents will take full advantage of these fun experiences and if they would like to maintain a hobby or interest, we are more than happy to accommodate. |
| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Animal Petting, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Cooking, Crafts, Crosswords, Excursions, 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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| Garden Centre, Local Tourist Attractions, Park, Shopping. |
| Our Pets |
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Please speak to the home manager. |
| Can You Bring Your Pet |
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| Yes |
229-231 Bawtry Road
Bessacarr
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN4 7AL
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 | 12th May 2021 |
| Last rated | 4th June 2021 |
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| Registration Date | 20th July 2015 |
| Service Provider | Dunniwood Lodge (Doncaster) Limited, DN4 7AL |
Dunniwood Lodge Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park, Train Station nearby. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Church. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Garden Centre, Hospital, Park, Pub, Restaurant, Shops. |
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