Dunniwood Lodge

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229-231 Bawtry Road
Bessacarr
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN4 7AL

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Care Type	Care Home
Care Category	Dementia \| Respite \| Residential
Availability	Yes
Regulator's Rating	Good
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Meet The Manager

Gemma Lindley is Home Manager at Dunniwood Lodge.

Before joining Dunniwood Lodge, I managed large dual nursing & residential care settings, as well as residential services, across Derby, South Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire.

At Dunniwood we make meaningful new memories and believe each individual is at the heart of what we do. I love being part of and leading the team at Dunniwood.

I'm qualified in care and have an NVQ level 5 Diploma award in Management of Residential and Nursing Care, NVQ’s in healthcare and team leadership, and I’m also trained in Dementia and Cognitive Therapy and a Dignity Champion.

“At Dunniwood we believe in a person-centred care approach, moulding the care around the individual. The people who live at Dunniwood are unique and are very much involved in the care they receive. We offer a home from home experience, with a lovely layout that allows people to socialise and also have privacy when they need it.”

About Us

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.

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Care

Care Options	We Can Provide
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

Infection Control (S.A.F.E.)

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.

Infection Control Initiatives in place
	Infection Control Training	Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections.
	Sterilisation & Disinfection Devices	We are using sterilisation and/or disinfection devices within our care setting.
	Virus Testing	We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting.

Safe Visiting Space

	We have a safe visiting space
Visiting Pod with intercom system, accessed without entry into the main home

Connectivity for resident testing, monitoring & communications
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.

Connectivity for resident testing, monitoring & communications

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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Admission Criteria

Minimum Age
60

Building and Facilities

Our Building and Facilities
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. Our rooms are bright and well equipped, all en-suite, with profiling beds available, plenty of closet space, TV and telephone points, WiFi, and 24- hour call bell. We have many well-furnished communal areas where people can relax, spend time together or enjoy the activities that happen within the home. People can enjoy our lovely outdoor space with gardens, summer house, fish pond, and patio, where they can sit and enjoy the view or socialise in the fresh air.

Our Building and Facilities

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.

Our rooms are bright and well equipped, all en-suite, with profiling beds available, plenty of closet space, TV and telephone points, WiFi, and 24- hour call bell.

We have many well-furnished communal areas where people can relax, spend time together or enjoy the activities that happen within the home. People can enjoy our lovely outdoor space with gardens, summer house, fish pond, and patio, where they can sit and enjoy the view or socialise in the fresh air.

Is Our Home Purpose Built
Yes

How Many Floors We Have
2

Who Owns Our Building
Private

Communal Rooms
Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges.

What Else Do We Provide
Assisted Bathroom, Hairdressers, Lift.

Our Garden
Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Pond or Lake, Private Garden(s), Seating, Secure Garden, Summer House, Wheelchair Friendly Access.

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Rooms

Description
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.

Description

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
Number Of Rooms	44
Number Of Ensuite Rooms	44

Type Of Room
Single Room.

Room Features
Furnished, Garden View.

Room Facilities
Alarm, Internet Access, Telephone Point, Wifi.

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Meet our Team

Description
Our experienced and thoughtful trained team is at the heart of Dunniwood. We always go the extra mile to ensure all of our residents’ stay is comfortable and enjoyable. We enable you to continue to live as independently as possible by receiving care and support through our person-centered, care planning approach with highly trained and thoughtful carers.

Our Team
Gemma Lindley Home Manager Before joining Dunniwood Lodge, I managed large dual nursing & residential care settings, as well as residential services, across Derby, South Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire. At Dunniwood we make meaningful new memories and believe each individual is at the heart of what we do. I love being part of and leading the team at Dunniwood. I'm qualified in care and have an NVQ level 5 Diploma award in Management of Residential and Nursing Care, NVQ’s in healthcare and team leadership, and I’m also trained in Dementia and Cognitive Therapy and a Dignity Champion. “At Dunniwood we believe in a person-centred care approach, moulding the care around the individual. The people who live at Dunniwood are unique and are very much involved in the care they receive. We offer a home from home experience, with a lovely layout that allows people to socialise and also have privacy when they need it.” Hayley Lewis Deputy Manager I always knew I wanted to work with people and make people's lives better and working in the care sector allows me to do that. I started as a Night Care Assistant, have worked in various roles at Dunniwood, learning and developing my skills, and now support the team and home as Deputy Manager. I’m qualified with an NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care and an NVQ 3 Team Leader, a trained first aider, and qualified in movement and handling-Train the Trainer. "I believe that dignity and independence are central to what we do at Dunniwood and that people should be treated as individuals and be listened to and respected. Caring to me is about doing everything we can to make life a little easier, making people happy, and making sure they receive the highest quality of care. Every day we support family and friendship and that’s what I’m proud of." Jill Activities Co-ordinator Jill and her family moved to Doncaster in the year 2000 and that’s when she found a passion for care work. Jill has worked through many different roles in the health and social care sector, finally settling at Dunniwood Lodge in December 2016, and is now our activities coordinator for the home. She loves her role and thoroughly enjoys it. "We like to keep our residents' minds and bodies active, we do a range of activities from relaxing pampering sessions, puzzles and games to shake and move and chair exercising. Our people are individuals and we cater to what they like to do and hobbies they enjoy."

Our Team

Gemma Lindley

Home Manager

Before joining Dunniwood Lodge, I managed large dual nursing & residential care settings, as well as residential services, across Derby, South Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire.

At Dunniwood we make meaningful new memories and believe each individual is at the heart of what we do. I love being part of and leading the team at Dunniwood.

Hayley Lewis

Deputy Manager

I always knew I wanted to work with people and make people's lives better and working in the care sector allows me to do that. I started as a Night Care Assistant, have worked in various roles at Dunniwood, learning and developing my skills, and now support the team and home as Deputy Manager.

I’m qualified with an NVQ 3 in Health & Social Care and an NVQ 3 Team Leader, a trained first aider, and qualified in movement and handling-Train the Trainer.

"I believe that dignity and independence are central to what we do at Dunniwood and that people should be treated as individuals and be listened to and respected. Caring to me is about doing everything we can to make life a little easier, making people happy, and making sure they receive the highest quality of care. Every day we support family and friendship and that’s what I’m proud of."

Jill

Activities Co-ordinator

Jill and her family moved to Doncaster in the year 2000 and that’s when she found a passion for care work. Jill has worked through many different roles in the health and social care sector, finally settling at Dunniwood Lodge in December 2016, and is now our activities coordinator for the home. She loves her role and thoroughly enjoys it.

"We like to keep our residents' minds and bodies active, we do a range of activities from relaxing pampering sessions, puzzles and games to shake and move and chair exercising. Our people are individuals and we cater to what they like to do and hobbies they enjoy."

Fees

Funding Types
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

Food (Choice Dining)

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	Pureed Vegetarian
Our Menu	Sample_Menu.pdf
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Activities

Activities Are So Important
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 Are So Important

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.

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Timetables
Sample+activities+planner.pdf

Activities At Home
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
Garden Centre, Local Tourist Attractions, Park, Shopping.

Pets

Our Pets
By arrangement of the management

Can You Bring Your Pet
Yes

How We Help With Your Pet
Feeding.

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