Everything about Gainsborough House is designed to create an atmosphere of home, warmth and care; and whilst it functions as an exceptionally well-run nursing home with room for 72 guests, it does so in the context of surroundings which have the look and feel, décor and layout of an exceptionally comfortable and well-appointed five-star hotel.
Within a happy and cheerful environment, residents are looked after with exceptional one-to-one care, much of it based on stimulation of mind and memory, motor skills and physical activity, so as to bring out the best in each individual. For example, outside every guest’s room is a ‘Memory Box’, containing a collection of their photos, cards and memorabilia, so that staff, visitors and residents can dip into the box and use the material to encourage conversation and recollection with residents.
There is a ‘Sensory Hub’ at the heart of Gainsborough House; this is a large and comfortable space which residents are encouraged to visit regularly for conversation with fellow guests, staff and visitors.
Gainsborough House has a wide range of facilities and residents are encouraged to make full use of them.
As well as each resident having their own bedroom with flat-screen TV and en suite bathroom, we offer a range of facilities focused on making residents feel at home and part of a vibrant family community:
- Sensory hubs, lounges and quiet areas
- Activity rooms, life-skill areas and libraries
- Enclosed communal sensory gardens with low-risk walkways
- Hair & Beauty Salon*, for hairdressing, facials, massage, manicures and pedicures (*charges may apply)
- Large screen TV room