A day at Bolters Corner.
"What will their day actually be like?" is the question every family really wants answered. So rather than tell you about the home, here's a whole day in it — from the first cup of tea to the night nurse's rounds.
CQC rated Good · read the report Family-run since 1982
MorningBreakfast, and the first rounds
Breakfast is cooked here, by our own chefs.
Nobody is hurried out of bed. Breakfast is made fresh in our kitchen and served in the dining room or in your own room, whichever you'd rather. The nurses do their morning round, and medication is given by a qualified nurse.
- Fresh every day. Every meal is prepared on-site by our own chefs, with personalised plans for every dietary need.
- Qualified nurses, every shift. Medication, mobility, continence, wounds and long-term conditions are looked after by nurses.
MiddayLate morning, and lunch
The busiest, liveliest part of the day.
Late morning is when most things happen. It's when the entertainer comes, when there's a sing-along or flower arranging on, and when the hairdresser, the chiropodist or the physio is in. Our local GP surgeries look after residents too, with a doctor in every week and extra appointments whenever they're needed. Then lunch — cooked fresh, with likes, dislikes and dietary needs planned in.
Dad enjoyed all the music events, flower arranging and parties you've had.
Susan · a card to the home
AfternoonVisitors, the garden, a trip out
A gentler afternoon — the garden, a visitor, or a trip out.
Afternoons are gentler. Family and friends are always welcome — there are comfortable visiting rooms and quiet garden spaces to sit in, or come up to the room. Some afternoons there's an outing in our own minibus, to the garden centre or into Banstead village, and we encourage families to take their relative out too.
EveningSupper, and the people who know you
Supper, and a quiet evening.
Supper is cooked fresh like every other meal, in the dining room or in your own room. The carers on the evening shift know how each resident takes their tea, who likes the television on and who'd rather have the quiet.
Next best thing to having him at home.
Sue
NightSomeone's always awake
Nurses and carers on duty all night.
This is the part families lie awake worrying about, so it's the part we take most seriously. Qualified nurses and care staff are on duty through the night and available at all times to look after residents — checking on people, settling anyone who's unsettled, and there whenever someone needs them. And if someone wants a cup of tea or something to eat at three in the morning, they can have it — there's food available around the clock, not only at set mealtimes.
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Caring for the people you care for.
Since 1982. The best way to choose a home is to visit it — come and see for yourself.