Improving Personal Health And Wellbeing For Our Residents With Residential Care

Here at Rubislaw Park Care Home, the personal health and mental wellbeing of our residents living in our home is something that is at the top of our priority list. Our residents are the hearts of our care home, they should be given the opportunity to take part in meaningful activities, socialise and keep as active as possible. We have activity and wellbeing coordinators within our team of staff; they’re responsible for ensuring all of our residents are cared for whilst having that opportunity life an improved quality of life.

5 Ways Care Homes Improve The Wellbeing Of Older People

1. Support Mental, Physical & Emotional Wellbeing

Our care homes are equipped to offer comprehensive personal care, where are staff are able to care for one another, supporting our residents mental health, wellbeing, physical health, emotional and medical needs. Meaning our care homes are not only a warm, welcoming, safe place, but it also provides our residents with social opportunities. This is also known as ‘group living’, it’s where we naturally bring in more social opportunities to our residents, such as encouraging physical activity, shared dining spaces and regular arts and craft sessions. Our comprehensive care covers emotional, mental and physical wellbeing, from administering medication to supporting day-to-day activities and group sessions. We provide high quality care, ensuring all our residents receive personalised care that supports them 24/7.

2. Supports a Balanced & Nutritious Diet

We’re lucky enough to offer our residents with the option of private dining, which is ideal for celebrating special occasions with friends and family members. Inviting loved ones to the home to share delicious home cooked meals cooked by our very own chef, helps our residents continue to share those special moments alongside having a balanced diet, improving their overall health.

3. Provide Social Opportunities & Companionship

One of our main priorities here at Rubislaw Park Care Home is being able to offer companionship, which naturally helps our residents combat loneliness and mental health issues, from shared dining spaces to fun activities in and outside of the home. This way of life ensures quality improvement for our residents, meaning they have multiple ways to enjoy social companionships and opportunities. We also have other areas within the home and a private garden where loved ones are welcome to visit, sit together and enjoy quality time together. For times where loves ones are unable to visit our home and residents, they’re still able to contact and connect with friends and family via video and phone calls.

4. Offer Stimulating Activities & Games

We’re passionate about providing stimulating activities and games as it’s a great way to improve an individuals quality of life. We’re always offering a range of accessible activities for our residents to take part in, from puzzle solving and board games to reading and learning musical instruments. Our activities coordinator presents our residents with either a weekly or monthly activity programme that’s engaging and stimulating for their mental and physical health. By giving our residents something new to learn and try means having positive effects on their brain, including improved memory and overall good mental health. From shopping in our local city or the garden centres, to Sunday lunch, sing-alongs and other activities, all varying the interests and abilities of our residents.

5. Daily Worries Eased

Because our care home is an all inclusive care home, this means that all services and facilities are included in the total weekly fees that residents pay for within their care, with some excursions incurring an additional cost. This means we’re able to take a huge amount of stress off our residents and support them daily, preventing other mental health issues. They’re free from worrying about bills, the cost of living, cooking and household maintenance etc. Our residents are able to to focus on their mental health and wellbeing ensuring the daily worries disappear, for them to be more relaxed, improving their self esteem.

What Does An Average Day Living In A Residential Care Home Involve

Residential care here in Aberdeen allows our residents to live the way they wish to. We have a dedicated team of care providers working around-the-clock to support residents as much or as little as they need. We value our residents skill sets and strengths, encouraging them to maintain and use their independence as much as possible. With residential care, the type of care and support each one of our residents receive is personalised to suit them and their needs. For some, the level of support is little, whereas for others, it can be higher.

In our home, we aim to create a positive and welcoming atmosphere for our residents to ensure they feel empowered, happy and confident. An atmosphere that ensures our residents don’t feel too far away from home. That’s why, here at Rubislaw Park Care Home, we have a holistic care approach, tailoring all of our activities and facilities to be as inclusive and expansive as can be, making sure there is something for everyone to get involved in, improving their daily living.

Every day will be different, however a typical daily routine may include the following:

• Waking up between 7-8am, if you need assistance with getting washed and dressed, a care assistant will help.
• You’ll then have your breakfast in our home's communal dining area where you will also be given your medication if needed.
• There is usually a morning activity for our residents
• Followed by lunch in either the communal dining area, or outside if the weather is good
• Within the afternoon there will be another activity or form of gentle exercise, during the day there are also opportunities for family and friends to visit
• Dinner time will either be in the dining room or privately in your own room if you’d prefer
• You can then enjoy a film or some TV in the home's cinema or TV within your room
• Before bed, staff will be checking on each resident to ensure they’re comfy and content

Each resident enjoys the freedom or doing whatever they want to do, we promote independence, although if you prefer to have a set daily routine, this can be an option. Our residents are also not forced to join in where they don’t want to, although the majority of our residents love joining in and having that social element to the activities along with making new friends along the way.

Environment and Facilities

No matter your preference to life within a residential care home, we have suitable needs that can tailor to anyone. For example, if you like a busy, bustling place, somewhere with bright colours and plenty of social activities we can do exactly that. But, if you’re looking to spend time in a more quieter space, with a tranquil setting, your private space and the option to spend your time reading or listening to the radio, we can also accommodate to this with our great facilities such as our private quiet room. 

Here at Rubislaw Park Care Home, you can be rest assured that the environment is pleasent and clean, with an excellent life satisfaction. With up to date facilities and amenities, we’re able to accommodate to those with a complex health needs, disabilities including a learning disability or conditions such as dementia.

We’re lucky enough to have private gardens, on-site cinemas, on-site hair and nail salons, a games and recreation room and every Friday night we host happy hour for our weekly pub quizzes!

Activities

Life in a care home doesn't have to be dull and we make sure of that here at Rubislaw Park Care Home. As mentioned previously, we have an activity and wellbeing coordinator who organises activities for our lovely residents. From arts and craft sessions to games and recreational activities, physical and mental health is important for our residents, their primary care is our priority. However, our main focus is ensuring our residents are having the best time! So, whether that’s planning challenges in the garden during the spring and summer, playing games or taking our residents out into the community, you can be rest assured knowing that each individuals wellbeing is looked after.

Our activity coordinators are amazing when it comes to encouraging our residents to get involved if they want to, boosting their self esteem. At Rubislaw Park Care Home, we take our residents our regularly in the mini bus and car, making sure they also have great adventures outside of the grounds too.

Come rain or shine, we have a range of fabulous acts that come into the home, they love to put on a show for our residents, from breathtaking dancers and performers to our very own home choir where residents can participate or watch joyfully.

We’re a home and community where you can take up new hobbies, enjoy the outside and continue with doing what you love, whether that’s gardening or reading, we’re positive to leading our residents into a stress-free, happy life with enhanced health.

Our Staff

Our healthcare professionals are the lifeline of our care home, each one of our members always go above and beyond for health and care excellence of our residents. Our staff are here from the moment you wake up, all the way through till it’s time to go to bed. We have a number of positive, professional, compassionate and enthusiastic staff members who are dedicated to providing the best level of care, including any mental health conditions, along with amazing qualified nurses to help with more complex individuals who may need more assistance with their health and social care. Our staff members are also here to listen, we’re sympathetic and here to help resolve any problems or worries you may have.

Here to Support You & Your Care Needs

It can be both upsetting and worrying when you realise that your loved one has lost the ability to cater for themselves even with simple day-to-day tasks like dressing, washing, cooking and cleaning. However, you can be rest assured that here at Rubislaw Park Care Home in Aberdeen, your loved one will not only eat a balanced, nutritious diet with home-cooked, fresh meals, they’ll also be loved and cared for. We’re here to improve health and care for anyone, no matter their condition, long-term or short, supporting their medical, physical, emotional, wellbeing and emotional needs. We provide a safe and welcoming environment with outstanding levels of person-centred care. We also offer support for nursing care and respite care. Through a mixture of 24 hour support and social opportunities, we’re able to help our residents fight loneliness, offer mental health services to reduce stress and anxiety as well as keeping them active.

Our team of professionals are friendly and on hand to provide the best advice needed to help support any of our residents or loved ones. Please get in touch with us today and speak to one of our staff members, or if you would like to learn more about the lifestyle within our care home and how we can support you with physical and mental care.