The Beeches Nursing Home 1.96

The Beeches is a private luxurious residence for the elderly, physically disabled and individuals requiring dementia care or palliative care needs. The Georgian House has been sympathetically restored and is a grade 2 listed building situated in Hayle. All rooms within The Beeches are furnished to high standard with en-suite facilities. There are 28 beds spread across two floors, encompassing 2 custom built extensions, 25 rooms being single occupancy. Medical cover at The Beeches is provided by Bodriggy Health Centre, which have extended opening hours Monday - Friday and offer pharmacy services 7 days a week. Outside of surgery hours medical care is currently provided by Cornwall Care. The Beeches specialises in care provision for the elderly offering palliative and end of life care. We also provide rehabilitation services for individual post discharge from hospital and work in partnership with Plymouth University to promote learning and work placement's for nursing students.

The members of the team meet regularly to discuss the care of residents, identifying changing needs and planning effective intervention. Each meeting is attended by the Matron / Manager, staff nurses and selection of healthcare assistants. Meetings and discussions occur on a daily basis at staff handover, with full team meetings taking place 3-6 monthly. The team liaise with various multi-disciplinary professionals including, GP's, physiotherapists, social workers, community matrons, district nurses, community psychiatric nurses, specialist palliative care nurses, Parkinson's specialist nurse and early intervention service to provide the most effective care for our residents.

The Beeches allows open visiting for relatives and significant others where residents are at the end of their lives. Staff members are available 24/7 for relatives and residents wanting to discuss needs, wishes and sensitive issues and facilities are provided for those wanting to stay during the night to accompany their loved ones.

All staff members at The Beeches are dedicated to providing a high standard of personalised holistic care to all residents and aim to ensure a peaceful and dignified death promoting the five priorities of care for the dying person (One chance to get it right) Relatives of the deceased are supported in bereavement with a follow up appointment from the Matron / Manager or senior member of staff and are given the opportunity to discuss any issue they may have.