Welcome to Alt Park Nursing Home

Alt Park Nursing Home specialises in providing care for young and elderly adults and also provide care for individuals with challenging behaviour.

Situated in Gilmoss, Liverpool, the home shows off two large gardens at the front and rear of the building surrounded by three established local parks which offer a unique rural setting.

The home is set on two floors and provides accommodation of 35 single rooms. There are three large open plan lounges leading to a south-facing conservatory, which offers both ample seating and a breath-taking view of the main garden area.

The home also accommodates 12 single bedrooms downstairs, all individually dressed to suit the unique needs of the residents. On the first floor, there are 23 single bedrooms, 5 of which have an en-suite facility.

The three lounges are confined with their own identity and purpose – quiet lounge, main lounge and dining lounge. All lounges are equipped with flat screens tv’s, radio & reading material.

The dining room lounge has direct access to the conservatory and kitchen allowing residents to request drinks and snacks in-between regular meals offering both ample seating and a breath-taking view of the main garden area.

The conservatory also accommodates daytime activities with the support of the activity coordinator.

There are ample toilet facilities and bathing areas provided, within close proximity to all residents. Each bedroom will be designed with a different colour door and special features to ensure that residents living with dementia can relate to their own living space. Corridors are filled with memory lane photos, reading corners and other interesting features to help residents living with dementia stay stimulated.

Alt Park is part of a group that runs successful Nursing and Residential Care Homes. The Home is registered and inspected by Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide outstanding care as follows:

• Caring for adults over 65 years 
• Caring for adults under 65 years 
• People living with Dementia
• People who require Nursing or Personal care
• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

The maximum number of Residents allowed at any one time is 35.

Alt Park Nursing Home aims to continually provide its residents with a secure, relaxed, and homely environment in which their care, well-being and comfort is of prime importance.

Carers will always strive to preserve and maintain the dignity, individuality and privacy of all residents and in so doing will be sensitive to the residents’ ever-changing needs. Such needs may be medical / therapeutic (for physical and mental welfare), cultural, psychological, spiritual, emotional and social, and residents are encouraged to participate in the development of their individualised Care Plans in which the involvement of family and friends may be appropriate and is greatly valued.

All Care staff within the home will be appropriately qualified to deliver the highest standards of care. A continuous staff training programme is implemented to ensure that these high standards are maintained in line with the latest initiatives and developments in Care Practices as may be laid down in appropriate legislation, regulations and Care Standards.

Alt Park comprises a detached property that has been substantially extended and converted. Situated in Gilmoss, the home shows off two large gardens at the front and rear of the building surrounded by three established local parks which offer a unique rural setting.

Alt Park Nursing Home specialises in providing care for young and elderly adults and also provide care for individuals with challenging behaviour. The home is set on two floors and provides accommodation of 35 single rooms. There are three large open plan lounges leading to a south-facing conservatory, which offers both ample seating and a breath-taking view of our main garden area. The home also accommodates 12 single bedrooms downstairs, which is all individually dressed to suit the unique needs of the residents. On the first floor, there are 23 single bedrooms, 5 of which have an en-suite facility.

There are ample toilet facilities and bathing areas provided, within proximity to all Residents. For those Residents who need help in bathing, we have bathrooms that are easily accessible by staff and Residents. Each room is equipped with a nurse call system and a smoke detector. There are TV points in all rooms and should any Resident wish to have their telephone or Sky TV, then the Resident or their representative will need to contact their chosen provider directly.
The three spacious lounges which cater to all our residents are decorated with their own identity and purpose. The primary room, Butterfly Lounge, is positioned at the front of the home and offers a perfectly quiet environment for residents to relax.

The Oak Lounge, which is the main room, has a large flat-screen colour television and music player. The dining room lounge is a bright, airy space with seating arrangements for residents to have their meals in. This has direct access to the conservatory and kitchen allowing residents to request drinks and snacks in-between regular meals. The residents have the comfort to interact or watch television while they have their meals.

Each bedroom is designed with a different colour door and special features to ensure that our Residents living with Dementia can relate to their own living space. Also, our corridors are filled with sensory pictures, toilets and bathrooms have a feature wall to help our Residents living with Dementia to stay stimulated. Specialist equipment, which includes hoists, grab rails and aids, have all been provided to maximise the independence of our Residents. Doorways that require wheelchair access all have the required opening width.

Registered Nurses are on duty 24 hours a day to ensure continuing high-quality care, and they are assisted by trained Care Assistants to ensure that personalised care and attention is provided to each Resident to maintain their dignity, self-respect and esteem. All of the en-suite facilities comprise a WC and a wash hand basin. All hot water taps have temperature control and are checked weekly to ensure the right temperature for the comfort and convenience of our Residents and all of the bedrooms have matching bedroom units.

Residents are invited to personalise their bedrooms by bringing their ornaments, pictures and any other objects of personal significance into the home. Furniture can be brought in by prior arrangement. The home has a hairdressing salon and the hairdresser attends once a week. Additional charges will be payable by the Resident or their relative for hairdressing, other ancillary medical services and for personal requirements such as newspapers and clothing.

We pay particular attention to detail in order to make the home a safe environment for our Residents, including those who may wish to walk with a purpose. We have installed a touch-tone keypad on the main exit out of the building in order to ensure the safety and protection of all our Residents. In addition, we have installed CCTV in communal areas and access points.

Our chef teams use great ingredients to provide freshly prepared, nutritionally balanced meals based on regularly changing, seasonal menus. We make mealtimes an occasion for our residents, enabling them to enjoy their food in welcoming surroundings and catered for by our care teams. Residents always have multiple options to choose from at all meal times and can opt for something different if they change their minds when the food arrives.

We make sure our residents start the day right with a filling breakfast including cereals, fruit, toast and porridge, plus a daily changing choice of hot options. Our Residents are welcome to have breakfast any time they desire, and we are happy to accommodate their morning schedule. Between Breakfast and Lunch, we offer mid-morning cake and coffee.

Here lunch is the main meal of the day – enabling residents to dine together in a restaurant-style environment and providing a choice of hot meals and the option of soup or a sandwich for those that don’t want something quite as filling. Lunch is finished with delicious desserts, all prepared on-site by our chef teams.

And then, between lunch and supper, it’s mid-afternoon tea time with mouth-watering freshly baked cakes that our residents and team members enjoy together, making afternoon tea an activity in itself. After supper, during the night, lighter meal options are provided in the evening, and fresh fruit and snacks are available throughout the day to keep resident’s nourished, energised and satisfied.

Management Team

Alt Park Nursing Home management team consists of the Manager and the Deputy Manager. Our Manager at ALt Park is Jewin Edwin. Jewin has a wealth of experience working in the care sector and supporting people with living with Dementia. The Manager oversees the day to day running of the Home. The Deputy Manager supports the role of the manager and takes charge in the absence of the Manager. Nurses, Senior Carers, and Carers tend to the needs of the Residents.

Care Team

Alt Park Home has 43 members of staff: 33 of whom are directly involved with providing care for our Residents. Between them, they have over 100 years of care experience. All our Senior Carers hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and more than 55% of staff hold an NVQ Level 2 and others are working towards it.

Support Team

The Admin and Head Office team are responsible for dealing with fees and clients personal allowance, suppliers’ invoices and payroll.

Domestic and Maintenance staff ensure the home is a safe and clean environment at all times, following the regulations set by COSHH, HSE and IPC.

Our cooks work on preparing and providing meals to our residents 3 times a day to meet each individual’s dietary need.

Alt Park invests in a wide range of training for all our staff members, not only do we complete the mandatory training, but we also complete additional training courses such as Catheter Care, Challenging Behaviour, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, Dysphasia, Common Health Problems, End of Life Care and much more. All our staff re-train every year in dementia to keep our knowledge up to date to ensure we provide the best care.

Therapeutic activities are available for all our residents including those living with dementia; these include normal recreational events. Activities are planned and actioned through our Activities Co-ordinator; a 4 weekly plan is available.

Here at Alt Park, we have a dedicated activities coordinator responsible for creating a monthly activities calendar. We Care Group provides the activities coordinators with all the tools necessary to enhance the well-being of our Residents. Each Home is a NAPA (National Activities Provider Association) member, which means each month, we receive a variety of activities and ideas; our activities coordinators can also get trained and develop their skills as well-being coordinators.

As we have residents with dementia, it is crucial to have daily activities that help keep their minds sharp. We focus on the sensory stimulation for our residents, which means we have activities that stimulate their senses (taste, smell, vision, hearing and touch)

Besides the wide range of sensory stimulation and activities, each Home has a 40 inch interactive table. In the past year, WCG invested in getting a Sharp Interactive table to each Home to aid the activities coordinators to provide a more person-centred and one-on-one session to low mobility Residents or Residents who prefer not to socialise. 

In Alt Park, we believe in helping enrich the lives of people with dementia to ensure they are happy and fulfilled.