Applegarth - 01628 663287

Applegarth is a friendly eighteen bedroomed Residential Care Home for the Elderly, located in Taplow, between the boroughs of Maidenhead/Windsor/Slough

Here at Applegarth - our focus is on caring for the individual - always treating them with dignity, and promoting independence. With this in mind, individual care plans are in place ensuring that all care provided is very much person centred. The size of our homes also means we can offer a real feel of home away from home.

We also understand the importance of keeping hold of pets - and so Applegarth care home is a pet friendly home; a member of the Cinnamon Trust with a five star rating. We also provide long term care, and respite care is available for those in need. The accommodation includes seventeen single rooms and one double room, all with en-suite facilities. The building has a TV lounge, a light and airy dining room, and a communal shower and bathroom, as well as a beautiful enclosed garden.

The home also has a sun lounge, which provides access out into the homes garden. Here at Applegarth maintaining residents dignity and promoting independence is important to us, as is providing emotional and physical support to both our residents and their families. To maintain this, 24 hour call bell systems are allocated in all the rooms and throughout the home to allow residents to call for assistance at all times.

We also have a key-worker system is in place, allowing each resident their own dedicated Key-worker. With this, personalised care plans are in place which are reviewed monthly by the allocated Key-worker. This ensures a continuing high level of care for each individual.

Our local Burnham doctors pay a weekly visit to the care home and each resident is seen at least once a month. Local District Nurses visit on request and yearly eye tests are carried out within the home.

Chiropody visits every 6 weeks & weekly visits from our hairdresser.

Two fully trained cooks prepare lovely home cooked meals to cater for all tastes & dietary needs. Menus are monitored regularly with residents & families completing feedback sheets into what meals they would like to see on the menus.

Alternative choices are given with each meal, as well as a soft options for those with eating difficulties.

Menus are provided for the tables as well as a large menu board in the dining room allowing residents to know what the day's meal choices are.

Special cutlery/equipment provided.

We are also delighted to offer;
- A varied activity programme with our in-house Activity Co-Ordinator, tailored to cater for different tastes. Activities can include Sing-a-Longs, Card and Musical Bingo, Quizzes, Board and Parlour Games, Exercise sessions, Reminiscence, Manicures, Cookery demos, Arts and Crafts and much more which all takes place throughout the week (the weekends are dedicated to family/friend visits and care assistant based one-to-one time)

We can also provide flower arranging, simple gardening, trips out, cabaret entertainments & family events/seasonal parties/special celebrations with the help of our Residents Entertainment Fund. It gratefully receives donations from generous benefactors and we thank all who have contributed before and in the future.

- We are members of The Cinnamon Trust and beloved, well-behaved pets are welcomed at Applegarth along with our monthly visits from the much loved PAT dog/s http://www.petsastherapy.org/

Animals have been proven as beneficial for the health and well-being of many residents and so they are always welcome at our Home.

Please note: We take our residents' right to privacy very seriously - therefore, please do not post any personal/private/medical details about your family member/relative on this Page. It is for general information about Applegarth and the daily/weekly/special events and happenings only. Residents facial images (photographs) will be pixelated when photographic images of Applegarth are posted online - unless the residents have given consent to the Page management. Any inappropriate photos or comments will be removed by the page Administration. Thank you for your understanding.

Tags: Retirement & Assisted Living Facility,Medical Company