Care Homes in Poulton-le-fylde

Poulton-le-fylde has 3 CQC registered care homes. 2 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 2 of the 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

What Residential Care in Poulton-le-fylde Involves and What to Look For

The support a care home provides

Residential care covers the ordinary business of a day: getting up and dressed, meals, help with medication, keeping clean and warm, and the company that living alone often takes away. Staff are trained carers rather than nurses, so a home of this type suits someone whose needs are practical rather than clinical. Ask how care plans are written, how often they are reviewed and who a family should speak to when something changes. Ask too what happens if needs grow, since not every home can continue to support someone whose health declines sharply.

Comparing the three homes here

Bluebell House Residential Care Home and Breck Lodge Care Home both hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, while Abode is rated Requires Improvement. A judgement of Requires Improvement is not a reason to strike a home off by itself, because the report names the specific shortfalls and the provider may already have dealt with them. Read all three reports, note the date of each inspection, then ask each manager what has changed since the inspectors called. Visit twice if you can, once by arrangement and once at a quieter hour, and notice whether staff greet residents by name.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out the Funding

Asking for a care needs assessment

Anyone who may need residential care can ask for an assessment of need, free of charge and whatever their savings. It records the help needed each day and becomes the written account homes will want to read before offering a room. Requests go to Lancashire County Council Adult Social Care, which also arranges the financial assessment that decides whether funded support applies. Where the move follows a hospital stay, ask for the discharge team to be involved early, because the timescales are much shorter than for a planned move.

Fees and the questions to settle first

Fees are quoted as a weekly figure covering the room, meals, laundry and personal care, with hairdressing, chiropody and outings normally charged separately. Where capital falls below the national threshold, the council may contribute once its financial assessment is complete, and above it the place is funded privately. Ask every home for its fees in writing, with the policy on annual increases, notice periods and what happens during a hospital admission. Those answers are far easier to obtain before a contract is signed than afterwards.

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