Residential Care

Residential care provides comfort and security when living at home may have become lonely or when support is needed with daily tasks such as washing, dressing and eating. If you or a loved one has a clinical nursing need such as wound care, catheter care, tube feeding or specialist medication by injection e.g., for diabetes, then you will typically need nursing care. All Forest Care homes provide 24-hour residential care, and four of our five homes across Surrey and Hampshire provide 24-hour nursing care.

Our compassionate and experienced nurses provide 24/7 support for our residents with all their personal care, medication and other daily needs. Our aim is to improve our resident’s quality of life with a safe, comfortable, happy, ‘home-from-home’ environment, beautifully decorated rooms, tranquil outdoor spaces, nutritious and delicious home-cooked meals and a choice of meaningful and engaging activities.

We involve families in care and activity planning to gain a personal understanding of what really matters to each resident and to learn about their favourite pastimes and hobbies. We encourage social interaction and friendship, and always respect our residents’ preferences for privacy and choice. We provide support and care to enable them to retain their independence wherever possible and our residents are always free to choose how they spend their time.

Providing well-rounded care is important to us, we endeavour to look after residents’ physical and medical needs, as well as their social, mental and emotional well-being. Although physiotherapy, chiropody and hairdressing are not regulatory requirements, we believe they form an integral part of our resident’s care and therefore are provided at no additional cost.

We work closely with families to ensure that the move for their loved one is a smooth and positive one. It can be an emotionally sensitive time, so from the outset we create continuity and reassurance wherever possible. Our open visiting policy means family and friends are welcome at any time, and our Home Managers are here if you wish to talk about your loved one’s care or any aspect of the home.

“From the first time I walked through the front door, I just knew this was the place where a loved one would be made to feel at home and genuinely cared for with compassion and dignity.” Relative review on carehome.co.uk