Melbourne House Care Home
Home from home
Cartref Gofal Melbourne House
Cartref gofal preifat sy’n eiddo i’r teulu James yw Cartref Gofal Melbourne House.
Mae Melbourne House wedi ei sefydlu fel Cartref preswyl ers 1996. Mae’r tîm gofal yn ymfalchïo eu bod yn cynnig gwasanaeth gofal proffesiynol o’r radd uchaf i’r henoed. Mae’r gofal yn berson-ganolog ac yn canolbwyntio ar weld yr unigolyn yn hytrach na’r rheswm pam eu bod yn y cartref gofal. Mae Melbourne House yn hapus i ddarparu ar gyfer pobl y mae arnynt angen gofal tymor hir, tymor byr a gofal seibiant. Gwnawn ein gorau i roi’r gofal o’r radd uchaf i chi. Bydd gofalu amdanoch yn cael ei gynllunio i ateb eich anghenion personol, gan hybu eich hawliau, eich dewisiadau, eich annibyniaeth a’ch ansawdd bywyd.
Who We Are
Committed to Caring
When you choose Melbourne House Care Home, you will start feeling a lot like taking an extended vacation. Here, you can sit back and relax knowing that everything you need will be taken care of. We’ve been a well established Care Home since 1989. We offer both short and long-term care, depending on your current health needs and lifestyle preferences. Now that you’re living your golden years, you deserve a golden home!
Programmes & Services
Your Future Is Friendly
Melbourne House Care Home provides a full spectrum of daily services that help everyone live a life full of dignity, purpose, and respect. Whether one of our service users requires Medication Monitoring or required company from friendly staff and other service users, we strive to provide many options so our community members feel well taken care of. Our care plans are tailored to each and every service users using a holistic personal centred approach, working in collaboration with the service user, their families and outside professional agencies.
Medication Monitoring
Service Subitle
We provide our Service users with Medication Monitoring to make sure that every service users is on the correct medication. Melbourne House Care home work in partnership with the local Pharmacy and General Practitioner. .
Personal Centred Approach
Extra Support Provided
Many of our community members/ Service users at Melbourne House Care Home require some degree of health and well-being monitoring. Our Care Home provides personal centred approach that is unique to each individual service user. By catering to the personal needs of each service user we ensure that everyone feels like they’re truly at home at Melbourne House Care Home. "We staff work at their home".
Quote
Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Old age: the crown of life, our play’s last act”
About Our Home
Pursuit of Health and Happiness
Within Melbourne House Care Home we strive to ensure that the service users, physical, mental and emotional are met through our their stay, whether it being respite or permanent. We have a strong link with the community practitioners such as District Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Optometrists, Dentist, Hairdresser, entertainers and church representatives ensuring that we provide a holistic approach to serve users individual needs. In line with the social care well being act 2014. Our aim within Melbourne House is to ensure that we have a safe and secure environment for the Service User to live, we work in line with the Health and safety legislations such as fire safety standards, medication act, Legionella etc. All staff employed within Melbourne House attend mandatory Adult safeguarding training and are fully aware of the procedures in dealing with safeguarding concerns such as SOVA. The registered Manager within Melbourne House Care Home is a registered nurse and works in line with the NMC (2014) Guidelines and the Social care and well being act (2014).
Who We Are
Management Team
Caren Thomas
Registered Manager/Y Rheolwr Cofrestredig
As Melbourne House Care Home registered Manager, Caren Thomas promotes a cohesive relationship between our Service Users and staff members. With extensive experience working in Health and Social Care and a vibrant personality, Caren makes sure everything at our Care Home runs smoothly. Caren's is bilingual with her first language being welsh.Mae
Cymraeg
Mrs Thomas yn gyfrifol am ei phractis ac mae hi’n gweithio i gyd-fynd â chôd ymarfer Cyngor Nyrsio a Bydwreigiaeth (NMC). Mae hi’n ymdrin â phob agwedd o ddarparu gofal yn ein cartref ac mae hi’n brofiadol iawn gyda’r gwaith ymarferol. Yn ogystal â’i hyfforddiant ffurfiol mae hi’n gallu rheoli’r cartref mewn modd sy’n annog y staff, ac mae hi’n gwneud yn siŵr bod pobl yn teimlo’n gyfforddus, eu bod yn cael cefnogaeth a’u bod yn saff.
Gallwch gael gafael ar Caren Thomas yn
Cartref Gofal Melbourne House,
22-24 Heol Caerfyrddin,
Crosshands,
Llanelli,
SA14 6SP
Rhif Ffôn 01269 845404
E bost Melhouse2224@gmail.com
Catrin James
Registered Individual and Company Director / Y Person Cofrestredig.
Catrin Has over 16 years nursing experience. Catrin is responsibilities for her practice working in line with the NMC code of practice, cover all aspects of the provision of care in our home and extensive hands on experience.
Cymraeg.
Mrs Catrin James
Mae dros 16 mlynedd o brofiad nyrsio gan Catrin.
Mae Catrin yn gyfrifol am ei phractis, ac mae hi’n gweithio i gyd-fynd â chôd ymarfer Cyngor Nyrsio a Bydwreigiaeth (NMC), sy’n ymdrin â phob agwedd o ddarparu’r gofal yn y cartref, ac mae hi’n brofiadol iawn â’r gwaith ymarferol.
Gallwch gael gafael ar Catrin James yn
Cartref Gofal Melbourne House,
22-24 Heol Caerfyrddin,
Crosshands,
Llanelli,
SA14 6SP
Rhif Ffôn 01269 845404
E bost Melhouse2224@gmail.com
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see”
Mark Twain
Service we Provided
What We Offer
Melbourne House Care Home offers the very best senior living in Carmarthenshire. All of our living options are customizable, and we provide a full range of services to accommodate everyone. Qualified care staff who are QCF level 2 and above are available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week to attend to all of our service users’ personal and healthcare needs. We understand that additional assistance may be required, and that’s ok - it’s the reason we’re here.
24/7 Emergency Care
When every day activities become too difficult to manage by ourselves, we often need our family and loved ones to chip in. Melbourne House Care Home provides the support required to carry on with dignity, with the same love and care a family member would provide. This support includes 24/7 Emergency Care services, that can be arranged by the local authority.
Permanent Residential or EMI (Dementia) care
We at Melbourne House Care Home specialise in the care of Dementia, we aim to reduce the effects and symptoms of dementia, all whilst offering reassurance to service user and families. Caring for family member/friend with dementia can be challenging and stressful. The staff within the home have all completed the appropriate dementia training.
Our Amenities
What We Provide
Hairdressing
Great Options
6 month review with social worker
working in partnership
Freshly home cooked food
Designed With You In Mind
Accurate and Honest
friendly and professional
Giving back to the Community
Make an Impact
Defibrillator
This year we have donated a Defibrillator to the village of Foelgastell. Here is a picture of staff and manager with the defibrillator before it was put in use.
Donation toward "Angor"
Angor, Is a new initiative to support local people in Carmarthenshire diagnosed with Cancer or life-limiting illness.
'The concept for Angor started over 15 years ago when we noticed that there was a clear need for an updated wellness approach to ongoing care. Current models of cancer care follow-up cannot hope to meet all needs, and this is where Angor is aiming to help fill this void'
On 28 April 2022 15 bikers will take the challenge of cycling a journey of approximately 320 miles through Wales and Ireland before finishing the ride on 1 May 2022 at a location very close to Lyn's heart which is Llwyngwair Caravan Park, Newport, Pembrokeshire. There will be a celebration on 1 May 2022 at Llwyngwair Manor with entertainment, auction, food and a few drinks! Please kindly could you sponser this venture to ensure that we can provide this service in Carmarthenshire.
If you wish to donate could you kindly forward a donation to ANGOR via Hefin Williams on 01269 870350 or ogharries@hotmail.co.uk.
Donation
Over the passed few year Melbourne House Care Home have donated funds to local children sport clubs.
Family Pets
Maggie Therapy dog and Gold fish
Our family fish help keep the service users relaxed. Many service users enjoy watching them swim and others enjoy feeding them.
Maggie is a trained Therapy Dog who attends Melbourne House regular and also sister home Llys Fechan.
Job Openings
Find Your Next Opportunity.
We’re looking for compassionate and caring individuals to join our team at Melbourne House Care Home. Whether you’re looking for a full or part-time job, or a volunteer position, Melbourne House Care Home has many opportunities available. If you’re passionate about working at a Care Home, please get in touch.
All our carer have a DBS enhanced check.
Senior Carer
Melbourne House Care Home is a family run business with 23 beds.
As a senior care worker, you will work with the residents closely on a daily basis, assisting them to live their lives to the full. You will assist them with all of their needs (including personal care) according to their wishes. Becoming a friend and having fun with them is one of the most important parts of the role.
Your brakes will be paid!!
Duties will include:
Ensuring health and wellbeing of residents.
Providing personal care and emotional support.
Participating in stimulating activities.
Involving residents in a person centred approach.
cleaning.
The Ideal Candidate:
A background of working in care is desired, with experience working as a senior carer .
More important are;
A passion to work with and enable people to live as independent a life as possible.
An enthusiasm and passion for making a difference to peoples lives
A positive ‘can do’ attitude
A strong initiative and ability to work alone as well as being a great team player.
Key information
For this role you will require an Enhanced DBS check.
for more information please contact manager Caren Thomas 01269 845404
COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are to ware masks during their shifts and visitors when helping with personal care. Routine screening for covid is provided.
Carer
As a care worker, you will work with the residents closely on a daily basis, assisting them to live their lives to the full. You will assist them with all of their needs (including personal care) according to their wishes. Becoming a friend and having fun with them is one of the most important parts of the role.
Your brakes will be paid!!
Duties will include:
Ensuring health and wellbeing of residents.
Providing personal care and emotional support.
Participating in stimulating activities.
Involving residents in a person centred approach.
cleaning.
The Ideal Candidate:
A background of working win care is desired, but not necessary as full training and support from senior staff and management is provided. More important are;
A passion to work with and enable people to live as independent a life as possible
An enthusiasm and passion for making a difference to peoples lives
A positive ‘can do’ attitude
A strong initiative and ability to work alone as well as being a great team player.
Key information
For this role you will require an Enhanced DBS check.
for more information please contact manager Caren Thomas 01269 845404
COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are to ware masks during their shifts and visitors when helping with personal care. Routine screening for covid.
What is included?
For many people, moving to a care home is a big decision and it can be difficult to know where to start. Care home fees are based on a range of factors, including specific care needs, which can change over time.
Living at Melbourne House care home you can be confident that a single fee covers the cost of your personally tailored 24 hour care and support, utility bills and meals, as well as a fantastic range of daily activities. In an Melbourne House care home our weekly charge includes:
- cost of personal care
- accommodation
- utilities e.g. heating and light
- all resident catering, meals, snacks and drinks
- laundry undertaken on the premises
- television licence, including for person use
- housekeeping services.
The following extra items and services are not covered by the weekly fees, however we can arrange for them to be provided (at an additional cost):
- professional hairdressing
- personal copies of newspapers or magazines
- personal purchases such as stationery, confectionery, toiletries etc.
- clothing, shoes and slippers
- specialist dry cleaning
- private telephone line rental and calls and cable connections.
In the absence of free provision by the NHS, we can also arrange for the following healthcare services to be provided, these will be charged in addition to the weekly fees:
- chiropody
- optometry
- dentistry
- physiotherapy
- other privately arranged healthcare
At Melbourne House we pride ourselves on offering a personal centred approach to care. Please call us to discuss our fees. Alternatively we welcome you to visit us to discuss your situation face-to-face.
Our current vacancies
4 rooms available.
Care Inspectorate Wales
Please click on the link to review latest report.
FAQ
Complaint procedure
Complaints, Melbourne House Care Home has a robust policy on Safeguarding, always ensuring that the safety of the service users is paramount. We follow the complaints policy and we aim to always provide a safe and secure environment to protect the service users legal rights and protect them from harm. Service users or their representatives should in the first instance take the complaints to the Manager Mrs Thomas. The manager should investigate the complaint and get back to the service user within a set time frame, maximum time of 14 days. If the complaint is not resolved by the manager, it should be referred to the Directors Mr and Mrs James. If still not resolved, the complaint should then be referred to Melbourne House Care Home inspector,
Is there a waitlist to get in?
If the care home has 23 service users , then the manage will have a waiting list file, beds can not be book in months in advanced.
Do you offer Palliative care?
Melbourne House Care home have a very good professional relationship with the local District Nurse Team and also the General Practitioner. This enables us to accept palliative patients.
Contact
Melbourne House Care Home,
22-24 Carmarthen Road, Crosshands, Llanelli, SA14 6SP
01269 845404