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A warm and welcoming home where everyone matters
Telephone 01271 830599 | Email
A warm and welcoming home where everyone matters
Our rooms are spacious and have lovely views of the countryside and gardens.
Our VISION is to be a warm and welcoming Home where everyone matters.
Our VALUES are:
Swimbridge House Nursing Home is a 44-bed nursing home with a very homely atmosphere and plenty of personal attention. The home is situated just outside the village of Swimbridge in a rural setting, close to the A361 link road and within five miles from the regional centre of Barnstaple, and seven miles from South Molton. The nursing home may be found by leaving the village along Station Hill and crossing the new bridge. There is a regular bus service to and from Barnstaple and South Molton which runs throughout the day.
The home offers nursing and residential care in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, where the physical and mental well-being of each resident will be catered for, providing a warm and friendly environment with highly qualified nursing staff giving professional care at all times. The home also specialises in dementia care and is accredited for the “Six Steps” End-of-Life Care. The home is registered with the Care Quality Commission.
Swimbridge House aims to provide a safe environment, with 24 hour nursing care by our qualified and trained nursing team for the medically and chronically sick. We consider quality of life is of the greatest importance, aiming to maintain and improve the health of our residents while providing a caring, secure and stimulating atmosphere. All residents are encouraged to be as independent as possible and participate in the day to day routine of the home. Residents flourish as we care with warmth and understanding in a secure and happy environment with qualified, attentive staff.
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Swimbridge House Nursing Home is committed to ensuring that we keep all our residents and staff as safe as possible.
We are doing everything within our ability and resources to prevent spreading of this highly contagious virus in order to keep our residents and staff safe and healthy.
The Home is allowing visits in our ‘garden room’. If you would like to arrange a visit, please call the home and speak to Nic or Claire P (Monday – Friday during office hours). All visitors will require to do a fast Covid test (LFD test, which we provide), wear appropriate PPE, have a temperature check and complete a questionnaire. Visits inside the Home are also allowed, based on individual assessments of risks and needs.
In addition, residents will also be able to leave the care home for outdoor activities, medical appointments and activities without self-isolating upon return. Residents will not need to take a test when visiting out either before or after the visit.
Provisions for alternative forms of communication for families and friends are also still available (such as telephone or video calling by WhatsApp). For essential and critical visits, please contact Claire Atkinson, the Registered Manager of the Home prior to coming so we can carry out the appropriate risk assessment.
From 11 November 2021 we only allow individuals to enter the home who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (or exempt), which includes all our staff. This will not include residents, friends or relatives of the resident, individuals providing emergency assistance or urgent maintenance, individuals visiting residents who are end-of-life and the under 18s.
Visits from the local community and external entertainment are still cancelled for the foreseeable future and our internal Activity Co-ordinators, along with our Staff will do all they can to ensure that life in our Home remains as comfortable and sociable as possible.
For potential new admissions, please contact the Registered Manager of the Home prior to coming so we can carry out the appropriate risk assessment.
We would really appreciate your support with these measures, and please be reassured that we are closely following and complying with the Public Health England authorities to ensure that we keep our residents safe, and that our staff are supported to continue to deliver high level care.
Obviously, we shall keep the families informed of ongoing events and possible changes in our policy through our website and emails.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during these difficult times.
With kind regards,
Joost van Delft Claire Atkinson
Proprietor Registered Manager
