A comfortable and safe environment is essential both for the resident and for the carer giving them support. We have redesigned the bathrooms to look pleasant and be practical.
Our bathrooms are probably not at all like your bathroom at home. Each one costs £12,000. The chairs, rails and other support equipment all cost money. The bathrooms are not just used by residents but also by members of our Day Club.
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Flood Resilience
We have designed a scheme to significantly reduce the risk of the River Avon flooding and of water getting into the home, thereby causing stress and danger to our residents and staff. Donate to get this built. The home has flood defences built in. But these addressed the flood risk anticipated 30 years ago. Climate [...]
Activities and Wellbeing
We want our residents to really flourish in their later years. Donate to enhance our activities programme. When residents arrive at Bridgemead, however much nursing they require, they retain the potential to enjoy a range of physical and mental activities that stimulate all the senses. Activities and events don’t just occupy residents during their days, [...]
Ray King Memorial Fund
Dr Ray King, whose vision and energy helped to launch Bridgemead, was determined that financial status should never be a barrier to accessing a place at Bridgemead. Donate to enable us to subsidise places. For some residents, when they have reached the social care spending cap and they become dependent on the local authority, they [...]