Priory Blyton Court

We support our residents to attend family events and visit their family homes. We will work with the resident and their relatives to ensure possible risks are managed and that everyone is supported. This may mean the individual’s key worker will come along on the visit. For those who are unable to visit their own home, we can support your loved ones with video calls.

Family and friends are welcome to visit. Visits are usually planned in advance to support individual needs. Unfortunately, family members cannot stay overnight.

Yes, we strive to keep the loved ones of our residents involved in their care. Every month families are invited to a meeting at the home, where they will meet with the residents’ support team and hear about recent happenings at the home. We can also arrange more regular catch-ups either in person or via telephone, to ensure families are kept informed.

Everyone who stays with us are supported to call their loved ones any time, via phone or video call. Family and friends are also able to call as often as they like.

Bedrooms are all furnished and residents are supported to personalise them to suit their needs and wishes.

Yes, the front door is locked as you would at your own home. However every person staying with us will be risk assessed which will detail the level of security needed.

We have a chef who prepares a menu in line with individual preferences and specialist diets. The menu is varied to accommodate everyone’s wishes and alternatives are provided at each meal. People can be supported by our staff to prepare their own meals. Advice from dieticians and speech and language therapists are taken into account for nutrition and eating difficulties. People are supported to eat their meals if help is needed.

The laundry is mainly completed by our housekeeping team. However, residents are given help to do their own laundry if they can, as part of promoting independence.

We have a dedicated housekeeper and maintenance team at the home, who undertake most of these tasks. However, staff also support and encourage our residents to play a role in their activities of daily living, where this is in line with their individual support plans.

Residents are not allowed to bring illegal substances onto the premises. We would also ask that people do not bring high risk personal items into the house.

Our dedicated activities co-ordinator plans activities which match our residents’ choices and interests. Thorough risk assessments are conducted before any activity. Everyone has a tailored activities planner, which will include both in-house activities as well as visits into the community. Their key worker may use a variety of communication tools to ensure they can have an input into the planning of activities.

The service’s PBS practitioner spends dedicated time in the home to observe and understand individual needs, and to ensure that care plans are effective and up-to-date. We focus on really getting to know our residents, including their health requirements. This means we can put in place the right support, and develop effective strategies to express what they want and need, and reduce incidents of behaviours that may challenge.

Yes, we encourage families and extended support providers to be involved with the care plans. We use a variety of communication tools to work collaboratively with the person we care for to co-produce the plans so they are tailored to their needs. We value this important input from others where appropriate.

We have a car park on site with ample parking for staff and visitors.

We have a designated area outside for residents to smoke or to vape, if they wish. However, we do promote healthy lifestyles and can support residents with smoking cessation programmes.

Our fees can vary, and are based on an assessment of each individual's needs. Many people are eligible for financial help towards the cost of support, and this funding can be accessed by contacting your local authority. Once funding has been agreed, we will work with your local care team to put together a bespoke package of care. Please note, referrals for NHS or Local Authority funded services must come from a referring organisation.