Care Standards & Service
Cornelius House is a privately owned residential care home. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission and inspected to ensure it meets the most recent standards of quality and safety. These standards are your guarantee that the key and critical needs will be met.
There are 28 essential standards designed to cover the key aspects of living in a care home including:
- Safeguarding people in care
- Consent to care, involvement and management of medicines
- Cleanliness, safety and suitability of premises and equipment
- Quality management
- Standards of meals, activities and staff including ongoing training
- Transparent complaints procedure
As an essential part of your research, and for reassurance, we would direct you to read through the standards in full, by clicking on the link or go to (web address). Cornelius House is registered at Cornelius House is registered with the CQC.
The address is:
Care Quality Commission (West Sussex)
The Oast,
Hermitage Court,
Hermitage Lane,
Maidstone,
Kent.
ME16 9NT.
E-mail: enquiries.southeast@csci.gsi.gov.uk
Inspection report
A copy of the most recent inspection report by the CSCI is displayed in the Home and on line at: www.csci.co.uk.
Fees
As a guide, fees at Cornelius House start at £595.00 per week. We are happy to accept residents funded by social services although these will normally require additional fee to cover the differential. Respite care is offered at the normal room rate plus £25.
Care
24 hr care is provided and help is given with mobility, washing, dressing and assistance with personal care. Terminal Care is provided with the consent and support of the General Practitioner. Residents may choose their nominated General Practitioner and any medication prescribed will be held centrally and administered in accordance with Pharmacy regulations. Transport and escort are provided for any appointments associated with medical care.
If a resident wishes to self medicate they will be asked to sign a waiver of responsibility on entry. This will be discussed and dealt with when the care plan is being formulated on arrival at Cornelius House.
Care Staff
Staff employed at Cornelius House are selected for their genuine empathy. They receive training in all aspects of care and emergency procedures, and all staff are CRB checked before commencing work. Approximately thirty staff are normally employed, and many of the key staff have served Cornelius House for more than ten years.
Catering
A choice of breakfast, including a cooked dish if wished is generally served in residents' rooms at a time they desire. Cooked lunches and evening meals are served in the dining room or in the resident’s rooms, as preferred. Mid morning coffee and afternoon teas are served to residents and their guests in their rooms, the lounge or garden.
Additional Services
Resident’s rooms are cleaned daily and a personal laundry service is provided on the premises. All items of personal clothing should therefore be named. There is a selection of books, daily newspapers and periodicals always available in the lounge. Personal accounts for additional newspapers and magazines can be arranged.
The Homes general insurance policy covers each resident’s private effects to a limit of five hundred pounds. Residents are, therefore, advised to insure items of special value.
Local representatives from most religious denominations visit the Home on a regular basis. A non-denominational communion service is held at the Home each month.
