Bedford Charter House

What are we doing on the 17th June 2016?:

Staff at Bedford Charter House are excited to be once again celebrating National Care Home Open Day on 17th June 2016. We will be providing lots of different activities and entertainment throughout the day. In the morning we will be welcoming "Boogie Beats" who will be encouraging the residents to participate in some fun chair exercises and a bit of dancing. In the afternoon, we are looking forward to seeing "Ark Farm" who will be bringing along a selection of small animals for the residents to meet and pet. Alongside this, Emma Brown and her in-house Activities Team will be putting on various other activities so that there really is something for everyone. Why not pop in and see us, join in the fun and join us for a cup of tea. For further information, please call us on 01234 321400

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1B Kimbolton Road

Bedford

MK40 2PU

Telephone01234 321400

General ManagerJames Batchelor

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So why is our care home such a great place?

1o why is our care home such a great place?:

Bedford Charter House is a brand new purpose built 72 bed Care Home in the centre of Bedford and within easy reach of the town centre, local shops, doctors surgeries and local churches. Each room at Bedford Charter House is fully furnished and has an en-suite wet room consisting of shower, WC and basin. Fully equipped bathrooms are also available for assisted bathing. Each generously proportioned room has free wi-fi, a flat screen TV and room for residents to bring their own possessions (and furniture if they wish). We have a variety of communal spaces, at least two on each floor, for residents' exclusive use. In addition to this, we are very proud of our unique "Club House" facility which is on two floors and comprises of a large flexible space on the gorund floor that is suitable for parties, entertainment, arts & crafts and exercise groups. There is a wide screen TV in this area where residents can enjoy watching films together. The first floor contains a sports room which is equipped with exercise equipment, a library/IT suite and a health & wellbeing suite where residents can enjoy being pampered and having their hair done.

Services available at this home

1ervices available at this home:

As with any Care Home, we at Bedford Charter House want to deliver a service that is safe, effective, caring, responsive to people's needs and well led. We believe these aims are best delivered by well trained and motivated staff. Every resident is assessed prior to moving in and regulary assessed throughout their stay. We provide a serviced reception Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30am. All visitors receive a warm welcome during these hours. Our receptionists can answer most queries and, if not, they will find out the answer. Our reception staff also offer a trolley service and provide, at cost price, a wide range of toiletries, greetings cards and other sundry items. Our Activities Team offer an extensive activities programme twice a day Monday to Friday and once a day at the weekend. This is a very popular service with our residents and the activities sessions are always well attended. The activities staff occassionally take residents on trips to the seaside. In addition to this, we hold a monthly drop-in session whcih is arranged by The Purple Trust, a qualified gym instructor attends once a week for exercise classes and we work with the Retirement Education Centre who deliver General Studies groups covering subjects such as local history and famous sculptures. Our hairdresser works in the salon on the first floor four days per week and is available for cuts, sets, perms and other haior and beauty treatments.