Hairdressing

Lynhales Hall Nursing Homes's hairdresser is a NVQ3 qualified Care Staff and, once a week, will cut, blow dry, colour and perm the ladies’ hair according to their wishes. The gentlemen usually settle for a trim! Our hairdressing facilities include a backwash, styling chairs and proper salon hairdryer.

Newspapers
All residents who enjoy a morning newspaper receive their own copy delivered to their room each morning, as well as the Sunday paper they prefer.

Television
There is a larger screen colour television in one of the three lounges and a music centre in another, but we also provide a colour television for each of the bedrooms if you like watching TV in bed or sometimes like to watch in the privacy of your room.

Chiropody
A vital service for most elderly people: their feet have covered a fair few miles over the years! We have our own fully qualified chiropodist who visits weekly. All feet are seen on a six weekly basis, though where problems exist they will be seen as regularly as is necessary. There is no waiting for ages for the overworked Health Service chiropodist to make a visit.

Physiotherapy
Again we retain our own private physiotherapist who reviews all new patients and provides treatment for those who need assistance. Appropriate exercises are taught to the nursing staff who can continue them in between the visits of the physiotherapist. Should more intensive physiotherapy be required the doctors will refer to the Physiotherapy department of King Court Hospital and our own transport can ensure that appointments are kept.

Doctors
Residents who come from the surrounding area may remain under the care of their own doctor. Residents who come from outside the area may find it necessary to transfer doctors.

Outings

A mini-bus is provided with a wheel chair lift installed for the use of residents and their relatives. A regular service is operated to transport visitors living within a reasonable distance to the home. For some residents it enables a weekly shopping excursion into Kington: for the less mobile perhaps just a ride out to see the countryside. A home visit becomes possible. A full programme of outings is arranged which includes church, garden centres and local social events. Visits have included the local amateur operatic society performances, fashion shows and even the ‘Glen Miller Band’ concert at Leominster.

Activities

Social Activities of all kinds are arranged by our own Activities Organiser and all residents are invited to join in if they choose. Please see the Notice Board in the front hall for all daily activities.

Dentistry
Unless they have their own preference for a dentist all our patients can receive treatment from a local dentist who is happy to visit and deal with all their dental (or denture) needs here.

Optician
Again individual wishes are paramount, but unless there is a particular optician preferred the local optician will be willing to visit as often as required to deal with spectacles.

Toiletries
All basic toiletries are provided. Soap and soap dishes, toothbrushes, denture pots and ‘Steradent’, paper tissues, talcum powder, etc.

Laundry and Dry-cleaning
The majority of the laundry is undertaken in-house in the modern laundry. As you might imagine our laundry operates day and night. With over forty beds to change and over 100 towels used every day it is quite an undertaking. Personal clothing is also laundered daily. Everyone has their own clothes, which we label with nametags. There is no pooling of clothes, but we do have clothing supplies and can often top-up from our stores: at which point they are for the exclusive use of the person they are given to. Given the regularity of washing required if would help us if machine-tolerating clothes were provided. Although everyone likes their ‘ best clothes’ and these may not always stand up to the rigours of machine washing. Delicates are hand washed in our in-house laundry and some are taken to our local Dry-Cleaner.

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