Welcome to Freshfields. A guide to the home for residents and families

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1 Welcome to Freshfields A guide to the home for residents and families

2 Hello! A warm welcome to Freshfields We provide support and nursing care for physically disabled adults in a friendly and safe home. Our team is fully trained and we re regulated by the Care Quality Commission. range of local amenities including shops, cafés, bars, restaurants, a swimming pool and a library. We re also only a short distance from the coast and the National Trust s Red Squirrel reserve. You ll find us in a peaceful setting close to Formby village in Merseyside. The village has a

3 Your support, your way Moving into a shared home can seem like a step into the unknown. You might worry you ll be unable to do the things that matter to you. out of life, and how best we can support you. Then we regularly check how you are and whether you want to change anything. But in a Leonard Cheshire home we want you to be yourself. We understand you re an individual with your own lifestyle and our team will always respect that. When you come to live here we ll ask what you want Our aim is to help you make choices, not make choices for you. Above all we want you to get the most out of life and enjoy living here.

4 Facilities for you Freshfields is a spacious, purposebuilt home with space for 33 residents. There s always room for you to welcome your family and friends or get together with other residents. Dining choices We make sure mealtimes can be enjoyed by everyone. Our menus are planned by our residents and staff and special diets are always catered for by our chef. Our facilities include: 33 bedrooms well maintained garden computer area day centre area sensory room hairdressing/multi-purpose room

5 Enjoy activities The home offers a range of activities for residents and day centre users, including exercise classes, film clubs and bingo nights. Pottery is a particular favourite we have our own kiln. We also organise trips out ranging from a visit to the local pub to a day out on a barge. You ll have the chance to be social, get creative or enjoy exercise you choose. Group activities aren t for everyone and you might just want to do things on your own. If so, we can help. If you need support, one option is to find a volunteer to come along with you. Whatever activities you d like to do, you can always talk to one of our team about the different choices available to you.

6 Because we re a charity we can offer more With over 100 homes in the UK, we provide thousands of disabled people with housing and quality care. Our founder Leonard Cheshire started the charity in 1948 and since then we ve always worked with disabled people to improve the support we offer. You can trust us to know what we are doing. Added value As a charity we fundraise to top up the basic level of support that local councils provide. The money we raise makes a big difference to residents in our homes. It helps us provide things like physiotherapy, transport and social events things that help our residents get more out of life.

7 Matty s story My name s Matty and I ve lived at Freshfields for a year and a half. I ve really enjoyed my time here, but I m happy to say that I ll soon be moving out to live independently in my own flat. It s fantastic that you can do whatever you like here. It s your home and the staff respect that. There are plenty of activities you can do but there s no pressure to do anything in particular. I ve just got back from a pub lunch with some of the residents, which I really enjoyed. I think the quality of care at Freshfields is incredible, I can t tell you how good the staff are. One of the biggest changes for me since I ve been living here is that my physical health has really improved. I m a lot fitter than I was, and I ve lost loads of weight over 16 stone! I m hoping that some time in the future I will be able to help others who are in the same situation.

8 We d love to hear from you Please get in touch if you d like to know more. Freshfields College Path, Formby Merseyside L37 1LH Call us: us: referrals@leonardcheshire.org Visit: leonardcheshire.org/freshfields There are lots of ways to get involved with our work: Donate Volunteer Campaign To find out more visit: leonardcheshire.org Leonard Cheshire is a registered charity no (England & Wales) and no. SC (Scotland), and a company limited by guarantee registered in England no