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Bupa's £5 million Thatcham Court welcomes its first residents8 August 2008 Bupa’s £5 million local dementia care home, Thatcham Court, has opened its doors for the first time to welcome residents into their new home. The purpose-built care home, located opposite The Broadway in Thatcham, has been designed specifically to meet the needs of people with dementia. The home has a range of ‘memory triggers’ to help residents to recall the past and guide them through the present. ‘Memory triggers’ are features that help to stimulate residents’ recollection. These include vibrant colours and rooms with individual themes, eye-catching pictures and bright floral prints. In addition, memory boxes have been installed outside each bedroom and will be filled with resident’s items, such as photographs, certificates and trinkets. Each corridor is themed and signposted, and has contrasting coloured hand rails, to help residents to find their way around. The Broadway, named after the main street in Thatcham, is decorated with old pictures and prints of the town; another corridor is called St. Mary’s, after the local church, and has old newspaper headlines framed on the walls; finally Bluecoats has old poster-style pictures of classic advertising campaigns. In addition, every floor has been painted in bright shades of the same colour to ensure a consistent environment which will minimise sensory confusion. The home has its own hair salon which provides an enjoyable sensory experience while helping residents to maintain their identity and self-esteem. Thatcham Court has 60 bedrooms each with en-suite facilities, 24-hour nurse-call systems and flat screen TVs with access to Freeview satellite channels. Each of the three floors has a dining room and a lounge where residents can relax and entertain guests. Most importantly, all of the home’s staff have received specialist dementia care training. This includes a pioneering course designed by Bupa Care Homes in association with the Alzheimer’s Society and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Employees are able to empathise with our residents and provide highly professional care which respects personal tastes and preferences. Sue Smith, home manager of Thatcham Court said: “We are extremely proud of the standard of specialist care we can provide to our residents. We will focus on providing our residents with the individual care that they need.” "Our residents will be encouraged to live a full and active life. We aim to achieve the ideal balance between providing the support that residents need and helping them to maintain the independence that they desire.” Rosie Bond, whose mother Doris Nash was one of the home’s first residents said: “Thatcham Court is very impressive. The standard of care is extremely reassuring and I am confident that my mother will receive the individual attention that she requires. I love the idea of the memory boxes giving the residents an opportunity to reminisce about their life and helping carers relate to them.”
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