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About Gorsey Clough Nursing Home

Gorsey Clough Nursing Home is a well respected privately run nursing home, providing the highest quality of care and services to its residents. 

Established for over 20 years in the Lancashire area, we are enormously proud of the reputation of Gorsey Clough and the quality of care provided by its management and staff teams.

Gorsey Clough Nursing Home’s range of services includes:

 

Setting at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home

Gorsey Clough Nursing Home is approximately 1 mile from the village of Tottington, ½ mile from the historic hamlet of Affetside and close to the Lancashire market town of Bury.   

Situated in stunning Green Belt, the property itself has a wonderful outlook, enjoying unspoilt views of the surrounding Pennine Hills and is approached by a long drive leading down to the original house built in the late 19th century and which over the past 20 years has been extended to accommodate a 61 bedded unit.  

The approach to the house is past a wooded copse and the front of the house and the sunken gardens are beautifully maintained with sitting accommodation facing the lawns and with a large patio area at back. During good weather, residents and their guests can sit out on the terrace and enjoy the views to the rear of the property for which there is also access by various paths so that those able to do so can have a walk through very pleasant tree lined garden areas.

The view of the surrounding countryside from all bedrooms is very attractive and uninterrupted and the whole setting is entirely rural and is indeed set in beautiful countryside although still very near to the amenities of both Tottington and little further to the town of Bury itself.

The proximity of motorways means that even the cities of Manchester and Liverpool can be described as being only a short distance away.

   

Philosophy at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home

We have one essential philosophy and aim at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home and that is to ensure that all those people who are in our care whatever their psychological or physical needs will enjoy an atmosphere which will be comfortable and conducive to a life that is spent in a warm, caring and safe environment.

The following are just three examples of this:

  1. We have a quality assurance procedure which seeks the views of all our residents and their relatives.
  2. The dignity, individuality, and the lifestyle of our residents will always be fully respected and we will make every effort to ensure that the outcomes are realistic and achievable and these details are at all times made clear and documented in the Care Plans which are prepared for each single resident.
  3. The admission and discharge procedures for our clients will always be arranged on an organised and even basis to make sure that our clients are given the best possible welcome and to keep procedures to an absolute minimum.             

 

Values at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home

Managing Directors’ Message

This is a brief note, which I hope will give you a flavour of the values that we promote and pursue at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home.

The home, which is registered for 61 beds, has been providing residential care for over 20 years in this very rural and attractive area north of Manchester situated in Green Belt.

It is my privilege to offer an extremely committed, experienced and energetic team who all work to deliver the highest standards of care to the vulnerable people who are entrusted to us.

Almost all of us at some point in our lives have had to cope with finding a solution to the very distressing problems that can take place when our loved-ones become increasingly frail and no longer able to look after themselves. 

At Gorsey Clough, it is our aim always to be very sensitive in discussing such problems with those of you who have such responsibilities and to care for each of our residents in the most individual and empathetic way that their circumstances require.

I believe that we provide a very high quality service while coping at the same time, as has been widely publicised, with the problem of local authority funding which in no way keeps pace with the cost of inflation in running a nursing home. This does provide a great challenge to both management and staff, but we never compromise and believe that our standards are of the highest quality, that the motivation of our employees is as high as can be found anywhere, and that there is no sacrifice in respect of the levels of training we provide.

The views and concerns of any service users or other interested parties are always addressed very carefully. We never rest on our laurels and are always seeing where our performance can be improved. We are extremely proud that we recently qualified for Investor in People status.

Our registration provides for residential nursing and EMI categories. To give support across our range of services, we have at all times access to consultant psychiatrists, therapists and those whose specialist services are necessary so that each resident is treated as an individual and given the care that is appropriate to their condition.

I would expect that in any dealings that you have with Gorsey Clough you will find staff that are always attentive, caring and concerned and ready at all times to deal with any enquires or concerns that you may have regarding the person whom we are caring for on your behalf.

Finally, I welcome any observations or comments that anyone would want to make regarding Gorsey Clough Nursing Home being addressed to me personally and I can be contacted at the home or by e-mail.

 

Care and Service at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home

Throughout the organisation of Gorsey Clough Nursing Home, there is a total commitment to quality of care for the individual. Our highly trained care assistants and RGN and RMN teams work under the supervision of a dedicated Home Manager. With the Manager, they all undertake strict internal audits of the services they provide so that not only are the standards that are set by the CSCI (Commission for Social Care Inspection) and current legislation met but are surpassed.

Our loyal teams of nurses and care assistants provide a round the clock support for each resident according to that resident’s individual Care Plan. Additionally, all residents will always have access to their own or a retained GP, as well as a visiting physiotherapist, chiropodist and occupational therapist as required. If it is necessary, outpatient appointments can be made.

Gorsey Clough also benefits from the services of a highly experienced Administrator who in addition to being responsible for the co-relation of all staff training programmes is available to provide assistance on any queries relating to the Nursing Home and the services it provides either to the residents themselves but most importantly to their relatives.

 

Support and training at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home

We place great importance on staff support and development at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home and are totally committed to their training. This helps us to ensure that all our staff are motivated and better informed which not only benefits our residents but also the personal careers of the staff themselves.

We have ongoing specialist training relating to various forms of care and support is given to staff to acquire National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) to Level 3 for all our care assistants and Level 4 for senior members of staff including Management.

The advantage of NVQ testing is that the candidate has to analyse and improve their own standards. The benefits to the Nursing Home are that our residents are looked after by members of staff who not only understand their needs but can always respond to them in a very professional manner.

In addition to specialist training our registered nurses and carers are always trained to ensure that the privacy, dignity and choice of each resident is respected.

 

Friendship and Activities at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home

In addition to high quality nursing care we are always mindful that it is essential to make our residents feel at home and as far as they individually can, to enjoy a full and diverse life leaving each resident free to spend their time as they wish.

Whilst privacy is always respected, staff and other residents are on hand to offer support and friendship and we are always planning a number of activities at any one time that would appeal to as broad a cross-section of the residents as possible. 

There is an activities co-ordinator at Gorsey Clough Nursing Home and below is a list of just some of the activities available to residents:

 

 

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