Accommodation

Our Home

Norwood House is situated in an imposing Grade II listed building in the heart of Gunness, surrounded by beautiful well-tended and secure grounds for the residents to enjoy. With a calm and tranquil atmosphere, Norwood House is ideal for those looking for somewhere safe and comfortable to live. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission and is within easy reach of local facilities, and easily accessible by road, bus or train. The home is conveniently located with easy access to the North Lincolnshire Shopping Park & Gallagher retail park, which hosts numerous retail and food outlets.

The entire home has been designed to specifically meet the needs of the elderly with physical needs and/or various levels of confusion and dementia related conditions. All rooms are arranged over two floors and can be serviced by a passenger lift. Visitors are welcome at any time, to our “Home from Home”.

Our residence offers spacious, well furnished lounge areas and a dining room that provides a place for service users to relax, enjoy activities and entertain guests. All 26 bedrooms offer en-suite amenities and include shower facilities. Every room is comfortable, spacious and tastefully decorated to the highest standards. Residents are encouraged to personalise their rooms with family pictures, ornaments and, if desired, pieces of their own furniture. All bedrooms are equipped with a TV point and a Nurse Call System, and enjoy the advantage of an individual lock and key — a master key is also kept for safety purposes. Additionally, we can organise the safe keeping of valuables if necessary. The home also boasts beautiful landscaped gardens with raised flower beds. The outdoor areas are regularly used by all residents for dining, relaxation, mild exercises and fun activities, and for the maintenance of hobbies such as gardening.

Dining

Dining is such a fundamental part of home life. We recognise that food is not only essential to maintaining good health, but also the focus of much social enjoyment. It is a time to come together to enjoy a choice of fresh, nutritionally balanced, home cooked meals served with wine and cooked by our in-house chef. Our experienced chef produces appetising, home-style food with seasonal ingredients. At Norwood we endeavour to meet all cultural and personal preferences — our chef is also happy to incorporate residents’ favourite dishes into the menu and meet any special dietary requirements. Meals can be eaten in the dining area or in the privacy of their own room.

We hold themed food events regularly and these are a greatly anticipated feature of home life, with our kitchen team always on hand to ensure a regular supply of snacks and baked treats between meals. Special events such as birthdays and anniversaries are also well catered for. We always encourage residents to invite guests into our home, for whom beverages and refreshments can be provided. Guests are welcome to join residents at meal times or for any kind of activity they wish.

Our residents’ support group illustrates our commitment to both listening and responding to the suggestions of our residents and their family members. Through the resident support group, families are equal partners in the planning, developing and assessing of care and welfare needs throughout the home.

The Main Hall is equipped with a personal kitchen for the more able residents to use as part of their re-enablement and rehabilitation programme.

Facilities & Activities

Life at Norwood House is stimulating — we believe active minds and active bodies are vital to keeping up spirits and a good quality of living. The different spaces within our home promote a variety of activities. We have a TV lounge, activities room, sensory room, quiet lounge and pets corner, which homes two budgies and a hamster. In each you can find our residents undertaking a whole range of activities, either in groups or individually — whether it is relaxing in our hair salon, socialising with residents at our afternoon film matinée or just reading today’s newspaper.

Our dedicated Activities Coordinator works hard to provide a varied and interesting programme of activities and events, informed by residents’ specific interests or requests. There is always a varied programme for social and leisure pursuits. We encourage the formation of clubs and interest groups within the home; our gardening club, for example, currently supplies vegetables and herbs to our busy kitchen.

We enjoy excellent relations with the local community, with interest groups, entertainers, guest speakers, schools and clubs who are all regular visitors to our home. We view our home as very much part of the local community.

At Norwood House we have witnessed first-hand the value to residents of internet-based technologies that support correspondence between residents, family and friends. Wi-Fi is available throughout our home and we are constantly looking at ways to improve the lives of our residents through technology, whether it’s for better communication, reminiscence or entertainment.