Lexington House is a state-of-the-art residential care facility that provides extended/long-term care, respite and convalescent care to adults over 18 years of age with varying conditions, abilities and disabilities. These include residents with dementia and cognitive impairment, residents with physical, neurological and sensory impairments and residents with mental health needs. We accommodate both male and female residents.
Lexington House will provide 24-hour nursing care to residents. This will be facilitated by our team of registered nurses, supported by healthcare assistants. The overall nursing care will be monitored and supervised by our nursing management team of the clinical nurse manager and person in charge. Residents will be facilitated to access a general practitioner of their choice to provide medical care. The nursing team will liaise with each resident’s general practitioner to ensure that his/her medical care needs are addressed. Residents will be supported to access the services of a pharmacist of their choice and the nursing team will liaise with pharmacists to ensure residents medications needs are met. Additional needs will be addressed through referral to specialist services and multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals.
At Lexington House, our philosophy of care is based on the recognition that each resident is a unique person with their own individual beliefs, life experiences and values. We believe that every resident must be respected and cared for in a manner that recognises their uniqueness and in accordance with their needs and wishes.
We also believe in the promotion of optimum health, happiness and independence for each resident. We promote an approach where our residents are encouraged to be partners in their care as far as each resident is able. We believe that each resident has a right to live in a safe and caring environment that supports them to maximise their potential and to have appropriate advocacy mechanisms to safeguard their rights where their own ability to do so is compromised.
Our aim is to provide a place that residents will be able to call home. We will strive continuously to promote an environment where residents feel safe, comfortable, valued for who they are and most importantly, where they feel happy and fulfilled. As moving to residential care means that residents have additional care needs that cannot be met in their own home, we aim to provide care that meets the needs of each resident and is informed by the best available evidence.
Our delivery of care and services to residents will be guided by the following objectives: