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The Croft provides nursing and personal care for people with physical or learning disabilities aged 18 or over. This home is within the same grounds as a residential home, which provides accommodation in bungalows for less dependent residents known as The Croft Village. Both homes are run and operated by the Croft Care Trust, a registered charity.
The Croft Care Trust has been using Arjo equipment for 2 ½ years after receiving a recommendation from another care facility in the area, Risedales.
The introduction of Arjo equipment was instigated by the newly appointed Chief Executive Colette Hibbert, who with the full support of her staff was working extremely hard to raise the standard of care offered by the Croft Care Trust.
The dedication and persistence of the whole staff team were acknowledged in the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) report in November 2006 when on an unannounced visit The Croft Nursing Home received a 3 star rating, increasing the standard of care from “good” to “excellent”.
“Without the full support of every staff member this would not have been possible, we have all worked extremely hard and the whole team should feel exceptionally proud” said Colette.
The Croft Nursing Home has a comprehensive range of Arjo equipment throughout, and 16 of the 23 bedrooms are equipped with the Maxi Sky 600, a simple to use ceiling lifter system specifically installed to manage the important resident transfers in comfort and provide maximum safety for staff.
The home also uses the Malibu bath, a variable height bathing system with detachable powered transfer seat; the Carendo multi purpose hygiene chair for variable height changing and showering in comfort and, the Concerto shower trolley for the most dependent residents.
Finally, the latest innovation in mobile handling aids, the Maxi Twin is utilised to provide easy to manoeuvre mobile sling lifting facilities throughout the Home.
The staff feel the purchase of this range of Arjo equipment has made their ability to safely handle residents easier. It has also improved manual handling practices throughout the trust.
In addition to using Arjo resident handling equipment The Croft has a comprehensive service contract designed to keep all equipment in optimum operating condition, “The service engineers know us well and when a service is due they contact us to arrange a time rather than the other way round, it’s great as it gives us one less thing to worry about”, said Colette.
The Croft is currently in the process of having two Sluice Rooms installed complete with the Ninjo washer disinfector. The Ninjo is an excellent starting point for a well-planned sluice room and is essential for protecting both staff and residents from the potential of cross-infection.
As Colette explained, “We are extremely pleased with the professional service we have received from Arjo, all staff we have worked with are friendly and supportive and they also provide us with quality products”.
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