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Enbridge House

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Enbridge House Care Home has been looking after the elderly for 29 years. Established in November 1990, by sisters Karen Bolt-Lawerance and Mandy Plumb, the House boasts 17 beautifully decorated bedrooms with en-suite facilities. Set in the beautiful Berkshire countryside, the big manor house really is able to become a ‘home-from-home’ for all its residents. The Home is one of very few which are still independently owned and being a family business, the two directors are able to bring in Mandy’s many years of nursing experience and balance that with Karen’s finance background. “Our home is family run and small, which in our opinion is what sets us aside from our competitors. We know our residents inside out and our dedicated team of carers are all carefully selected by Mandy and myself. As owners of the business, we ensure that one of us, if not both are in the house every day of the working week (Mon-Fri), so any care or staffing issues can be dealt with immediately.” – Karen Bolt-Lawerance Enbridge House is very different to the larger care homes, it is able to operate with a less rigid routine and the Care Home’s Manager, Claire Leech (RGN) ensures that the staff on duty work with a resident-led approach. Activities are structured around the residents, but there is a lot of listening to what each individual wants on that day and staff will then be mindful to facilitate this. Enbridge House is fortunate to be able to keep their sole focus and support on the individual resident, and their individual care needs. The house has flexibility to offer day care, short stay rehabilitation and long term care plans. Given its size, the home is usually operating a waiting list but available beds do become available from time to time. If you are interested in visiting Enbridge House please contact the office on 01635 254 888 or visit our website www.enbridgehouse.co.uk. Enbridge House has recently joined Facebook, so you are able to find them on there if you search Enbridge House Care Home; the page is designed to give families an insight into the lives of the residents.

For further details of our home, please call for a brochure: 01635 254888 • klawerance@aol.com • www.enbridgehouse.co.uk Enbridge House, Church Road, Woolton Hill, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 9XQ