Care

The following personal care services will be provided for the resident if required:

• Assistance and supervision with bathing, showering and personal hygiene
• Dressing, undressing or grooming, including the fitting of any mobility or sensory communication aids
• Assistance with eating and drinking;
• Assistance with mobility
• Assistance with toileting, maintaining continence or managing incontinence
• Assistance with communication including difficulties arising from impaired hearing, sight or speech
• Rehabilitation support including assistance with individual therapy programmes aimed at restoring the resident’s ability to perform daily tasks
• Treatments or procedures endorsed by a health professional including assistance taking prescribed medication
• Individual attention and support because of dementia or other cognitive impairments and behavioural disorders.
  

Rooms

Accommodation is a single room with an en suite. Some rooms are double rooms which can enable couples to come in.

Activities

Merton Court Hostel provides a number of activities for residents which includes:

• Bingo, hoi and cards
• Short car or bus trips to activities in Denman and district
• Entertainment from musicians and poets
• Art and craft activities
• Special video screenings
• Play up
• Gentle exercise
• Footy tipping
• Church
• Singalong