Nazareth House Birkenhead, owned by the Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth, is operated on their behalf by Nazareth Care Charitable Trust (NCCT). It prides itself on its relaxed, professional and person-centered approach to care. With a new leadership team and a planned full refurbishment of the home, the homes future looks bright, and together we are taking great leaps forward.
Our Team is led by the General Manager who is supported by the Sister Superior. Together they ensure the smooth running of the Home. They co-operate to provide the best environment, psychically, spiritually and emotionally for Residents and Staff.
The General Manager, employed by Nazareth Care Charitable Trust, is responsible for the day to day running of the Home, while the Sister Superior acts in a Governance role. They are ably supported by the Regional Team, who are always available for help and advice. With a full planned refurbishment of the whole home these are exciting times for Nazareth House Birkenhead.
Pastoral Care at Nazareth House plays an important role in the care of the Residents. It seeks to provide quality holistic care to the Resident and give support to families and staff. The Pastoral Team consists of the Chaplain, Fr Ray Burke, and Pastoral Care Sisters and the Anglican Minister, Sandra Langerhuisen, who visits monthly and as requested. Daily Mass, local community Mass and other special Masses are celebrated in our Chapel throughout the year.
Care Assistants
Our Care Assistants attend to the personal needs of the Residents on a daily basis. They are also Key Workers to the Residents which means that they act as a link between the resident, their families and friends.
Senior Care Assistants lead and support our care staff team to deliver person centred care to the residents. They liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure that the wellbeing and medical needs of the residents are addressed.
Nursing Staff
We have a dedicated team of motivated, highly trained and experienced nursing staff who do all in their power to ensure that the Residents receive the best possible care and attention.
The Catering Manager, Andrew Heaton has implemented a pro-active approach to the homes catering. His has led his team to achieve a varied, healthy and changing menu incorporating feedback from the residents. Andrew is regularly seen out in the dining rooms receiving feedback from residents on ways to improve the service we provide.
Bill Myers ensures that the all equipment is maintained and in working order, that all aspects of Health and Safety of Health is adhered to and carries out day to day repairs around the home so that a safe environment is provided for all who use the service. He ensures that all rooms are kept at a very high standard and he attends to resident’s maintenance requests and needs are promptly.
The Housekeeping Team work constantly to provide a clean and odour free environment.
The gardens and flower beds are tended by our Gardner, Angie Harper. The grounds are constantly enjoyed by the residents and staff alike. Angie has been out this year planting new shrubs and flowers and has some excellent ideas for our grounds once the refurbishment has been completed.
The Activities Coordinator, Dawn Stenhouse, promotes residents independence through multifarious choice, with humour and fun. Apart from poetry to skittles, pottery to music, painting to bingo, films to pub quizzes, Dawn also arranges visits from the community such as entertainers, musicians, Pet therapy and mobility sessions. The Therapist provides relaxation and massage therapy to our residents and the Hairdresser, greatly valued by the Residents, is available weekly.
Champions
Special mention for the “Champions” within the home and these are:
Jenny (Senior Carer Days) – is our End of Life Champion for the residential floor and is busy supporting me and Joanne in looking at our local End Of Life policy. Currently working towards re-accreditation of the “6 steps programme”.
Benedictor ( Clinical Lead) – Benedictor is our Tissue Viability nurse Champion and is a great asset to the home in this respect.
Sarah (Care Assistant and stand in Senior Care) – Sarah supports the team with ensuring that Care Plans are person centred.
Bill and Phil are our Health and safety Champions.
Narne and Helen are our Infection control champions.
Tracy and Nicky are our Oral health champions.
Simona and jenny K are our dignity champions
Joan O and Sarah are our falls champions.
Joanne is our End of life and dementia champion.
If you would like to visit Nazareth House Birkenhead, do contact us to arrange your visit and meet the staff.