Our six cottages allow residents the opportunity to live at home. All the rooms and features of a typical house are provided in each cottage, including private rooms with ensuite bathrooms. In these cottages, residents live as part of a small familial group facilitated by a trained household team.
The Cottages
The Village consists of six single-storey cottages centred along our village Main Street. Each household has either twelve or thirteen private rooms surrounding an open, staffed kitchen, dining room, fireside living room with library, sunroom, and large activity room.
Each cottage has been designed and decorated as a home. Private bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms are tailored for those living with dementia, and can be decorated and furnished as residents like. Other areas of the house have been made to encourage activity, socialisation and engagement. Whether it’s working on a puzzle in the activity room, reading a book from the library, or helping with the day’s meal preparation, residents are part of a home, and live within a family-style group.
Food brings a family together, and it is one of the most important elements of our households. Our experienced chef plans and prepares nutritious meals, which are served in the households. We encourage residents to be part of the meal preparation process, and to dine together in either small groups or as part of a larger family-style, harvest table depending on their preferences.
The Village is based on the European-inspired household model, where people with dementia live together in smaller more familiar, home-style environments. Households are designed so that residents with similar needs, preferences, or ages live together. This not only makes for a more intimate living environment, but allows for a more customised and appropriate level of support.
Staffing in the households is a team approach. Households are run by a Household Manager who is supported by a team of Enriched Living Facilitators (ELFs!). This team is responsible for making each household a home. Household teams are supported by a centralised group of professional nurses.