Linwood care home, Thames Ditton

At Linwood care home, we provide quality 24-hour residential care and tailored care for older people with dementia.
 
 We support and develop our staff on an ongoing basis to enable them to provide the highest quality care for our residents.
 
 At our home we have:
 - A ‘pets are welcome’ policy by arrangement with the Manager
 - A shop for small items
 - A hairdressing salon
 - A lift to upper floors 
 - A personal laundry facility and laundry service 
 - A pay telephone or the facility for a private telephone line in each room
 - Regular religious services and meetings should you wish to take part 
 - Newspapers which can be ordered and delivered daily to your room 
 - Wheelchair access and car parking
 
 Nearby facilities:
 - Kingston town centre is five miles away and can be reached using excellent bus services
 - The nearest hospital is Kingston 
 - Thames Ditton Railway Station is half a mile away
 - A cinema, swimming pool, golf course and supermarket are under three miles away

Linwood is a unique, purpose-built residence which was designed to provide residential care. Set in a quiet location and in its own grounds, Linwood has single en-suite rooms, some with lovely views of the gardens. 
 
 Our home is fully furnished and decorated to a high standard with a call system which ensures that help is at hand 24 hours a day.
 
 We also have:
 - Some rooms with views of the gardens
 - A television point and connections for satellite and digital TV
 - Tea-making facilities available to make drinks for you and your visitors 
 
 Other accommodation facilities include:
 - Cosy lounges with TVs and quiet areas for reading and relaxing 
 - Bathrooms specially equipped so you can relax in comfort 
 - Safe, enclosed gardens
 
 We encourage you to bring small personal items to enhance your room.
 

We know how important mealtimes are to our residents, so we always try to make this a sociable and enjoyable experience, whilst recognising individual choice. 
 
 Linwood's Food Promise ensures all our menus offer freshly cooked, appetising and nutritionally balanced meals including: 
 - Cooked breakfast everyday
 - Wholesome homemade soup everyday 
 - Freshly baked biscuits and cakes everyday
 - Traditional Sunday Roast
 - Fish and Chip Friday 
 - Our Chef’s Signature dish - Chef’s Tiramisu
 - A variety of snacks available all day
 
 Our Chefs understand the nutritional needs of older people and ensure that our meals are prepared using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
 
 We serve tasty, wholesome dishes and involve residents in selecting our menus at a local level. We offer daily choice of meals and cater for special dietary needs and preferences, helping keep our residents healthy and well nourished.

Our care home organises and arranges a variety of opportunities for our residents to enjoy daily activities in our home and in the local community. 
 
 We work in partnership with the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA) and encourage activities that enhance our residents’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing.
 
 Residents preferred activities, interests and ability are discussed when they move in and an agreed plan ensures that these requests are fulfilled (wherever possible). Our residents’ suggestions for activities also help shape the planning process.
 
 We organise supervised day trips to leisure facilities and places of interest as well as social events in the home, including themed restaurant evenings, arts and crafts, quizzes and regular entertainers.