Homely, safe & reassuring

Fernhill is our residents’ home. Its design plays an important role in providing high-quality care for our residents living with dementia by creating a more comfortable and familiar environment, which can improve mood and connection and have a positive impact on overall wellbeing.

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY BY DESIGN

We designed and built Fernhill specifically for residents living with dementia. Our approach centres on creating familiar, comfortable and personalised environments that positively impacts residents’ overall health and wellbeing. This is reflected in our thoughtfully designed living spaces, themed areas and gardens.

Reminiscent & Stimulating

Our themed areas are a useful tool for reminiscence therapy. By using familiar objects, music, or other sensory stimuli, our residents can be stimulated to recall memories and facilitate conversations. This can help to improve their mood, promote familiarity and connectedness, and enhance their overall quality of life.

Routine & Familiarity

Our home has been designed with areas that promote routine and familiarity, creating a stable environment that can reduce feelings of anxiety and confusion.

Home Layout

The layout of our home helps alleviate feelings of confusion and disorientation in residents by providing a space that is more recognisable and familiar. The design is inviting, helping residents feel more at home.

Safety & Security

We understand that safety, security, and comfort are top priorities for our residents and their loved ones. We provide a safe and secure environment that still feels like home, ensuring that residents are always protected and cared for without losing independence.

Your Home

We’re delighted to provide an overview of the first-class facilities you’ll find at Fernhill, but the best way to get a feel for what resident life is all about is to book a tour of the home and see for yourself what makes us special.

Ideal Location

Fernhill is situated in the village of Longham in the picturesque Dorset countryside – just two miles from the centre of Ferndown and conveniently located for Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.

Impressive Exterior

Designed with the safety and comfort of its residents in mind, Fernhill offers the calm of country village life with large open spaces, wonderful gardens and natural materials to create a home-like atmosphere.

Stimulating Garden

Our welcoming garden ensures direct access to lawns adorned with perennials and shrubs giving a full spectrum of colour. A raised bed area is well tended to by all and often displays an array of vegetables, herbs, and familiar flowers to reinvigorate the memory.

Welcoming Reception

Warm and welcoming, with comfortable seating and friendly staff ready to assist residents and visitors, our reception is a safe and secure gateway to our community.

Manager’s Office

When our Home Manager is not out on the floor talking to residents and supporting the staff team, they can be found in their office doing what it takes to run a happy, safe and secure home.

Nurses Station

We provide the reassurance of Registered Nursing on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Each floor of our home has a Nurses Station for convenience.

Professional Kitchen

We have a state-of-the-art professional kitchen at Fernhill, where our Chef and the catering team work together to serve wholesome, well-balanced meals to delight our residents.

RELAXED DINING

We have a spacious setting that can comfortably seat residents for meals or light snacks whenever they feel ready. Social, family-style dining is the order of the day.

Cosy Lounge

Unwind in a cosy, inviting atmosphere where you can catch up with loved ones, delve into a good book, or simply relax in peace. Experience the perfect balance of socialising and solitude in a warm and welcoming space.

Inviting Café

Catch up in one of our cosy and welcoming cafés, where you can enjoy a hot cup of coffee and indulge in delicious homemade treats such as a slice of freshly baked cake.

Hair Salon

One of our most popular facilities is the Hair Salon, which residents can use as they wish to make themselves feel special. Appointments can be booked at Reception for an additional charge.

ADAPTED MINIBUS

We have access to a modern, well-equipped minibus with a professional drivers. They liaise with residents to understand their preferences and provide access through half-day or full-day trips.

Your room

Spacious, light, warm and comforting, your room can be made home by bringing cherished personal items and furniture with you. Every room has ensuite bathroom facilities, and there are a range of options with regards to view and outside access.

Your Bedroom

Our rooms are furnished to a high standard, including comfortable and attractive beds that would meet many hospital standards.

Tasteful & Elegant

Our team of interior designers cut no corners in creating refined, comfortable living spaces to be proud of.

Ensuite Facilities

Each bedroom has ensuite facilities, designed with our residents safety in mind.

Making it Yours

We encourage residents to make their room their own, with cherished items and furniture making it feel like home

Your Garden

We have a large garden comprising of many areas, each with its own feel and aspect. There is direct access to lawns adorned with perennials and shrubs giving a full spectrum of colour. A raised bed area is well tended to by all and often displays an array of vegetables, herbs, and flowers for cutting, along with those more familiar plants to reinvigorate the memory. The fernery is an area of the garden where solitude can be attained and life can be found with its varied textures and shades of green.

The roof garden overlooks horses grazing in their fields and in the distance the undulating hills of the local golf club. Ducks bathe in the stream below which is adorned with wildflowers and visiting damselflies meandering through the cow parsley.

We recognise many of our residents had such gardens themselves, and gardening may have been a special pastime for them. We offer residents the opportunity to continue that pastime in whatever way they feel appropriate.

A Home To Be Proud Of

We’re delighted to share a gallery of the first-class facilities, but the best way to get a feel for what resident life is all about is to book a tour of the home and see for yourself what makes us special.

Experience it for yourself

We’d be delighted to welcome you for a tour of our beautiful home. Meet our dedicated Customer Support Advisor and our Home Manager who will answer any questions you may have. Leave room for the signature Colten coffee and cake!