Castle Lodge Independent Hospital

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Hospital Director:

Michaela Hallett

Email Address

castlelodge@barchester.com

Telephone Number:

01482 372 404

Bed availability:

Beds available

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F_BAR_18730 Hospital brochure leaflets – Castle Lodge.pdf

We are delighted to announce that we have recieved a 'Good' in our latest CQC inspection report.

At a glance

We accept detained patients

10 male beds

5 female beds

15 total beds

50+

Case studies

Case Study: Liam

Case Study: Mark

Overview

Castle Lodge Hospital provides treatment and care for individuals detained under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act or as an informal patient experiencing cognitive impairment, enduring mental health illness and behaviour that challenges.

Client Group

Castle Lodge is a 15 bedded independent hospital that consists of 2 age/gender specific wards and caters for individuals receiving treatment and care for under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act or as an informal patient.

Patient’s treatment and care pathways are formulated, delivered and reviewed by a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team supported by a Mental Health Act Administrator; Our Multi-disciplinary team work in collaboration with patient, families and partnerships with community and external agencies to develop effective treatment pathways for improving quality of life and maximising independence.

Male Ward

Male
60 years and above
Enduring and progressive mental health disorders
Acquired brain injury
Cognitive impairment
Complex and challenging behaviour
Forensic step-down

Female Ward

Female
50 years and above - this can be assessed on a needs basis
Enduring and progressive mentalhealth disorders
Acquired brain injury
Cognitive impairment
Complex and challenging behaviour
Forensic step-down

Organic Mental Health Services:

Alcohol related Dementia (Korsakoff’s)

Alzheimer’s

Behaviours that challenge

Dual Diagnosis

Forensic History

Pick’s Disease

Vascular Dementia

Working Age Dementia

Functional Mental Health Services:

Anxiety/Neurosis Disorders

Behaviours that challenge

Bi-polar Disorder

Depression

Dual Diagnosis

Forensic History

Other Psychoses

Psychotic Depression

Schizophrenia

Our approach to care

Staff here at Castle Lodge believe in a person-centred approach and their dynamic and constantly-evolving service helps support individuals to achieve their goals by listening to and working with them to offer support in helping them to fulfil their potential. Empowerment enables individuals to take control of their daily life and achieve their optimum level of independence. Wherever possible Castle Lodge empowers patients and their families to be involved in the development of their own support plans, and risk assessments, promoting positive risks.

Care management plans set realistic outcomes and patients remain stakeholders throughout their care pathway. Patients’ treatment and care pathways are formulated, delivered and reviewed by a highly-skilled multi-disciplinary team supported by a Mental Health Act administrator; our multidisciplinary team work in collaboration with patient, families and partnerships with community and external agencies to develop effective treatment pathways for improving quality of life and maximising independence.

Individual care management plans may include occupational therapy, physiotherapy and mobility therapy, an accredited art psychotherapist, 1:1 and/or group-based therapies.

We have a number of life-enriching regularly occuring events and activities within the service such as weekly namaste sessions, themed monthly events such as Hawaiian days, ABBA days, 50s and 60s days, as well as having great community links with groups such as Age UK and the Alzheimer's soceity who run events such as exercise classes and dementia cafes within the service.

Staff

Our team use a recovery model of care to enhance life quality, enable choice and change and nurture self-determination. People staying here are encouraged to achieve personal goals and develop independence. Through a holistic approach and via mutually supportive relationships, Castle Lodge can bring back hope, security, empowerment, inclusion and meaning to lives.

The team are able to support individuals through a robust key worker system where structure and spontaneity play equal roles in everyday life. Through informed choice, individuals can access the therapies, activities or sessions they feel would benefit them the most, we continue to ensure that we always deliver meaningful and person centered care in all that we do at Castle Lodge Independent Hospital.

Michaela Hallett

Deputy Hospital Director

Natalie Arnett-Russell

Mental Health Act Administrator

Louise Murtagh

Administrator

Jennifer Bradley

Psychologist

Jayne Gail

Art Psychotherapist

Design, Features and Settings

All of the bedrooms at Castle Lodge are single rooms with en-suite facilities. There is a 5 bedded female ward and a 10 bedded men’s ward. The female ward has a lounge area which incorporates a dining area also. The men’s ward also has a lounge area with a separate dining room. Both wards have free access to the through the patio doors into gardens. Activities are carried in the gardens, lounges, bedrooms, sensory room and internal garden lounge area, offering group and independent meaningful and person centered activities with our patients. There is a ‘life skills’ kitchen, enabling individuals to gain or regain skills in preparation for independent living in both the male and female dining rooms. There are separate male and female garden areas designed for individuals to engage in therapeutic horticultural activities. Both gardens have seating areas for patients who wish to eat their meals outside and relax in the sunshine. The service also has an internal garden lounge area which offers space for those patients who enjoy a quiet area and sitting indoors whilst enjoying a relaxing and visual experience with an outdoor and garden feel to it. Castle Lodge also has a sensory room which can be used for meaningful activities and for relaxation. Castle lodge has a weekly activity plan in place which is displayed on both wards and enables the patients, carers and team to see what we have planned to do for the week.

Governance

Castle Lodge works to maintain quality through robust key clinical performance indicators and audit based on multi-qualitative and quantitive audit tools.

We report on quality and progress towards outcomes to commissioners, Barchester Healthcare’s Mental Health Governance Committee, and to our wider group stakeholders via our Quality Accounts.

The Quality Accounts reflect our objectives which are based on our company values, as well as The Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice, to ensure we provide a quality service as determined by the Care Quality key lines of enquiry within the domains of services being safe, effective, caring responsive and well-led.

Referrals

Patients are referred from the NHS trusts, CCGs, Community mental health or Local authorities.

People referred to the hospital are offered a detailed preadmission assessment to ensure they are suitable to our service and that we can provide their care and treatment to fully meet their needs following assessment and review by the Multi-disciplinary team.

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At a glance

Case studies

Overview

Client Group

Our approach to care

Staff

Michaela Hallett

Natalie Arnett-Russell

Louise Murtagh

Jennifer Bradley

Jayne Gail

Design, Features and Settings

Governance

Referrals

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