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Dementia Care

Dementia Care

Hengoed Park provides care and support for people with early to mid-stage dementia. Staff receive extensive training to ensure they have the skills to provide high standards of dementia care. We understand that every dementia journey is different and tailor our care to each individual. Our approach is based on David Sheard’s ‘Feelings Matter Most’ model of dementia care.

The environment is homely, bright and airy with plenty of privacy and independence alongside access to care, community activities and a range of facilities including a gymnasium, library, coffee shop and 12-acre nature park.

Residents’ rooms are equipped to a high standard, and many have beautiful views over our nature park and out into Swansea Bay. Each resident has access to comfortable lounges and regular in-house activities and events including garden parties and visiting entertainers.

Meals, cakes and snacks can be prepared in the open plan living areas which have their own snack kitchens or are prepared in our main kitchens by our dedicated team of chefs, using the best local, seasonal ingredients and taking residents’ individual tastes into account.

Our ground floor is a designated dementia floor for people with mid-stage dementia which provides stimulation, interest, and the comfort of familiar settings: a 1940s-themed cwtch where favourite songs play on the radiogram; a Post Office, a bus stop and a tea-room. Our residents find these settings reassuring. They trigger happy memories and provide valuable activities and routines.

Dementia-friendly signage helps to orientate a person living with dementia and allows them to maintain their independence. The signs we display consist of text, images, or a combination of both and contrast with the background to be easy to read. A Dementia Lead works closely with staff and families, providing training and support, as well as building links with external dementia services in the community to ensure we are providing the best care we can.  

When Arnold came to you in January, I was told he had about two weeks to live. Because of YOUR care, he lived until May. For a man who refused to eat at home, it was wonderful to see him look forward to his lunch and tea, that he had eaten breakfast and eaten dinners always followed by ice cream. All these things add up to an enormous gift that you all, as a care home gave to Arnold in the last few months of his life. That is exactly how I wish to describe it- a gift- the very best gift he could ever have received: a life that was lives, a hope for tomorrow and the tender hand of care when he needed it.

J Herd
Family
5 Stars

I have nothing but high esteem for all the work the staff at Hengoed Care do for my father. This includes the grounds men, maintenance, cleaners, care assistants, nursing staff and management team. The care they provide shows such a homely and friendly environment which I would fully recommend to anyone.

Mrs Hartnoll
Family
5 Stars

It is endearing to see my mothers face light up when she sees the carers, she knows them and recognises them straight away and you can tell she feel at home and safe.

Mrs Pavlou
Family
5 Stars

I have lived here for 5 months and have settled well, with my worldly needs satisfied. Altogether it’s a great place but the real jewel in the crown is the staff.

Ernest Howells
Resident
5 Stars

The home is brilliant, beautiful meals and grounds and all the carers have beautiful smiles

Beth Llewellyn
Resident
5 Stars

Hengoed is a first-class place, spotlessly clean with outstanding staff. We are all very well looked after, if you ask for anything the staff will do it straight away. The food is exceptional, and the staff are caring and professional, providing the best care.

Malcolm Davies
Resident
5 Stars