High quality nursing care comes to Sandford Station

Construction will soon be completed on the final phase of the new St Monica Trust Sandford Station retirement village in Sandford with the opening of a brand new nursing care service, Sherwood.

Offering 24-hour general needs nursing care in a uniquely comfortable and supported environment, Sherwood opens in June with 30 brand new en-suite rooms, each one equipped with specialist facilities needed to give residents maximum opportunity and independence.

The facility, designed specifically to support the needs of elderly residents in need of high quality nursing care, is an integral part of the development, which offers a range of support and accommodation for older people – from independent living in special flats and houses, through to high levels of care, including dementia care. Explains Gerald Lee, Director at the St Monica Trust: “This is an important development, which will provide residents both now and in the future with continuity of care and the opportunity to remain within their new community even though their needs, or the needs of their partner, may change." The new care home will also be a valuable resource for older people in North Somerset and applications for new residents to move in when the development opens in June are now being taken.

Sandford Station retirement care village is the fourth retirement development from the St Monica Trust, the Bristol charity which is already a provider of “Excellent” rated nursing care. 108 carefully designed sheltered housing units, including one, two and three bedroom retirement flats and cottages, are now available for lease purchase, some protected from the elements beneath a glass atrium, close to central facilities, which include a restaurant, activity centre, spa and gym. Historic buildings like the Station Master’s House have been renovated to become two and three bedroom homes.

Along with the new care wing, the Trust is also finalising work to landscaping on the site, with a croquet lawn, an outdoor bowling green with pavilion, an apple orchard and the planting of other trees sympathetic to the local environment.

Interested in more information? Visit www.sandford.stmonicatrust.org.uk or contact the Care Homes Admissions team (Phoebe Slade or Gloria Chambers) on 0117 949 4735.