The Malthouse
Gillingham, Dorset
01747 822667
The Malthouse,
Bay Road,
Gillingham,
Dorset,
SP8 4EW
The Malthouse,
Bay Road,
Gillingham,
Dorset,
SP8 4EW
The Malthouse specialises in residential support for the elderly. One of the most highly regarded care homes in Dorset, The Malthouse offers attractive, spacious accommodation with the majority of rooms having en-suite facilities.
The home has been awarded a GSF accreditation. The Gold Standards Framework gives outstanding training to all those providing end of life care to ensure better lives for people and recognised standards of care.
Independent living accommodation is also available at The Malthouse in The Stables and The Lodges.
The home is full of character and charm which makes for a relaxing and homely environment.
The home has a beautiful garden offering a tranquil setting for residents and visitors to enjoy. The home also features a garden-based cabin, equipped with two entrance points, protective Perspex screens, intercom system, heating/insulation, and a nurse call button. This facility allows us to provide greater capacity for visits by friends and relatives when we are not able to meet visiting needs within the home. Strict infection control procedures are maintained to keep all our residents staff and visitors safe.
Following the last inspection at The Malthouse, CQC rated the home as ‘Good’.
The Malthouse is one of the most highly regarded care homes in Dorset. The home has a beautiful garden offering a tranquil setting for residents and visitors to enjoy. The staff team is made up of local people, some of whom have worked at the home for years.
The Malthouse is situated within walking distance of our pretty, quaint town centre. With many beautiful locations within easy reach such as Stourhead Gardens, Pythouse walled gardens and Shaftesbury where you can visit Goldhill famous for the Hovis advert and admire the stunning views across the Blackmore vale.
Please detail any relevant education/training
NVQ 3 & 4 Management, C24 & C25 Trainers Awards an D32 & D33 Assessors awards
Year started working at Healthcare Homes
2011
What role did you carry out before you came to Healthcare Homes
Home Manager
What do you think a person needs to do to be good in your role?
I don’t do problems, only solutions. A good all-rounder, not afraid to roll up your sleeves and muck in and lead by example
What’s your favourite part of your working day and why?
I don’t have a favourite, I love it all
What qualities do you think make a good home manager?
A good all-rounder. Patient, empathetic and a people person. Lead by example. A good sense of humour. Fair to all.
What are your interests outside of work/how do you unwind?
Walking my dog with my husband. Spending time with my grown up children and two grandchildren
What do you enjoy/are you looking forward to the most about working at this care home?
Teamwork. It’s like coming to your second home
Please detail any relevant education/training
NVQ 2 & 3 Health and Social Care, Diploma level 3 Management
Year started working at Healthcare Homes
2006
What role did you carry out before you came to Healthcare Homes
Team Leader
What do you think a person needs to do to be good in your role?
Work as part of a team, good leadership and be organised. Be friendly and outgoing.
What’s your favourite part of your working day and why?
Having a great and positive relationship with my colleagues, residents and their families.
What’s been your biggest professional challenge in your current role, or in your career to date?
Learning and developing in to the role of Assistant Manager
What has been your biggest career highlight to date?
Achieving my role as Assistant Manager, I am so proud
What qualities do you think make a good home manager?
Having a good relationship and communication with staff and being organised
What do you enjoy/are you looking forward to the most about working at this care home?
Spending time with my son Finley, family and friends
I enjoy the challenges. I like the responsibility of looking out for the residents and the staff team
What role did you carry out before you came to Healthcare Homes
After qualifying and working in hospitality, I took a complete career change and ventured out to retail banking for 23 years.
What do you think a person needs to do to be good in your role?
To have an understanding that our residents are individuals with different tastes and dietary needs.
What’s your favourite part of your working day and why?
I enjoy all the day and as a team player, I like to be a part of the camaraderie present through the home.
What’s been your biggest professional challenge in your current role, or in your career to date?
Transgressing from catering to banking, then back to catering.
What has been your biggest career highlight to date?
Just five months after I started work here my father came up from Bournemouth to be a resident. The care and love shown to him will always make the Malthouse and room 25 a special place for me.
What are your interests outside of work/how do you unwind?
Holidays and days out in our motorhome offer my husband and I the opportunity to explore new places on foot or bicycle, both in the UK and Europe.
What do you enjoy/are you looking forward to the most about working at this care home?
The friendship and interaction with residents and colleagues, the laughter and even the unexpected!
What role did you carry out before you came to Healthcare Homes?
Cook
What do you think a person needs to do to be good in your role?
Understanding, patient, outgoing, kind, a sense of humour/fun and being organised
What’s your favourite part of your working day and why?
When we get together for a group activity such as team scrabble and cookery club
What has been your biggest career highlight to date?
Changing my role from cook to activities organiser because I see so much more of our residents
What qualities do you think make you stand out?
Staff interaction, someone you can go to for advice and an individual who works alongside staff
What are your interests outside of work/how do you unwind?
I like to read romance novels. I support Fulham FC and often go to watch them play
What do you enjoy/you looking forward to most about working at this care home?
Coming in and working with a happy team
What role did you carry out before you came to Healthcare Homes?
General building, painting and decorating
What do you think a person needs to do to be good in your role?
To be versatile and prepared to roll up your sleeves and muck in
What’s your favourite part of your working day and why?
8.30am as that is the time I start
What’s been your biggest professional challenge in your current role, or in your career to date?
Everyday is a challenge, but everyday brings its own rewards. If the residents are happy, I’m happy
What qualities do you think make you stand out?
A good home manager needs to be a good organiser, be firm and fair and be someone you can talk to anytime
What are your interests outside of work/how do you unwind?
Two children to taxi about to football, swimming and gymnastics. I enjoy all sports and spending time with my family4
What do you enjoy/you looking forward to most about working at this care home?
The smiles on the staff and residents faces each morning when I walk in
The Malthouse,
Bay Road,
Gillingham,
Dorset,
SP8 4EW
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