Bangor Care Home

Bangor Care Home, part of Four Seasons Health Care, is a welcoming and friendly home surrounded by peaceful trees near the marina in the heart of Bangor's lively community. Bangor offers 24-hour dementia nursing care and palliative/end of life care for residents with dementia who may also have complex and/or long-term medical conditions. The team also provides specialist care for residents with mental health conditions and learning disabilities, as well as neurological care and rehabilitation for residents with physical disabilities caused by neurological conditions, day care for those who only need top-up care and respite care for loved ones in need of a break. Bangor also acts as an intermediate care centre providing services as an alternative to hospital stay.The team are passionate about helping their residents maintain a good quality of life in the home, as such residents are provided with an activities programme that includes group sessions, one-to-ones with therapists, shopping, movies in the cinema room, church services and regular entertainer visits. The team of mental health specialists also support their residents with mental health conditions to improve their mental wellbeing, maintain their independence and help them to progress to supported living or their own home.Four Seasons Health Care strive to make each home as comfortable as possible with the following facilities at Bangor:Pets by agreementEnsuite rooms availableShared rooms availableOwn furniture if requiredGardenPatioConservatoryTV point in all roomsShop on siteTHIS CARE HOME IS A MEMBER OF THE IHCP NORTHERN IRELAND.

Services offered

Skilled medical care

• Skilled nursing
• Complex wound care
• Ostomy care
• Catheter care
• Medication administration
• Phlebotomy

Therapies at home

• Physiotherapy

Specialty programmes

• Palliative
• Dementia care
• Postnatal
• Post-op: joint replacement
• Post-op: cardiac surgery
• Chronic: CHF
• Chronic: COPD
• Chronic: diabetes

Non-medical / companion

• Personal care (bath/dress/grooming)
• Diabetic meals
• Light housekeeping
• Transport to appointments
• Companionship
• Overnight care
• Respite for family caregivers

Team & vetting

• 12 Registered nurses
• 29 Licensed practical nurses
• 40 Care assistants
• 3 Physiotherapists

Medical director

Dr. Schmidt

Staff turnover

60%

Staff-to-client ratio

1:8 caregivers per active client

Same-caregiver consistency

15%

Caregiver languages

• Local
• English

Caregiver vetting

• ✓ Criminal background check
• ✓ Drug screening
• ✓ Driving record check
• ✓ Reference verification
• ✓ Annual recertification
• 📚 30 CE hours/year required

Technology

• 📱 Caregiver mobile app
• 📍 Electronic Visit Verification (GPS)

Remote monitoring

• BP

Pricing

Holiday premium: 25% · Minimum shift: 2 h

LTCI accepted: Major national insurer

Quality metrics

• 8% Patient satisfaction
• 19% Caregiver satisfaction
• 27% 30-day readmission
• 3.5 Complaints / 1000 visits

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Compliance & safety

Privacy

HIPAA + GDPR compliant

Liability insurance

€5,000,000

Infection control

WHO/ECDC home-care protocol