A luxury care home in Cheshire is reintroducing an initiative designed to improve person-centred care and inclusivity.

Handsale’s Priesty Fields Care Home’s ‘Resident of the Day’ programme selects residents throughout the month to spend a day learning about the care they recieve – ensuring the dedicated care team can refine its approach to meet the needs of those in receipt of care.

Rishi Sodha, care director at Handsale, said: “Here at Priesty Fields, we want to ensure our residents receive the highest quality of care and believe the best way to achieve this is through transparency. By involving the residents through our ‘Resident of the Day’ initiative, we’re able to establish what would make a real difference to them and their experience at Priesty Fields. This level of insight is invaluable and helps us ensure that the needs of each individual are always met.”

Residents can now make an appointment to review the care plan and offer any feedback or comments that they feel may enhance their overall experience – which ultimately creates a transparent environment of mutual understanding. The process is ongoing, and reviews take place monthly in line with residents’ room numbers, while family members are also encouraged to get involved with care plan reviews.

Sodha added: “We have worked tirelessly to create an inclusive care culture here at Priesty Fields, and I feel like this initiative embodies just that. We also value the opinions of the residents’ families and their feedback helps further develop our understanding of their loved ones and also puts their mind at ease knowing they are receiving the highest standard of care. We look forward to seeing the effects of this new initiative and hearing any new ideas that residents have.”