Bishop Lodge

Bishop Lodge is a secure area specially designed to suit the needs of people with dementia and related disorders, with the emphasis on a homelike atmosphere.

Features Include:

  • Large single rooms with ensuite
  • Television
  • Built in wardrobes and dressing table
  • Large activities kitchen
  • Landscaped grounds overlooking the town and
    Boston Bay

General Nursing Services Provided:

  • Showering and dressing
  • Feeding
  • Continence management
  • Pressure area care
  • Wound management and dressing
  • Residents can have their finger and toe nails cut by staff each month if required
  • Medication management and administration
  • Disease monitoring for diabetic residents, blood taking and other specimen collection as requested
  • Mobility assistance (with staff providing help if necessary)
  • Wheelchairs available for less mobile residents
  • Oxygen provided for residents who have this therapy ordered by their medical practitioner
  • Special diets catered for
  • Palliative care
  • Lifter for very frail residents requiring this level of assistance