Suncroft Lodge Nursing Home is a purpose built home set beautifully in discreet grounds on two acres in the Curragh, Co. Kildare. The home is situated within walking distance of the local shops, post office and church. Suncroft Lodge is 6.5 km’s off the Dublin / Kildare motorway and close to Kildare, Newbridge and Naas. This purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility is luxuriously furnished to provide a comfortable home for it residents. The building is designed to ensure all residents have a view of the court yard or gardens where residents and guests can stroll in safety and privacy.
Our commitment to continuous improvement means residents benefit from an ongoing Quality Program, one that is person centred and needs driven.
Suncroft Lodge has been awarded the Excellence Ireland EIQA Quality of Care Standard for Nursing Homes, an independent quality accreditation based on stringent quality and hygiene standards.
National Award
We are delighted to announce that Suncroft Lodge Nursing Home has been awarded the Excellence Ireland Q Mark Award for Irish Nursing Home of the Year 2009. At an awards ceremony on October 30th last at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, the national award was presented by Minister Mary Hanifin T.D., Minister for Social & Family Affairs, to Glenda Panes, Director of Nursing and her team. Suncroft Lodge Nursing Home is the first Kildare nursing home to win this prestigious national award.
The Excellence Ireland Q Mark Award for Nursing Homes is an independent quality accreditation based on stringent care, quality and hygiene standards. Director of Nursing Glenda Panes was delighted that Suncroft Lodge received this prestigious national award and thanked her team for their hard work and dedication in providing such high quality person centred care standards for their residents.
Suncroft Lodge is fully registered with the HSE Mid-Leinster Area and HIQA. The home is also approved by the VHI, Quinn Healthcare and Hibernian Aviva Health.
Accommodation
- Suncroft Lodge offers accommodation for 60 residents in single and double rooms
- Generous sized individual rooms with ensuite bathrooms
- Wireless call system and private telephone
- Superbly finished with bespoke furniture
- All rooms have private phones and private television
- All rooms have a garden or court yard aspect
- Full in-house laundry service
Facilities & Services
- Full Daily Activities Program, please Social Activities
- In- house hairdressing
- Full 24 Hour G.P. cover
- Regular visits by local priest and a weekly mass.
- Community Dental, Optical and Chiropody can be accessed on request.
- In-house Physiotherapist
- Therapeutic massage
- Residents Committee and Relatives Forum
- Quarterly resident/family newsletter
Care Services
Suncroft Lodge offers a wide range of services and activities. We have an experience and superbly trained team of people. Our range of services cover all long term and short term care requirements for our residents. We provide a range of services to meet individual needs such as:
Catering and Nutritional requirements
Dining in Suncroft Lodge is a social experience to look forward to and be enjoyed by all. Our catering service is provided in conjunction with Campbell Bewley teams of experienced chefs preparing menus which comprise of fresh, seasonal ingredients so that every meal is not only nutritious but also looks great and tastes delicious. It is important that our residents eat what they like, whether a lovely wholesome tasty shepherd's pie, or a gourmet delight of beef stroganoff. The dishes we prepare reflect and include the likes and requests of our residents.We pride ourselves on offering a balanced, nutritious diet using fresh, quality local ingredients, to meet all our residents' preferences and their specific dietary needs. All our food is prepared by our excellent team of highly trained chefs.
We provide residents with a choice of homemade dishes and freshly baked goods each day which residents can choose to take in the dining room or, if they prefer, in the comfort of their own room.
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Social Activities
At Suncroft Lodge social activities plays a key role in ensuring our residents maintain an active and happy outlook. We endeavor to provide as wide a range of activities as possible to cater for physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the residents.Activities include:
- Musical Entertainment
- Bingo
- External Trips to events, exhibits etc.
- Therapeutic Massage led by our professinal therapist
- Classic Movie screening
- Exercises
- Gardening
- Art Therapy
- Craft demonstrations
- Religious Services
- Card games
- Therapeutic Massage
Meet the Suncroft Lodge Team
Director of Nursing:
Glenda Panes R.G.N. is the Director of Nursing at Suncroft Lodge Nursing Home. Glenda has been a nurse for over 17 years and has specialised in care of the elderly for the last 9 years including the Mater Hospital in Dublin. Glenda has been an integral part of Suncroft Lodge since 2002 and has been Director of Nursing since 2007. Glenda holds a higher Diploma in Management from the Dublin Institute of Technology. Together with her team of more than 50 staff who are dedicated to the Guardian Healthcare’s vision of ‘meeting the needs of our residents by providing them with the highest level of person centered care and service’ Glenda plays ensures that Suncroft Lodge and its residents and staff play an integral part in the local community.Glenda is supported by a very experinced team of Nurse and Care Staff including Sinead Cronly R.N.I.D. who is the Assistant Director of Nursing.
Rona Toft is the Administrator and Marion Hayden is the Head Housekeeper.
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