When I was told I was coming to Cloughreagh House I was petrified because in my book it is a Nursing Home and I didn’t feel old enough to come here as I am only in my sixties. Because I’m a young person I felt embarrassed by being in a Nursing Home and I didn’t tell my friends where I was.
I think it needs to be revamped as a rehabilitation service and aptly renamed. I think it needs a more modern approach with bedrooms and bed linen modernised. The furniture needs to be compact and minimalistic. The bed linen should be more homely with bright colours and patterns.
It would also be great to have a room designed as a gym to go to within the building to exercise and maybe talk to the other service users who are in the same boat and requiring a rehab service. If I ever have to come back, either as a service user or a visitor, I would like to see the home has moved on, a rehabilitation unit needs to look more modern and more inviting, offering an encouraging environment to exercise in.
I also feel visiting should be more flexible in the evening and extended to 8 pm in the evening allowing for people who are working.
The staff were very nice and supportive to me, and I did feel that I benefited from the physio exercises and advice.
"I think it needs a more modern approach"
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