St Joseph’s Residential Care

Residential Care

 

We pride ourselves in specialist dementia care we provide here at St Joseph’s . We understand that caring for someone living with dementia at home is difficult in in some instances may no longer be possible at home.

We also understand that the decision to move into long-term care can be a stressful time and we aim to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Download our Residential Leaflet Below:

Moving to St Joseph’s – What to Expect

Considering a move to St Joseph’s involves several important steps.

We welcome enquiries from anyone who would like to learn more about living at St Joseph’s. If you’re interested, please get in touch using the contact details below, and we will log your enquiry and interest.

Contact us:

Phone: +353 1 282 3000 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.00pm)

Email: saintjosephs@sjog.ie

To be placed on our waitlist, two key criteria must be met:

  • Funding must be secured (for example, Fair Deal approval or, in the case of private funding, confirmation of funds available for care)
  • The prospective resident must be ready for immediate admission

Once these are confirmed, we will include you on our waitlist and remain in contact as appropriate. When a vacancy arises, a pre-admission assessment will be arranged. This helps us understand the stage of dementia and ensure we can meet the person’s needs. Due to the complexity of dementia care, this assessment is required for all admissions. We are unable to accommodate emergency admissions.

If funding is not yet in place or if admission is not required immediately, we ask that you contact us again once your circumstances change. St Joseph’s is an accredited Meaningful Care Matters “Butterfly Home”. We are proud participants in the Irish Hospice Foundation and All Ireland Institute for Hospice and Palliative Care’s Caru Programme, which promotes compassionate, person-centred end-of-life care. We are also recipients of the Investing in Volunteers award, recognising the strength of our volunteer programme.

We believe that people living here should continue to feel a part of their community—both within the home and beyond. Whenever possible, we take part in community events and maintain meaningful connections outside the home.

The Residents Committee

The Residents Committee was established in late 2012 as part of the Clinical Governance structure of Saint John of God Hospital CLG., incorporating St Joseph’s.
Its purpose is to involve residents and caregivers in strategic decision making. The committee ensures that adequate information concerning residents is
circulated in a timely fashion. It also seeks to improve communication with residents and caregivers through its communication strategy.
If you would like to know more about the committee or would like to get involved, please contact our nurse manager Sarah, at
or 01 271 9203.

How to make a complaint

We take your complaints seriously and try to learn from any mistakes we have made. Our Management Team reviews all complaints monthly. Where there is a need for change, we will develop an action plan setting out what we will do, who will do it and when we plan to do it by. We will let you know when changes we have promised have been made.

Complaints Form

If you have complained to us and you’re not satisfied with our decision on your complaint, it is open to you to contact the Office of the Ombudsman.

The Ombudsman provides an impartial, independent and free service. By law the Ombudsman can examine complaints about any of our administrative actions or procedures as well as delays or inaction in our dealing with you. The Ombudsman’s remit related to complaints about actions which occur on or after August 24th 2015.

The Ombudsman cannot examine complaints about actions which occurred before that date with the exception of complaints from residents eligible to complain under “Your Service Your Say” (residents whose place is provided under a contract with the HSE).

Contact :

THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN
18 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2

Tel: LoCall 1890 22 30 30 or (01) 639 5600
Email: ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.ie

You can also make a complaint online using the online complaint form: www.ombudsman.gov.ie

Visiting

We operate an open visiting policy at St Joseph’s which you can read HERE. Visitors are very welcome to join us at meal times. The approximate times are below but may depend on each Lodge, so check with the team in the Lodge where your loved one or friend is living.

Breakfast 8.15 – 11.00 (any time each person gets up!)
Lunch 12.30
Evening Meal 16.45
Supper 20.00

Remember that any special celebrations such as birthdays and anniversaries can be catered for and celebrated together – just let us know!

How to find us

By Bus

Route 145
timetable – Heuston Station – Kilmacanogue
Route 45a
timetable – Dun Laoghaire Railway Station – Ballywaltrim (Bray)
Route 84 / 84a
timetable – Blackrock (via Bray Railway Station) – Newcastle

By Car
We are located on the Dublin Road between Bray and Shankill and close to the M50 and N11. Take the Bray North exit off the M50.

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Your care plan will be developed with the participation of you and your family members within 48 hours of admission.

This will set out your personal care needs and provide direction to staff members caring for you.

A review of your care plan will be carried out following feedback or any changes in your personal needs or circumstances. If no changes are needed, your plan will be updated at three-monthly intervals.

We will contact your family when a review is required and agree a time to carry out the review process.

By agreeing to take up residency within Saint Joseph’s Centre, you or your legal representative (Specified Person) will have signed a contract of care which ensures that you have a legally binding assurance of high quality care standards and that we have an acknowledgement of your commitment to our terms and conditions.

CONTRACT OF CARE

NURSING HOME SUPPORT SCHEME – FAIR DEAL

Download our Statement of Purpose and Function Information Booklet

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND FUNCTION

Please contact Elaine Byrne at Elaine.Byrne@sjog.ie or 01 271 9222 if you have a query.

We are currently undertaking research, funded through the Saint John of God Research Foundation, titled

Improving outcomes in a dementia specific care home using a social model of care; moving from large institutional style units to small homelike environments.

Take a look at our presentation, giving an explanation about the research.