Dignity Action Day Marked By Residents And Staff At Care Home In Barnstaple

Residents and staff at Fremington Manor in Barnstaple took part in a host of activities to mark a national campaign promoting dignity for care home residents.

The care home, based on Manor Close in Fremington, encouraged the team and residents within the home to wear red for Dignity Action Day, which is run by the Dignity in Care campaign. Residents at Fremington Manor were treated to a coffee morning, pamper sessions and following a ‘Dignity Lunch’, they enjoyed ice creams with a host of sauces and sprinkles.

Later in the day, the residents were encouraged to share their thoughts on what dignity means to them, with each example being written onto a paper leaf hung on a decorative ‘Dignity Tree’. ‘Being able to be independent’ and ‘Knocking before entering my room’ were just a few of the suggestions made by the residents. Examples suggested by the staff included ‘Giving the respect you would want for yourself and your family’, ‘Making sure people feel respected and that they have given consent to care’ and ‘Making sure people are covered during care.’

The Fremington Manor team were encouraged to sign up to the campaign’s Dignity Champion initiative, which sees participants agree to uphold the 10 ‘Dignity Do’s.’ These include agreeing to support others with the same respect as they would give to their family, treating each person as an individual, enabling people to make their own choices, and helping people to maintain their own confidence and positive self-esteem.

Nelson Lima, Home Manager at Fremington Manor, said: “Our team really got behind Dignity Action Day as it’s a campaign that has a huge amount of synergy with the values we hold at the care home for the benefit of the residents in our care. Their health, happiness and wellbeing is the most important thing to us as we provide the highest quality of care and support to the residents and will always look to do this with the utmost respect and dignity.”