Purpose: To ensure basic hygiene of the ear is maintained.   Procedure:   Explain procedure to the guest.   Wash hands put face mask, gloves, and apron on.   Inspect the ear visually.   Using a wipe and warm water cleanse the ear, paying particular attention to the area behind the ear, the lobe and…

Purpose:  To ensure guests who wear dentures have them cleaned thoroughly.  Procedure: Each guest who wears dentures will be given their own individual disposable denture container if they have not brought their own with them. This pot should be clearly marked with the guest’s name.   Staff are to encourage guests to remove their dentures…

Purpose:   To facilitate regular bowel movements if a guest’s normal regime cannot be maintained independently with diet or aperients.   Procedure:   Suppositories must be prescribed by G.P. prior to administration   Check with guest and care plan to understand the guest’s normal routine.   PR medication to be recorded on EMar   Procedure…

PURPOSE:  To ensure that when a guest arrives at Leuchie, that they receive a high level of customer service throughout the admission process and that their appropriate care needs are understood, and that relevant documentation is completed.   PROCEDURE:   Guests are not due to arrive until 11am, however the rooms should be finalised, and…

  UNRESPONSIVE?   Shout for help   Open and check airway – tilt head back   NOT BREATHING NORMALLY?   Call 999   30 Chest compressions  

Purpose:   To ensure that guests requesting to share with a partner or close friend are given that opportunity whilst at Leuchie   Procedure:   Due to best practice, all guests will be allocated a single room. Ayrshire bedroom will remain a double for guests wishing to share with husband/wife/partner   

Purpose: All guests who become seriously ill and in danger of dying will generally be admitted to hospital via ambulance for their comfort and safety. This is primarily due to Leuchie House being a short term holiday home and unable to have guests stay longer than the twelve days of their holiday. For this reason…

In accordance with the Scottish Palliative care guidelines (SPCG) 2019, supported by Health Improvement Scotland.  A proportion of patients who have contracted COVID 19 could have severe symptoms and rapid decline, therefore, the importance of having discussions with your patient and their families regarding anticipatory care is paramount.  The following should be considered when caring…

Purpose: To ensure the guest maintains regular bowel movements and therefore promote the guest’s overall comfort and wellbeing.   Enemas must be prescribed for the guest by a GP.   The procedure to be performed by an RN.   Clarification of the enema to be given checked by RN with the guest and the guest’s…

Administration of Eye Preparations. Purpose:   To ensure the safe and appropriate administration of eye preparations.   Procedure: Check the medication kardex, care plan and with the guest themselves regarding their routine.   Identify client and explain procedure and obtain consent.   Clean the guest’s eye if the condition dictates with warmed normal saline and…