Welcome to Emerald Lodge Rehabilitation Service

Information for service users and carers

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Welcome to Emerald Lodge

The Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT)

here at Emerald Lodge hope that your

stay will be productive and help you to

achieve your individual recovery plans.

Our purpose is to support you, along

with your family and carers, to be able

to live as independently as possible,

while keeping well, once you leave

hospital.

We do this by working closely with

you, your family and carers, to build

up your confidence and practical skills,

as well as developing positive ways of

looking after yourself.

Please feel free to ask our staff to help

with anything you are not sure about.

We all feel a bit uncertain when getting

used to something or somewhere new.

• Your Named Nurse will be around to

help introduce you to the unit, and

explain our rules and routines.

• We ask that, and will encourage you

to work in positive partnership with

us through planning and reviewing

your care regularly. You will be

invited to attend a MDT review at

least once a month, along with three

monthly CPA meetings to help plan

your recovery.

• We provide a range of activities

to help with your recovery and

welcome ideas about what you

would like to do.

• Your ensuite bedroom has its own

small TV, although we also have

two lounges with TVs, DVD players

and hand held gaming equipment.

It is your responsibility to keep your

room clean and tidy, and staff will

help you if necessary.

• All patients are allocated a budget to

fund their self catering and receive

support/assistance with shopping

and to prepare and cook their meals.

We provide a daily breakfast club

A variety of drinks are available

throughout the day

• If you need a special diet or have

particular food preferences just let us

know.

• We have a small laundry on site.

You will need to provide your own

washing powder, etc.

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• We have women - only designated

spaces for your comfort.

• Visiting times :

Mon to Fri 3pm - 8pm

Sat and Sun 10am -20pm

Some visits may need to be

supervised by staff, your Named

Nurse will talk to you about this in

more detail. We are happy to be

flexible if these times are difficult.

• If you expect children to visit the

unit, please speak to a member of

the team before they do so. We

have a designated room for visits to

take place in, and there are certain

guidelines we ask you to follow

during the visit.

• We may keep certain objects like

razors in safe storage for you, just

ask staff when you need them.

• RDaSH is a smoke free trust and no

smoking is allowed on the grounds

at all. All patients who smoke will be

offered nicotine replacement therapy

to help manage their nicotine levels.

• For health and safety reasons we

cannot permit the use of alcohol or

illicit substances on our premises.

Our vision statement :

“ For people leaving our service to be

equipped with the skills, knowledge

and confidence to manage their

symptoms and not go through life

being defined or restricted by illness. ”

We welcome feedback- both positive

and negative. We will ask you to help

us to ensure the quality of our service

by completing a short survey at the

end of your stay.

Emerald Lodge

Askern Road

Bentley

Doncaster, DN5 0JR

Telephone: 01302 875610

Fax: 01302 821419

Website: www.rdash.nhs.uk

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This information is correct at the time of publishing Last Reviewed: March 2015

DP8290/03.15

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