Esmere Gardens

Set to the south of the picturesque Cotswold town of Moreton-in-Marsh, this 60-bedroom care home has been thoughtfully designed to deliver outstanding care to its residents. Offering a range of care services including residential, dementia, nursing and respite options, the interior design of the home is mindful of the varying demands of the residents. With regards to colour schemes, ease of navigation, furniture choices and the overall look and feel of the space, the design combines a beautiful palette of materials and finishes, whilst maximising the footprint, natural light and functionality.

This ensures residents are both very content and comfortable, family and friends enjoy visiting and that staff have wonderful surroundings in which to work. Residents who feel happy in their home lead to happier staff and happier visitors.

The layout of the interior excels in giving residents something meaningful to do each day with a wide variety of events taking place in the home. There is a range of facilities and activities to engage residents to enable them to not only lead fulfilling lives but to enhance their wellbeing and ensure they are also comfortable.

There is an extensive choice of places for residents to spend time or to take part in multiple activities, from ‘knitter natter’, games and the ‘dementia café’. They can also enjoy the generous gardens, go to the spa, coupled with taking part in the variety of on-site events, all these opportunities are available to stimulate the residents and keep them active.

The building has balance and symmetry which is enhanced by the use of blocks of materials that add contrast and definition. The focal point is the warmth of the stone with the highlights of the intermittent rendered areas and the large expanses of glass adding interest and contrast.

As Taylor and Taylor’s first Smart Care Home, technology plays a key role in improving and defining residents’ lives at Esmere Gardens whilst enhancing staff efficiency The real-time location monitoring from Arquella Move allows for easy identification of resident location and whether staff are present to help manage staff loads. The automated clearing of call bells on staff entrance through Arquella Move ensures the removal of repeat calls on the system improving staff efficiency.

Arquella Connect provides automatic alerts of resident falls allowing faster response times. In addition, Plus Ten Care delivers an automated platform for alerts from the various technology systems providing prompts to highlight negative health in residents.

The Circadian lighting system installed across communal areas changes the wavelength of light outputted. The environmental benefit of this is that whilst natural light exposure through windows and glazed doors is maximised throughout the home, residents also receive the benefit of time correct light wavelengths from the circadian system. This reinforces inputs from natural light to create a healthy day/ night rhythm.

The building’s design exceeds the building regulations in term of its insulation and the operational efficiency of the mechanical and electrical plant. This will reduce long-term running costs.

“Esmere Gardens is quite simply wonderful. The location, rooms, furnishing and the quality of staff are five star. The personal touches are over and above any other homes. I visit many homes as a Pastoral Administrator for our church and this one excels.” (Visitor)

“Esmere Gardens looks and feels like a modern, upmarket hotel, but with high levels of professional care and support going on unobtrusively in the background. We can visit my mother whenever we like, have lunch with her, join in with the various events and activities or take her out, as we wish. We are very happy that she is at Esmere Gardens.” (Relative)

“I came to Esmere Gardens for a complete rest. The room is spacious with ensuite facilities and has access to the gardens so that it is possible to sit and go outside without having to walk too far.” (Resident)