Highview House Care Home CARE FACILITIES CHECKLIST

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Highview House Care Home

Overview

Highview has a reputation for being one of the best care homes in the area. A caring and friendly ambience can be felt immediately as you walk through the door. We foster an atmosphere of care and support which enables and encourages our residents to live as full, interesting and independent a lifestyle as possible. We provide long term care for elderly frail residents and some places for young physically disabled people. A Memory Lane Dementia Unit will open by the end of 2007.

Services and facilities

Our friendly home provides an extensive range of features. You may enjoy the wonderful views in the company of others in the lounges and gardens or relax in the privacy of your own room when you prefer. We provide nutritious meals, catering for special diets and boast a hospitality service. Hairdressing is provided twice weekly. There is a full laundry service. Physiotherapy is provided on five days a week. The optician and chiropodist visit regularly.

Key Information

Highview House Care Home
General Manager: Ola Macrae
Email: Ola Macrae
Tel: 01463 711331

Advice line
Email: Contact us
Tel: 0845 410 2828

Summary of services

  • Care home with nursing
  • Care home with personal care
  • Convalescent / Post-operative Care
  • Day care for non residents
  • Palliative Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care

How to find us
Address: Highview House Care Home
Scorguie Avenue, Inverness,
IV3 8SD

Services

  • Nursing & Medical Care
  • Personal Care Plan
  • Personal Key Worker
  • Continue with your own GP
  • Specialist Nurses Visit
  • Optician Visits
  • Dietician Visits
  • Chiropody Services
  • Physiotherapy Services
  • Complementary Therapy Services
  • Hotel Services
  • Full-time Housekeeping team
  • Full laundry service

Services

  • Activities & Entertainment
  • Attend local church services
  • Religious services
  • Resident group/committee
  • Mobile Library
  • Visitor's Participation
  • Variety of activities, entertainment and outings

Visitors are always welcome at our care home…

Please contact us now for a visit

General Manager: Ola Macrae
Email: Ola Macrae
Tel: 01463 711331

Facilities

  • General Facilities
  • Purpose-built accommodation
  • TV lounges
  • Use of minibus
  • Room Facilities
  • Many rooms have ensuite facilities
  • Personal furniture and possessions welcomed
  • TV point
  • Double rooms available
  • Restaurant & Dining Facilities
  • Separate restaurant/dining room
  • Daily change of menu
  • Room service available
  • Meals may be served outside on a nice day
  • Assistance with feeding available
  • Beverages available throughout the day
  • Visitors welcome to join residents for meals
  • Vegetarian and special diets catered for
  • Gardens
  • Landscaped Gardens
  • Sitting areas
  • Pathways suitable for wheelchairs
  • Raised beds for residents to grow plants
  • Safety and Specialist Features
  • 24-hour nurse call system
  • Smoke Detectors
  • Thermostatic radiators
  • Full lift
  • Indoor and outdoor wheelchair access
  • Lifts and specially equipped bathrooms
  • Full-time Maintenance Officer

Location

Highview House is located in a peaceful residential area in the Scorguie area of Inverness, the capital of the Highlands of Scotland. The home commands extensive views of the Moray Firth, the city of Inverness and the surrounding hills. There is a paved path around the home with numerous seating areas in the lovely garden surroundings.

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Travelling by car
From city centre take A862 North. Go left after canal bridge at the lights into King Brude Road. 2nd right into Scorguie Road, 2nd left into Scorguie Avenue. Follow road and take 3rd left to Highview.

Alternatively you can go to the route finder on www.theaa.com to get detailed directions on how to find us.

Travelling by rail
Approximately 10 minutes taxi ride away.

For more information on train operators and time tables, phone National rail enquires on 0845 7484950 or go to www.nationalrail.co.uk

Travelling by air
The airport is 11 miles from the home and a 15 minute taxi ride away. There are flights into Inverness from London Luton, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh.