Residential Care
at Bankfoot House
‘Our House is your home’ and we really mean this. Bankfoot does not have an institutional feel, it’s a comfortable and homely space. With only 25 residents, we can offer services that are properly tailored to your needs and preferences.
Our staff are trained & experienced in the administration of medicines and we have thorough, detailed and very safe procedures and arrangements. All decisions about specific medication are overseen by qualified health professionals.
Care that is uniquely yours
Your experience of Residential Care should be uniquely yours. If you need a high degree of assistance with your personal care then we will provide that, with skill, respect and compassion. We have a range of specialist equipment, at Bankfoot, but we will encourage and support you to be as independent as you wish.
Local health services in Moffat are very good and we enjoy excellent working relationships with the Nursing Service and GP Practice.
We will also help, if you wish, to make arrangements with hairdressers, opticians, dentists and podiatrists. A local hairdresser makes regular visits to our salon at Bankfoot.
Bankfoot is your home, you are welcome to have Visitors and to make arrangements, if you are able, to go out. We understand that contact with and from your friends & family is very important and we will support you with this.
We all have changing needs and preferences. We respond to this at Bankfoot by regularly taking a detailed look, with you, at your experience with us. As well as Care Staff reviewing your Care experience, the Kitchen Team will talk with you about food preferences, the Domestic Team will want to know what you think about cleanliness and the Activities & Well Being Coordinators will review whether we giving you the right activities.
“It’s lovely to think that Dad could sit in the day room and see the hills of Moffat in the summer sunshine.”
—Family member of resident
“Thank you so much for the dedicated care and support you gave our mother. She received exceptional care”
— Family member of resident
Your questions about residential care
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Residential Care means long-term care provided in a care home. It’s for people who may need assistance with their personal care, such as help with washing, dressing, eating, going to the toilet. With support from the local Nursing Service, Bankfoot is able to provide support & assistance with the management of a range of health conditions.
However, Bankfoot is not a Nursing Home.
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The first 4 weeks of your stay at Bankfoot is viewed as being a Trial Period. If you wish, your contract can be terminated within that time.
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We very much hope that you do make a visit to Bankfoot before deciding. You are making a very big decision and it’s important that you and/or your family have as much information as possible.
Visits can be arranged by contacting our Care Home Manager.
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Residential facilities at a glance
For people looking for long-term residential care and support
Beautiful Surroundings
The Home is in a lovely old building with a new extension, completed in 2018. The mix of old and new rooms, plus our lounges & dining room, with fabulous views to the hills north-west of the town.
‘Our House is your home’
We really mean this! With only 25 residents, we can offer services that are properly tailored to your needs and preferences.
Quality, home cooked food
We understand just how important it is to have great quality, nutritious food and our Kitchen Team, under the skilled supervision of Head Cook, Janice Caryle, takes great pride in what it produces
Qualified and Experienced Staff
Our Staff Team is well trained and hugely experienced. We have people who have been with us for between 20 and 30 years. Most of our staff also live in the town.
Activities tailored to suit you
Our two ‘Activities & Well Being’ Coordinators work with Residents to provide activities that you want. They will talk with you to find out about your interests & then try and meet them, perhaps that’s a particular craft or hobby.
Part of the local community
Moffat is a small town, with a population of just over 2500 people. It is a thriving community and Bankfoot is very much part of this. It is important to us that we use local services and buy locally as much as possible.
“At Bankfoot House, we know the importance of finding a care home for a loved one that feels just like home. That’s why ‘our house, is your home’.
Bankfoot House Manager,
Kirsty McVittie