Lakeside is situated in the exclusive residential Whiteknights Road, close to Reading City Centre, Lakeside is an impressive, traditional style building.  The home enjoys outstanding views across the beautiful nature reserve of Whiteknights Lake and is close to the University Campus and all major amenities including bus links.  The home offers residential care for the elderly and a specialist environment for individuals who are experiencing living with a dementia.

Lakeside is a purpose built care home that has been tastefully furnished and equipped to a very high standard to provide accommodation on four levels.  There are 2 lifts to all floors.  The home offers lounge and dining areas on each floor. A hair salon, activities room, chapel, family room and assisted bath and shower rooms have also been incorporated.  There is easy access for residents to the landscaped grounds and walkways.

All 64 rooms at Lakeside are offered as single en-suite shower rooms and residents are encouraged to personalise their rooms to create a sense of home from home, familiarity and belonging.

Lakeside has a select team of experienced staff, who have relevant and appropriate training to meet the needs of the residents.  The emphasis of our care delivery is on individually planned person centred care, which builds upon a person's strengths and constantly seeks to improve their quality of life.  Freedom and privacy are respectfully maintained, yet help is always on hand.

Life at Lakeside is very much home from home and an active lifestyle is encouraged, with friends and relatives always welcome.  The activities organiser arranges a varied social calendar of activities and entertainment in groups and on a one to one basis.  We ensure that each of our residents receive meaningful occupation tailored to who they are.  The home has transport available for trips into the community and there is a weekly activities programme with monthly entertainment.

Esther is settling remarkably well into Lakeside. She is beginning to make some new friends.
She has a lovely room overlooking allotments. She has been playing darts(!), doing small exercises, has borrowed a book from the mobile library and has a daily paper delivered to her room. They seem to be making a big effort to get them doing things rather than just sit in a chair all day. The staff spend time talking to them individually and I think they have been trying to explain to her why she has to stay there.
Jane, the Manager, is very focussed, hard working and runs it well. Given that she will have 60 residents and 100 staff, she needs to have a firm grip on the place.
All in all, very successful so far and I would recommend it.
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