Walmer Lodge provides good quality and nutritious kosher home cooking that is suited to the individuals assessed and recorded requirements. Meals are taken in a congenial setting and at flexible times. Hot and cold drinks and snacks are offered regularly. We cater for special dietary needs including the provision of Halal food. Walmer Lodge has no facilities for preparation of meals and snacks by service users or provision for non-kosher diets.

Visits

Walmer Lodge welcomes visitors between 10am and 7.30pm. Service users are able to receive visitors in private and at their discretion. Service users wishing to visit friends and relatives will be considered within the confines of their care plan. We value the involvement of friends and family in the lives of our service users in line with our policy. A copy of our home visiting policy is made available on request.

Walmer Lodge philosophy is ‘valuing people’. This philosophy underpins our purpose. Valuing people means that Walmer Lodge practice will be based on the principles of respecting the dignity and independence of its Service Users. Walmer Lodge aim is to improve the quality of life of the service user by means of promoting their health and welfare, through the practice of customer choice, honouring privacy, fair play, diversity and participation of Service Users in decision making where ever possible.