Our Village

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​Nestled in the beautiful Elham Valley below gently wooded downland, Barham is close to the historic Cathedral City of Canterbury and the Kent coast. Folkestone and Dover are a short ride by bus. The meandering lanes are leafy with charming listed buildings.  Our residents feel welcome and treasured in the community, whether they're having a drink at the pub, rummaging at the jumble sale or shopping at the local village store

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Our Friends

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The life skills centres in the grounds of Greenbanks are operated by our friends at the Fifth Trust.  They provide a wide range of activities for the residents including craft and IT classes and a nursery where they can grow shrubs and plants for the garden centre at the Elham Valley Vineyard.  Our residents also work at the Vineyard garden centre and coffee shop with their friends from other homes in the area

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Our Independence

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We elect our own group to draw up our home Policies and Procedures which uses clip art for those who find the written

word difficult to understand. We also have our own Resident Guide and contract of residence.  When we interview for suitable staff, the residents help select new members by being involved in the interviewing process.

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Our Home and its Directors

 

​Greenbank's House Limited is a limited company. The shareholders are the families or guardians of the residents and there is no top heavy management structure.

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If there is a surplus of money at the end of the year it goes back into improving our service.

We have developed Greenbank's Care Trust, a charity that works with the home supporting the needs of the home and individuals.

 

The directors of the company are representatives of the families voted for at the AGM. They are unpaid and they hold regular meetings at the home to discuss the care of the residents and all aspects of the company and its future development.

A nominated director carries out an inspection each month to ensure quality and standards are maintained.  The registered manager is also a member of the board and is actively involved in the planning and achieving of our objectives.

 

We benefit from the wide range of personal and professional skills and talents that our residents, parents, families, staff and others bring into our home, which enables us to continue to improve our service. Our priority remains the best interest of each individual within our home.