RATHFRILAND MANOR NURSING HOME
Rathfriland Manor Nursing Home has underwent a major 18 month long building project with the end product being a modern state of the art new build caring facility for the future. It now offers accommodation to 53 residents - 29 beds for the frail/elderly, 13 beds for the Elderly Mentally Infirm (EMI) residential and 11 beds for EMI Nursing.
The Home has been finished to an extremely high standard with excellent attention to detailThe Home provides nursing and residential care for long term resident’s and also for resident’s who require respite or day care - with needs varying from minimal support and assistance, to total nursing care.
Rathfriland Manor is now offering a specialised unit for the Elderly Mentally Infirm. This unit was designed and constructed in line with the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Sterling ensuring that those suffering from dementia are availing of first class treatment, services and facilities appropriate to their own individual needs.
Facilities
The Home composes of fifty three private rooms - each room with a nurse call system and fitted with a flat screen television and telephone. Rooms also offer ensuites with easy to access wet rooms. There are five spacious lounges, three dining rooms, an activity centre and landscaped gardens for Residents to enjoy and socialise with their families. There is also a brand new modern hairdressing salon and a nail bar for the residents to enjoy.
Our catering team ensure Resident’s enjoy a varied diet offering local produce to cater for special dietary requirements and individual choice.
Staff
Rathfriland Manor’s staff work as a team to provide individualised care and attention to Resident’s to ensure they have happy fulfilling lives. To ensure Resident’s receive the highest standard of care a range of disciplines provide the following services, for example chiropody, dentistry, dietician and general practitioners
MEET THE NURSE MANAGER
My name is Miriam Chambers, the Nurse Manager of Rathfriland Manor.
I have worked in the caring of the older adult since 1998. The University of Stirling in Scotland is where I completed my training and I continued my career as a Nurse in Scotland until September 2006. At this stage I moved back home to Northern Ireland and took up a post as Deputy Manager of a Nursing Home in Armagh. I joined Manor Health Care as Nurse Manager in March 2009.



