Dewar Close provides long-term residential, and respite, care for older people and people living with dementia.

The home has three separate households, each with its own lounge, dining area and kitchenette. We have designed the households in one of three lifestyles based on town, country and classical living. Hobbies, interests and local information are represented in the hallway decorations. This is because the space in between places creates more opportunities for conversation and reminiscence.

Daily life centres around the living areas on each household with residents coming together to socialise with each other, friends and relatives. You'll find regular activities happening in the living area or we might be outside in the garden where we have a side-by-side bike and dedicated cycle path, as well as a patio area, lawns and raised flower beds. Dewar Close also has a hair salon, as well as our Buddies Bungalow which includes a café.

As part of our activity provision, WCS Care employs dedicated Community Musicians who deliver one-to-one or group music-based activities. And our Memory Maker minibus provides regular, local trips for residents, including those who need to use a wheelchair. We invite relatives to join our trips so families can make new memories together.

Volunteers from The Gift of Years Rugby visit the home to provide services of worship, befriending, singing groups and activities. We also welcome children from the local nursery to the home for intergenerational activities.

WCS Care offers the Relatives’ Gateway service for relatives with the necessary consent in place. This is an innovation that picks up most care and activities in real time, creating text from icons selected by staff. Loved ones and staff can also use the gateway to send pictures and messages, keeping everyone up-to-date anywhere in the world with an internet connection. You can sign into the gateway using the link at the top of the website.