Interior design
The David Sheard leadership course has been the key driver behind countless new initiatives and changes across the Tanglewood group
The Tanglewood textiles programme
In January 2018, Tanglewood rolled out a pioneering project across homes in Alford, Horncastle, Coningsby, Spalding and Boston. The aim of the project was to give residents more choice over the look of their living environment. Each year Tanglewood sets a number of objectives and one of the key areas of focus this year was to transform bedrooms and communal areas in the homes. Skopos Fabrics was chosen as the provider of contract furnishing fabrics that has worked with the group for over 25 years.
Skopos was asked to put together themed textile boards featuring assorted colours and sensory fabrics, which were designed specifically to help engage residents living with dementia and all Tanglewood homes held consultation sessions where residents and their relatives were invited to consider the new range of fabrics.
To ensure that residents were able to have a say in how their rooms were decorated, each home held a bedroom planning party where both residents and their relatives were invited to explore the wide range of textile options available before choosing their favourite designs. It was considered essential to involve the residents so that they were able to look at, touch and feel the sample materials in order to decide which they liked most to help create a home from home feel. With 20 different colour combinations, residents were able to have their bedrooms just the way they wanted them. Themes ranged from earthy harvest gold to vibrant berry candy.
The programme of customisation was intended to enable residents to create an interior scheme of their own, including bedding, curtains and accents. This also offers the flexibility to change these items in the future as new residents join the community.
Lynn Wade, marketing manager at Skopos Design, says: “The schemes are a mix of designs from our current collections and bespoke designs. We’ve been able to create completely unique fabrics and recolour any existing designs that are more suited to the needs of the upholstery and furnishings in the room. “Our design team worked closely with Tanglewood to create soft furnishings and unique fabrics for bedding, curtains and upholstery furnishings that match the colour schemes.”
It was felt that engaging with residents and giving them a choice of designs for their bedrooms would provide a sense of exclusivity as well as helping them to maintain their independence as part of a wider project to transform the cultural focus of the homes.
Refurbishment work on all 200 bedrooms involved in the Tanglewood Textiles Programme has now been completed.
January 2019 •
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in the care sector to collaborate and rethink how care homes can provide more emotionally focused care. The David Sheard leadership course has been the key driver behind countless new initiatives and changes across the Tanglewood group. This includes a continuing shift in cultural focus from task-based to emotion-based care to make sure that Tanglewood care homes are happier communities and the overall provision of care is much more wholesome.
There has also been a move to self assess emotional care provision and train team members across the group on how to foster communities of emotional wellbeing. Managers have been given the freedom to spearhead culture changes within their homes and provided with tools and support to encourage the sharing of best practice across the group. The programme has undoubtedly been the most impactful training the company has ever participated in.
TCHE
Tracy Ann Shelbourn
Tracy Ann Shelbourn is founder and director of Tanglewood Care Homes, which owns and manages five care homes in Lincolnshire.
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