Garner Ward is the county’s specialist dementia ward offering assessment and treatment of organic mental health problems with dementia.
Memory problems can cause distress, anxiety or agitation. This can happen for a number of reasons. We work with our patients to understand what triggers this behaviour and what can be done to help alleviate them.
Our ward staff like to get to know their patients and their likes and dislikes. This helps to ensure they are supported more effectively. Our aim is to get our patients to a level of functioning, which allows them to return home to their family or make the transfer to a care home. As soon as a patient is admitted, the staff will start to make plans with the patient and their family to allow this to happen.
With support from the King’s Fund's Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme, a family lounge and garden was created on the ward. All patients have their own en-suite bedrooms, access to therapeutic activities, lounges, and sensory areas.
Read our pre-admission leaflet for carers or view our patient information pack.
Visiting a patient
We have an open ward policy. This means you can visit at any time. We encourage relatives to visit during mealtimes if you would like to.
Our patients can receive 2 visitors at any time. You must wear a face mask in clinical areas, but these can be taken off if you are eating or drinking with your relative.
Please sign in and out of the ward.
We keep our visiting policy under constant review. If we have an outbreak of an infectious disease, we may change our policy. If you need more information, please talk to a member of staff.
If you need to contact the ward, call 01208 251 334.
The main or Mews car parks offer easy access to the ward and both include disabled parking spaces.