Southfields House is a Residential Care Home registered to accommodate up to sixteen elderly people. There are seven rooms on the ground floor, and a further nine rooms on the first floor. Twelve of the rooms have en suite toilets and hand basin vanity unit. Two of these rooms are very large and suitable for double occupancy if desired. The Home is centrally heated, with double glazed windows in most areas.

TV aerial points are fitted in all rooms for the use either of the occupant's own TV, or one we provide. In addition, TVs are available in the lounges with a loop system if required, and a VCR for public viewing of videotapes.

All rooms have a 'State of the art' emergency call system, that can be temporarily displaced with the room occupant, to cover periods spent away from the room, say in the garden.

There is a communal lounge, a dining room and a combined room on the first floor that may also be used for letter writing, recreation, or as a reading room. Large print books are available, as a service from the Central Library. This is also a small room for hairdressing and other treatment on the ground floor.

Our bathrooms, two with chair hoists, allow easy healthcare for our Residents and personal privacy for those less dependent upon assistance.

A pay phone is available for all to make and receive calls. This can be moved exceptionally to Residents' rooms. In an emergency during the waking day, incoming calls can be received anywhere on the premises through the 'Diverse 3010' portable internal system. Alternatively, we will arrange for those who prefer to have a telephone installed in their rooms at their own cost. We would appreciate it if telephone calls were avoided during meal times.

Residents who have friends or family overseas can benefit from the reduced cost of communications by fax, e-mail or through the broadband internet connection.