Inpatient Unit

our loved one will be admitted to a single occupancy en-suite. We would appreciate your cooperation in ensuring your loved one has the following supplies during their stay:

• Day/night clothes (pyjamas/nightdresses)
• Dressing gown
• Well-fitting slippers
• Shavers – with adaptor
• Razors – with shaving foam
• Toothpaste and toothbrush
• Fixadent/Steradent for dentures
• Any incontinence products (pads)
• Shampoo
• Deodrant
• Shower gel / soap
• Body cream

Please note: Soiled laundry will be left in your loved one’s locker for collection.

Compton Care has a designated smoking room, to be used by patients only. E-cigarettes and vapes can only be used by inpatients in the smoking room. If your loved one is immobile, you can assist them to the smoking room, however our staff cannot accompany patients. Visitors are permitted to sit with patients in the smoking room at their own risk (but not smoke). Visitors are not permitted to smoke on Compton Care’s premises or outside in Compton’s grounds. There is a designated outside smoking area for patients only. 

Behaviour whilst staying at or visiting Compton Care which could bring our name into disrepute or which may cause offence and distress to others will not be tolerated and may lead to you being asked to leave the premises. 

Preventing infection at Compton Care is an important part of patient safety. Our patients are more vulnerable, and so we need to work hard to keep infection at bay.
Infections can include:

• coronavirus
• norovirus (vomiting bug)
• MRSA
• flu
• gastroenterisis (diarrhoea and vomiting)
• scabies and more.

Everyone visiting our site, whether staff, patients or visitors, plays a part in preventing infection.

We ask that you:

• Clean your hands thoroughly with soap and water and then use the alcohol gel provided at entrances, before and after visiting.
• If you are feeling unwell, have any respiratory symptoms, such as coughing, sneezing or sore throat or you have been sick or have diarrhoea please speak to a member of staff before visiting.
• If you see any signs of spillages or dirt, let a staff member know.
• Ask staff if you have any questions about preventing infection.
• Wear a face wear mask if you are asked to.
• If you would like our team to wear masks while delivering your care. Please let our nurses know.