What is Reconnect Mental Health Care?
Our Reconnect communities have been thoughtfully designed to empower and support older people who live with a mental health diagnosis, helping them to live fulfilling and meaningful lives. The people who come to live with us often have complex needs that can make finding the right long-term care difficult. Too often, people spend long periods in hospital or in homes that aren’t able to meet their needs. Our Reconnect Mental Health Care communities are entirely dedicated to providing the specialist, individualised care your loved one deserves.
Our care is always tailored and flexible. Mental health needs in later life can be different, so we emphasise age-appropriate, accessible, and holistic support, with a focus on conditions that are most common among older people. Many residents have experienced frequent distress before joining us, sometimes managed through medication alone. We believe everyone has the right to a meaningful life, and our focus is on creating an environment where pleasure, purpose, and wellbeing are central, while reducing the distress they may have felt previously.
Right from the beginning, we focus on truly understanding who your loved one is. We’ll work closely with you and your family to learn about their life history, passions, hobbies, routines, and what helps them feel safe. With this knowledge, we tailor our support to reflect their unique personality and experiences.
To make this possible, the colleagues who work in our Reconnect communities receive expert training and support from our Orchard Academy. Our bespoke training is carefully tailored to provide extensive knowledge for colleagues who are caring for older people with mental health conditions, ensuring they have developed all of the key skills and experience required.
Who would benefit from Reconnect specialist mental health care?
Our specialist care is designed to support older people with varied mental health conditions, such as:
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Delirium
- Bipolar disorder
- Psychosis
- Substance use disorders
"When a loved one has to go into care words cannot describe how you feel. My husband has now been in care for approximately 1 year, he always looks clean, smart and tidy. The staff are really friendly, always there to cheer you up.
Recently it was our wedding anniversary, they made sure we had a day full of memories, I cannot thank them enough.”
- Sheila, wife of resident at Eckington Court Nursing Home
Why choose Orchard Care Homes?
A warm, homely environment
Our Reconnect communities are designed to reflect a cosy, warm home. Think relaxing living rooms, comfortable bedrooms and modern kitchens!
First of its kind
We're the very first care provider in the UK to offer specialist mental health care for people aged 65+
We promote independence
By actively encouraging our residents to remain as independent as possible, we help them build routine and stability in daily activities of their choosing