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Esker Lodge

Welcome to Esker Lodge

Esker Lodge is based 5 minutes from Cavan town & provides a home away from home for 70 people. Our goal is to promote a relaxed environment where individuals can flourish & feel part of a close, caring community.

We provide a home from home in a relaxed setting with caring, courteous staff. Our values enshrine respect for the dignity, independence and privacy of everyone in Esker Lodge.

We differentiate ourselves by being forward-thinking, enabling people to contribute to the community & engage in meaningful occupation. Resident and family feedback underpins this.

We are the only private nursing home in Cavan providing independently accredited,  innovative dementia specific care,  in an environment developed in line with best practice dementia design principles coupled with independent quality assurance programmes.

A Home Away From Home

We provide care to people living with varying needs including people living with dementia. Esker Lodge is the first nursing home in Ireland to be awarded the Gold Standard Accreditation Award from the University of Stirling, a centre of excellence and thought leader for dementia specific care in Europe.

Our home has been designed to offer a relaxed comfortable environment divided into two main areas, Killykeen and Dun A Ri, named after two beautiful forests in Co. Cavan. We have both single en-suite and shared en-suite bedrooms available allowing friends, couples and families to share together if this is their preference. In our home there are many comfortable spaces both private and shared available to our residents, their families and their friends to spend quality time together.

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Meet Our Team

Registered Provider & Managing Director

Vicky McDwyer

Vicky is the Managing Director of Esker Lodge. Vicky has worked exclusively in care of older people since 2004 and has over 15 years’ experience in managing a nursing home. Vicky, working closely with the Director of Nursing, Nuala Patterson and the Assistant Director of Nursing Binimole Santhosh, is actively involved in the day to day operation of the home. Vicky is the registered proprietor and has been deemed a “Fit Person” to operate a nursing home by HIQA.

In addition to an honours BA, MA and Dip. FM, Vicky has undertaken extensive training in key areas related to nursing home care and management including but not limited to Activities for the Older Person, Dementia and Person-Centred Care and Safeguarding the Vulnerable Person. Vicky is an active member of Nursing Home Ireland (NHI) and has been both regional Secretary and Director for the North East region of the organization.

Person in Charge & Director of Nursing

Nuala Patterson

Nuala, Director of Nursing, works closely with Binimole Santhosh, the Assistant Director of Nursing, constantly reviewing the residential care programmes to ensure that residents’ individual needs are met.

Nuala is a registered Psychiatric Nurse, with over 20 years’ experience in Care of the Elderly. Nuala has more than 15 years Management experience in a healthcare setting with over 10 years’ as a Person in Charge in a Nursing Home in Ireland.

Nuala has undertaken additional training as part of her role in Esker Lodge, including an Advanced Diploma in Management Practice, a Diploma in Person Centred Dementia Care and an Advanced Certificate in Gerontology.

Assistant Director of Nursing

Binimole Santhosh 

Binimole , Assistant Director of Nursing  is a registered General Nurse and a registered prescribing nurse with over 15 years’ experience of care of the elderly in Ireland.

Binimole has a Masters in Community Health Nursing and has also undertaken additional training since joining Esker Lodge, including a diploma in Person Centred Dementia Care, advanced certificate in Gerontology, a Special purpose award in management skills.

Binimole was winner of NHI Nursing home Registered Nurse of the year 2016.

Testimonials

We find the service very efficient and we are very pleased with the care and attention our mother receives. We find the staff very helpful and caring.
TC May 2008
TC May 2008
Staff very helpful and caring. Food very good. Had a very nice stay here. Sorry to leave but glad to get home.
MB July 2009
MB July 2009
First class and very well looked after. Grub very good. Cleanliness excellent. I could not fault it in any way. I am looking forward to coming back when I get my other hip done.
CR September 2009
CR September 2009
I would like to say Thank You to all the staff for their attention shown to me while I was here. The service was excellent, the whole place beautiful and clean. I have no complaints. Thank you again.
MS October 2010
MS October 2010
My father was a resident from 2009-2010. The staff deserve great credit for the exceptional care and attention that they gave him. As a family, we are eternally grateful. Esker's accommodation is second to none - it was a home from home for him. Thank you all.
NMcH March 2011
NMcH March 2011
To staff and everyone associated with Esker Lodge, it is very difficult to express my gratitude in words for the care and kindness given during my stay here. The atmosphere of helping each other among the staff is brilliant and has a profound effect on the Patients here. Not forgetting Brendan and his always brilliant sense of humour from early morning to late at night. God bless you all.
MG May 2011
MG May 2011
Dear Vicky, Just a big thank to yourself, Nuala, Bini, Emer and all the lovely staff at Esker Lodge. Its an absolute pleasure coming down to Esker Lodge to see my father. The love and care shown to him is wonderful. They show great care and patience. When walking into the home the smile on his face speaks volumes about Esker Lodge and may I also add the food is excellent. Its presentation and quality is first class. God Bless to you all.
AS February 2012
AS February 2012
Our Mother - Phyllis - moved in to Esker Lodge Nursing Home in June 2014. We love our mum so so much and it was a very very difficult decision for our family to make to move her from her own home of over 65 years to a nursing home. We need not have worried. The care and attention Mam receives in Esker Lodge is second to none. The carers are just wonderful and the environment is like a home from home. When we visit her we have quality time with Mam and are made so welcome by the staff - no matter what time of the day we arrive - which is very regularly - there is always a welcome there. We would have no hesitation in recommending Esker Lodge Nursing Home.
MMcK Family - January 2015 Doe
MMcK Family - January 2015 Doe
My Mother Peggy moved to Esker Lodge in May 2010. I am very happy with the care she recieves there. The staff are very gentle, kind and helpful at all times. There is a 'feel good' atmosphere in the building and the standard of care is consistenly good. I would highly recommend Esker Lodge to anyone considering nursing home care for their loved one.
MMcC - March 2015v
MMcC - March 2015v
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