Members of the Older People's Commissioner for Wales' team visited a Tenby nursing home last Thursday, to meet with residents and talk about the Commissioner's Residential Care Review, which was formally launched last week.

As part of the review, Commissioner Sarah Rochira and her team will visit 100 residential care homes around Wales in the new year, including a number in Pembrokeshire.

Director of finance and performance, Alison Phillips, visited Park House Court nursing home on Narberth Road, Tenby, as part of the Commissioner's Engagement Roadshow, which is visiting older people's groups and organisations around Wales.

Alison met residents living with dementia, as well as members of their families, describing how the Care Home Review will include a mixture of scheduled and unannounced visits to care homes, which will take place both during the day and at night

This will allow the Commissioner to review whether people living in residential care have a good quality of life by looking at factors such as physical and psychological health, social relationships, the care home environment and spirituality.

Alison said: "Residents, relatives and staff from Park House Court were very supportive of the review and told me they believe unscheduled and night visits will allow the Commissioner to get a greater understanding of how care homes operate.

"They also spoke of the wonderful environment at Park House Court, where smiles are one of the criteria used to identify good care."

Park House Court has been open for 10 years and offers reflexology and aromatherapy to residents, as well as a regular hairdresser service and concerts.

The Commissioner wants to hear from as many older people as possible, as well as their friends and families, about their experiences of Residential Care in Wales. For more information about the review, call 08442 640670, or to complete the Commissioner's questionnaire online, visit http://www.olderpeoplewales.com">www.olderpeoplewales.com.