
Excellent service and very friendly careS T(Son of Resident/Service User)



Excellent service and very friendly careS T(Son of Resident/Service User)



Homemead specialises in dementia care, offering a comfortable and stress-free environment that is ideal for those living with the effects of memory loss, while being warm and welcoming towards visiting loved ones.
The focus is on an ‘Out Not In’ approach that looks holistically at both mind and body acknowledging that engagement with society and nature is key to experiencing life. It uses everyday events to stimulate and maintain cognitive function...
Care Provided by Homemead
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 30 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees are based on size of room available and level of care needed.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Homemead for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Homemead to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- C&C
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Michelle Kelly(Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (26)
Visiting
- There are a range of visiting options to suit residents and loved ones. Visits can take place in resident's rooms, in the lounge or, on a nice day, in the gardens or the visiting pods. Regular visits are encouraged and video calls can also be arranged. A number of events are organised throughout the year that are open to friends and family.
Parking
- Parking is available on-site. There is also parking available on the surrounding roads from 12noon.
Homemead Reviews (64)
Homemead has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.464) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Homemead has 64 reviews.
The staff who came to fetch her for her lunch were smiling and greeted my aunt as old friends. So no real conversation but all in all a successful visit.
Thank you for your feedback and we are pleased to hear that you had a good visit with your Aunt!
Excellent, compassionate, empathetic care incorporating flexible allowances for the current pandemic situation.
Thank you for leaving us a review - it's really good to hear that you are pleased with the care provided by our team - I will be sure to pass your feedback on to them.
The staff are excellent. This is a warm and caring home that is run by a charity (i.e.not for-profit) that focuses on dementia care. I am so happy I found it for my mother.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review us. We will share your feedback with our colleagues and ensure we continue to provide high level of service.
I would like to just add to my original review regarding my 95-year-old mother, who has been a resident at Homemead since April 2018. My family and I continue to be very happy with Homemead as we feel that she gets a lot of wonderful care there and the staff are so kind and caring. There is always a lot going on, which keeps my mother happy as she loves being around people. The manager is extremely hard working, is always very proactive with any concerns you may have and is a great communicator. The team leaders are all lovely, as are the rest of the staff, and all of them are very helpful and cheerful and really care about the residents. As I always tell the manager, Homemead is very homely, unlike some I visited when looking for a home for my mother.
Thank you for your comments. We value your feedback and are pleased to know that we make a difference and that your mother is very happy living at Homemead. We will share your feedback with our colleagues to let them know they are appreciated and recognised for their hard work.
Homemead Care Home in my opinion provided my dementia suffering parent with the love and care they received when living at home with me. I will go further and say the compassion they showed went beyond anything I could ever provide. Through patience, understanding and great communication, we saw how much our loved one benefited and improved their quality of life. Through continuous engagement my parent had a feeling of belonging, they settled easily and a reduction in anxiety was seen by friends and family speaking to them. The most important aspect of care was the medical duty of care, Homemead managed hospital visits and took ownership of the best next steps which could only be replicated by a close loved one. I cannot recommend Homemead enough.
My wife has always let me know that she is happy, eating and sleeping and permits me to feel that the selection of Homemead was absolutely the best one for her (and me). The last year has been difficult with lockdown and associated problems but the installation of the visiting pod has helped and demonstrates the thought given to assist the ongoing need to maintain contact with our loved ones in these stressful times.
Phone contact at more regular intervals is never a problem and the team at Homemead are always friendly and cooperative in getting my wife to the phone for a brief but regular chat. I regard it lucky that room was available when needed and I would not hesitate recommending Homemead to anyone seeking care for a loved one in similar circumstances.
The residents are well looked after and seem very happy and content.
They are very well entertained and are constantly provided with amusements and diversions.
Thank you very much for taking time to review us. We will share your feedback with our colleagues and ensure we continue to provide high level of service.
I find the care staff and the management very helpful. My sister is very happy in the home and she has everything she needs. I would recommend your home to anyone, and when my time comes I would like to stay too.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review Homemead. We really appreciate your comments and will share your feedback with all staff members for continuous improvement in providing excellent services.
The care home is a home from home. When you walk in and look around it's comforting, so calm and a warm light feeling. Every member of staff that I have come across are so understanding of my husband and how I am feeling. This is helping me with my emotions as I know how much he is being cared for and his needs are being met. I don to worry about his care at Homemead. The home and all the staff are excellent, beautiful people. It is a huge comfort to know he will be fine there. Communication with all the staff is great and I know I will always be involved with my husband.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review Homemead. We really appreciate your comments and will share your feedback with all staff members for continuous improvement in providing excellent services.
The staff are very caring.
I am well looked after.
Thank you very much for taking the time to review Homemead. We are happy to hear that you find our staff to be caring and that you feel looked after. We have shared and will continue to share feedback from our Residents with all Staff Members for our continuous improvement in providing excellent services.
Due to multiple falls, it was decided that a care home setting would now be the safest option for my great aunt.
The move from home to Homemead was made easier due to the care/comfort received from everyone at Homemead.
My great aunt has settled well, enjoying the interaction with staff and other residents at Homemead.
She was very isolated and lonely at home but in Homemead she has found the comfort of the family atmosphere.
For our family, it has been a comfort to know our loved one is looked after and cared for so well.
Since the Coronavirus outbreak everyone there has stayed healthy which, given some of the terrible news stories, is an achievement in itself.
Mum has settled in extremely well in the last six months. She loves being surrounded by people, something she was missing when she was alone at home with one carer and one temp carer (holiday cover). Now she has more stimulation with a range of activities throughout the day and a bigger choice of food which has helped her enormously. The carers have got to know and understand her too. The atmosphere is very warm and welcoming as soon as I step in the door.
My 98 year old father, who has Alzheimer's, moved to Homemead from a home on the south coast a year ago. He moved to be nearer the family and because of concerns I had with the previous home. I was very worried about how my father would cope with the move. Thankfully with the support and kindness of the staff at Homemead he settled in very quickly. I have been very impressed by the caring ethos of Homemead and have always found all the staff to be very friendly, kind and understanding. The management team have a refreshingly hands-on approach and there is always a senior member of the team available to discuss any concerns. Communication has been excellent and a senior member of staff has always phoned as soon as any health issues, however minor, have occurred. Whenever I or any of the family visit, we are always made very welcome. In the current 'lockdown' situation personal visits are understandably not possible but it is reassuring to know that my father is in safe hands.
Mum has been looked after by the amazing staff for the last three years. Mum can be “tricky” at times - since day one the staff have bonded with her and given her amazing care! I would not hesitate to recommend.
A very warm, caring staff who do their utmost to create a happy, relaxed and joyful atmosphere for all who reside, work and visit. Be sure, no matter how informal things maybe, everything is dealt with quickly and professionally. Whatever you may ask of them, however busy they may be, they deal with it straight away, with a smile on their face and with grace. This gives my mother and me great piece of mind and reassurance for the safety and well-being of my uncle. We know without any doubt we made the right decision when we chose Homemead.
During this terrible pandemic, the staff have worked tirelessly to keep the residents safe and I cannot thank them enough for their hard work in these difficult times. The staff have had to take on additional tasks as no external entertainers are allowed into the home but they are always happy to facilitate telephone and video calls so I can keep in touch with my mum. Nothing is too much trouble for them.
We are so lucky that we found this home for Mum.
Right from visiting the home I felt it gave the vibes I wanted for my Mum. She has recently been widowed and sufferers with Alzheimer's. Finding Homemead, I knew it was right for my Mum. It's not been easy for Mum to settle into new surroundings, but the caring staff have helped tp the highest level. She now is part of the family at Homemead, and I can visit whenever I want. I feel she is safe, cared for and happy.
A very welcoming home with attractive residents lounge. My friend is well cared for, enjoys the activities and the food. The staff are friendly, caring and take time to engage with residents and assist those needing extra help. There always seem to be a good number on duty.
Their shiny disposition has been an enormous help to us settling her.
The manager has been wonderful!
Thank you very much for taking time to review Homemead, we are happy to hear that you found our staff caring and wonderful when assisting your mother and how they helped her settle in. We have shared and will continue to share feedback from residents and relatives with all staff members for our continuous improvement in providing excellent services.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 11 May 2023Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 06 Aug 2016Recipient: C&C
Meet the Team (2)

Michelle joined Homemead Care Home in September 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in health and social care. With six years as a Registered Manager, she has also held roles such as Operations Manager overseeing seven mental health and learning disabilities services, Care Home Manager, Deputy Care Manager, Health and Social Care Trainer, Field Care Supervisor, and Senior Care Coordinator.
Her background includes experience in the NHS as a Practice Manager, NHS Patient Care Manager, Health Advisor for NHS111, and Administrator.
Michelle holds a Level 5 Diploma in Health & Social Care. She is a highly valued team member, recognised for her dedication to high-quality performance, strong leadership, and ability to introduce new ideas that promote enthusiasm, efficiency, and team growth.

I have worked in care all of my adult working life, progressing to a Team Leader position and then Deputy Manager.
I initially joined Homemead as an interim Deputy Manager in June 2024, covering maternity leave and was sad when it was time to leave; however, the opportunity arose in April 2026 to return as the permanent Deputy Manager, and I have been so happy to be back!
I’m passionate about person-centred care and fulfilling resident days with meaningful activities.
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