The White House

Eggington, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9PQ
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9.6 43 Reviews
  • The White House, Leighton Buzzard
The White House is a twenty-eight capacity care home from the Janes Care Home group, located in Eggington, just outside of Leighton Buzzard.

Experienced care workers pride themselves on efficient care that safeguards the well-being of each resident, at the same time as being dedicated to a friendly and satisfying living atmosphere, where residents enjoy numerous activities, social events and visits from loved ones.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 28 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1000 – £1450
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1000 – £1450
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £999 – £1449
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1000 – £1450

All services provided by our in house staff are included in our fees. We agree third party top up payments with the involvement of the allocated social worker. Our fees are reviewed annually unless in extreme circumstances where an early review will be called with the involvement of all parties.
Day care can be offered to support family carers at a cost of £15.50 an hour which includes support with personal care, all meals and help to enjoy activities.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact The White House to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Jacqueline Darkwa (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 55+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2020
  • Number of floors: 4

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (22)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (3)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (6)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (2)

Visiting

  • This home offers open visiting without restrictions

Parking

  • Off street parking available at the front of the house.

The White House Reviews (43)

9.6

The White House has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.560) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The White House has 43 reviews.

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Review from Michele K (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 March 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My family and myself are so happy with the White House as they have made my dads stay with them so nice. Its a weight off our minds when we leave him we know he is being looked after how we would want him to be and he is very safe. The staff see to his every needs and it has made our worries of him
much less, knowing he is fine when we are not there.
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Review from Richard B (Son of Resident) published on 10 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The care provided for mum is first class. The home is kept clean and in particular mum's room is cleaned daily. The housekeeping in respect of laundry and clothing could be improved. I often find clothes belonging to other residents in my mothers room. Her wardrobe and clothes drawers are always in
need of tidying up. The most important part of the home being the personal care of my mother has been excellent for over 5 years.
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Review from Joan (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 1 December 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
The overall care is satisfactory, but it does seem that the staff do very long shifts, sometimes back to back. Due to this things seem to get overlooked, like removing dentures, hearing aids, to which my mother-in-law has had two sets of dentures lost, her hearing aid washed and brace, to which we had
to flag up! Management are poor and communication is very poor. The general staff we feel are good.
Reply from Michala Taylor, Manager at The White House

We are sorry to hear that Mr Flitton believes we are not meeting the standards we set ourselves, since receiving this review we have invited Mr Flitton and his wife to a meeting to discuss the concerns held and to plan a way forward. From this meeting we have come to an agreement on changes to Mr Flitton's loved ones care plan and we sincerely hope that this will show the improvements we are looking for.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.560)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.560) out of 10 for The White House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.560 for The White House is calculated as follows: ( (96 Excellents x 5) + (32 Goods x 4) + (10 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 141 Ratings = 4.56
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The White House is based on 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 28 registered maximum number of service users is 5.6, which has been reached with 12 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 13 Mar 2019

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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