Farnham Common House

Beaconsfield Road, Farnham Common, Slough SL2 3HU
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Farnham Common House is a cosy and comfortable home situated near Slough, providing residential and dementia care. The dedicated and enthusiastic care team ensure that they get to know each individual person and build relationships with everyone in the home.

Spread across four wings, the home has a lovely sense of community and many communal areas for socialising.

There is a lovely garden with an attractive archway for residents to relax, take in the fresh air or enjoy some gentle exercise.

The dedicated activity co-ordinator ensures that there is always a calendar of varied, exciting and stimulating activities on offer for residents to partake in as they wish, including poetry therapy and a regular walking group.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 50 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1396
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1524
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1606
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1753

Respite fees are quoted on an individual basis.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Farnham Common 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

Person in charge

  • Nathan Manthorp (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (50)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (50)

Farnham Common House Reviews (43)

9.4

Farnham Common House has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.406) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Farnham Common House has 43 reviews.

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Review from Trevor (Son of Resident) published on 16 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Dad has been with the brilliant carers at FCH for a few years now. He is well looked after which is even more of an achievement in these trying times. We have regular updates, video calls and visits have been well organised when we have been able to go. That has been surprisingly a good number of times
when we were not in maximum lockdown. Of course, before covid visits were not to just dad but his fellow residents there as well. Enjoyable for him and even more so for us playing all the games and helping out with the activities. The staff there are a great bunch. So much so I would say they have become our friends and make us most welcome when we visit. It will be good to get back to all of the outings and entertainment that we had a year or so ago with a trip to tea dances and boats on the river. That will all be back and happening soon I'm sure. So well done FCH for a superb effort in trying circumstances.
Reply from Steph Lawson, Sales Co-Ordinator at Farnham Common House

Thank you very much for your review. We remain passionate about facilitating visits and video calls as often as possible.

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Review from S H (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have no hesitation in recommending Farnham Common House, it is an excellent Care home where the staff really do care. Many have been there for ages and it is very homely. The shared rooms and bedrooms are comfortable and always clean. It is a very welcoming place and I have spent many enjoyable times
with my father there, joining in with the activities. Food is good, one year the chef set up a lovely dinner for our family to eat with my father on Christmas day. It is sometimes a challenge to get my dad to eat and they are experts at encouraging him. They have dealt with the covid situation really well, introducing safe visits where possible and keeping me updated on my dad's progress with calls and videos and sharing pictures of my Dad singing, dancing and joining in with many other activities, he certainly has a much better social life than me at the moment!
Reply from Steph Lawson, Sales Co-Ordinator at Farnham Common House

Thank you so much for your review. You are always welcome to join us for more activities!

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Review from G J (Husband of Resident) published on 16 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
What an excellent care home it is! The whole staff is so caring, kind and compassionate, treating my wife (who has been at Farnham Common House for over a year now) with such dignity, and loving care as if she is a member of their own family. Whatever aspect you look at, it really is so amazing and
so reassuring that our dearest person is in such good hands. My whole family and I really feel so happy that she is in such a nice place. A big big thank you to all the staff members at this nice place!
Reply from Steph Lawson, Sales Co-Ordinator at Farnham Common House

Thank you so much for your review. You are welcome and we are glad you are so happy with us.

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Review from B H (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 October 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother was cared for with kindness and compassion. Nothing was too much trouble and daily contact through phone calls, video calls and garden visits were much appreciated and facilitated with great consideration.
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Review from Ray N (Son of Resident) published on 4 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The resident moved into Farnham Common House in May 2018. From the day of arrival I feel that the resident has been well cared for, well looked after, treated with dignity and is in a safe and secure environment.
The management of admin support and care teams have been excellent. We visited the resident
on a regular basis, experienced no problems and when we left, we always knew that the resident was fine and that we did not have to worry about anything.
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Review from Robert M (Son of Resident) published on 22 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic home with caring staff and good communication. My mum is now on an end of life care plan and the staff could not be more helpful and considerate - especially two members.
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Review from G D (Son of Resident) published on 9 January 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent level of care all around.
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Review from Susan B (Sister-in-law of Resident) published on 27 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Had an amazing evening for my sister-in-laws birthday.
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Review from Lesley B (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 20 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother in law's fish and chip dinner was just fabulous. The detail you thought of was just amazing, even down to the photos of Cliftonville Seafront in her own 'personalised' menus. The entertainment was equally brilliant and to see my wonderful mum-in-law singing along to some of the 'good old tunes'
just made my year. The staff who were our waiters and waitresses joined in like part of the family. All in, I would not change a thing.
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Review from Maurice B (Brother-in-law of Resident) published on 20 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We visited for my sister in laws birthday party. Everybody was kind and welcoming and made her day. The care home itself is usually clean and the staff helpful.
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Review from Kathleen B (Sister-in-law of Resident) published on 20 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Had an enjoyable evening for my sister in laws birthday.
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Review from D G (Friend of Resident) published on 20 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good in every respect, food, catering and entertainment.
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Review from A G (Friend of Resident) published on 20 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
What an amazing evening. Lovely food and brilliant entertainment!
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Review from Catherine J (Daughter of Resident) published on 5 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 96-year-old mother has been at Farnham Common House now for nearly eighteen months. I visit regularly and am able to see first hand the level of care afforded to Mum and the other residents. I have attended the activities programmes held in the Lounge and know how much Mum enjoys being part of.
Mum has sung all her life and through some of the activities held, has been able to continue to do so which makes her very happy. All of the residents enjoy the activities and it is lovely to see them taking part too.
I stated on my review last year that my mother would not be alive today if it wasn’t for the care she has been given at Farnham Common House and my opinion has not changed. It is a delight to visit her and meet with everyone involved in her care and also the other residents. The care staff always make time to speak with me and nothing is too much trouble.
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Review from Pamela W (Wife of Resident) published on 8 February 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband moved here in July 2018. He settled immediately. He is very happy at Farnham Common House. He is well looked after, carers maintain a good standard of personal hygiene. The home is a caring, calm environment. Couldn't recommend enough, very homely.
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Review from J C (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 29 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
This care home treats residents with compassion and respects their dignity. The standards seem reasonable and the rooms are clean and pleasant.
I particularly like the variety of activities which take place each morning as these encourage the residents to interact with each other and the person running
the activity be it singing, carpet bowls or bingo, to use a few examples. Having a leader for activities for people with dementia is essential as they are not able to instigate any interaction on their own.
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Review from Gary T (Son of Resident) published on 24 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff at Farnham Common House are friendly, approachable, very helpful and caring. It was a very hard decision to place my Mum in a care home (we looked at several) but, a few months down the line, we know it is the best decision we could have made both for Mum and our family. I know that Mum enjoys
interacting with the staff and residents and the daily activities keep her occupied and engaged, they do an excellent job of keeping everyone entertained, from playing bingo to visiting singers, there is always something going on. Recently Mum really enjoyed the Alpacas that visited the home.
From our initial feeling of FCH being the right home for Mum, we can now say that we have been proved right and know that she is in good hands.
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Review from Andi B (Son of Resident) published on 24 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Seeing mum enjoy having the Alpacas around and being able to get up close and fuss them is priceless.
This kind of event brings mum back home to us all.
Thank you.
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Review from Laura N (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was really worried when we found out Mum was going into a Care home, you see so much bad press in the papers and television news. When the time came for Mum to be booked in the first thing that hit me was how clean/tidy the home was and Mum's room was gorgeous, lovely colours, she had a keyworker,
her own bathroom and the dining room/lounge was immaculate. We made the right choice and in the past 2 years I have had no cause for concern and would recommend Farnham Common House to anyone.
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Review from Andy B (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 16 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been extremely happy and pleased with the care my Father-in-law has received during his time at Farnham Common House. The staff have been very friendly, helpful and always taken time to speak to us during visits and contact us regularly if any issues have arisen. Although his condition does
not allow him to express anything he seems to have been very happy at Farnham Common House. It is only his deteriorating condition that has led to his move elsewhere, nothing to do with Farnham Common House.
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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.406)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.406) out of 10 for Farnham Common House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 8 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 4.806 for Farnham Common House is calculated as follows: ( (76 Excellents x 5) + (16 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 93 Ratings = 4.806
  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 4.6 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Farnham Common House is based on 8 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 = 3.8
    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 50 registered maximum number of service users is 10. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 10 = 0.8
  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: 6 Mar 2019

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2024

Home Manager at Farnham Common House.

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