St Leonards Care Home

86 Wendover Road, Aylesbury HP21 9NJ
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  • St Leonards Care Home, Aylesbury
St Leonards is ideally situated within 1 mile of Aylesbury town centre and a short distance from the village of Wendover in Buckinghamshire.

St Leonards is an award winning purpose built, two storey, courtyard style home, that has been tastefully furnished and equipped as one of B&M Care's superior care homes.

Accommodation is provided in single en suite rooms, all of which may be personalised.

St Leonards offers a choice of lounges, dining areas, and an activities room. The well kept gardens at St Leonards offer a safe environment, with easy access pathways and a garden log cabin and greenhouse for outdoor activities.

St Leonards offers long term residential care for older people. The home specialises in the care of older people with dementia related needs and benefits from a safe and secure dementia environment.

The home's Activities Organiser arranges a varied social calendar of meaningful, appropriate activities and entertainment, including trips to places of interest.
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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 45 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

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1320
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1330
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1330
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1340

These prices are only a guideline, please contact St Leonards Care Home 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

  • Martin Sharp (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (45)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (45)

St Leonards Care Home Reviews (45)

9.8

St Leonards Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.789) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Leonards Care Home has 45 reviews.

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Review from J J (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are professional in their care and genuine in their concern for both residents and families - within weeks whenever we visited they knew who we were, who we came to see and where my Mum was. From Manager to HCA. There are regular reviews in which we as family are involved. There ae regular
activities, quizzes, bingo, regular visitors of singers and dancers and thins related to seasons and evengs e.g. Olympics, Queen's birthday, Chinese New Year. The doctor visits regularly and if the staff are concerned over anything they ask him to take a look. In my Mum's case, spotting signs of skin cancer, now successfully removed. My Mum can be grumpy and at times is strong willed but the staff turn it into a positive, as keeping her character. The home and the staff are a blessing to us and her even though she may not always realise it!
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Review from Di F (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Choosing a care home for my Mum was one of the most difficult things I have had to do. We visited many care homes in the area and St Leonards was by far our preferred option. We wanted somewhere with a homely atmosphere, somewhere where she would feel safe and be treated with kindness and respect. Also
somewhere that we as a family would feel comfortable and enjoy visiting regularly.


The staff are its greatest asset; Kind, Caring, Respectful, and Fun. They will often be chatting/laughing/singing/dancing with the residents and take the time to share a joke or hold a hand. A lovely family environment. My daughters and I always enjoy visiting.


The residents are always impeccably dressed and enjoy delicious freshly cooked food.
There is some great entertainment and different activities. Festivals are keenly celebrated and we have enjoyed going to the summer fetes, Christmas parties and other organised parties for family and friends.


Thank you St Leonards !

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Review from Sheila A (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
Mother is very happy at St Leonards and has been at the care home for just over three months. Very helpful and caring staff. Lots of activities now a new coordinator has arrived.
Reply from Nicky Cahill, manager at St Leonards Care Home

We are committed to providing a quality service to our residents and would like to thank you for your positive comments.

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Review from Vincent R (Son of Resident) published on 6 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very friendly staff with a positive attitude. Rooms are very clean and the home has a good family and relaxing feel about the place.
Reply from Nicky Cahill, manager at St Leonards Care Home

We are committed to providing a quality service to our residents and would like to thank you for your positive comments.

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Review from Russell (Son of Resident) published on 8 August 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As I live abroad and am my mother's only son, it is imperative that I have total confidence that she is receiving the best quality care. To this end I carried out extensive and detailed research on care homes in the Aylesbury area prior to her placement at St. Leonard's, eventually visiting about a
dozen. Several I considered excellent. What sets St. Leonards apart is the palpable sense of humanity which reigns in the home. Well managed with a very dedicated staff, I have peace of mind that my mother has the best quality of life possible in a safe, spotless, homely environment.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.789)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.789) out of 10 for St Leonards Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 9 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 4.889 for St Leonards Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (96 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.889
  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 4.9 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for St Leonards Care Home is based on 9 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 = 3.9
    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 45 registered maximum number of service users is 9, which has been reached with 9 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: 31 May 2023

Overall Requires improvement

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Requires improvement
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

3 Bed Vacancies

Posted: 1 hour ago

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Awards / Recognitions (6)

Meet the Team (1)

Martin

Martin Sharp

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2019

Having previously worked at Bury Lodge and Ryeview Manor, Martin's most recent appointment was in 2019 as Home Manager of St Leonards. His experience and education have very much focused on dementia care practice; a philosophy that falls in line with B&M Care’s over-arching person-centred ethos.

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