Halstead Hall

Mount Hill, Braintree Road, Halstead CO9 1SL
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9.8 108 Reviews
  • Halstead Hall, Halstead
Halstead Hall is a residential care home located in 15 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens. The home provides long-term, respite and convalescence care for up to 65 residents.

Halstead Hall offers a choice of high-quality, newly refurbished, bedroom suites, all of which include en-suite bathrooms and nurse call buzzers, as well as a TV and telephone point. Larger communal bathrooms are all accessible with a hoist and bath chair, and there are lifts providing access to all floors.

An attractive dining room offers a tempting and varied menu of home-cooked food, freshly prepared from local produce where possible. Individual tastes are taken into consideration and all special diets can be catered for.

Entertainment and activities are organised on a daily basis and all residents are encouraged to participate. Visiting services include a hairdresser, chiropodist, optician and clergy.
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Care Provided by Halstead Hall

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 65 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
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Stairlift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Funding Types Accepted

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

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Heather Choat (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • All funding pathways considered
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2024
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (65)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (8)

Visiting

  • The home is open to visitors

Parking

  • There is generous on-site parking available at all times

Halstead Hall Reviews (108)

9.8

Halstead Hall has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.840) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Halstead Hall has 108 reviews.

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Review from Derek N (Resident) published on 31 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I recommend this home because they helped me get back to full health.
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Review from David L (Son of Resident) published on 25 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very pleased with service since new owners took over. Seen an improvement in Mum. Seen improvement in rooms and cleanliness and staff.
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Review from Natalie B (Regular Volunteer) published on 24 October 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very friendly and caring environment, all residents seemed happy and were well supported by a team of excellent staff.
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Review from G D (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mum has been in Halstead Hall for two weeks respite. She received so much kindness and care while she was there. All of the staff and the managers treated her with respect and helped her with her grief. Everyone was so accommodating to her needs. I give them my heartfelt thanks.
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Review from Gillian S (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 20 September 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Since coming to Halstead Hall for respite care, my mother-in-law's dementia has progressed rapidly. All staff have given her support and care and to myself and our family. Staff always let me know if she has a 'grumpy' day or 'good' day. She is also diabetic which is also handled well by staff and nurses.
A big thank you for keeping her safe.
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Review from S W (Son of Resident) published on 8 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Peace of mind and trust means so much when it comes to caring. Every effort is made looking after the people in their care and I have no concerns at all.
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Review from Diane R (Daughter of Resident) published on 18 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We first visited the home with a view to placing my mother in respite care. Unfortunately two days later, she needed urgent admittance. The staff enabled admission very promptly and with compassion. We have subsequently found them to be very professional, kind and caring. They have facilitated all her
needs and we are very satisfied with her care. We find their open door policy to visiting at any time particularly beneficial. We feel we made the correct choice.
Reply from Ruth French, Director at Halstead Hall

Thank you for your kind review; we are so happy you are so pleased with your experience of Halstead Hall.

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Review from Cynthia B (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother has received care and attention.
Staff are friendly and professional.
She enjoys the food and is happy with her room.
Due to poor hearing and eyesight, is not able to participate always in the activities.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.840)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.840) out of 10 for Halstead Hall 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 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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 4.840 for Halstead Hall is calculated as follows: ( (192 Excellents x 5) + (30 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 225 Ratings = 4.84
  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 Halstead Hall is based on 19 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 65 registered maximum number of service users is 13, which has been reached with 19 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: 25 Dec 2018

Overall Good

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

Heather Choat

Job Title: Home Manager

Meet Heather - Home Manager at Halstead Hall Care Home


Heather has worked in the care sector since 1990 and has been a registered manager since 1993, holding the Registered Manager Level 4 Award. She has worked alongside the Care Quality Commission and has considerable experience in turning poor homes into good homes.


Heather is a passionate and dedicated individual who enjoys delivering high standards of care and is enjoying leading Halstead Hall in this exciting new chapter.

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