Cunningham House is in the village of North Weald Bassett in Essex.
Rooms can be decorated to suit individuals' personal preferences and staff encourage residents to bring their own furniture and photos to make their room their own.
Residents can enjoy the peace and quiet in one of the libraries or participate in an exercise class with the care home's personal trainer.
Two activities co-ordinators offer a varied programme of activities in and outside the home for individuals to enjoy.
Staff are also on hand to help each and every resident to continue to pursue their hobbies at the care home.
Cunningham House also has a hairdresser who makes weekly visits to the home.
Residents can enjoy a four week seasonal menu of healthy food which is prepared with fresh ingredients by cooks on site.
Group: Abbeyfield Society
Person in charge: Paul Buckle (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Essex County Council (click for contact details)
Type of Service: Care Home only (Residential Care) – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned , Registered for a maximum of 54 Service Users
Registered Care Categories*: Dementia • Mental Health Condition • Old Age • Physical Disability • Sensory Impairment
Specialist Care Categories: Alzheimer's • Cancer Care • Colitis & Crohn's Disease • Epilepsy • Head/Brain Injury • Hearing Impairment & Deafness • Motor Neurone Disease • Multiple Sclerosis • Neuropathic • Orthopaedic • Parkinson's Disease • Speech Impairment • Stroke • Visual Impairment
Admission Information: Ages 65+.
Languages Spoken by Staff (other than English): Danish, Polish
Single Rooms: 54
Rooms with ensuite WC: 33
Facilities & Services: Palliative Care • Respite Care • Physiotherapy • Separate Dementia Care Unit • Own Furniture if required • Pets by arrangement • Smoking not permitted • Close to Local shops • Near Public Transport • Minibus or other transport • Lift • Wheelchair access • Gardens for residents • Residents Kitchenette • Television point in own room
Latest Care Quality Commission* Report on Cunningham House: click here
* Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.
Cunningham House has a Review Score of 8.3 (8.310)
The Review Score of 8.3 (maximum of 10) for Cunningham House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 2 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Cunningham House in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 2 positive Reviews in the last 12 months.
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a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating of all Reviews over all time. For each review the Care Home / service is rated Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Poor or Very Poor on a number of areas eg Staff, Management etc. The Care Home receives points for each rating as follows: Excellent = 5. Good = 4. Satisfactory = 3. Poor = 2. Very Poor = 1. These points are added up and then divided by the total number of completed ratings to generate the average rating.
The Average Rating of 4.875 for Cunningham House is calculated as follows: ( (21 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 24 Ratings = 4.875
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' in answer to the question 'How likely are you to recommend this Care Home to friends and family if they needed similar care or treatment?'
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
4 points are available for the first 5 Positive Reviews, 3 points for the first Positive Review and then 0.25 Points for each of the next 4 Positive Reviews.
1 point is available for reaching a target number of Positive Reviews based on 20% of the number of registered maximum number of service users. If the target is partially reached then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home with 50 registered maximum number of service users has a target of 10 Positive Reviews, if it has 10 or more Positive Reviews it will receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews will receive 0.7 points.
The 3.435 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Cunningham House is based on 2 positive Reviews in the last 12 months and is calculated as follows:
3 + 0.25 = 3.25
Target of 10.8 positive Reviews (54 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 2 Reviews ÷ 10.8 Target = 0.185
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Kevin B (Son of Resident) on Wednesday 30 August 2017. Relates to August 2017.
I always find all the staff to be extremely kind, patient, helpful, caring and considerate.The care home always looks very clean and tidy, and it has been decorated really well with a mixture of resident photos and pictures from the past.The staff take time to talk and read to my mother.
How likely would you be to recommend Cunningham House? Extremely Likely
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities: Excellent
Care / Support: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Treated with Dignity: Excellent
Food & Drink: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Activities: Good
Management: Excellent
Safety / Security: Excellent
Rooms: Good
Value for Money: Good
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Su W (Daughter of Resident) on Wednesday 17 May 2017. Relates to April 2017.
I cannot praise the staff enough for the excellent care provided to my mother. Without exception they are well trained, kind, respectful and attentive - these qualities combined with the excellent facilities have reassured me I chose the most appropriate Residential Home for my mother's care.
How likely would you be to recommend Cunningham House? Extremely Likely
Overall Standard: Excellent
Facilities: Excellent
Care / Support: Excellent
Cleanliness: Excellent
Treated with Dignity: Excellent
Food & Drink: Excellent
Staff: Excellent
Activities: Excellent
Management: Excellent
Safety / Security: Excellent
Rooms: Excellent
Value for Money: Excellent
November 2011
January 2011
There are currently no Care Home Idol entrants who have performed at Cunningham House
