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The home has a six bed private wing with en-suites which was opened in October 2012. The purpose-built care home offers a superb...
Care Provided by Excelcare Lime Court
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 44 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Excelcare Lime Court for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Excelcare Lime Court to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Excelcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Suzanne Moore(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 63+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1964
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (36)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (4)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (6)
Visiting
- Visiting anytime - restiricted mealtimes (12.30 to 13.30 and 16.30 to 17.30)
Parking
- Ample free parking at the home
Excelcare Lime Court Reviews (97)
Excelcare Lime Court has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.805) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Excelcare Lime Court has 97 reviews.
I have visited a number of friends who have lived here. Considering the nature and amount of care that has to be given on a daily basis I consider it to be excellent. The home provides activities to stimulate and make life more enjoyable for the residents. Friends of mine who visit including myself are always made to feel welcome.
My review is for everyone at Lime Court. The staff are excellent in every way. They do a good job and I bow my hat off to them. The dedication of the staff I just can't fault them. I am very happy to have my mother in Lime Court, I praise your home all the time as I am very happy with the care my mother gets from your staff.
I found the staff very helpful and friendly, always helpful with different foods when mum didn't fancy what was available and kept her clean and comfortable.
So happy my Mum has found a super home. Everything I could wish for her in her autumn years. The staff are great, they treat everybody with love and kindness, just like their own. Thank you.
Lovely home, brilliant staff, activities are great.
My experience of my Husband's care was that he was monitored carefully and as his needs changed, so did the level of care he required. On occasion when I felt the care to be inappropriate my concerns were listed to and addressed. This care was then reviewed again and changed.
My mum was a resident at Lime Court Feb 2017 to May 2017. She was well cared for by all the staff from the managers to carers. All staff worked to settle mum in and she was made to feel welcome, Lime Court was an excellent care home with a very caring workforce.
My family have just celebrated a special birthday, the effort and support is fantastic at the care home. My parent has been there since November and we are very happy with the care and the management are wonderful nothing is too much trouble. A really good place.
Office staff excellent.
It is a very lovely and caring environment. Always looks great and smells great and is very clean. They give really great care to the residents. The residents want for nothing and there is always someone there to help.
My mother went from "independent living" on her own, had an unexplained collapse and after a hospital stay lost all her independence and required 24/7 care. From the initial hospital visit to assess suitability to the present time, Aug 17 - Jan 18, the management team and support workers have been brilliant with all of us and mum is well cared for and needs met. This has been a shocking time for mum and all of us and team at Lime Court have made things better.
After a fall in her warden controlled 24-hour careline council run home and left for 3 days on the floor, my mother in law spent 4 weeks in hospital. I then got her into Lime Court where she has been exceptionally well looked after and loved by all the staff. She could not be in a better place, thank you all very much.
Despite being a terminal lung cancer patient, she really picked up during her time at Lime Court.
This was down to the staff, no doubt. Their attentiveness and professionalism - but warmth as well - was very evident.
I felt absolutely confident that Mum was being looked after very well at Lime Court.
Thank you.
All round excellent care, staff and entertainment. No complaints at all.
There is a very good atmosphere. Management ensure that all new staff treat all residents with love and respect. Activities are very well led by the organiser, who has a lovely manner.
I cannot fault the care, attention and dedication shown by the staff during my husbands stay and especially during his final days. Nothing was too much trouble and family is looked after as well as the residents.
My Mum was a resident at Lime Court for almost 4 years but recently passed away 2nd July 2017. I cannot praise, every single one of the staff, enough for the excellent care she received. On-going training of the staff is of such a high standard. Every person is so dedicated to their work and to the care of the residents - in every possible section. The warmth that "oozes" from the management is second-to-none and that radiates throughout the staff. Such excellent teamwork.
We want to express our gratitude for the loving care mum received throughout her stay to the management team, office staff, all senior staff, all the carers, the laundry, the housekeeping, the cooks and kitchen staff, entertainment staff and maintenance.
During her palliative care, it could have been 'private'... it was outstanding and beyond belief which made mum's passing very comfortable and peaceful and helped us get through an awful time. They are all 'Angels' and deserve huge recognition. Thank you.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 01 December 2018Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (20) & Events (0)
- 08 Jul 2026
It makes me deeply sad when people default to the stereotype that care homes are lonely, bleak or institutional places. Too often, care homes are spoken about as a last...
- 09 Apr 2026
Albie and David have been enjoying the sunshine, getting out for a gentle walk and exploring the local area.
- 09 Apr 2026
We had a full house of players for our bingo afternoon with an Easter twist. Thank you to our resident David who kindly called the games, and well done to...
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Meet the Team (3)

Sue has an NVQ Level 3 and Level 3 in Care, along with a QCF Level 5 in Management with 30 years experience in the care industry. Sue joined the team in 2010 as a Team Leader and in 2012 was promoted to Deputy Manager before becoming Home Manager in November 2015.

At Lime Court, Sarah is responsible for coordinating the activities and events at Lime Court.

Emma has worked for Excel care holdings since 2015, she has held the position of Domestic, Lifestyle Co-ordinator and Healthcare Assistant and is the Administrator at Lime Court.
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