Legra Residential Care Home
54 Salisbury Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 2JYOther Care Homes you may be interested in:
Care Provided by Legra Residential Care Home
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 20 Service Users
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
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
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group/Owner
- Top Care Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Joyce Banning (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (20)
Parking
- There are parking restrictions on the road outside of the building and there is no parking on the road between 2pm and 3pm.
Legra Residential Care Home Reviews (12)
Legra Residential Care Home has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.824) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Legra Residential Care Home has 12 reviews.
My mum who has dementia has been a resident at Legra for two and a half years. From the day we arrived following a traumatic journey from another area the Manager and her team have been welcoming and supportive. They helped mum to settle and have always treated her with love, patience and understanding. The Manager and ALL her staff have taken the time to get to know her well and her specific needs and have found strategies to help calm her when she's distressed . They find time to sit and talk to find out what's troubling her. The Home has a friendly, calm, caring atmosphere with staff who even in difficult situations manage to maintain a sense of humour. Mum is well cared for and her room is always clean and tidy. The staff and Manager quickly deal with any medical issues and keep me well informed. As a family we are very pleased with the care mum receives and all credit must go to the Manager and her excellent staff.
The manager and her team are FANTASTIC, nothing is too much trouble. Mum settled very well and considers this her home. The care mum receives is second to none and we are informed of every aspect of mums care.
All staff know mums likes and dislikes and she is often given a hot chocolate in the evening which she loves.
I cannot recommend this care home enough.
Thank you for everything
This home goes above and beyond with caring. They care for my mum with compassion and every member of staff takes the time to get to know mum and her ways. As a family we are so happy and we love how they know mum so well.
My mum has been a Legra Residential Care Home for over 3 years. The care my mum and the other residents are shown is wonderful. The manager is always so helpful and caring and has given me the support I have needed over the past few years. All of the staff are lovely they all work really hard in what can be a mentally and physically demanding job. I cannot fault the care my mum has received since being there I feel extremely lucky my mum is in Legra as I have full peace of mind my mum is properly looked after. The staff and manager always communicate with me if mum is unwell and act quickly to get her better as soon as possible. They have become like a second family to me and I think the world of them. The home should be recognised for the amazing work they do looking after the residents and supporting the families they should be very proud.
It was a hard decision for us to make but the best decision for Mum.
The manager and the girls are amazing - nothing is too much trouble, and the love and care they give Mum are outstanding.
This is now Mum's home, and it feels like our home too.
Thank you, Legra, for all you do.
I can honestly say I have not had any regrets since Mum has been here because of the love and care Mum receives from the manager and her amazing team. They know my mum so well and know how to deal with Mum’s needs.
It’s home from home coming to Legra. Thank you to everyone at Legra for making my mum feel loved like she should be.
From the moment we walked into the home, the manager and her fantastic team were there providing a welcoming atmosphere and a calmness around the place. Mum has thrived since they took her under their wing.
We all have reservations about putting parents into a home, but everyone was always there to reassure us and say that this is now our home from home too. Believe me, I think they have looked after me as much as Mum.
If you are in any doubt about using Legra, go and spend half an hour here and you will see.
My mother has been at Legra since July 2022. She went initially for 4 weeks following a 3 week stay in hospital for a fractured hip. Her greatest fear always was having to give up her independence and go into a home. The staff have nurtured her, and the rest of the family, through the trauma of making the decision to stay and selling her property. The staff are kind, caring, and empathetic. It really is the little touches that make the difference. They take time to talk to her and really do provide person-centred care. They are always friendly and welcoming to visitors and ready to answer questions and listen to any concerns. I have every confidence in the manager and her staff to provide the best care for Mum. Mum has been able to personalise her room and has her own bedding.
My Dad has been a resident for just over a year now. I could not be happier with the love and care that he has received. We are free to visit anytime day or night. All staff are always caring, professional, respectful. The manager and her team are a credit to the home.
I didn’t ever think my dad would be happy in a care home as he could be very awkward at times, to say the least, but I couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful and caring place for him to be. It’s a home from home and I always feel just as at home as he does. The reason for his contentment is solely down to the amazing staff who treat their residents with respect and a caring attitude. I’ve laughed and cried with them at times and they were there for me as well when I needed it. It’s just like home but with a few more people in it. I really believe dad wouldn’t be here now if it hadn’t been for their caring and kind attitudes. They’ve taken the time to get to know him and his likes and dislikes and know just how to treat him.
Really well run care home. Excellent staff. Nice room. My mother is really well looked after and the staff always go the extra mile to help her. Everyone is friendly and seem happy. Always clean and tidy. They have regular residents meetings. Food is good. They have been really helpful and see to my mother's needs. Can’t fault them in any way. Highly recommend.
They are very concerned with looking after him as a person and not just his personal care. Today when I visited he was more relaxed than I have seen him in a long while.
Legra is clean and calm and their empathetic approach is something I haven’t experienced before in this situation.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 31 August 2018- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Good
- Well-led Good
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Legra Residential Care Home
What types of Care is Legra Residential Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Legra Residential Care Home have?
There are 20 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Legra Residential Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Legra Residential Care Home to the centre of Leigh-on-Sea?
0.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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