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The home is conveniently situated in Bitterne Park, Southampton, close to local amenities...
Care Provided by St Katherine Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 24 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
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- 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 St Katherine Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact St Katherine Care Home 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
Owner
- Bitterne Care Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sini Thankachan (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2021
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (24)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (13)
St Katherine Care Home Reviews (30)
St Katherine Care Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.513) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Katherine Care Home has 30 reviews.
St Katherine's has the most remarkable staff! The Manager is so kind and caring whilst remaining extremely professional. Likewise, all the staff display the same attributes! My sister has been made so welcome, as have we her family, and despite the many changes she has undergone in the last couple of months is happy and settled. The care home is immaculately clean and always smells so fresh. The meals served are appetising and of a good size. Nothing is ever too much trouble for the staff who always greet you with welcoming smiles! Although my sister has not joined in yet, I believe there are a variety of activities she could do if she wished and she knows she is always welcome. We cannot recommend highly enough!
When selecting a Residential Care Home most people including myself, look for somewhere where it is clean warm and safe. What is not really considered is what happens when the end approaches. As a family we now have personal experience of this and witnessed firsthand the exceptional handling of end of life care. Mum became bed bound. Being 97 nearing 98, she was privileged to receive all round care from wonderful staff, day and night. As time drew nearer the Doctor issued a prescription for the provision of end of life medicine, but mum went quietly on her own terms. Knowing the medication was at hand to assist in pain relief was a comfort to family but also the fact that it would only be used if distress was shown and then outside nurses from local hospice would be called to administer. We were lucky to have a compassionate Care home manager who was trained in end of life care and witnessed first hand the dedication of the whole team.
Mum has received excellent care from Sini and her team of carers. The home is always very clean, welcoming and all of the residents seem well cared for and the staff are very attentive. We are always offered drinks when we visit and mum is always dressed in clean clothes and is well presented.
The home is always clean, the staff are always smiling and helpful and always there to help/assist. If I have a query, Sini the manager is always there to help.
I can't recommend St Katherine enough. The manager and staff are of a very high standard. St Katherine has a very high standard of cleanliness and all the staff have a great knowledge of exeprience in all aspects of their job. St Katherine, in my opinion, is a wonderful care home.
I visited my friend, just such a lovely place.
Staff are amazing. Staff are always happy to help.
My friend is very happy and relaxed there .
I will definitely recommend a stay here .
Very very clean.
I was so unsure of how mum (who has dementia) might transition to a home but St Katherine Care Home couldn't have been more welcoming and caring. The rooms are lovely and the home as a whole is spotless. The food is good and they accommodate mum as a vegetarian very well. Most importantly, the staff are wonderful. Most have been there years and it shows. They have a genuine connection to the residents and I feel safe in the knowledge that they look after her with compassion and skill. I'm able to visit a lot and they make any visitors feel very welcome.
My mother moved into St Katherine's in February this year. The staff are very friendly, always happy to help. The home is spotlessly clean whenever I visit I am always greeted with a smile and offered refreshments. Mum looks really well, is happy and contented. Thank you.
My mum's life has been transformed since she moved to St Katherine's. The staff are delightful, caring, compassionate and sensitive. Nothing is too much trouble. There are activities organised by the staff to involve everyone if they wish to participate. Mum is now socialising and no longer by herself. It is a pleasure to visit and see the difference the home has made to Mum's life. We are so happy and relieved she is now receiving excellent care.
Amazing care home. Have loved visiting my nan here ever since I started coming. It's very clean and the staff are really nice. They seem like they really look after my nan. And it shows as she always tells me how much she likes it there. Highly recommend.
He enjoys his meals here, the food always looks great and a good choice too.
I can't fault the staff here, they look after him extremely well and are so welcoming to us too.
It's always a pleasure coming here to visit him.
Thank you all.
Mum enjoys the activities provided.
She visited the cinema on Tuesday.
The manager is very approachable.
Mum is happy here.
The home is clean, modern and well-presented.
They are polite, nothing is too much trouble for them, as visitors we are treated with respect and they are very friendly.
They have plenty of activities for everyone, and the food is really nourishing and satisfying.
My mother is really happy there and well looked after.
I have found the care home manager and staff friendly, helpful and caring with my mother, and easy to talk to about everything. They do lots of wonderful craft things, exercise and music with all clients. It's a fun, friendly home.
The staff are all excellent.
My very dear friend has been here for nearly four years now.
He is happy, content and well cared for.
I could not ask for more from the staff; they go above and beyond for all residents.
Nothing is too much trouble.
She has complex medical needs (including dementia) and can be a little 'challenging' at times.
St Katherine's has proved to be the best care home we could ever have selected! My cousin now says she loves living there. The home is clean and welcoming, and the staff have the patience of Saints and attend to her many needs in a competent, caring manner.
My cousin is a very fussy eater and enjoys all the food provided. She needed to gain weight and certainly has.
She enjoys the activities and is really looking forward to an outing tomorrow to a Christmas lunch in a local pub.
St Katherine's is a well-run, gem of a place, and we can't recommend it highly enough.
This care home is so friendly. I love coming to visit my Mum, it goes over and beyond the call of duty. The staff really look after my mum. The food is excellent and they also have fantastic activities going on. My mum has never been happier. It's just so comforting there, so clean and all the staff have a smile on their faces, just excellent.
I am happy that my mother is well looked after. She seems happy to be there. Healthcare and appointments are arranged and carried out, which helps take a great deal of pressure off me as I live on my own and work. The staff are approachable and helpful if I have any questions or a problem. My mother is happy, and that makes me happy.
My mother, who is 96 and has dementia, has been at St Katherine’s since March 2023, so eight months now. I have nothing but praise for the staff and the level of care they provide to my mum. This care home is bright, airy, very clean and superbly friendly whilst maintaining professionalism. Nothing seems to be too much trouble for the staff regarding care for the residents, and they always make me feel welcome at my regular, frequent visits.
My mother has resided at St Katherine's since May 2023, and I cannot thank the manager and her staff for the care and attention that they have given her. Due to her Alzheimer's, she can be very challenging at times, but staff have the patience to deal with her in a professional and considerate manner. I can rest in the knowledge that my mother is being cared for in a safe, secure and friendly environment.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 03 May 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions about St Katherine Care Home
What types of Care is St Katherine Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health Condition are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does St Katherine Care Home have?
There are 24 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at St Katherine Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is St Katherine Care Home to the centre of Southampton?
1.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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