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A truly dedicated team provide residential care, day care and respite care for residents, with twin rooms for couples or friends wishing to share. Breton Court is small enough to offer a truly homely atmosphere and believe wholeheartedly in the motto 'your caring home from home'.
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Care Provided by Breton Court
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 28 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Please get in touch for an individualised price based on care requirements
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Breton Court for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Breton 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
- A Better Care
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Janice Macaranas(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (26)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (9)
Visiting
- Welcome, please come and visit, enjoy the hospitality. Experience how a care home should feel. A true home from home.
Parking
- Generous off street parking.
Breton Court Reviews (82)
Breton Court has a Review Score of 10 (9.996) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Breton Court has 82 reviews.
Very satisfied.
Happy with the management.
Content and happy.
All very, very nice.
Very happy here. Happy, caring atmosphere. Everyone helpful and fun. Food excellent.
This care home is the best residential home in this area in my opinion. I have recently had experience of all aspects whilst visiting one of my previous clients. I have recommended this home to many people. Excellent care provided by professional well-trained staff who are motivated, polite and the most caring staff I have met. The owners put the care of the residents before everything and provide a happy family environment.
I like everything about Breton Court. For the first time in my life, I feel like I belong. I love everyone to bits.
Staff are all good and kind, they look after us. Anything special is agreed.
The staff are wonderful and the 'icing on the cake' - excuse the pun, is the wonderful chef.
The tempting food has fully restored my mother, so much so, she is wanting to return home.
It is a very special place.
Wonderful staff, quite special.
We are satisfied with my friend's treatment. A very homely feeling here.
It is very good for all.
We are treated with courtesy and dignity. I can go to any member of staff at any time of day or night.
Perfect.
Very friendly. One big family.
Lovely home, a pleasure to always visit, would recommend to anyone.
Staff always polite and helpful.
Made welcome as soon as one steps through the front door.
Nice home.
During our experience of having a relative in this care home, the visiting family noticed a deterioration in the overall standard of how the home has been run. The general condition of the property, facilities, and activities relative to other homes visited is poor. Whilst the general care and support given to our relative has been satisfactory, the home has clearly had staffing issues and many of the staff obviously had very limited experience. It also became evident during my parent's time there that there was a lack of leadership in evidence and at times, organisation at the home seemed chaotic. The garden has been semi overgrown for the last year so it is difficult to access for residents, the general condition of the ageing property is poor (holes in ceilings) and the rooms small. In my relative's case, there was no en-suite toilet/shower. In May 2017 the CQC report highlighted some of these deficiencies but the overall conclusion that the home "Requires Improvement" is very apt.
Excellent caring home from home. Our aunt was extremely well cared for during her 3 1/2 years here. Staff are very kind and she was very comfortable. Sadly she recently passed away here but her passing could not have been more dignified, peaceful and comfortable.
The care given to our aunt has been excellent. Living a distance away has been difficult for us but we have been supported in the knowledge that our aunt was in safe hands and cared for in such a lovely home environment. Breton Court is like one large family and nothing is ever too much trouble.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 25 March 2023Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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
1 Bed Vacancy
Posted: 09 July 2026A beautiful ground floor room with ensuite, large flat screen TV, electric profile bed, colour co-ordinated furnishings wonderful views of garden with it's numerous squirrels and the ducks in the Pond.
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Awards / Recognitions (8)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Breton Court
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