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They cater for up to 28 residents in a home that has been carefully modernised, extended and adapted to make living easier, while being beautifully maintained with many features of the original Victorian house preserved....
Care Provided by The Chestnuts
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 30 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
Facilities
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other 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 The Chestnuts for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact The Chestnuts 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
- Chestnuts Home Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Karen Cooper (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
Room Information
- Single Rooms (30)
The Chestnuts Reviews (26)
The Chestnuts has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.638) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Chestnuts has 26 reviews.
A wonderful caring home which is all about the residents and their individual needs. It feels like a family and the carers really do care. I am very happy with my mum's care and feel at ease when I say goodbye when I leave.
He also felt he was valued. In the monthly resident meetings he said everyone had a voice and things would be acted upon. Staff were attentive, caring and would recognise when he wasn't feeling himself and supported him through these times.
He enjoyed the very well maintained, beautiful, large garden plus trips out, a local school visiting, "Sparkle" etc .
On visiting I felt at ease and got to know staff and residents. Such a happy atmosphere. Lovely memories.
Following discussions with all parties and an experimented week in another home, I moved here in August 2018. It's a quarter mile from my former (twice) home, I was made very welcome. I have a beautiful room, I have made new friends and am able to continue with my membership of local groups. I am happily settled and consider myself very fortunate.
Chestnuts is a small, friendly care home. It is well run and maintained and provides a high level of personalised care for its residents. The staff are well trained, friendly and approachable. It is a real comfort to know that my mother is in such good hands.
I came here in February 2018. After living with my daughter and son-in-law for five years. It was my decision to come here but it took me a few weeks to get settled in although other residents and staff were all very friendly and helpful. Now I feel very much at home here. I'm well looked after and have enjoyed several trips out during the summer in the minibus now with Christmas approaching, I'm looking forward to all the events which have been planned for us to enjoy.
My father has been living in the home for 10 months and has settled in very well. There is a very welcoming and homely feeling to The Chestnuts. The staff are very kind and supportive and know him very well and understand his needs. His room is on the first floor, he has his own en-suite bathroom and has access to support with washing and dressing should he need it. He has access to lift making it easy for him to move around the home on his own. I know my father is cared for in a safe environment, with staff who are competent in their roles providing him with dignity and respect at all times. The Chestnuts have registered him with a local GP practice, whose GP(s) visit the home regularly. He also has access to podiatry and hairdressing services who regularly visit too. There are daily activities for residents to take part in should they wish. I would recommend The Chestnuts to anyone thinking of placing a loved one into a residential care home.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 11 May 2023Good
- 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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