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The Home has a happy and welcoming atmosphere and is staffed by a dedicated, experienced and well trained team who provide 24 hour person centred care and support for those who can no longer live independently. Staff encourage friends and relatives to visit and join in with the activities and entertainment provided.
Care Provided by Bluebells Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
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
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
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Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Owner
- H U Investments Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Joanne Smith (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2011
Room Information
- Single Rooms (30)
Bluebells Care Home Reviews (47)
Bluebells Care Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.531) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bluebells Care Home has 47 reviews.
I always feel very welcomed when we visit my mum. I like the fact that there isn't a hierarchy of staff so all carers feel equal. There is always a lovely atmosphere and I know my mum feels safe and well cared for.
My mother, who has vascular dementia, has been a resident for just over two and a half years. On each of my visits, I have been extremely impressed by the high level of cleanliness throughout the building, not just in the general dining and lounge areas but also my mother’s room. I visit at random times/days and have found this to be the case consistently, which is very reassuring.
Over time, I have come into contact with most of the staff and management team and have always been made most welcome. They often share their personal updates with me regarding mum’s condition and talk about her in a very caring and compassionate manner. It is clear to me that they each make a genuine effort to ensure my mother is looked after in the best possible manner as her health gradually deteriorates. I have also noted on many occasions the strong teamwork ethic displayed by both the staff and management which, in my view, helps to ensure that this is very well-run and happy care home.
I was impressed with St Martin's from the first visit. My mother has been there now for seven months, and nothing has happened to alter my opinion! Everybody seems to care and nothing is too much trouble.
This would be my mum's first Christmas at St. Martins and we were invited to a wonderful Christmas party with a lovely singer who entertained us all. The mayor also attended and helped with the raffle and had a great sense of humour. All the staff were dressed up as Mother Christmas, snowman, elves etc. and made us feel very welcome.
The residents were given a gift each. There were lots of smiling faces and the atmosphere felt like a big family gathering. Then we had a fantastic buffet with a homemade coffee cake to die for!
All the hard work is appreciated and thank you to each and everyone that makes St. Martins' a very special place to be.
It was a very relaxed and enjoyable evening. Lovely to see staff attending when not working. Lovely to have staff dressed up for this evening event as a snowman, Christmas tree, Mother Christmas etc.
Would highly recommend the home.
This care home was undoubtedly the best that my mother had been in, out of three. It had many advantages for her. Firstly it was relatively small in number of residents, secondly she had a downstairs en-suite room, which was convenient and kept spotlessly clean. The home appeared to have an appropriate number of staff. The food appeared to be good and adequate amount given. My mother appeared content there and staff were genuinely caring, particularly in her last days. A doctor regularly attended the home and gave excellent service to residents. I believe this home is good value for money.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 06 August 2024Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
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- 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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