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Modern nurse call systems are in place and there are television points in each room, while there are numerous activities and interests to enjoy as part of a vibrant home life.
A full in-house induction process and in-house training keeps standards high, with owners committed to making sure staff are able to develop to their full potential.
Care Provided by Acorn House
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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- 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 Acorn House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Acorn House 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
- Acorn house residential home ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Jaclyn Poole(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (28)
Acorn House Reviews (34)
Acorn House has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.680) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Acorn House has 34 reviews.
I came to the home to visit my friend and could not have been happier with the way my friend was being treated by the staff. She was very happy had just completed a group activity and had made several good friends. Before she had been at home and lonely now she was thriving with her new friends.
I have visited the home on several occasions in the last three months to visit a family member. The residents always seem content and happy and seem to want for nothing. My family member is always happy and I am so glad we choose this home.
I regularly visit my friend who has recently moved to the home. Prior to her moving in her mood was very low and she suffered from loneliness . Since she has moved in to Acorn house her life has changed she has made good friends with the other residents, enjoys a variety of daily activities and seems so content now.
Our friend came into the home for respite for several days the staff could not have been more friendly. She was well looked after and even though she was only there for a week the staff included her in all the activities and daily goings-on. She was well looked after and genuinely cared for. We felt confident when we left that she was safe and happy.
I came as a day care resident for Christmas and the new year I have been welcomed by both staff and other residents and have decided to continue. I have made good friends before at home I was very lonely now find myself surrounded by people to talk to and we do activities every day that keep me busy and the food is great and lots of cups of tea which I love.
The staff and home were always very welcoming anything my aunt wanted was always provided immediately. The home cooked food always looked good and all the residents seemed content happy and entertained when I visited.
I am very pleased with the new decor of the home. The chosen scheme has given the lounges a lovely warm feeling. The food within Acorn House is set to the standard of a 5* hotel. The homemade puddings look amazing. The cooking smells divine! The staff always greet you with a friendly manner and I feel that I can approach staff and management with ease, any queries I have are always answered efficiently.
Dad has a key worker with whom he has a good relationship. Acorn House staff are pro-active with Dad's health, support and comfort but refer all decisions to the family. We are very grateful to them for their care and concern for Dad.
The staff interact with the residents with kindness and humour.
Mum likes her room, overlooking the garden and we have made it like home.
The food is home made and wholesome, the cakes are lovely.
We are sure mum couldn't be treated any better.
My father has been a resident at Acorn House for over a year. As a family, we are more than pleased with his care. The staff are friendly and professional. Since the new owners have taken over, the décor has improved a great deal. We are confident that his needs are well catered for in a clean, friendly environment. We would recommend this home to friends and family.
The home is very nice and clean it feels like home. It has a homely feel to it when I ask for anything to be done for me it is always done immediately. I could not ask for more from the staff I feel like they really care for me.
I am very grateful to Acorn House.
The management and staff of Acorn House Residential Care home are without any doubt the most friendly, caring, helpful, and honest people anyone could wish to meet. When you visit the home they go out of their way to make you feel welcome. The home and rooms are wonderfully clean and tidy and the food is everything anyone could wish for. If I had to go into a care home it would most certainly be Acorn House. When my nephew was put in there in December 2015 he was at his end, he has dementia, but now when we go in to see him he is a totally different man. He is 71 years and he is happy.
My aunt suffered a short illness and it was necessary for her to move into care. This was extremely traumatic for her even though she had been considering the possibility for some time. She arrived in a high state of stress and myself and my mother attempted to deal with all of the other issues. My aunt was extremely anxious and not very mobile. She knew the home, however, as two of her friends has previously been residents there. The staff were amazing. They understood the stress that everyone was going through and were kind and comforting. We settled my aunt in as well as possible and returned home. We live some 500 miles away so our trepidation was understandable. We returned to visit my aunt a month later and THANKS to the caring of the staff she had recovered amazingly well. The staff has spent a lot of time with her and treated her with dignity and respect and she said she felt like a "real person" again.
It is thanks to them that my aunt now feels safe and secure.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 27 April 2021Good
- 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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