Nower House

Coldharbour Lane, Dorking RH4 3BL
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9.9 60 Reviews
  • Nower House, Dorking
Nower House offers a wonderful setting for up to forty-four residents to enjoy twenty-four hour care and support together with being part of an active, and vibrant community.

Residents at Nower House not only live daily life in homely facilities, but also enjoy regular activities and trips as well as a whole host of social events throughout the year.

As Abbeyfield Wey Valley Society operates as a not-for-profit organisation, all this is provided with a clear, realistic and affordable fee structure that offers peace of mind to both the residents and their loved ones.

Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 44 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1108 – £1446
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1250

Fees depends on pre-admission assessment and needs of the person. Although the home has dementia trained staff, it is not a dementia specialist home, so each resident is assessed on their individual care needs.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Nower House to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Lisa Sparrow (Registered Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Subject to receiving a pre-admission assessment form and care needs assessment.
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2022
  • Number of floors: 3

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (44)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)

Visiting

  • Visitors welcome any time.

Parking

  • Two car parks one at the front of the property the other at the back of the property.

9.9

Nower House has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.885) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Nower House has 60 reviews.

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Review from Maureen S (Daughter of Resident) published on 31 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum has been a resident at Nower House for 15 months. She has a lovely room and she is very well looked after by her carers. All the carers are very friendly and she enjoys chatting with them. She attends some of the activities available and especially enjoys singsongs, music and poetry. The food is
very good and she particularly likes porridge, puddings and bedtime milky drinks. The manager and staff are very welcoming to visitors and respond helpfully and quickly to any concerns we have.
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Review from Jackie T (Daughter of Resident) published on 31 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a care home which feels like an actual home. Staff are wonderful, the premises are very clean and every effort is made to make the residents feel happy in their surroundings. Lots of activities to take part in and the food is very good. They were one of the first care homes to shut down for
Covid 19 and I believe in doing so saved any of the residents contracting it. Feel very lucky to have found this home for my Mother.
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Review from Linda S (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 30 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother-in-law has been in Nower Care for over five years. She has always been happy and well cared for in all the time she has been a resident. The staff are kind and professional and treat the residents with love and respect. They always have a full entertainment itinerary. The home is always spotlessly
clean and so are the residents. The food always looks and smells delicious. As you can tell by my comments, we are more than happy to have Nower Care to take care of our loved one.
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Review from Sue J (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I believe Nower Care to be an excellent care home. My father has been a resident since April 2019, His every need has been attended to. Staff are friendly and kind to both residents and family members. I cannot fault it.
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Review from S (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
At age 97 my mother has just celebrated her three year anniversary at Nower House where she is so well cared for.
Rarely a day goes by without my visiting since I live so close and over those years I can honestly say that I have never found the home to fall below its high standards.
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is, above all, extremely friendly and homely. The caring staff are certainly attentive and, at every level throughout the home, the whole team are always helpful and appear to genuinely care for and interact well with the residents.
There is an all-pervading quietly understated efficiency.
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Review from K (Niece of Resident) published on 13 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a care home with lovely, helpful and caring staff. We knew this was the right place the moment we walked through the door.
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Review from P C (Son of Resident) published on 16 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Good location, great staff to resident ratio, lots of activities and the staff are very caring. I am very impressed with Nower House and am very pleased with the care they give my mother.
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Review from Trevor (Son of Resident) published on 4 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother is happy at the home and feels safe. She is very well looked after and catered for and the daily schedule sits well with her. She would, however, like to do more exercise and hence would appreciate going for a walk more often, she used to walk down to her local village where she previously
lived quite frequently. Noting the Nower is close to the home.
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Review from P F (Resident) published on 29 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I think this is a lovely place and am very happy here. Staff all delightful.
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Review from E S (Resident) published on 28 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Nower Care has an established team of carers leading to a pleasant family atmosphere. Very comfortable. Nice place to be!
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Review from P S (Son of Resident) published on 27 November 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Nower was the perfect home for my mum - caring and engaged staff, a wonderful, well run and maintained home close to Dorking. The carers are gentle and happy and communicate good vibes both to the elderly residents, each other and to family and visitors. A great home! Thank you!
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Review from Anne R (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 November 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother has been a resident at Nower Care for over three years now and has thrived there. She particularly enjoys the food (she now eats better than she has done for many years) and tells anyone who asks that the staff are "all very nice". I have noticed how much she benefits from the social contact
and the comprehensive programme of activities; the home has enabled her to have experiences she has never had before, such as going to the ballet for the first time at 87. Now her world is getting smaller, we both appreciate the security, warmth and care that she experiences there.
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Review from Michael P (Nephew of Resident) published on 22 November 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were recommended to Nower Care by a friend of my Aunt when the time came for her to need extra care. It turned out to be the best recommendation we could ever have had. We have found every aspect of Nower to be excellent; staff are always there when needed and she is very happy with her life there.
When we visit, we are always welcomed with tea and cake which is an added bonus! This is a perfect example of how a care home should be. You hear such dreadful stories about other peoples' experiences and we were somewhat apprehensive when she needed to find somewhere. Thank goodness we listened to the recommendation!
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Review from D D (Friend of Resident) published on 19 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother was a resident at Nower Care from 2017 until her demise in February 2018. Mum was very happy in the home. I now visit two residents with whom my mother was very friendly. It is a pleasure to visit Nower Care as everyone is so friendly and the home has a wonderful atmosphere.
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Review from Joan M (Friend of Resident) published on 18 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A friendly, happy, efficient staff who are very caring.
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Review from J P (Resident) published on 12 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The manager was there for me when I needed help, alone with a sudden illness, she assisted me in packing, moving and unpacking on arrival.
She was very prompt and exceeded all expectations, which my family and I were most grateful.
Since living in the home, I have received companionship and love from
staff and residents.
The staff show extreme patience, they work long hours and are always cheerful.
The food is good and enjoyable. Cleanliness is a priority throughout the home.
Residents are welcome to discuss any problems and worries they may have.
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Review from A M (Daughter of Resident) published on 4 October 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All four of us children have been delighted with the care of our mother over the last 3 years.
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Review from J H (Daughter of Resident) published on 3 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother is very happy and settled at Nower House. She is well cared for and the staff treat her with dignity and respect. I enjoy visiting her as the staff are extremely friendly and I feel very, very welcome. If I have any queries they are dealt with straight away and I have never felt as though
anything is too much trouble. If my mother has any medical issues the GP is always called very promptly. The home is spotlessly clean at all times. The activity co-ordinators do a great job in keeping the residents active and engaged and there is always plenty going on. I feel very lucky to have found such a caring place for my mother.
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Review from J L (Daughter of Resident) published on 2 October 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Immediate feeling of welcome upon entering, with an offer of refreshments. If a member of staff sees me they say 'mum is in the conservatory or mum is in the hairdressers' I'm advised if mum requires anything. I appreciate the interaction between mum and the staff. Always a welcome smile for her. She
is always nicely presented, clean and wearing matching clothes. There is a lovely feeling of calmness in the property, very much a home from home.
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Review from Val H (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We would like to thank all the staff at Nower Care for the wonderful care and attention that my Dad received in the last 2 and a half years at Nower.
He made wonderful friends, singing at the piano, food was outstanding, trips out with the staff who have so much patience, 2 parties per year, he was
always glad to come home.
The cleanliness was superb. 95 wonderful years and what a time he had. If anyone is looking for residential care I would highly recommend Nower Care.
Thank you all.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.885)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.885) out of 10 for Nower House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.885 for Nower House is calculated as follows: ( (124 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 139 Ratings = 4.885
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Nower House is based on 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 44 registered maximum number of service users is 8.8, which has been reached with 12 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 5 Jan 2023

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

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Awards / Recognitions (3)

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Meet the Team (5)

Lisa

Lisa Sparrow

Job Title: Registered Manager Joined: 2023

Lisa’s career in care has spanned over twenty years. After starting off her journey as a care assistant, Lisa has gained a huge amount of experience managing both residential and nursing establishments as well as Domiciliary care.


She was a member of the Transition Team which implemented the necessary change management needed to transfer her previous care home into a modern, innovative facility and brings a huge passion for providing person-centred care. Lisa joined us in January 2023 and is excited to work with her team to further develop the care offering at Nower House.


Outside of work, she is married and has a thirteen-year-old Daughter, April. She enjoys spending time at the gym, running or simply reading a book.


The energy and enthusiasm she brings, together with her vast experience is helping Nower House be recognised as one of the leading Residential Care Homes in the Area.

Hella

Hella Monea

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2023

Hella joined Nower House as Deputy Manager in March 2023 and her extensive experience in the care industry ensures the residents and care teams have the best possible support on a daily basis.


The office door is always open and Hella is regularly offering her care and support to everyone within the home. Her goal is to ensure that everyone within the Nower House family has the support they need when they need it.

Iain

Iain Looms

Job Title: Marketing & PR Manager Joined: 2020

Iain hails from the midlands but has spent the last twenty years living and working in the Farnham area.


Whilst launching and managing small customer-facing businesses within the local community, Iain completed a qualification in Professional Marketing and is now a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.


His introduction to the senior care sector emerged when being faced with looking after his elderly mother and he now has a passion for developing innovative customer-focused environments for all the Abbeyfield residents and their families.


Away from work, Iain has a great interest in sports – he actually spent his early career as a member of the Professional Golfers Association competing around the world and coaching. Now he enjoys social golf rather more and his coaching skills are put to the test as a coach for the Farnham under 7’s rugby teams!

Shelley

Shelley Hartley

Job Title: Chief Operating Officer Joined: 1992

Shelley has had over 20 year’s experience in caring for the elderly. She started working for Abbeyfield Wey Valley Society in 1987 as a Care Assistant. She then undertook all her NVQ qualifications and became a Senior Care Assistant in 1995 and Deputy Manager in 2000. She was appointed as the Registered Manager of Wey Valley House in September 2001 and in November 2014 Shelley became the Registered Manager at Hatch Mill.


Shelley has her Registered Managers Award, NVQ3 and NVQ4 in care and currently studying NVQ7. She has also had courses in First Aid, Health and Safety, Infection Control, Fire Awareness, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling and SOVA Management, COSHH, Drug Administration, Palliative Care, Diabetes Awareness, Dementia, Customer Service and Equality and Diversity, Support and supervision.


In January 2021 Shelley was promoted to the Chief Operating Officer of the Society, overseeing daily operations at all of the homes.

Gemma

Gemma Twist

Job Title: Care Quality Manager Joined: 2005

Gemma joined Abbeyfield Wey Valley Society in 2005 as a care assistant at Wey Valley House. Since then she has undertaken her NVQ qualifications levels 3 & 5 and became a senior carer, first at Wey Valley House and then moving to Hatch Mill. In 2019 Gemma was appointed as the Care Quality Coordinator for the Society.


Gemma has also had courses in First Aid, Health and Safety, Infection Control, Fire Awareness, Food Hygiene, Manual Handling and SOVA Management, COSHH, Drug Administration, Palliative Care, Diabetes Awareness, Dementia, Equality and Diversity, Quality Improvement & Changing Perceptions.

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