Edward House is a small, friendly residential care home for women from Cambridgeshire. With high standards of care, it has a home from home feel. There are 18 single bedrooms, each with their own wash basin and toilet facilities, and residents are encouraged to furnish their room to their individual taste. All rooms have a television point and telephone socket.
Meals are prepared on-site and are wholesome, of high quality and attractively presented. A choice is always available and every effort is made to cater to individual preferences in food.
Communal facilities include a spacious sitting room, a dining room and an enclosed patio area. A SimplyUnite computer allows residents and their families to easily send and receive messages, photos and Skype one another.
An Activities Officer runs a varied programme of daily activities and one-off events.
Sadly, applications cannot be accepted for women with dementia.
Owner: Foundation of Edward Storey
Person in charge: J Wood (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Cambridgeshire County Council (click for contact details)
Type of Service: Care Home only (Residential Care) – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned , Registered for a maximum of 18 Service Users
Registered Care Categories*: Old Age
Specialist Care Categories: Hearing Impairment & Deafness • Visual Impairment
Admission Information: No Dementia. Female only. Ages 65+.
Single Rooms: 18
Rooms with ensuite WC: 18
Weekly Charges Guide: Personal Care Single £616 – £616 (These prices are only a guideline, please contact Edward House to find out the exact price for your requirements.)
Facilities & Services: Respite Care • Sheltered Housing • Own GP if required • Own Furniture if required • Smoking not permitted • Close to Local shops • Near Public Transport • Lift • Stairlift • Wheelchair access • Gardens for residents • Residents Kitchenette • Phone Point in own room/Mobile • Television point in own room • Residents Internet Access
Latest Care Quality Commission* Report on Edward House: click here
* Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.
The Review Score of 6.6 (maximum of 10) for Edward House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 5 out of 5 from 2 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Edward House in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 1.6 out of 5 from 1 positive Reviews in the last 2 years. (A 2 year period has been used as there were no positive reviews in the last 12 months)
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating of all Reviews over all time. For each review the Care Home / service is rated Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Poor or Very Poor on a number of areas eg Staff, Management etc. The Care Home receives points for each rating as follows: Excellent = 5. Good = 4. Satisfactory = 3. Poor = 2. Very Poor = 1. These points are added up and then divided by the total number of completed ratings to generate the average rating.
The Average Rating of 5 for Edward House is calculated as follows: ( (24 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 24 Ratings = 5
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' in answer to the question 'How likely are you to recommend this Care Home to friends and family if they needed similar care or treatment?'
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
4 points are available for the first 5 Positive Reviews, 3 points for the first Positive Review and then 0.25 Points for each of the next 4 Positive Reviews.
1 point is available for reaching a target number of Positive Reviews based on 20% of the number of registered maximum number of service users. If the target is partially reached then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home with 50 registered maximum number of service users has a target of 10 Positive Reviews, if it has 10 or more Positive Reviews it will receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews will receive 0.7 points.
If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. The calculation is the same as above, except the points are divided by 2.
The 1.639 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Edward House is based on 1 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows:
3 = 3 then divided by 2 = 1.500
Target of 3.6 positive Reviews (18 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 1 Reviews ÷ 3.6 Target = 0.278 , then divided by 2 = 0.139
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Edward House has a Review Score of 6.6 (6.639) from 2 Reviews
Review submitted from a Website Submission by Kevin S (Son of Resident) on Tuesday 21 February 2017. Relates to February 2017.
Mum had been made to feel welcome and felt at home when she first moved in. Nothing was too much trouble for any of the staff. They were always friendly, polite and had time to spend with mum. They kept an eye on mum's health and called the Doctor as soon as there was any change in her condition. Mum's welfare and comfort was clearly their no. 1 priority. I can't thank the staff enough for how amazing they have been. The room was perfect for mum with enough room for mum to have some of her own furniture which made her feel even more at home. There were lots of activities for mum to get involved in if she wanted, including trips to the coast.
How likely would you be to recommend Edward House? Extremely Likely
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Review submitted from a Postal Card by Jo T (Granddaughter of Resident) on Thursday 7 January 2016. Relates to December 2015.
Lovely friendly staff. Great activities. Care and support excellent. welcoming to family. couldn't be happy that my granny is safe in your care. She feels very at home here. Thank you.
How likely would you be to recommend Edward House? Extremely Likely
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1 Bed Vacancy
posted 30 Apr 2018
Single en suite room for a woman over 65 with no dementia
There are currently no Care Home Idol entrants who have performed at Edward House