Thank you so much to the manager, senior carer and all the staff at Bilney Hall for making Dad's 90tJon L(Son of Resident/Service User)

Their care for Mum and for me is exceptional and I cannot commend them highly enough. Thank you.Sarah S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The staff are so lovely and today I was overjoyed to be able to visit herJeanie W(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Thank you so much to the manager, senior carer and all the staff at Bilney Hall for making Dad's 90tJon L(Son of Resident/Service User)

Their care for Mum and for me is exceptional and I cannot commend them highly enough. Thank you.Sarah S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The staff are so lovely and today I was overjoyed to be able to visit herJeanie W(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Bilney Hall offers a splendid environment for gracious living. The Hall dates back to the 19th century yet its luxurious facilities are very much 21st century. Generous single rooms, all with en-suite facilities, are tastefully decorated and provide residents with the necessary facilities for a quality life in later years. The Home provides residential care for frail elderly residents and has separate wings for those with dementia. Although all rooms...
Care Provided by Bilney Hall 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 64 Service Users
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
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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- 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: from £1,200
- Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1,200
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1,250
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1,250
Contact Bilney Hall Care Home 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
Group/Owner
- Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Nikki Shaw (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2016
Room Information
- Single Rooms (62)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (18)
Bilney Hall Care Home Reviews (104)
Bilney Hall Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.831) out of 10, based on 31 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bilney Hall Care Home has 104 reviews.
This care home is excellent. I have had dealings with several homes in the past few years, and this is the best I have come across. Staff and management excellent.
All the staff were exceptionally friendly and very caring towards residents and visitors. My loved one is very poorly with Alzheimer's and I feel the staff did the very best for him with the amount of staff and training they have. He needed specialist care and had to move.
My mother entered Bilney Hall in a very poor general mental and physical condition. Over the months there was a remarkable improvement. I feel that this is to a large extent due to the care and attention given to her by the staff.
The country location is lovely and there are secure, well maintained gardens that are easily accessible to residents. The facilities are many and there is a well developed entertainment programme for residents.
My dear friend has been in Bilney Hall for some time. The care and attention he gets is even more than one expects. The manager has her finger on the pulse at all times. I have had a lot of care experience and find Bilney Hall to be exceptional.
I find Bilney Hall provides the most excellent service for my wife. All aspects of the home and the care provided are wonderful and my wife has settled in very well.
Mum came to Bilney Hall in December and her care has been excellent. All the staff had time for my mum and understood her needs, cheering her up when she got depressed and encouraging her to leave her room and mix with other residents in the lounge. Once she was on her end of life plan she was looked after well and with dignity.
Very friendly and accommodating staff, residents all seem happy and comfortable. Very high cleaning standards.
I was and remain very concerned about the decision to place my mother in a permanent care facility. Bilney Hall management and care staff go a long way to reassuring me on a daily basis. Mum is always clean and tidy, and mostly content. When she isn't and the problems are external, issues are dealt with immediately and in a professional manner.
Bilney Hall has been a change of life for my mum and us as a family. It is a beautiful place because of the staff and management. They are warm, nurturing, kind and just lovely. My mum is so much more settled and content. She laughs again and feels safe. I feel like we can visit anytime and are always welcomed. Every time we arrive, we witness kind and patient exchanges between the staff and residents. It feels like we are a big family. Thank you!
Bilney Hall is a lovely caring home. All staff interact lovely with mum. Mum is always laughing with staff, having cuddles and jokes. I'd recommend Bilney Hall to everyone!!
Enjoy living here very pleasant and staff are very helpful. Food quite good.
I think it is lovely here. All the staff are lovely. I like the food and there are good games and things to do. Everyone looks after me.
Very good. All carers are wonderful, helpful and genuine. This residential care home cannot be faulted, residents come first every time.
My mother was in Bilney Hall 4 weeks respite care. I am a GP with 22 years experience of visiting care homes in my profession. All the staff at Bilney Hall were welcoming, caring and genuinely good at their role. From management down to the cleaning staff. My mum improved mobility under the supportive guidance of her 24hr care. The management addressed my concern immediately e.g providing new bed when needed. The experience we have had is outstanding and I would recommend without reservation.
My wife was looked after very well and improved significantly with the help of the care staff.
I was invited to have meals with my wife and I was very impressed with the variety and quality of the food.
My mother attended Bilney Hall in January 2008 in the residential unit until March 2012 when she was transferred to the dementia unit until she recently passed away in December 2016. In the nine years she was there, she was treated with respect, with love, and they provided her with all her needs. Staff recognised the need for her to be moved to the dementia unit and her time in this unit was handled brilliantly by the management and staff despite the difficulties my mother presented to them. We cannot speak highly enough of Bilney Hall and it's staff.
Bilney Hall is a lovely care home in nice surroundings. The staff are all caring and dedicated to their job. In regard to my mother the staff couldn't do enough for her, and me, especially as my mother had Alzheimer's. The management, whilst satisfactory do need to listen more to the care staff and take note of their concerns as they are the ones doing the work.
My sister was admitted to Bilney Hall on October 18th 2016 with dementia. I have very high praise for all the staff there. They are all very caring, kind and explain everything very clearly. The standard of care is very good and the staff are always smiling and very helpful.
My brother moved into Bilney Hall in June 2014. He had been diagnosed with vascular dementia and was physically unsteady on his legs. The staff at Bilney Hall led by the manager, made him very welcome. His room has some of his furniture and pictures and he tells everyone that he has the best room in this house! My brother is not suitable or the most easy person but the staff are very professional and he is beautiful cared for. His room is always immaculate. On the odd occasion when he has been unwell, I have been promptly informed and kept up to date on his condition. Medical attention is sought if necessary. The food is good but he dislikes having his evening meal at 17.00! I would not hesitate in recommending Bilney Hall.
Any problems, mainly minor, have been tackled sympathetically, promptly and efficiently by management and solutions actioned by staff in their various departments. The current manager has improved most areas significantly since starting her appointment and the extensive and varied activities programme is a great boost to the residents' lives in residential care and, I feel, also to their contentedness and wellbeing while spending their later years in a different environment.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 09 January 2026- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Good
- Well-led Good
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.
Bed Vacancies
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News (4) & Events (0)
- Posted: Wednesday 13 Nov 2024At Healthcare Homes, we believe in the power of nature and community to uplift and enhance the lives of our residents and service users. This year’s InBloom 2024 competition brought...
- Posted: Monday 14 Oct 2024On Friday, 6th September 2024, Healthcare Homes had the privilege of supporting the Rob George Foundation (RGF) at their annual golf day, hosted by Colchester Golf Club. The day was...
- Posted: Monday 14 Oct 2024On Friday, 6th September 2024, Healthcare Homes had the privilege of supporting the Rob George Foundation (RGF) at their annual golf day, hosted by Colchester Golf Club. The day was...
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Awards / Recognitions (10)
- Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group LtdDate: Friday 30 Jan 2026
- Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group LtdDate: Friday 31 Jan 2025
- Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group LtdDate: Tuesday 28 Feb 2023
Meet the Team (4)
“The quality of care is high, and the staff know the residents well. The main senior team have been long-serving and is passionate about the home and its residents.”
Her interests outside of work are Pilates and cycling. Her husband is cooking a Jamie Oliver 15-minute meal on a Saturday (usually takes 2 hours), and a weekend drive in a classic Alfa Romeo.
The thing Nikki most enjoys about working at Bilney Hall is working with such a great team.
I have worked at Bilney Hall for 11 years now. I started as a Carer, having worked for the domiciliary side of healthcare homes. Over the years, I have progressed through job roles, whilst completing additional qualifications. I became a medication assistant, then progressed to senior, the head of care and now deputy manager. In 2020, I also completed my nursing associate foundation degree.
“I decided to work at Bilney Hall as I had worked in domiciliary care, I wanted a fixed place of work where I could care for people and have a positive impact. My favourite part of my day is making a resident's day and being told you’re appreciated and loved, especially in these times where we are the only people our residents see on a regular basis.”
“I decided to work at Bilney Hall as it had a friendly atmosphere. My favourite part of my day is the end of shift, knowing we have achieved the targets set.”
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