





Dorrington House at Watton is a purpose-built home for older people, established in July 1999.
Accommodation is provided in single rooms with en-suite facilities and communal areas include a bright and airy lounge with large windows. There is a large flat screen television in this all the lounges for residents to enjoy and all entertainment takes place in this room, including the use of smart TV facilities. There are also two...
Care Provided by Dorrington House (Watton)
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Eating Disorders
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 52 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Threshold for Social Services support is £23,250.00 please e-mail for help and advice to secure support Our fee policy insures fairness and continuity when self funders go below the threshold and apply to NCC avoiding being moved.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Dorrington House (Watton) for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Dorrington House (Watton) 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
- Dorrington House
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Geri Ashforth(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1999
- Last Refurbishment: 2025
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (52)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (52)
Visiting
- No set visiting hours. Please be mindful during mealtimes, Gp & nurse visits, or when staff are dispensing medication they may be busy. Visitors welcome to spend time with their loved ones, helping, simply ask the staff for advice. You can always e-mail Steve or Lorraine Dorrington, the owners anytime to answer your questions or concerns.
Parking
- Ample Car Parking, close to the town centre, no steps footpaths to the shops for summer walks, weather permitting.
Dorrington House (Watton) Reviews (99)
Dorrington House (Watton) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.709) out of 10, based on 38 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Dorrington House (Watton) has 99 reviews.
Found the staff very accommodating and helpful. Appear short-staffed but have lots to do for the residents.
Thank you very much for your review. Lorraine and Steve take these very seriously and you can e-mail us anytime 24/7 Lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com & Steve@dorringtonhouse.com Thank you. (Name: Steven Dorrington Email: steve@dorringtonhouse.com Position: Service Provider).
We have been concerned for a while about her weight and had a family campaign for mum to put on weight. She has been in Dorrington House for just under a month and has put on 4 lbs in weight. Congratulations and well done. Thank you everyone.
Many thanks for your support. We take these reviews very seriously and welcome them anytime. Please e-mail us lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com or steve@dorringtonhouse@com 24/7.
I was recently contacted by staff from Dorrington House (Watton) Care Home, informing me that my father had a grade 3 wound developed on his left foot which had required a visit from the district nurse. This concerned me as there had been no previous contact regarding the issue and any reason for this. I am concerned that the wound was discovered and not treated appropriately and in time before it deteriorated. I visited the home on Saturday 18th February 2023 and found there were no clinical or management members of staff to enquire about the issue.
Many thanks for your review. We welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. It's good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 at steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
My first visit with my sister went well in every way.
Many thanks for your review. We welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. It's good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime, 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com. Once again, thank you.
I have always been so happy for my mother being here at Dorrington House (Watton) Care Home. I couldn't have wished for a better place for her to be in. The staff have gone out of their way to give my mother everything she needs during her stay here and nothing is too much trouble. I can positively say that it's of the greatest standard and know that the management and staff make sure that my mum is happy.
Many thanks for your review. We welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. It's good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime, 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com. Once again, thank you.
I do like the home, most staff are attentive. One member of staff was asked to take my mother-in-law to the toilet but as she had a pad on, our pleas were ignored. Food seems to be nutritional and my mother-in-law loves them. Communication could be a little better with family members but on the whole, good.
Many thanks for your review. We welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. It's good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime, 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com. Once again, thank you.
My partner has only been in for three days. I have been to see her each day and the place, reception and staff are very good at everything. Could not be better.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. It's good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
Mainly happy with our visits to my dad here, but recently there have been small things to speak to the office about, such as the toilet not flushing and the bed not made. Often these things are one-offs, but they keep happening. I have emailed these problems directly to the office, so hopefully, they will be looked at.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. It's good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
Friendly staff, and overall, a good place for my mum to be in.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. Its good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
I always find the home clean and welcoming and the staff lovely. Probably as in all places, seem a little short-staffed at times, but they do their best.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. Its good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
So pleased she has a place here.
The food looks very nice, and my mother-in-law loves it!
If you are looking for a care home, this is it.
Credit to the system.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. Its good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
Home is wonderful, very clean, with excellent.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. Its good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
Very happy with mum's care - she seems happy. Staff are very friendly and lovely to mum.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. Its good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
Mum seems very happy being in the home and is kept busy with activities.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. Its good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
Our mum was cared for at Dorrington Watton for two and a half years before she sadly died on New Year's Eve. From the word go the carers took great care and consideration to ensure that mum felt at home and we felt reassured. It was clear that mum felt safe, comfortable, happy and content. Mum's dementia meant that she could not communicate that well but the carers always did their utmost to get to know mum's needs, likes and dislikes. Mum was very much part of the Dorrington family as well as ours and one of our last and happiest memories was of when we all visited her on her birthday. The carers sang happy birthday and arranged a lovely cake which mum enjoyed with a cup of tea. The care given to mum at the end of her life was excellent - compassionate, kind, and individualised and mum died comfortably, very peacefully and with as much dignity as dementia will allow. We as a family were kept informed with excellent communication given with kindness. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this home.
Many thanks for your review. Lorraine and myself welcome feedback and take your comments very seriously. Its good for staff morale too. You can e-mail us anytime 24/7 steve@dorringtonhouse.com and lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com Once again thank you.
Unfortunately, this home has been dreadful at supporting my grandad and my mum is distraught at his care and the lack of communication. If it wasn't for the fact we have been in lockdown my grandad would have been moved from here straight away. As it is, he's still stuck there until we can move him.
It is very upsetting to see families anxious in what has been a terrible year for Care Homes. Watton has been Covid free all residents and staff during the whole pandemic. We have spoken to the Office and will be contacting the families to see what we can do to help. Any complaint we take very...
Poor mum arrived at Dorrington House just before the lockdown so it’s all very new to her and us, unfortunately, we are still unable to visit but it’s in everyone’s best interest. I keep in touch via email and phone but I don’t like to keep disturbing all the girls as they must be rushed off their feet. They have told me mum ( who can be awkward at times ) has started to settle in and join in which we are pleased about and feel settled in our minds that she is safe now. I would just like to thank everyone who works at Dorrington House and well done in this extremely hard time.
Dorrington House has continued to provide excellent caring and facilities for my mother who has been resident there since July 2012. The staff are very friendly and helpful and mum is very settled there. Her basic needs are well catered for and I always recommend the place to anyone who needs a place for a relative.
Steven & Lorraine at Dorrington, thank you for your support and please e-mail us anytime steve@dorringtonhouse.com.
During this month my wife's attitude has changed from aggressive to a much more normal behaviour, she gets on much better with the staff and is much more calmer.
Steven & Lorraine Dorrington thank you for your support. Please feel free to e-mail us anytime steve@dorringtonhouse.com or Lorraine@dorringtonhouse.com
Staff are excellent, more staff are needed because sometimes residents are alone in the lounge.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 20 October 2022Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveRequires improvement
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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- 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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