Barchester Warren Care Home

I find this care facility very good with excellent food and care. The carers always seem to have time for visitors and residents. Activities seem to please everybody, staff and resident seem to enjoy them. There are also outings which keep residents in touch with the world.

Considering that the care home is going through a difficult period with some staff changes, as a short stay resident, I felt that things were running smoothly.

I am very happy with the care my mother of 98 years gets in the Warren Care Home. I choose The Warren, putting myself in my mother's position, in that I would feel happy living in there. The staff are very caring and helpful. The food is of an excellent standard and her personal care is very good, My one concern is the amount of managers who have left in the 2 years mother has been there, also the staff who have left.

The care and compassion shown by all the staff to my mother in her final days was outstanding. All residents are treated with the utmost dignity at all times. I would have no hesitation in recommending The Warren to anyone. It must be one of the best if not the best. The media is very critical of care homes these days but this is certainly not the case here.

The excellent chef who made special gluten-free meals interesting.

My 93-year-old mother has been in the Warren for almost one month for respite care following several falls leading to debilitating fractures of her hip and lower back. We are now hoping mum will become a permanent resident as she has improved both mentally and physically.

The activity ladies are helping mum join in the many fun/music/craft sessions ensuring her deafness is not making her isolated.

Liked mixing with other residents and made new friends.

Nearly 5 years ago, I came to The Warren after having an operation at Papworth on heart valves. I received wonderful care as for a time I couldn't walk. Since then, I have been a regular guest coming 2-3 times a year and always at Christmas as I am elderly (92-year-old lady) living on my own. I am able to wash and dress myself and use the dining room for all meals. I feel very fortunate as I still have my brain and it still works. I find the cost now quite expensive as I pay the full rate. Do you have a lower charge for people like myself? I would enjoy coming more times in the year to enjoy a happy time at The Warren.

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My mother was resident at The Warren for just over four and a half years and during this time I had complete confidence in the medical and social care which she received. It has always maintained a friendly and helpful staff thanks to a good management and administration.

I cannot speak highly enough of The Warren, to such an extent that if I, myself, were needing residential care, this is the place I would want to be. The home itself is a lovely building and the surrounding grounds and gardens are well maintained and very inviting. Every member of staff I have come into contact with is always very friendly, outgoing and does their best to accommodate the needs of the residents. It is a consequence of this and all the lovely activities and celebrations that are organised, that all the residents I see and speak to say how much they enjoy being there.

My mother has been a resident at Barchester The Warren Care Home for nine and a half years. She became very frail at the start of 2017 and her health declined rapidly. The care she received by the carers and indeed all the staff was kind, patient and always respectful. Nothing was too much trouble and she was kept comfortable and clean. Sadly, she passed away on the 20th January with my sister and I by her side. Attention was then turned to us and we were given the same kindness and compassion right up to when the undertaker took our mother away. Barchester The Warren Care Home has some exceptional staff who go beyond their normal duties. They treat all the residents with respect and understanding and make it a home from home.

When coming to The Warren, I was very apprehensive, but there was no need to worry at all. The carers came into my room to introduce themselves and made me welcome with flowers and chocolates. Since then I have had no worries. I am looked after 24 hours a day, if there's anything I need, they will get it for me. Food is lovely and you get a choice at each sitting and where possible is home cooked. Entertainment is on nearly all week in the lounge and you get a list each week to let you know. I love it here.

All the staff were very good, especially the senior carers who were brilliant.

I found the staff helpful and kind, and very patient with the residents who needed it. I personally was only in the home for respite, due to the building alteration taking place in my flat. The food I thought was very good as was the hygiene. My room had everything I required with a modern en suite.

The one week I stayed in the above home was very pleasant. The staff were very helpful in every way. Always cheerful, meals excellent. There is one activity which I found was not covered. No Sunday services! Religious. My stay was temporary.

As a day visitor I found the activities a bit hit and miss. I enjoyed the exercise class on a Thursday afternoon. I have found that I am making friends but a lot of people fall asleep and I am left on my own to read my book. The food is average but not always enough. The staff are numerous and friendly.

I come to The Warren care home once a week for a bath and I really enjoy coming. The staff are all friendly and kind. I have been coming now for several month as I have no bath in my bungalow only a shower and I really do miss my bath, so I am really grateful to all the staff. I also have been invited to several parties and social events which I really enjoy, so thank you all at The Warren. As an ex-nurse I know several homes in and around Norwich, I started my training at the Old N&N and really enjoyed it, and finished at Hellesdon Hospital in the 1950s. Thank you very much for giving me the chance to thank you all.

This was my first experience of having to place a relative into a care home, albeit respite care since the early 90's and i am pleased to be able to say the service provided at The Warren were excellent. My mother-in-law has always shown a reluctance to be placed in such care and as you can imagine it was a great relief to us as a family to find she had been looked after well, enjoyed the experience and does not appear averse to the prospect of a similar placement in the future.

My father lived for over three years at the Warren and ended his life there as he wished. This is a very special care home, a true family atmosphere including a cat. The staff are wonderful, patient and kind. I visited at least twice a week and observed nothing but superb care throughout the home. It is spotlessly clean, the laundry is completed to the highest standard. The food is delicious, home made to the highest standard. Medical care is precise and the end of life care so very special, such loving staff to Dad to his life's end. The entertainment is varied, great fun and so many events celebrated. The gardens are beautiful, it all takes hard work. I cannot speak highly enough of The Warren.