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The home offers short breaks, respite or long term care packages and also adopts a systematic approach to the requirements of each individual.
This small boutique care home has a focus on the individual being at the heart of everything they do.
Activities are offered 7 days a week that are tailored to the individual needs of the...
Care Provided by Manor Farm 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 25 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life 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
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Our fees will be confirmed once our management team have been able to review the needs of the resident requiring care. Fees start from £1,490 per week; there is a minimum period of two weeks for respite care.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Manor Farm Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Manor Farm 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
- KRG Healthcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Kylie Child (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (19)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (3)
Visiting
- Please contact the office for more information.
Parking
- There are plenty of parking spaces available on the property.
Manor Farm Care Home Reviews (96)
Manor Farm Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.839) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Manor Farm Care Home has 96 reviews.
My father-in-law has been a resident at the care home in excess of a year. He is treated with respect and dignity at all times, despite how difficult he can be. He is very settled and appears very happy. I am always made to feel very welcomed when I visit, even the staff I don't know well are informative and approachable. The team are considerate to his, and the needs of other around him, and I am sure this can be difficult at times. Each member of the team are important for his care and work in harmony, they are amazing!
Mum has only been at Manor Farm for a short while, but what a difference a couple of weeks in the right environment can make. She is so much happier. She has company and people to talk to. The staff are all amazing. They are caring and respectful of all the people in their care. I am made to feel very welcome whenever I pop in to see mum. There are activities and entertainment which mum loves. Especially the sing-alongs. Thank you to the manager and the staff.
There are no words to describe how I feel about Manor Farm! From the first day my mum moved in they have shown her only the very best of care! We are so lucky that she is there! They show only the highest of respect for mum meeting all her needs in health and well being! She's not just surviving now she is thriving and its all down to the amazing staff! She had an amazing birthday celebrations for her 91st Birthday Entertainment was fab everyone sang along and the birthday cake and buffet was delicious from the bottom of my heart thank you.
As a visitor I have been greeted by friendly and helpful staff who have welcomed me into the home and encouraged me to join in with them to make the residents time as lovely and 'normal' as possible.
I have best mum (mother in law) a man could wish for and vowed to care for as long as possible, when it became I became impossible to do the middys daughters chose Manor Farm over many others visited. The main reason for this decision was the attitude of the manager and her team, one of those rare time in life when you know you've done the right thing, the 4 less than excellent choices only reflect on the age of the property but I feel the home is homely and comfortable, not feeling at all like a hotel, clinically clean and austene, my mum in law is being looked after in a way I could only dream of.
Mum moved to Manor Farm in November for palliative care. During her 4 months there she received exceptional care and kindness, compassion and just the right amount of friendly banter to suit her personality. She often said how happy and safe she felt in their care. Every single member of staff, not just the carers, made her final weeks happy ones. At the end they not only cared for mum but cared for and supported me too, for which I will be forever grateful. An outstanding team of people who feel like part of our extended family.
All in all I am so happy that my mum is here as i know she is being really looked after and cared for, I know mum is happy here. Thank you so much.
I am very happy with my mums care, always looks nice and tidy in the care home friendly staff. Mum always looks very happy and clean and tidy and her room. Had a lovely Christmas dinner on the 11th December in Manor Farms dining room, with other residents and loved ones. It was most enjoyable Christmas meal and all food is cooked from scratch very nice indeed.
My mother has been a resident at Manor Farm Care home for over 4 years now. I think the home is excellent in that the accommodation is good, she has a lovely room. The food is excellent and the kitchen staff are part of the team and interact with the residents. They frequently have entertainment and are taken on excursions, for example, some of the more able residents attended the local pantomime. The Christmas dinner for residents and their relatives was so well organised and the staff had to work very hard which they did cheerfully making it a good experience for all. The staff are always kind and understanding of those residents with dementia and the whole place has a homely atmosphere another plus being it is not too big.
The team here is incredibly compassionate, attentive, and professional. They treat my grandmother with respect and kindness, always ensuring her needs are met promptly.
The facilities are clean, bright, and thoughtfully designed to create a homely atmosphere, which has helped my grandmother settle in beautifully. The staff go above and beyond to keep families informed and involved, which brings us so much peace of mind.
Additionally, recently the family where invited for a Christmas dinner event which went fantastically well with everyone enjoying the day! We were given a table in a spacious offset room which accommodated all of us really well and the dinner was very nice.
Thank you to the entire team for all that you do!
There are activities to do each day and trips out to different places and my mum enjoyed the fete last Sunday. The food is very good with a good variety of meals to choose from and the home is always very clean.
Thank you to all the staff you do an excellent job caring for my mum and making this a welcoming and happy home for everyone.
My nan's overall well-being has greatly improved since moving into Manor Farm. She is very well-fed and is putting on weight for the first time in decades! The home organises days out, events at the home and simple touches like having her hair and nails done at the home.
It is genuinely the best care home I have visited, and I feel very reassured knowing that Nan is being looked after so well.
Whenever I visit, the staff are so welcoming, and it is clear to see how much they care for the residents, as well as what a happy team they are. Their positive and uplifting attitude is exactly what's needed.
Thank you to all the staff who take such good care of my nan.
My mum moved into Manor Farm recently and I cannot praise them more highly. She has advanced Dementia and has become unhappy and withdrawn. Since being at the home she's made friends and she's told us how happy she is there and she has returned to her bubbly self. The carers are amazing there is no rush, they give their residents all the time they need. They really do care as do all the staff there. The activities staff are always doing things and Mum is always up to something new. The managers are so supportive and helpful it's truly been the best decision I could have made for Mum to go there. If in doubt go and see for yourself.
Mum came to Manor Farm in January after being in hospital for 14 weeks, the welcome she got was lovely and warm from all the staff, who are amazing by the way. As a family, we are very happy to see Mum being looked after in such a lovely place, her room is pretty, with all her own things, the food is good with plenty of cups of tea for all visitors to enjoy while listening to the entertainment in an afternoon. I know my mum will be happy here, thank you!
Manor Farm has made my mum very welcome. They are warm, friendly and very caring. A very professional welcome to the family too as it is always a difficult decision. We feel confident Mum will be happy here. The food is good and so is the entertainment. Nothing is too much trouble.
My 90-year-old mum was in a home in London and was very unhappy there. Sometimes we would visit and find her in tears. My brother found Manor Farm Care Home near where he lives. We feel lucky to have gotten her a place there. The home is a very attractive building set in green and leafy surroundings. It is just outside a small village of Kessingland which is very close to the sea where she can get some sea air and be walked (in her wheelchair) along the beach paths. There is also a nice pub on the beach where Mum can take a glass of her favourite tipple. The staff at the home are amazing. They chat and are jolly all the time to various residents, and are attentive to all their needs. They also laid on a very nice 90th birthday party for Mum. She is being looked after well. We believe she is very happy there at Manor Farm Care Home.
On my sister's arrival at the home, she had a warm homely welcome, all the staff were very good and have looked after my sister very well, she seemed to have settled in and was happy. Thank you all.
Impressed with the care home from the moment they took my mother in. The staff immediately extended the hand of friendship and took great care of Mum. Management explained how things work in the home and produced an extensive care plan. Communication with staff is easy and nothing is too much trouble. Mum has settled in well and is very happy at Manor Farm, highly recommend this care home.
We decided to transfer her to Manor Farm as a last-ditch attempt, the best decision we ever made. She has been here since August and is so happy. She, and us, love the staff who are all so caring, crazy, funny and so attentive to everyone's needs. Mum actually gets up and walks a little with her walker and isn't left in her wheelchair all day.
My mum is so much better now we actually get to take her out for short trips to the theatre, for lunches, etc. and each day we visit she is so happy and always laughing. It's great that everyone is encouraged to sit in the communal lounge or dining room and mix and are not left in their bedrooms.
The food is great, the home is great and the staff are fantastic.
The staff are very friendly and attentive to the residents.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 26 April 2018Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
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
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
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Awards / Recognitions (4)
- 17 Nov 2022Recipient: Manor Farm Care Home
- 24 Sep 2022Recipient: Manor Farm Care Home
- 30 Jul 2021Recipient: KRG Healthcare
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Manor Farm Care Home.
Meet the Team (8)

Kylie joined us in 2014 and was promoted to Head of Care in July 2019, having previously worked as care/team leader. She became Deputy Manager in February 2022 and was promoted to Manager in 2023. Kylie is responsible for the smooth running of the home and care staff development. When she isn’t at work, Kylie enjoys family time with her husband and two children. She particularly enjoys her time at the beach, even in the Winter!

Shona joined us in 2008 and was promoted to Team Leader in 2011, having worked here as a carer and activities coordinator. She became Head of Care in February 2022. Shona has also worked in Manor Farm's kitchen as a cook, and as part of the domestic team. When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her partner and three stepchildren. Shona loves fishing and shopping and has a very musical background. She has a great interest in the royal family and sang to HRH Queen Elizabeth at Snape Malting.

Kate joined us in 2019 and this is her first position working in care. As Manor Farm's Administrator, Kate is responsible for our accounts and office management. When she is not at work, Kate enjoys spending time with her husband and two girls and she also breeds working Labradors. Kate enjoys walking the dogs with her girls, especially on the beach.

Lilli is the head housekeeper at Manor Farm. She joined in 2022 as a housekeeper and was promoted to Head Housekeeper due to her great working skills.
Lilli is passionate about her job and is also an infection control lead. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her horse (Seren) and going to the gym.

Nathan looks after Manor Farm's maintenance. He began working at the home in 2022, changing his career completely having previously worked offshore and in construction. Nathan's hobbies include golf and fishing, he also supports West Ham football club and enjoys going to watch them play.

Keith is our Head Cook.

Michelle is responsible for ensuring that the residents remain happy and uplifted, and maintain their emotional well-being through activities.
Michelle joined Manor Farm in 2024 and previously worked in another care home as an Activities Co-Ordinator.

Amanda is responsible for ensuring that the residents remain happy and uplifted, and maintain their emotional well-being through activities.
Amanda joined Manor Farm in 2024 and previously worked in care.
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