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Abbeywood House is now part of Rose Care Group, winner of Best Mid-Sized Devon Care Group 2024 and 2025. The home is undergoing a major refurbishment, due for completion in August 2026, creating stylish, modern surroundings while maintaining the warm, welcoming atmosphere residents and families value.
With just 32 residents, Abbeywood House offers personalised residential care in an intimate setting. The dedicated team builds meaningful...
Care Provided by Abbeywood House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 33 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Abbeywood House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Abbeywood House 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
- Rose Care Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Maxine Yendall (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2026
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (30)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Visiting
- Visitors can visit anytime of the day
Parking
- On street parking
Abbeywood House Reviews (17)
Abbeywood House has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.600) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Abbeywood House has 17 reviews.
Every member of staff at Abbeywood house are wonderful amazing people, and treat everyone here as family. I am always happy knowing my loved one is happy and cared for. Also management here is amazing, very caring and always happy to help. I would highly recommend, if anyone is looking to have to choose a home, you gain a family and peace of mind.
The staff are friendly when I visit my nan. Always speak to me. Nan is always clean and tidy when I see her.
Management always keep the family update on nan and reply to emails if there is a problem.
Its more like a family at Abbeywood house and we are glad Mum is there
Couldn't think of anywhere better to look after my nan at this time.
Thank you Abbeywood :)
Abbeywood and all the staff have been nothing but accomodating and caring towards my mother in law. Nothing is too much trouble and she is well cared for and happy here. The home is very warm and friendly and staff are very attentive to her.
My father is having excellent care. He went into the home 2 years ago and since Maxine has joined the team as manager the quality of care has improved. It feels like a family run home. The manager is professional and knowledgeable. Kim the activity manager has daily activities organised to stimulate my father. The carers are kind, considerate to my father's needs and step mums needs ( who visits regularly). Thank you for all the care you have provided
Since the new manager has taken over things have improved massively, she is very friendly & is really interested in the care of the residents. My mum has been a resident since 2023, my mum can be quite difficult at times with her dementia & needs but the staff are very kind supportive & nothing is any trouble. Always make me feel very welcome when I visit, offering refreshments biscuits cakes ects,If you're looking for a kind caring well run home where staff & management really care about the residents I would definitely recommend Abbeywood house.
The intention was a short-term placement but this was finally extended to May 2024 when she moved with me into supported living.
It’s difficult to speak too highly of the care and support she has received at Abbeywood while she was a resident, and the staff’s grasp of her needs and issues.
Their sense of humour, courtesy and understanding was exemplary as was their wish to offer the best support they could in what were, at times, difficult circumstances.
Their willingness to involve me in my wife’s care and to explain the way this was being carried out has been a great help to us both and has enabled us to maintain as normal a family life as possible.
What is clear at Abbeywood is the sense of friendship, almost a family relationship, which develops between, carers, residents and their families.
Since this home's new manager has arrived the quality of care, approachability, good atmosphere has shot up. My mother is receiving wonderful kind care. They are always reviewing her health needs with me and her doctor. I feel so happy about her care. Thanks to everyone.
I would highly recommend this wonderful care home to any families looking to place their loved ones. It gets 5 stars from myself and my family.
My mother moved to Abbeywood in November 2022. From the start, we were very impressed with the manager who literally did everything possible to facilitate mum's move there as safely as possible. Throughout her stay, mum has been treated with kindness and compassion. She has a large room and my father has been warmly welcomed as an integral part of my mother's rehabilitation and emotional well-being. Any issues which have arisen, I have been encouraged to speak to the manager at any time (day or night!), who has worked with me to resolve these. After a very turbulent 6 months, it is wonderful to be able to relax and know that my mother is safe and being looked after, close to home.
Mum had had two major ops within 3 months of each other towards the end of 2021. The second was due to her having a fall at home and fracturing her hip. Having tried a team of carers at home my sister, mum and I agreed that the situation was no longer viable and mum moved into permanent care at Abbeywood in November 2021. She has a lovely room overlooking the garden which is kept very clean. The staff are all very friendly and look after her very well particularly now that she is completely immobile and spends 90% of her time in bed. Mum sees Abbeywood as her home now which is very reassuring for my sister and I.
My mother-in-law came to Abbeywood by chance: she suffered a severe stroke in May 2021 and went to Abbeywood simply because it had the next available place on her discharge from hospital. She was meant to stay for no more than six weeks but she was so happy there that she refused to move, instead staying until she died in November last year (2022).
Even in perfect health, my mother-in-law could sometimes be a challenging character, and she suffered from the effects of her stroke, but everyone at Abbeywood understood her wants and needs, treating her with just the right blend of kindness, consideration, loving care, and patient good humour.
As well as the level and style of care she received, my mother-in-law was also pleased with the fixtures and fittings: her room was warm and comfortable and she very much enjoyed the food. Abbeywood is my home she would say and say proudly.
My mother was in Abbeywood for eight years until her recent death. When she first arrived she would tell me regularly that it was like living in a hotel. There were always plenty of activities to keep her occupied, even though her mobility was limited and her mental faculties were failing. I, and the rest of the family, were always welcome when we visited and the staff were very helpful in getting her ready for one of our regular walks across to Babbacombe Downs for a coffee or fish and chips. The Covid years were tough for everyone but the staff at Abbeywood did their best, within the rules, to facilitate visits throughout. For the final 14 months of her life, Mum was restricted to her bed and yet the staff continued to treat her well and with dignity. I would like to thank you all for caring for my Mum so well during her final years. I have recommended you to friends already and will continue to do so.
My mother has Alzheimer’s and has been a resident at Abbeywood House for the past ten months. The care she receives there is truly wonderful and I am so grateful. I was so worried when I wasn’t able to meet my mother’s needs anymore in her home and the management and staff were so incredibly supportive and understanding and they made a very difficult time bearable with their care and attention to my mother’s move, especially so during the pandemic. It is never too much for the staff to be contacted any time of day. My mother took some time to settle but the staff were always reassuring. The food is great and so is my mum’s appetite now. She always looks lovely in her clothes and loves her regular haircuts. She loves living at Abbeywood and often says so, which is a great testament to the care she receives. Thank you to all the wonderful staff for giving my mum dignity and safety in her Alzheimer’s and the opportunities that are still so important to her. Really thank you.
Mum moved into the care home in August '21, her dementia was very difficult to manage at home. It took mum a little while to settle into the home but now she loves living there. She's calm when we visit her, she's happy, she's stimulated and settled. It's such a relief to see her settled and happy. She has dementia so she gets confused as to why she's there and sometimes thinks she works there but we just go along with it. The staff are truly amazing in the home. They are caring and good fun and nothing is too much trouble for them! Thank goodness for care homes like this! Mum's bedroom is always clean and tidy. She loves their meals and comments on how good the food is. The home has a locked door policy which is just what mum needs else she'd be wondering. The home is very clean and tidy. The garden area is lovely. I am so glad mum is in this home.
My Grandmother was a resident of Abbeywood House for nigh on 5 years and the service and care she received for the duration of her time here was exemplary. Caring and supportive staff provided for all her health and well-being needs. Regular stimulus with scheduled activities, health care appointments and treatments were well organised and communications back to the family were always excellent. We felt reassured that Gran was in the most capable hands, with kind, supportive and attentive care around the clock, nothing was ever too much trouble and the team were welcoming upon her introduction to the Home and consistently warm and professional from the outset until her final hours. We will always be grateful to the team at Abbeywood House and would thoroughly recommend others should similar care be sought.
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- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Rose Care Group
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Frequently Asked Questions about Abbeywood House
What types of Care is Abbeywood House registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Mental Health Condition, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Abbeywood House have?
There are 30 Single Rooms and 1 Couples/Companion Room.
What are the Facilities & Services at Abbeywood House?
Own Furniture if required, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Abbeywood House to the centre of Torquay?
0.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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