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The house, parts of which date back to the early 17th century has twenty rooms available for residents together with a dining room and sitting room. The large enclosed garden offers a peaceful and secluded...
Care Provided by Eastbury 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 23 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- 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
Additional charge for hairdressing, chiropody, personal newspapers, beautician and trips out. We can supply a copy of our Terms and Conditions in advance.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Eastbury House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Eastbury 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
Owner
- Eastbury House (Sherborne) Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Stacey Witt(Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (21)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (8)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Visiting
- Visitors are welcome at anytime.
Parking
- There is a small driveway for parking, alternatively there is on-street parking or a pay and display car park nearby.
Eastbury House Reviews (27)
Eastbury House has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.677) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Eastbury House has 27 reviews.
My mother enjoyed her 2-week stay at Eastbury House. She enjoyed her meals and being able to dine with the other residents. She also enjoyed the activities, especially the quizzes. She had tea in the garden when the weather allowed and says that she made some nice new friends. She was well looked after and was able to take the opportunity of having her hair done and her feet attended to by the chiropodist. She looks forward to returning again soon.
My father joined Eastbury House in the height of lockdown due to very sad and unexpected circumstances. Even though Eastbury House were under extreme pressure with covid and lockdown, every member of staff was professional, caring and friendly. Now, 2 years on, dad is settled and happy. I take my hat off to the team at Eastbury House, as all have helped deal with my emotional journey too! Thank you, each and every one of you.
Eastbury House is a very special place, like home from home. The house is wonderfully old, eccentric, and charming, like most of the residents! The staff are extremely friendly and respectful, listening to the residents properly and treating them as individuals and equals. I feel that my mum has become part of the family there. She likes the home-cooked food and the fact that she can have a drink before dinner, and it is served at a reasonable time (a couple of other care homes we looked at were serving the evening meal as early as 5 or 5.30pm). There is a slight lack of communal space but this is currently being addressed. Now the restrictions are lifting there are more visits and outings, and more activities happening.
Put simply, the staff cared.
I am very happy with the level and quality of care given.
My mum had a truly wonderful weeks stay, she was very happy and loved the excellent food. The staff each and every one of them are totally amazing. The love within Eastbury oozes out. Mum has said she would love to go again. I felt as her carer normally that she was 100% plus safe and extremely well looked after in every aspect.
It doesn't feel like a care home.
My mother has been looked after with compassion and expertise throughout her time there.
The staff are caring, competent and reassuring.
I always feel that my mother is in the very best of places.
There is always an ambience of "home".
Everything possible is done to make the residents feel comfortable and part of the family.
It is simply wonderful!
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 18 April 2018Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveOutstanding
- 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
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 28 Sep 2018Recipient: Eastbury House
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (2)

Stacey started work at Eastbury House at 15 years old and has since obtained a degree in Business Management and a Level 5 Registered Managers Award. Stacey has specialist training in Dementia, End of Life and Nutrition and saw Eastbury House through our initial GSF assessment (The Gold Standards Framework) and continues to strive to ensure exceptional End of Life Care for residents.
Stacey has also recently qualified as a Trainer for Moving and Handling and so can train individual staff as necessary.

Laura started her career in care at Eastbury House at the age of 14 and has been with us ever since. 2 babies and 20 years on, she has completed her level 4 in Care and has worked her way up to the position of Deputy Manager. Laura also has specialist training in dementia, end-of-life and oral health.
Laura is very hands-on and passionate about caring for our residents. She can turn her hand to anything and may be found in the kitchen cooking lunch, working on a care shift, or on a trip out with residents.
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