St Cecilia

It has been a while since doing a review on this fantastic dementia care home called St. Cecilia and its only right to compliment the management and team.

My Mother has been at St. Cecilia since 2015 and has settled in very well. The management and team have made my mother very welcome and also myself and other siblings when we visit. I do take mum out on a regular basis which gives her a break from the home and some quality time with me. The staff have also provided me with protection for the car seats.

Nothing is any trouble and will always endeavour to accommodate any need or requirement.

Without a shadow of a doubt, I would recommend St.Cecila Dementia Care Home to anyone that is trying to find a great, genuine, warm heawarm-hearted home.

We are so pleased that Dad was recommended to go to St Cecilia's two years ago, since then it has been his home and we have enjoyed visiting him there with all the wonderful staff who look after him.

He settled really well, really quickly, and since joining the small number of residents has been happy, comfortable and safe.

His room is immensely clean and tidy and the food always looks freshly prepared and appetising. Dad looks so well and is obviously happy there. The carers look after all the residents with dignity and affection, they know each of them very well and are always smiling, cheerful and welcoming.

We would have no qualms about recommending St Cecilia's to anyone, we feel very fortunate to have Dad there.

The staff make a point of sitting with and being company for the residents on a one-to-one basis as often as time allows: no-one is ignored. Any small disputes which arise are quickly and amicably settled.

St Cecilia is a lovely, welcoming care home for residents and their family. My Mum has been there for nearly a year now after being moved on from two previous homes with her supposedly difficult behaviour. St. Cecilia have never said they couldn't manage with my Mum and have taken the time and care to get to know her individual needs and ways and manage them really well with care and attention. They never once said they couldn't cope with her and she has settled really well. Dementia is such a horrible disease and effects everyone differently and you need a care home like this that takes the time to get to know the individual and manages their needs appropriately. It is a small home and nothing fancy, but it's the personal touch that matters and this is just what my Mum needed. It has put my mind at rest, after years of struggling to look after her at home, that she is now safe and being well looked after. Can't thank them enough for the fantastic job they all do every day.

This dementia care home is amazing! They treat my dad and all their other residents with dignity and love like they would their own family member. The staff have the time to sit with a resident and help them sip their tea, talk to them or just hold their hand! When I was there last, a lady needed to go for a diabetic eye test, but instead, they told her she was going out for cake, with the boss, but would just have to "pop to the opticians on the way"! Apparently, they did indeed stop for cake whilst they were out! If a resident enquires when they're going home they say, they'll give them a lift a bit later when the rain has stopped! Then bless them they forget. This is the perfect way to keep the residents settled and calm.

Once a week is music which when my dad was better he loved! He would dance around the room with a tambourine whilst a man played 'roll out the barrel ' on the piano!

Another thing they do is have canine therapy, where a dog comes to them to talk to!

The personal care mum receives is second to none. The staff all care and show great love to the residents and I could not praise them highly enough. They are very welcoming and approachable, and show a great understanding of the nature of dementia, treating all residents; even the most disruptive as individuals. Mum is a person, not a bed number and I have total confidence mum could not be in better hands.

This is a sad time for all the family, dementia is a very cruel illness but we have nothing but praise for St Cecilia.

Mother-in-law has now been resident in St Cecilia's for 2 years and is very settled and content there. Despite her degree of dementia, the staff always take the time to engage with her and she is always full of smiles.

St Cecilia is a home that looks like ... home! The staff there act like ... family! How refreshing! On visiting many care homes 6 years ago, desperately trying to find the right one for our father (now in late stages of dementia), St Cecilia stood out a mile. From the moment we walked through the door, we were welcomed like old friends. The staff really care and are very open and honest and supportive when it comes to having to deliver difficult information. There are no uniforms here - thank goodness!!! I think uniforms can be intimidating and although have their place in general hospitals, this is a place where the patients will most probably live out the remainder of their lives here and if that life can be lived in comfort with kind caring people, with a more informal relaxed atmosphere, then that has to be a good thing.

The care and kindness given at St Cecilia is what I would wish for myself and I a very grateful my father has these amazing people around him at this time.

The acre provide is excellent. The staff are warm, kind, very lovely. My mother has been in St Cecilia with Alzheimer's disease for 10 years. The support we have received from staff is exceptional and the love for my mother is outstanding. My mother has had 24 hour continuing care for the past 8/9 years with all her abilities gone. The staff have made our mums life possible.

Mum settled in quite quickly and the years of worry for us have melted into the past. I would recommend St Cecilia's to anyone that requires dementia care and will do so without hesitation!

My wife had to be moved urgently from a care home because she was at risk of harm and very upset. Within a few days of experiencing the love and care at St Cecilia she was feeling much happier and we the relatives were able to leave her after visit knowing she was being cared for so well. We were also made welcome at every visit, no matter what time. We feel deeply inundated to the manager and his staff.

Our dad has been in St Cecilia since 2011 having been transferred from a previous dreadful care home. The difference with St Cecilia was a world apart. The carers ARE carers. Would highly recommend. We would not wish for our dad to be any else.