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Occupants are assisted in overcoming whatever daily challenges they face by skilled carers who are trained in medication management and look to ensure that respect and dignity remain as core elements of the service.
As well as a comfortable living environment, residents...
Care Provided by Nazareth House - Cheltenham
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 63 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- 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 Nazareth House - Cheltenham for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Nazareth House - Cheltenham 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
- Nazareth Care Charitable Trust
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Tina Cousins(General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1968
- Last Refurbishment: 2019
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (61)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (6)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Visiting
- No visiting restrictions
Parking
- There is a very large private car park at the front of the home.
Nazareth House - Cheltenham Reviews (29)
Nazareth House - Cheltenham has a Review Score of 8.9 (8.876) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Nazareth House - Cheltenham has 29 reviews.
The care given by the staff at Nazareth House has been wonderful, with strong teamwork and a sense of duty and care at this most difficult of times due to COVID. The home itself is spotless, the gardens are beautiful and residents have lots of opportunities to participate in activities offering stimulation and companionship, and pastoral care is excellent. The residents always look well cared for, drinks and fresh fruit and snacks are available between meals. The staff are warm and friendly. My husband is very happy here and enjoys the help and encouragement that all the staff have afforded him.
Thank you so much for your kind and positive review.
Mum arrived for six weeks respite in September 2020, and within two weeks, was looking amazing, hair done, makeup on, nicely dressed. Unfortunately, Mum has dementia, which became worse, with Nazareth House being shut down many times with Covid. I feel Mum was well cared for on occasions over and above. Mum passed away on 16th September at 93, amazing the extra year at Nazareth House made it.
The manager had a difficult job with my sister, and I thank them for their patience.
I think that the job was very difficult and required a conscientious mindset.
I would like to thank all staff involved for their help in this difficult time for our family.
Thank you for your review. I hope you and your family are well.
I am very happy with the standard of care that my mum is receiving from Nazareth House. The staff are all incredibly kind and caring to both Mum and myself. All of her needs ate catered for and her wishes are respected. She always looks clean and very well cared for and appears very comfortable.
Thank you so much for the kind review. It means a lot to the team.
1. My much-loved resident is happy and totally content.
2. It never smells of wee, it's clean and fresh.
3. It is now very well run by a competent, highly experienced General Manager.
4. The residents' entertainer is doing an excellent job and residents have the opportunity to join in varied structured activities.
5. It looks like a hotel, but it feels like a home.
6. The grounds are spacious and beautiful parkland.
7. Staff are caring and people are treated as individuals, not numbers.
8. Rooms are pleasant.
9. Religious chapel and services.
10. If I needed care I would place myself in Nazareth House based on my knowledge and experience of this care home.
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Thank you so much for your lovely review it means so much to us all.
The staff at Nazareth House are exceptional. Without exception, every single member of staff has been kind, caring, generous with their time, engaged with the residents, thoughtful and courteous. The most important thing to me is to know my mum is looked after and cared for and I feel reassured that she is at Nazareth House.
Hi Sophia, thank you so much for the lovely review.
Felt as though I had let her down as I watched the service disintegrate around her. Believe that the money recently spent on refurbishment would have been better spent on staff levels/training and activities for the residents. If you are failing the existing residents why try to attract more?
I usually visit mum once a week and because of her dementia there is little conversation but we always enjoy a game of scrabble and she has a great, very dry sense of humour which the staff enjoy so relationships are very good. I was away on holiday for two weeks and on my next visit, found mum to be as usual grateful and content about her life in Nazareth House and clearly she had no interest/connection with where I'd been. All is very well.
A good, lovely care home. Food good and variety. Sometimes shortage of staff sadly, good staff leave. Turnover quite regular, unfortunately. Most staff do a grand job on very poor pay, working all hours with temperamental patients. Unfortunately my father still gets other people's clothes that are not his! I have told them many times.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 16 August 2024Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
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- 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.
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Meet the Team (7)

Tina joined the Nazareth House team in November 2023.
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Will join our Nazareth family in September 2023.
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Sister Ana was born in Limerick, Ireland. and qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1982 and has a lot of experience as a Nurse Manager starting at Nazareth House Derry and then spent seven and a half years as the Manager/Matron of Nazareth House Birkenhead. Sister Ana has more than 30 years service with Nazareth Care. Sister Ana is always available to lend a hand or an ear and supports Fr Aelred with any of our residents who need spiritual guidance.
In her spare time, Sister Ana enjoys reading, listening to classical music, walking and sports.

I have worked at Nazareth House for just over 3 years, and I work as the Care Home Administrator. My role is to support General Manager with financial matters at the home and I am the primary contact for both residents and families for their accounts. I hold a Level 3 in business administration and in my spare time, I enjoy learning new skills and spending time with friends.

Born Michael Antony Baker in north London 22nd September 1932. Educated by the Salesian Fathers at Battersea; Hertford College, Oxford (MA in History); Rome for Biblical Studies. Army service in RAOC in the Canal Zone, Egypt, during the Farouk crisis 1951-53. Entered Prinknash Abbey in 1956. Professed as a Benedictine monk with the name Aelred.
Created a correspondence course on the Bible, known as ‘Focus’, with Sr Catherine, a Dominican nun of Stroud. It ran for over thirty years from 1970. Planted a lot of trees on the Prinknash estate.
Appointed chaplain at Nazareth House in February 2020, now I minister to the sick and dying residents in the home. I celebrate mass each day and administer the sacraments as required.

My name is David Brazier, I am the Catering Manager at Nazareth House. Although I've only been in the role a short amount of time, within the first week I knew that Nazareth House was the place for me. I have been welcomed and supported by everyone and will strive to give the residents the best possible nutrition and service possible.
I have been in the catering industry for the past 17 years and have held many different positions. My first role was at a Local Private school as a Junior Chef since then I have amassed a great deal of experience and knowledge to enable me to become Senior Chef, Head Chef, and Chef Manager and to ultimately thrive in a place like Nazareth House.
I can't wait to get to know all the residents and to make the catering department a very successful part of the Nazareth Family.

Claire is a trained dancer, who loves karaoke, so the role of Activities Coordinator suits her down to the ground! In a past life, Claire has performed across UK and Europe, bringing laughter and joy to audiences or festival participants. Since moving to Cheltenham in 2016, Claire has supported community engagement and events for Cheltenham Borough Council and then worked at Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury, where she produced a community festival for three years, as well as assistant-produced the annual Pantomime. Claire brings enthusiasm and a strong passion for song and dance to the residents at Nazareth House and loves to see everyone smile!
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