Somerhill Care Home

Little Somerford, Nr Malmesbury, Chippenham SN15 5BH
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  • Somerhill Care Home, Chippenham
Somerhill House Care Home has two buildings on a large site with a field to the south providing expansive views over the vale of Dauntsey. The original historic building has benefited from the addition of a state of the art nursing facility.

The new building has large rooms with generous sized wet rooms. The residents lounge is augmented by a coffee shop/bar and residents can enjoy hair and beauty treatments in their own salon.

The nurse manager and his experienced team ensure the delivery of quality care specifically designed to meet each individual resident's needs.

There are terraces where residents can sit, entertain their visitors, dine and take afternoon tea. The large landscaped gardens can be enjoyed by residents and their families.

The dedicated activities organiser ensures a full programme of varied activities are provided in the home.

Somerhill House recognises the importance of food as a pleasure and also a nutritional aid to nursing care. The experienced chef and the team ensure the delivery of delicious meals with choices and also catering for specialist diets. The chef attends residents meeting where menus are discussed.
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Care Provided by Somerhill Care Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 41 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1485
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1485
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1485
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1485
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1485
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1485
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1485
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1485

Please note that the above are guidelines. Rates vary depending on the assessment of needs and room grade. Prices increase annually due to staff pay and other inflations.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Somerhill Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Contact Somerhill 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)

Support you may be entitled to

If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Contact Somerhill Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Linda Brown (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2018

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (41)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (39)

Visiting

  • A telephone call to make an appointment is recommended although casual visitors are always welcome.

Parking

  • There is a car park at Somerhill House.

Somerhill Care Home Reviews (63)

9.8

Somerhill Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.829) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Somerhill Care Home has 63 reviews.

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Reviewer Connection to Somerhill Care Home
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Total of 63, showing 61-63
Review from J H (Sister of Resident) published on 16 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My brother is partially disabled and needs assistance with washing and general care and his food needs to be soft. The care of the staff to my brother is kind, understanding and patient. They also have a lovely rapport with my brother. The facilities are safe, secure and clean and the food is excellent.
I would highly recommend.
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Review from Sarah P (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother receives very good care from the staff. They are patient and considerate at all times. The care home is trying very hard to make improvements. They seem to be doing well with this. My mother is treated with dignity even though she can be quite challenging at times.
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Review from Bridget A (Godmother of Resident) published on 20 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Aunty/Godmother moved into this home eighteen months ago when she could no longer cope physically at home, although mentally she was excellent. She particularly loved the tranquillity, beautiful garden and amazing views.
She would sit in the garden with her little artist's sketch pad and watercolours
and the staff always inspired her to do this and this made her extremely happy.
The care she received from the staff was second to none. It is because of this I wish to say a big thank you to the staff. Extremely professional service and quality care which I can recommend. THANK YOU.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.829)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.829) out of 10 for Somerhill Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 29 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 29 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.829 for Somerhill Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (289 Excellents x 5) + (53 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 345 Ratings = 4.829
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Somerhill Care Home is based on 29 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 41 registered maximum number of service users is 8.2, which has been reached with 29 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 13 Dec 2023

Overall Requires improvement

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
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Meet the Team (1)

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Linda Brown

Job Title: Registered Home Manager

Linda manages the Somerhill care home and overlooks day-to-day activities.

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