Christ the King Footherley Hall

Footherley Hall feels like a home. The staff are dedicated, friendly and kind. I felt I had found the best environment for my mum to be cared for. The facilities and grounds/gardens are excellent, with lots of activities in a beautiful, peaceful setting.

Thank you.

I can not recommend Footherley Hall highly enough. My Dad was at end of life when both he and my Mum moved into a double room at Footherley in May 2021. Dad was only there for two weeks before he died but the carers were just lovely. They made both Mum and Dad (and me) feel very welcome, well cared for, safe and secure but also they were treated with the utmost empathy, dignity and respect. After Dad died, they have been so lovely with Mum. Patient and understanding, yet encouraging but letting her settle at her own pace. I just love Footherley Hall and all its staff, from the management through to the carers, the cleaners, the maintenance people, admin, the reception, laundry and gardeners. I have never come across anyone who shows any level of irritation. But for me, the icing on the super lovely cake is the nuns. I’m not religious, but the nuns are a wonderful and integral part of Footherley bringing an extra dollop of tranquility and love.

Five-star care.

It is a hard, stressful time for a family when you realise a parent is declining and needs to move into residential care, but Footherley has made the transition smooth and easy for my mum and for us. She is very settled there and most importantly, happy.

My mother has been treated absolutely brilliantly since her arrival in Footherley. Every member of staff has been thoroughly professional and has shown tremendous care towards my mother. They all helped her to settle and have managed her complex physical and mental needs tremendously well.

I have found that the staff are extremely professional in every way. They have been wonderful in ensuring that Mom's transition into Footherley has been as smooth as possible. Whenever I visit, there is always a welcoming, caring atmosphere.

An excellent care home.

My mother started a new chapter of her life in Footherley Hall Care Home in March 2021. The care and support she is receiving from all the staff is excellent. Her needs are catered for both physically and emotionally with medical support provided when required and mental stimulation offered through various and numerous activities provided by the Activity Co-ordinations, she is treated with dignity. The food menus are well prepared, well balanced and nutritious and all home-cooked on the premises. The gardens are beautifully maintained with pathways and benches where I have taken my mother for a walk in a wheelchair. The staff are friendly and caring and pay great attention to detail in providing for my mother’s needs. My mother says she feels safe and secure and well cared for and has settled very well. I am extremely delighted to have managed to secure a place for my mother in such a well-managed facility in a beautiful location.

Simply put they have been amazing. My mum was in another very swanky care home where she was bedbound and I was told that she would never walk again. As soon as we transferred her to Footherley Hall they had her up in a special chair and immediately set about getting her to first be able to sit, then stand and now walk. My Mum’s progress there has been nothing short of a miracle. The care, attention and love my Mum receives has to be seen to be appreciated. Every single member of staff knows her name and now that we are allowed to visit, our names. They show wonderful respect to my Mum but they always make her smile and laugh. They have a wonderful and warm caring attitude and nothing is too much trouble. Yes, it isn’t as flash as the previous care home but the extraordinary level of care more than makeup for it. From the manager, the assistant manager, the cleaners and receptionists they are all very special. Each and every one of the lovely carers is a real credit.

Like most people I carried out due diligence on all surrounding care homes, within a 10-mile radius, some newly opened and some well established and choose Footherley Hall and am so happy that I did. My wife became a resident in May 2020. The most difficult period for everybody, because of COVID. It has proven to be a very wise decision. Even though she had to go through isolation for the first two weeks, I knew from the first day she was in good and caring hands. The management and staff have been outstanding in their care and understanding of her needs. She has settled well, and the facilities such as beautiful gardens and spotless accommodation and a close supporting programme of activities have all contributed to her feeling safe and secure and involved.

Difficult to imagine, my Aunt has been a resident at Footherley Hall for twelve and a half years. From the very beginning, the staff and sisters succeeded in taking the stress away from my husband and I by giving my Aunt the utmost respect and superior quality of care. In the early days - if weather permitted - she would be found on a bench in the garden reading the newspaper and enjoying the benefit of the lovely grounds which are for all their residents. Throughout the years she has deteriorated, but she has always been given ongoing appropriate care from the lovely carers. I have nothing but praise for everyone she/we have dealt with over the years, especially so since lockdown in March, as the home has gone above and beyond to ensure both residents and staff have been kept safe at all times.

Both of my parents have been in this care home for over two years. The level of care and attention they receive is outstanding. The home is always spotless. There are beautiful gardens which enable them to get about in the fresh air during the warmer months.

The care my mom has received since she arrived at Footherley on 1.10.18 has been second to none. My mom is safe and settled and this is due to the care and understanding she has received. While it took a long time for mom to settle due to her dementia and strong character, the support and understanding not only to my mom but to us as a family was instrumental to our confidence that we had made the right decision, mom is now content in as a person with mid-stage Alzheimer's can be. The staff are always welcoming and chatty and we have enjoyed getting to know everyone. We are however missing them all currently due to pandemic and can't wait to be able to visit 'indoors.' Obviously, we have not been able to visit at Footherley due to the current pandemic, my initial worry after finding out they had cases of Covid at the beginning of the pandemic. I am now relieved that mom is safe, this is down to the high standards of cleanliness and care and they now do not have any cases.