
I had peace of mind that my mum was well cared for and safe and more importantly she was happy.Karen L(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The staff were so welcoming and friendly and it felt so reassuring to have them there for Dad.Michelle p(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Since my wonderful father has been in Gildawood, all the stress has left me.L F(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I had peace of mind that my mum was well cared for and safe and more importantly she was happy.Karen L(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The staff were so welcoming and friendly and it felt so reassuring to have them there for Dad.Michelle p(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Since my wonderful father has been in Gildawood, all the stress has left me.L F(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Gildawood Court in Nuneaton is set within large gardens and provides round-the-clock residential and dementia care on a permanent and respite basis, as well as compassionate end of life care.
The experienced and well-trained team put residents at the heart of everything. There is always something to look forward to with a schedule of regular activities, events and outings for residents.
Care Provided by Gildawood Court
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 60 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
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
• Use of in-house cinema
• Access to landscaped gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply
an agreed hourly charge for this service.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Gildawood Court for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Gildawood Court 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
- Care UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Hayley Rix(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2003
Room Information
- Single Rooms (60)
Visiting
- The home operate an open visiting policy at Gildawood Court, where residents and loved ones may visit at the times that are most convenient.
Gildawood Court Reviews (80)
Gildawood Court has a Review Score of 9.0 (9.017) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Gildawood Court has 80 reviews.
General observation on visiting three times a week - they cannot do enough to help my husband. My personal opinion is excellent on all levels.
Thank you, Hazel, for your kind words and recognition of the team at Gildawood Court. Your husband is a joy to care for. Your comments will be passed on to the team.
Attended the Jubilee Party, it was a fantastic afternoon. All staff were very friendly and interacted with the residents and their families. The organisation was brilliant. Well done to all.
Thank you for your review and positive comments regarding our home and staff. We loved holding the Jubilee event at Gildawood Court and seeing how much enjoyment our residents and their visitors had on the day. Your feedback will be passed on to the team.
My mother is kept safe and happy due to the excellent support that she gets from all the staff at Gildawood Court.
Thank you for your lovely comments with regards to your mother. The care and services we deliver as a team to our residents and families are extremely important to us. Your feedback will be shared with the team.
Caring and attentive staff.
Thank you for your review and positive comment regarding our home and staff who work hard to deliver high standards of quality care at all times. Your feedback will be passed on to the team.
Overall very good standard.
On behalf of the Gildawood Court team, we would like to thank you for your wonderful feedback. Thank you again for your review.
The staff and the home are always polite and helpful. My dad always looks clean and tidy. He loves all the staff and he is very happy every time I visit him weekly. The home is always clean and fresh.
In the nine months my Mum has been away in her new home she has lost over 14 kgs, her mobility has increased enormously, she’s had no urine infections, she’s off the strong painkillers, she’s not had one fall, her health has improved in all areas, with no other flare-ups of cellulitis, her mental health has improved and she’s far more alert and engaged. She hasn’t “lost” her glasses once nor has she been dressed in anyone else’s clothes, or indeed anyone else’s clothes in her wardrobe. Her belongings, including her toiletries, don’t go missing either.
Having made complaints to Caring Homes, CQC, WCC, and the Information Commissioner, I finally got closure yesterday (after nine months) when I got access to the information I requested and was legally entitled to.
This care home went from good to poor in a short time.
Finally, after 13-months have been able to visit my mum. Have been in contact via Skype over the year, thanks to the two ladies who make this happen. But, nothing is better than actually seeing my mum and holding her hand. Just a big thank you to all staff who have looked after my mum through this period.
Very clean, staff are very welcoming, polite and helpful. Very friendly atmosphere. Lovely view of the garden.
I am really happy with the care provided at Gildawood Court. The staff are friendly and caring with the residents and their families. Activities are provided to help pass the data which are fun and appear to be enjoyed by all. The home always appears clean and rooms are cleaned daily. Whilst it is a big home, the small units help keep the care personal and because of that, it helps with the caring feeling of the home.
Within the last six months or so the care has gone downhill which is a real shame. More care has been needed but not made, more falls, more visits to the hospital and recently a very concerning thing happened where paramedics were called and they were disgusted in how my mother in law had been left in her room, malnourished and very unwell.
My father was a resident of Gildawood Court from June 2018 until January 2020. All the time he was there, he was treated like one of the family by all the staff. I couldn't have wished for a better home for my father. The staff go above and beyond in their care of the residents. A wonderful caring place with amazing staff.
Finding Gildawood has been the best thing that could have happened. From day one, my father-in-law was treated exceptionally well. He has his own bathroom so very private which suited him perfectly. He has a love of birds and a member of staff bought a bird station for him and positioned it so he could sit in his chair and watch his feathered friends come and go. Since his condition has worsened and he spends more time in his bedroom, the bird station has been moved to outside his bedroom window how thoughtful is that. All the staff are so kind and professional, the home is always bright and cheery and I am always guaranteed a giggle. It is a massive relief to know my father-in-law is safe and well looked after, we are so so grateful to everyone at Gildawood.
The care and kindness of the staff and indeed to myself have been of the silver standard.
I can't thank all enough, I shall be in your home the rest of my life.
The kindness and care shown to my husband during his stay at Gildawood was beyond anything I could have done for him. He was a man of extremes, in his manner and temperament.
The staff did their utmost to care for him in difficult circumstances. I will always be grateful to all of them. Thank you.
But the staff that were there always showed love and care to all the residents and families.
Managers/deputy managers were extremely helpful and supportive. However, when help was needed most there was a serious understaffing problem leaving me and my Mum to struggle getting my Dad on and off the commode 3 times in one day which was distressing, especially as we were waiting for the GP to discuss end of life treatment. The Manager made arrangements for us to pay weekly while assessing. One other issue was having to pay £945 for his last week when he spent 6 3/4 days of that week in hospital. A refund should have been issued as his room was cleared that day.
We are pleased the family found the home and managers here supportive during a difficult time for them. Providing excellent care for our residents and support for their loved ones during end of life care is always our utmost priority. I would like to reassure the family that Gildawood Court was not...
My mother suffered from multiple health difficulties and every need was catered for at Gildawood with care and compassion.
Cross communication between staff/shift is my only criticism. Individually, the staff range from good to excellent and my mother-in-law is very content and loves the food. Communication to her is with an understanding of her dementia and she is well treated.
My father was a resident at Gildawood Court for a couple of years. He settled in really quickly and all the staff were amazing, really friendly and the care my dad received was excellent. Communication between the home and myself was also good, they kept us updated on everything concerned with my dad. Fantastic place.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 27 August 2022Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- 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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News (47) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2026
Care UK’s commitment to supporting residents has been nationally recognised, as the organisation took home the large care provider of the year accolade at the 2026 Care Home Awards. At...
- 29 May 2026
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- 29 May 2026
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Meet the Team (1)

I have worked in the care sector since 2005. I first started as a support worker for adults with learning disabilities, then became a CQC-registered manager in 2009. Since then, I have managed various care settings, including domiciliary, supported living, residential and nursing before Gildawood Court.
I enjoy the variety which each day brings at a care home. It is my responsibility to ensure that our residents receive the best care possible, that they are listened to and that their needs are met. It is also really important that my staff are supported in their role to assist our residents. It is a team effort, and we all need to be working together to ensure the development of the home is the best it can be for its residents, relatives and staff.
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