Sycamores

Sydenham Drive, Leamington Spa CV31 1PB
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9.8 51 Reviews
  • Sycamores, Leamington Spa
Sycamores is situated in Sydenham on the edge of Leamington Spa, benefiting from being near a small parade of shops, including a post office and fish and chip shop, as well as a bus route.

The home offers long-term and respite care for older people. Designed as three households, each household has a living area with a lounge, dining area and kitchenette, where people can make their own snacks and drinks, and staff will always be on hand to prepare hot refreshments if requested.

Residents are encouraged to pursue their interests and the team plans regular trips out in the local community. Residents also benefit from an onsite hair and beauty salon and there are plenty of spaces to socialise and spend time with friends and family.
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Care Provided by Sycamores

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 36 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease

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
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1235
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1335
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1135
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1235

Respite care - £100 less per week for stays of up to 3 weeks

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

Contact Sycamores to confirm what exactly is included and get an estimate tailored to your care needs:

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Contact Sycamores to confirm what exactly is included and get an estimate tailored to your care needs:

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Olufemi Ajala (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2022
  • Number of floors: 3

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (36)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (1)

Visiting

  • Visitors are welcome any time at Sycamores. WCS Care also provides a relatives' gateway where relatives can view care notes online and share messages and photos giving another way to keep in touch (with relevant consents in place).

Parking

  • The Sycamores has its own car park with limited spaces. There is on the street parking in the local area.

Sycamores Reviews (51)

9.8

Sycamores has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.761) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sycamores has 51 reviews.

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Review from Andrea H (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Never had any previous experience of these types of services, but I can only fully praise and commend Sycamores for their excellent care of my mother throughout her whole stay. She always seemed happy, content and liked all the staff. I was always treated with care and respect in person and on the phone.
Thanks to you all, this difficult time was made so much easier through all the staff's excellent hard work.
Can't thank you enough.
Reply from Rachel Guest, Home Manager at Sycamores

Thank you for your kind words - we really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review for us. It's been our pleasure taking care of your mother.

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Review from Dave M (Son of Resident) published on 9 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum was placed in your care after a hospital stay, and staff have been excellent, so very very helpful and deeply care about residents and go above and beyond what is expected.
We have agreed for Mum to become a full-time resident, and as such, believe she will be safe and happy, and this reflects
the care staff give that she is happy to stay and start a new chapter in her 95th year.
Thanks to everyone; it’s so very much appreciated.
Reply from Rachel Guest, Home Manager at Sycamores

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for us. We're really pleased that your mum has settled so well with us and will give your feedback to the team who I know will value your comments.

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Review from Michael C (Son of Resident) published on 6 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We've just got home from visiting Mum. I wanted to say how welcoming the staff were (as usual) and how pleased we are that Mum appears to be settling in. It was particularly nice to be shown a video of Mum dancing yesterday.
Reply from Rachel Guest, Home Manager at Sycamores

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for us - it's very much appreciated.

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Review from Margaret B (Wife of Resident) published on 16 July 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The care staff are wonderful.
Reply from Rachel Guest, Home Manager at Sycamores

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for us - we really appreciate it. Kind regards

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Review from Josie G (Resident) published on 24 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really good living here. The staff are angels and they are soo good. They go out of their way. The manager is so caring, and interested in me as a person. Her daughter is a carer and helps me, she is a beautiful person.
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Review from Jacqui S (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 April 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was delighted with the loving care that all the staff gave my mother during the last month of her life. They treated her with dignity and compassion. Thank you.
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Review from James A (Brother of Resident) published on 23 May 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Permanent staff are generally good but there is not enough of them. This home has been without a manager full time for some time. (We now have on 1/4/19 and seems ok.) During this time standards have slipped. Home needs part-time gardener/handyman.
Overall my sister gets treated pretty well, all her
needs are taken care of.
Reply from Jo Cheshire, Head of Marketing at Sycamores

Thank you for your valuable feedback. We'll pass your comments to the Home Manager and if you have any concerns at any time, please feel free to speak to her or a member of her team.

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Review from Rachael G (Daughter of Resident) published on 9 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were made to feel most welcome and given a tour of the home. We were not rushed, asked lots of questions, and also spoke to other members of the team.


Mom has settled in well, and they are treated with dignity and respect, nothing is too much trouble for the staff. All staff and Managers are

approachable at any time. Each time we visit mom, she is clean and has gained 5kg since being there in 2 months, which is fabulous, as she wasn't eating before.
Mom looks so much more healthier, and the ambience of the home is wonderful. Everyone is treated as family. We particularly like that there are no restriction times on visiting, and you can even eat with your relative/friend.


Mom always speaks highly of the staff and says that they are all lovely. Mom has dementia and can get frustrated at times, when mom gets this way the staff will call us for her, and pass the phone to ourselves, so we can speak with her and reassure her that everything is ok.

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Review from Andrea G (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 May 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
My mother was admitted in April 2017. We have found the staff to be consistently, very caring and they have time to listen.


The food is generally good, with small amounts and often and the chef knows what is liked.


My mother really appreciates having her hair and nails done regularly.

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Review from Tim C (Son of Resident) published on 23 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother has been at Sycamores for almost 3 years. She is in a safe, secure environment and the low staff turnover contributes to the continuity of care provided. The support and understanding given to myself and my family from management and carers is invaluable - it's a very caring care home!
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Review from Dawn S (Niece of Resident) published on 20 November 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have never seen such an atmosphere in a care home.
The desk staff sat with a resident with dementia sitting next to them shouting while they got on with their work, just patting them and keeping them happy.
They all, always, have time for me and my aunt and seem genuinely fond of her.
She loves
to go to the shops and is taken regularly.
I am so impressed!
The younger carers look really happy in their work, it is all so good.
I was delighted that my aunt was able to stay there after her emergency admission.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.761)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.761) out of 10 for Sycamores 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.761 for Sycamores is calculated as follows: ( (164 Excellents x 5) + (47 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 213 Ratings = 4.761
  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 Sycamores is based on 18 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 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 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 36 registered maximum number of service users is 7.2, which has been reached with 18 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: 21 Jun 2023

Overall Requires improvement

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

No Bed Vacancies

Posted: 20 Oct 2025

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Meet the Team (1)

Olu

Olu Ajala

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2019

I’ve been at WCS Care since 2019 and have worked in residential care for over 12 years.


Leaving the banking industry as a manager, I started my career in health and social care with a passion to deliver high-quality care and develop in the sector. Over time, I’ve worked my way up from domiciliary and frontline healthcare to senior care, care team management and most recently becoming the Home Manager at Sycamores.


A good day for me is when I’ve made a difference to the people who live with us. If I’ve made someone’s day, be it through a friendly chat, arranging a special event for them that they loved or the care we provide, I know I’ve done my job.


I’m also passionate about supporting my team to progress and shine in their roles, continually developing, learning new skills and thinking outside the box.


Outside of work, you’ll find me up to lots of other things such as playing music, reading, travelling or writing!

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