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This purpose-built care home allows maximum...
Care Provided by Abbey House
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 37 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
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- 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
The starting price of a room at Abbey House is £1172.00. The fee may vary depending on the needs of the resident and the room you choose. You can choose between ensuite rooms and non ensuite rooms. The fee covers all the care, activities, community engagement, meals and snack times. There might be an extra cost for ad hoc services that are provided by the external providers such as hairdressing, physiotherapy etc.,
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Abbey House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Abbey House 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
- Leicestershire County Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Jennifer Burdett(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (37)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (37)
Abbey House Reviews (52)
Abbey House has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.311) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Abbey House has 52 reviews.
I come on a regular basis to visit my friend. The staff and management are very polite and helpful. The room my friend is in needs decorating as the paper and borders are coming off the wall.
I think it is a very nice place to stop at and the staff are very helpful and friendly. The meals are very good.
I like the food here.
I like the staff.
My bedroom is alright.
I don't like to surprise anybody.
My mother was moved to Abbey House after spending four weeks in the hospital, due to the nature of my mother's illness she was unable to return to her home. I feel that the home provides all the care my mother needs, all the staff are friendly helpful and caring. The home feels comfortable and welcoming whenever I visit and my mother is happy to be there.
I am the husband and I visit the care home on a regular basis to see my wife. I notice that the carers are always very busy and I assume there is not enough of them due to rapid turnover and the difficulty of replacement of carers that have left the job. Caring is hard work and I admire the way that the staff that are left get on with the job with a smile and a good heart.
The home has a very good atmosphere. All staff are very friendly and helpful. There is a good programme of activities including trips out. Relatives are encouraged to be involved in the life of the residents and are welcome at all times. Residents are always given choices and the opportunities to give opinions, communication with the family of resident couldn't be better.
My mother became a resident of this home at the beginning of this year (2016). From the first meeting with the manager we knew it was where we wanted her to be. They offer excellent care, retaining the dignity, choice making and personality of the individual. They not only care about the resident but the family members also. They offer a wide variety of activities to entertain and occupy the residents and are always happy to answer any questions/concerns that may arise.
Always greeted with a smile and the offer of a cup of tea!
There are some activities and regular performers to get them all together with a sing-song, which they seem to enjoy. The manager is such a warm and caring person, she is a real treasure. I would recommend Abbey-House as we've seen quite a few and this one comes out as the best in it's class. We are very happy to have our father there and he is also happy to be there.
My mother-in-law arrived in this care home at the end of January, so far the experience she has had has been wonderful. The staff are excellent and very caring. The food is lovely and everywhere is nice and clean. All the residents seem happy and well cared for.
She has been there for 8 months,
The staff are very good with her. The home has been redecorated which is a great improvement but more to do. Thank you to the manager and all of her staff.
Abbey House is a very caring home with very good facilities but most of all very good staff who always seem ready to go the extra mile. So far the care that my mother has received has been excellent with nothing ever being too much trouble for both management and staff alike. 9/10
All the staff made it so easy for us to settle mum into her new home, especially the manager. Everybody was friendly and helpful. Mum looks happier, cleaner and healthier than I have ever seen her in a long time. Having some of her own furniture and belongings around her has helped enormously. Abbey House is clean and well looked after; the menu is varied and healthy; the rooms are spacious and there is a choice of several lounges to encourage integration with other residents. I am very impressed with the care, facilities and amenities at Abbey House.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 27 February 2025Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- 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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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 01 Apr 2017Recipient: Leicestershire County Care Ltd
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

Jennifer is the registered Manager at Abbey House and has been since 2020. She has worked for Leicestershire County Care Limited since 2011.
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