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The home's forty bedrooms are open to admissions from people with dementia and Alzheimer's, offering en-suite accommodation and good areas for socialising with other residents.
The service is registered with the Care Quality Commission and adheres to all modern care standards,...
Care Provided by Ashfield House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Eating Disorders
- Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 40 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
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Ashfield House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Ashfield 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
- Shaw Healthcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Gina Fearn(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed with both male-only and female-only unit(s)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2007
Room Information
- Single Rooms (40)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (40)
Ashfield House Reviews (60)
Ashfield House has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.616) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Ashfield House has 60 reviews.
The carers and senior staff are always helpful and most importantly approachable. They take the time to listen to residents. Highly recommended.
Wouldn't hesitate to recommend Ashfield House.
A happy, homely place to be.
Fantastic place.
The staff are very friendly and helpful. She has lost top teeth today. These need to be found asap as she couldn't manage another visit to the dentist. Everywhere is clean and tidy.
I feel satisfied with Ashfield. The service user always complains about the food but this will always be the case. Sometimes getting an answer to phone calls can be rather long.
My friend has been at Ashfield now for a few months. Due to covid it has been difficult to come and visit at times, but the staff at Ashfield always keep me up to date with anything. The staff are very friendly and helpful. I have not had to worry about her as the care in which she receives is 10 out of 10.
My dad has been here for over eighteen months now. All through the pandemic I have not had to worry about him as the care he receives is exemplary. Any problems, the care staff have always rang me. The appointment system to be able to see my dad has run so efficiently. The care staff, plus the office guys are always so pleasant and it feels like they are my extended family.
My friend is happy at Ashfield House. The staff are helpful. They assist her with her meals when needed as she has Parkinson's. She enjoys the meals which are well cooked. Her room is clean and comfortable. My friend enjoys the activities, she likes the singing. I would recommend Ashfield House to anyone.
My mother is currently in Ashfield House and she couldn’t love it more! She’s always saying how kind and helpful the staff are. The communication is fantastic and I couldn’t wish for a better care home for my mum.
My pre-arranged visit went very well. The provision of apron, gloves and a temperature check. My own mask. Every care was taken. I felt safe. My Mother-in-law looked very well cared for.
Mum's been here at Ashfield for over 2 years and has been very happy and felt 'loved' by all the staff. Impressed with the professionalism and care and I feel that I am able to talk to staff on any matter relating to Mum no matter what. Despite the current situation, I feel that Mum is being kept safe in Ashfield which is very reassuring. Thanks to all the staff.
My friend has been living at Ashfield House for a while now. There is always a lovely atmosphere in the home and the staff are very friendly. My friend is always saying what great care she receives. I would highly recommend Ashfield House.
My Mum has been a resident at Ashfield House for 4 years and we have always seen how good the care is at the home. We feel like the staff are part of our family now. It was my Mum's 90th birthday on 18th January, she was treated like a princess. The home organised a party with a singer, food, drink and a beautiful cake. The family and all the residents were welcomed to the party and the whole day was perfect. Staff who were not on duty came in to celebrate. My Mum might not remember the day due to dementia but we will certainly cherish it as a family. We cannot thank or praise the staff at Ashfield House enough for all their care and kindness over the years.
We would recommend Ashfield House in Raunds on the basis of our experience with our mum.
The care my mother received while in the home for 2 years was second to none. She was well cared for by all the staff. She was kept well dressed and clean with her hair and nails always looking well kept. From the cleaners right up to the management, all were excellent.
I cannot praise the staff so much they were brilliant with my mother and on the day she died, they made sure she was not on her own until I got there, which I think was above and beyond.
Never had any problems and was always phoned if there was needed to have any changes or questions and nothing was done until they spoke to me.
All the staff are very hard working and treat all the residents with courtesy and dignity despite any minor problems that may occur on a day to day basis. On 22nd April, my wife and I had the pleasure of celebrating our diamond wedding anniversary and the staff all contributed to a fantastic basket of flowers. In addition, the care home laid on a small party for our family and friends with a splendid array of food and a few drinks. Although I offered to contribute to the costs involved, I was not allowed to. My wife and I were very grateful and a most enjoyable time was had by all. All the staff excelled themselves.
We cannot fault any part. It is wonderful from the manager down, always very caring and friendly. Spotlessly clean.
My mother has been living at Ashfield House for a year now. During this time she has been looked after and well cared for by all members of staff from the care team to the cleaners, laundry team, handyman, hairdresser, secretary and the cooks. She is known by name and from the things that the staff do and say, they know my mother well. My mother, in common with other residents, is always well turned out and colour coordinated. Treated as an individual, she likes to have her perfume and eyebrows 'on' with a bit of lippy applied which staff do for her and this makes her feel content. We can visit mum at any time and are welcomed by the staff. My mother refers to Ashfield House as her home when we are out and about. She tells me she is happy and feels safe. The environment is bright, clean and well decorated. As a family, we feel secure in the knowledge that our mum is cared for, never alone and her needs are being met. We have not regretted our choice of residential care for mum.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 12 October 2019Good
- 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.
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Meet the Team (10)

I am the current manager for Ashfield House. I have been working for Shaw healthcare for almost ten years. Within those ten years I have spent the majority of my time at another of Shaw’s homes.
Ashfield House is a fantastic home. Since my time here, it is evident that all of the staff, no matter what their job role – have a positive and person-centred approach to all of our service users! All of the staff, including myself, thrive to keep that smile on our service users faces and for them to enjoy the time they spend here. Ashfield House has a warm and friendly vibe and I am proud to be their current manager. We like to encourage our service users (if they can), to remain as independent as possible and treat Ashfield as their home.
The staff take pride in getting to know our service users and their life histories, to enable them to build up that close, trustworthy relationship. Getting to know and supporting our service users is very important to us however, our aim is to support the relatives too! We are very keen to build up a positive repour with our relatives and friends! We are always here to answer any questions or queries you may have and offer reassurance where needed!

I am one of the Team Leaders here at Ashfield House.
I have been working at Ashfield House for a total of 13 years. My role as a Team Leader is to uphold the Shaw Healthcare’s values, which are wellness, happiness and kindness. I enjoy the responsibility of my role and take pride in ensuring the person-centred care needs are met for each resident.
My motivation to achieve is, to see happy and well cared for service users, dedicated and enthusiastic staff. Ashfield House has a very warm and friendly environment. We strive to encourage the independence of our service users and make them feel at home. In my free time, I enjoy spending quality time with my family.

I have been working at Ashfield House for 5 years. I started as a Support Worker and have made my way up to become a Senior Support Worker.
I enjoy working at Ashfield House because there is such a great team here. I enjoy the challenge and love to see a smile on the resident's faces.

I thoroughly enjoy coming to work.
The staff are friendly and I enjoy looking after the residents and making them smile.
In my spare time enjoy seeing my friends

My name is Fiona and I have worked at Ashfield House for almost 7 years. I have 2 main roles and they are as a Laundry Assistant and as a Domestic Assistant. I am happy to help out anywhere in the home if needed. At present, I am helping the Support Workers prepare and serve breakfast to all of our residents, either in the dining room or the resident’s room. I enjoy working in the laundry and do my best to make sure all the resident’s clothes are washed and ironed to a high standard. I take pride in ensuring the clothes and linen are being folded correctly and that the linen cupboards are clean and tidy. My other role is as a domestic, again, it’s a job I get great satisfaction from. I enjoy being part of a team whose only wish is to have a spotlessly clean and tidy home for everyone who lives or works here to enjoy. It’s not all hard work though. It’s also my chance to get to know the residents and to have a chat and a laugh with them whilst cleaning their rooms. The residents are always appreciative of anything we do for them and they always thank us. I enjoy working here because of the good friends I have made and how we can all pull together when needed and work as a team.

I enjoy getting to know the residents' life histories in depth, this also helps me adapt the care I give to be person centred.
Ashfield House is a positive friendly place to work and I’ve always felt supported by my colleagues and Management.
In my spare time, I am a Mum to 3 young children, my eldest children have visited Ashfield House since they were 2 weeks old up until Covid.
The residents love when they see them and would always be smiling.

I have worked at Ashfield House for 7 years. Within those 7 years I have worked my way up to Senior and have progressed to covering nights as Team leader
I love coming to work to see and care for the residents, I enjoy listening to them reminisce on their past and help them to remember things. Hearing their stories helps me get to know the residents better and be able to adapt my caring role to suit their needs. We have lots of activities for the residents and when we have entertainers on we all enjoy getting those that are able, up singing and dancing.
Ashfield is a very caring home, the team are very honest and trustworthy with the residents being our number one priority, just like one big happy family.

I have worked at Ashfield House for 18 months, this was my first caring role, at first it was a little daunting as you don’t really know what to expect but I have really enjoyed my learning process.
Getting to know the residents and what their needs are helps when doing my caring role. I love seeing the residents happy and smiling which makes my day worthwhile.
I would like to in time progress to a higher level of care within Ashfield as it is a very happy home to work in and the staff team are brilliant.

I began working for Ashfield House in 2013 as an Activity worker. We have entertainers come into the home on a weekly basis as well as chair keep fit sessions. The residents really enjoy listening to the singing and it is wonderful to see them singing along and those that are able get up dancing with other residents and staff.
We have a reading section and a place to do jigsaws which the residents all enjoy doing. I love my job and it is a pleasure to come to work, seeing the residents happy, it is their home and we try to maintain as much independence as is possible for each individual.
The staff are very caring and we all work very much as a Team to maintain the wellness and happiness of our residents.

I started work at Ashfield House in 2004, as a Support Worker and also cover Senior Support roles.
I really enjoy my job and have seen a lot of changes of how people deal with Dementia and the understanding of this condition. I help mentor other members of staff joining our team, sometimes this is an eye opener as they do not realise the amount of hard work that is involved within the Support role.
The team at Ashfield are very knowledgeable and have the upmost respect and time for all our residents. We all ensure that residents are cared for keeping their own dignity and as much as possible their independence.
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