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There are 21 comfortable sized bedrooms, some of which are en-suite. The dedicated and well-trained team at Glenesk offer a compassionate style of care that caters to the needs of the residents.
A heavy emphasis on activities at Glenesk ensures that the residents are kept physically and mentally stimulated.
Care Provided by Glenesk Care Home
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 22 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
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day 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
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Room fee's are based on room type and location. Respite fee is for a maximum of 2 weeks.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Glenesk Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Glenesk Care Home 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
Owner
- Memento Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Pritpal Sandhu (Managing Director)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (22)
Visiting
- Glenesk may be visited at any time, if required please feel free to call ahead of arrival to ensure a Manager will be present
Parking
- Private car park at the front of the home.
Glenesk Care Home Reviews (19)
Glenesk Care Home has a Review Score of 8.1 (8.060) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Glenesk Care Home has 19 reviews.
My dad has had a few weeks of respite at Glenesk Care Home and is now staying permanently. We are very pleased with the care he has received. He has dementia and has settled in really well. It's a very homely place, and we would definitely recommend this care home. All the staff have been wonderful.
Thank you for your lovely review. It's a pleasure having your dad at the home and interacting with such a supportive family.
The team regularly stays in consultation with me regarding my father’s health and care concerns and I feel that we have a great rapport that facilitates giving him the best support in this stage of his life.
The team recently made a fabulous effort to engage with him with their ‘make a wish’ scheme, where the staff accommodated his request and provided him with a specific meal which they especially procured and cooked to his taste. He was absolutely delighted with the effort that the staff had gone to and raved about the meal to his family. I feel really assured that he is well cared for at Glenesk, as the whole team are really professional and friendly whilst striving to give the residents the best care they can provide.
Thank you so much for your kind words. It's lovely to see that the unwavering commitment and dedication of the staff team is recognised by residents and their families. It is a pleasure looking after your father.
My dad came into the care home on respite with his partner 4 weeks ago and now are going to stay permanently, all the staff are very friendly and caring and the manager is lovely and the care home is run excellently, I'm really happy that my dad and his partner are very well looked after
The most lovely caring staff here look after my dad, he has been through the wars but he is so loved at home. My mum visits every day and I try and get there when I can. The staff are so kind, I know we all worry about him but we know the staff would tell us if there was anything wrong. We know he is safe. I can't say how grateful we all are to the home for helping us and looking after him and Mum when she visits. Thank you, I've still to meet the boss of the home.
Staff treat residents as their own parents with dignity and respect. They go over and above their role as carers. Nothing is too much trouble for them. The manager is approachable and open.
Always made to feel welcome.
Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot to the team when their commitment and hard work is appreciated, so I'll be sure to pass this on to them. It's a pleasure having your mum in the home!
Had a good time here. Everyone is good, and I got on with the staff and got on with the residents.
My aunt has been a resident for almost two years now, and I cannot praise the staff highly enough for the care they provide for her. The food is excellent, and the activities designed for the residents are testing and stimulating.
Thank you so much for your kind feedback. It is a pleasure and an honour looking after your aunt and we look forward to doing more as things start getting back to normal.
My elder brother was taken to A & E following two falls at home. On discharge, it was felt that he would be unsafe to return home on his own. He was admitted to Glenesk Care Home. My only connection with the staff there has been at the door or by telephone. They have all been very helpful and appear to be very caring. Due to the covid, my brother had to stay in isolation when he was first admitted early in December. He was made to feel very welcome and has since spent time with others over Christmas and new year.
Thank you for your review. It certainly is a difficult time to come into a care home with visiting restrictions and initial isolation (all government guidance which we have to follow), but I very much look forward to a post-lockdown time when you can have the LFD test (results within 30 minutes) and visit your brother in our new log cabin!
The home offers a very caring approach to looking after residents. I had a major problem that impacted my mum, the home supported my mum with her concerns and worries over the situation. My mum feels safe and secure in the home and says it's like a hotel.
Thank you for your lovely review! It is a pleasure looking after your Mum and having gotten to know her over the years. I look forward to you being able to visit again which will hopefully be soon.
This is a lovely home, my nanna was with this wonderful team for approx 2.5 years, she was cared for and cared about as though she was family. During the Covid lockdown when we couldn't visit, we were kept informed on how she was doing on a regular basis and although we couldn't see her we had no concerns about her care. We sadly lost her to dementia in December, the staff were fantastic, kept us informed of any changes in her condition and when she passed we know she was surrounded by people that genuinely cared about her, we cannot thank them enough, they really are all angels.
Thank you for your lovely review - it was a pleasure looking after your Nanna. Her laugh is certainly missed. Also what a lovely commemoration service for her which I had the honour of attending.
Glenesk staff cared for my mum until she passed away in August. We found their care excellent and couldn't do enough for you. Especially there palliative care. Mum loved it there and thought of it as her home. She loved all the staff who were always friendly. They are still caring for my aunt who also loves it there. The staff go above and beyond. I and my family would highly recommend Glenesk. They have all been angels through such difficult circumstances.
Thank you for your heart warming review, its so nice to hear how valued our staff team are from a resident's family's perspective. We miss your mum and she is still talked about at the home. I personally miss the warmth she used to exude like when she would hold my hand and bring it to her cheek,...
My dad came to Glenesk for a few weeks in November to recover from an infection and for respite for his partner. All of the staff were so helpful and friendly. As I live 150 miles away, it was reassuring that I felt he was in a safe place. Recently, he went back for a few weeks and I really felt the staff cared about him and put a lot of heart into their job.
Thank you for your lovely review. It was so nice having your father with us and he is certainly missed. It was lovely to have had him involved in one of our fire drills considering his career too. We will be more than happy to help going forward should there be a need and once the world returns back to normal, you are all welcome to pop in for a drink.
Always felt welcome going to the home. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Excellent care is given to my mother. Always informed about the care of mum. Feels like one big happy family.
Steps are underway to update the décor with thought to the needs of the residents and with quality items.
Staff are caring and can get to know individual needs.
Mum has been in this care home for 6 months and has settled in very well, she has dementia but has 24-hour care which is first class. She is treated with dignity and is well cared for.
The staff are excellent and caring and I would have no problem recommending it.
I am giving the highest recommendation to the management, the staff, and all who assist in running this home, which in my view should be the level other care homes should try to reach.
Glenesk is a comfortable, welcoming home. There is still a bit of décor to be done but I am certain it will be carried out ASAP. Things are being done in order of importance for residents, not just visitors. Management listens to the relatives suggestions and if at all possible takes them on board. It has improved so much in the last 4 and a half years my father has been there and I can honestly say, if it was not for the care and attention he has received there, he would not be here. I have recommended Glenesk to my friend for her mother.
Thank you for your lovely heartfelt review. As you mentioned, we have a refurbishment program in place, tackling one room at a time with the lounge next on our list! See you soon.
Dad is well looked after and the food is excellent
A very friendly care home where the staff work to excellent standards. It is well managed by a team that is focused on giving the best patient-centred care it can. The days are structured well with numerous activities taking place that are well lead. The home cooked food make meal time enjoyable, but it is the caring attitude shown by all the staff that Glenesk should be most proud of.
Thank you for your kind words. It's been a pleasure having your mother here with us and getting to know her. While she will be missed dearly, we were happy to hear that she'll be paying us a visit now and again.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 31 August 2022Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledGood
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- 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Glenesk Care Home
What types of Care is Glenesk Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Glenesk Care Home have?
There are 22 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Glenesk Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Glenesk Care Home to the centre of Retford?
0.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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