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Carers offer residents and their families the support they need during what many find some of the most trying times of their lives. Families are truly grateful for the personal support they receive, when faced with one of life's very difficult decisions and...
Care Provided by Lever Edge
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 81 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
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent 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
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Its based on needs assesment, please ring the home to speak to Lisa Martin.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Lever Edge for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Lever Edge 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
- Hill Care
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Jenny Swimby (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (77)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
Lever Edge Reviews (105)
Lever Edge has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.535) out of 10, based on 43 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Lever Edge has 105 reviews.
We are now able, myself and my sisters, to enjoy breaks away knowing that her needs are being met. We visit very regularly between us, at least every other day so we are well aware of how the home operates on a day to day basis.
This area of care is the hardest to work in as I myself was in the caring profession until my retirement and well understand that the work is often very challenging and also can be very rewarding.
We are very grateful to all the staff, carers, seniors, kitchen staff who produce great food, laundry staff, office staff and cleaning operatives who all do a great job under at times very difficult circumstances.
We would advise people to visit for themselves to see all the hard work that goes into the homely atmosphere there.
In this time, we have seen staff and residents come and go, some old faithful's are still around. Mistakes have been made but that is the case in every hospital, clinic or home because people do make mistakes.
I must say that, in these four years, my mum has been contented, well fed, clean, entertained and loved. The staff are genuinely fond of her and that is the most important thing to us, as we were always a very close family.
I would trust the staff and management to make the right decisions about my mother's care. We are now able to go on holiday without worry, as staff contact us with any issues.
I recently recommended this home to a friend and her mother is now a resident.
Well done all at Lever Edge, we appreciate the care and love you give mum every day.
My mother has resided here for 9 months, and is cared for well. The hard-working team are genuinely caring. Up until around March, the entertainments and activities at the home were poor. No activities coordinator meant staff were just too busy in their day-to-day tasks to spend too much time on activities.
However, the recent appointment of a genuinely committed member of staff, dedicated to activities, has changed things. My mother now enjoys lots more stimulation in the home and also enjoys trips out to cafes, markets, parks and pub lunches. It's been a great help to her.
I do feel that Head Office management are a little out of touch at times, and were quite fixed over an issue that I drew to their attention recently. However, to be fair, the matter was eventually resolved satisfactorily. I think more practical support is needed for the team at times from the Head Office management.
However, the main issue is that my mother is cared for well, and is happy and settled there.
My Mother-in-Law became a resident at Lever Edge Care Home in March 2017, following a 3-week stay in hospital.
Whilst in hospital, and being 96 years old, it became clear to everyone, including mum, that the time was right for her to go into residential care.
We visited over 10 care homes and just when we were about to give up, we came across Lever Edge. We were welcomed by friendly staff, the place looked bright, and everyone seemed happy.
We had two rooms to choose from. After deciding on the one we wanted, we were allowed to customise the room to meet mum's personal taste.
Over the last few months, mum's general health has greatly improved. She's eating better and generally seems contented. For the first time in years, we feel at ease knowing there is always someone there if she needs any help. She's treated with dignity, the staff are wonderful caring people, she chooses what she wants to eat and she loves her own room, it's definitely become home to mum. Thanks to everyone.
I feel more entertainment could be done, I know that the person who did this is no longer here, but I feel that it should be put back on for the residents.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 25 November 2021Good
- 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)
- 15 Feb 2016Recipient: Hill Care
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (2)

I started working at Lever Edge in 2014, I worked as a carer for 9 years and when the activities coordinator job role came up last year I thought I would go for it, doing this job for the last 12 months I feel I have excelled in my confidence and thrived, I really enjoy making all the residents happy, I have a great rapport with all the residents, families, friends, and people and businesses in the community who donate some wonderful things to Lever Edge. I won Star of the Month in January for my compassion and aspiration.

I have worked at Lever Edge for 13 years, starting as a carer and working through the ranks to a senior, unit manager and 6 years in my current role as a deputy manager now, I feel I am a great support to management and all the staff.
I hold an NVQ level 5 in Leadership and management.
My greatest achievement was writing a poem during the pandemic I entered a competition and out of hundreds of entries I won. My poem was then published along with my photograph in a book called ‘Poems in a Pandemic,’ so a very proud moment!
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