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All areas within Astbury Lodge are now smoke-free, including the lounges, each of which offers a different atmosphere. Several lounges offer the choice of a television and video, whilst others offer an...
Care Provided by Astbury Lodge
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 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
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Astbury Lodge for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Astbury Lodge 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
- Minster Care Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Amanda Parker (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 1995
Room Information
- Single Rooms (38)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
Astbury Lodge Reviews (42)
Astbury Lodge has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.450) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Astbury Lodge has 42 reviews.
I visit my friend in the care home at least once a week. She has dementia and has recently lost her husband. She is immobile so had to go into care. After five months she seems settled. The staff seem to be courteous and caring which is important to anybody in this situation. The lady who organised events, hair appointments and nails is a credit to her. Her patients and kindness is amazing. Always calling patients by their first names is good practice.
Thank you for your thoughtful review. We understand that it can be a challenging and emotional time, and we are grateful to know your friend is settled in. I will share your feedback with the home team.
My dad is currently having respite with a view to staying as a full-time permanent resident. The care home is well run, the staff are genuinely caring towards the residents, the ratio of staff to residents is good. They have regular almost daily events and visitors to provide entertainment whether it be quizzes or visits from the local schools to sing. The home is spotlessly clean and everyone is very well looked after. The garden is well maintained and staff are constantly attentive to both residents and visitors. Thank you for looking after my dad like he is one of your own family.
It is our pleasure to care for your dad. Thank you for recognising our team efforts, our resident's health and overall well-being is our principal priority. I will share your kind sentiments with the home team.
Although Mum has only been in Astbury Lodge for a short while, I am happy that Mum is being well looked after and cared for.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are happy to know your mum has settled in and is comfortable with her tailored care, our team maintains a high-quality standard of care at all times. I will pass on your kind words to the home team.
Mum has been a resident since August 2022 and the change in her mental and physical health has been amazing. Despite her declining dementia, Mum is more content and happy. Her weight issues have improved, whenever I visit Mum is encouraged to sit in the day room with the company of other residents rather than being left alone in her bedroom and is dressed nicely. Mum's room is always clean and tidy and the whole care home is spotlessly clean.
Thank you for your kind words. Your feedback is very much appreciated and we are delighted to know your mum is doing well with us, we ensure to maintain high care standards at all times. I will forward your kind sentiments to the home team.
Lovely place, really helped my grandad get settled when he moved in. The staff are amazing and go above and beyond for both residents and their family, the updates on Facebook for the activity days are great and show the residents enjoying themselves and have a variety of things to do.
Thank you for your kind feedback. We appreciate you recognising our staff's efforts and are glad to hear your grandad is at ease with us. I'll forward your warm sentiments to our home team. Kind regards
Both of my parents are residents at Astbury Lodge and our family are very happy with the care they receive. The home is lovely and clean and well-run. The carers are very good at their jobs and are so lovely and caring towards the residents. All the staff are excellent. We've always found the manager to be very helpful and supportive of issues we've had. Overall we are very happy with Astbury Lodge.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are delighted to know your parents are settled and happy with her tailored care plan, we ensure to maintain our care standards always. Your kind words will be passed on to the team. Best regards, Rahi.
Dad moved into Astbury Lodge following the passing of my mother. The staff there have been extremely welcoming and sympathetic towards him helping him to settle in and feel at home. He has early Alzheimer’s and requires direction. Whenever I have noticed something that I think needs to be changed the staff have been quick to respond. Eg Dad needs direction to leave the dinner table once a meal has finished to settle in a more comfortable chair, without direction he would remain at the table. Once we informed the staff of this they started to prompt him. Dad is a fussy eater but is eating very well in Astbury Lodge as foods are targeted towards his generation. Dad is unable to shower without assistance and previously was showered every day. I don't believe that the staffing allows daily showering for all residents but Dad is always clean and well-presented. The activities 3 times per week are good and the officer is very encouraging to try and get all of the residents to join in.
Thank you for your kind feedback. We appreciate you recognising our staff's efforts and are glad to hear your dad is at ease with us. I'll forward your warm sentiments to our home team. Kind regards, Rahi.
Staff at Astbury Lodge have been kind and supportive of my father who has moved here after a recent bereavement. They are focusing on learning his habits and preferences along with including him in appropriate activities.
We are pleased to know your father is comfortable and happy with the care provided. Thank you for your kind words, I will pass it on to the home team. Kind regards, Rahi.
Great environment and atmosphere. Residents are always happy and well cared for. Loads of entertainment and fun activities going on. Facilities are great with both communal areas as well as quieter lounges.
Thank you for recognising our team efforts! We ensure to maintain high-quality care standards at all times. I will pass on your sentiments to the home team. Kind regards, Rahi.
My relative has been there a few months and we have always found it a warm and welcoming care home. My relative is always well dressed, well kept and staff seem more than happy to help in any way they can and have gone above and beyond at times to help us. Having worked in care homes Astbury Lodge is one of the nicest I've been to and I would highly recommend it.
It is a pleasure to care for your mum and we will ensure to maintain the best care possible at all times. Thank you for sharing your experience and I will pass your kind words to the home team. Kind regards, Rahi.
From the minute my mum arrived at Astbury Lodge the staff have shown her nothing but the highest level of kindness, care and support to enable her to settle in quickly without any fuss. Dementia can be a challenging illness and can present the staff with a range of difficult situations, however, I cannot praise the whole team highly enough for the care, patience and dedication that they continue to show towards my mum. We are kept fully informed about any issues regarding her health or well-being and we know they have her best interests at heart. We know of many other people in the wider community who have entrusted their own family members to this hard-working and dedicated team over recent years and every one of them had nothing but praise for the whole team. As a family, we have to agree. We know we have made a good choice.
Thank you for your kind feedback. We appreciate you recognising our staff's efforts and are glad to hear your mum is at ease with us. I'll forward your warm sentiments to our home team. Best regards, Rahi.
My aunt has been at Astbury Lodge for a while now, the staff we've met on our visits have been lovely! Every one of them knew my aunt's name and showed such a caring, warm, friendly nature. My aunt seems so settled there which is a comfort to us her family! Like a home from home!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's lovely to hear you are happy with the home and your aunt's care. Your feedback is very much appreciated. I will ensure your comments are shared with the team. Best regards, Rahi.
My grandma lived at Astbury Lodge from spring 2021 to autumn 2022 and I can't speak highly enough of this care home in all aspects. She would often tell me how happy she was there, how kind the staff and other residents were and how much she liked the food. I visited many times and found the staff to be friendly and caring and right up until the end they treated my grandma with the utmost dignity. They had regular social activities for residents as well as for family and friends too. So, to summarise, this care home was absolutely fantastic for my grandma and I would, without any hesitation, recommend it. We all now feel part of the Astbury Lodge family.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We are happy to know that your grandma was comfortable and satisfied with the care provided, our team's hard work is always to maintain our users' care standards as high as possible. Your feedback will be passed on to the home team. Kind regards, Rahi.
Mum's only been in for 2 days and is already more engaged and happy than I've seen her for a long time. Lovely, welcoming, friendly atmosphere.
Astbury Lodge was a loving and caring environment for Dad over almost 2 years. Nothing was to much trouble - even when Dad's dementia meant he could be unreasonable. I enjoyed regular visiting whenever I wanted to see him before lockdown. The carers kept me informed about Dad's health and wellbeing. The home is very welcoming with small lounge areas rather than one big space. Dad was well cared for in his final days when he was Covid positive and we couldn't see him. A huge thank you to you all.
My mum became a resident in 2019. From day one, Astbury Lodge was home. My mum could still be independent and go out every day. The team provided support, structure and routines, that was so important to us as a family and my mum to keep her mentally well. I can only commend the amazing team, from those that kept her room sparkling clean, the team that washed all her clothes, the team providing care during the night with a cuppa and a chat, the team providing home-cooked delicious food daily at every meal, the team that organised social entertainment, the team that support her personal care, the team that sat and just had a chat, the team that provided support every second of every day. That’s the Astbury Lodge team, incredible through and through. Every single minute of the day my mum felt at home at Astbury Lodge. Sadly my mum passed away suddenly and very unexpectedly but can honestly say she was treated with care and dignity to the last minute of her life. I highly recommend.
My father was in Astbury Lodge from September 2019 to February 2020 when he had to move to a nursing home. Astbury Lodge were fantastic from the time he entered to the time he left. All the staff were great with him. The place itself is light and airy and has a feeling of calm. There are activities of all descriptions to keep the residents entertained. Food is great for all. I would recommend Astbury Lodge to anyone who has to go into a care home.
Astbury Lodge is clean and homely with smaller lounge areas rather than one big sitting room making it feel more cosy and personal, enabling residents to sit and chat more readily. There's always a friendly staff member around but not in an obtrusive way. All in all, we can't thank everyone at Astbury Lodge enough for the care they have shown to Mum.
My friend has dementia and was unable to cope at home - her GP said she needed constant care. Astbury Lodge in Ellesmere Port had been recommended to me by a senior nurse at one of the nursing homes I work in (administering Holistic treatments to the elderly). I just turned up one day and asked to look around. I was made very welcome and shown around the EMI unit and could see that it was as much like home as they could possibly make it for the residents. Everywhere was clean and well cared for, there's a small area with two tables and some chairs that put me in mind of a little cafe. The staff wear their own clothes to avoid looking clinical which added to the homely feeling there. Thankfully my friend was able to go there as they had a vacancy, she surprised us all by settling really quickly and never tired of telling me how nice it was spending time with all these nice friends. Every member of staff I met was attentive, caring and facilitated the needs of their residents. Priceless.
My mother has been residing at Astbury Lodge for approximately 18 months now and during this time I have always felt that she has been well looked after and cared for by the friendly staff at the home who seem to have a genuine regard and concern for their residents.
Astbury Lodge has recently had a change of management and now has a manager who has had hands on experience for the caring of residents and therefore has a good insight as to what residents need and what will improve their quality of life.
Following this change I've noticed that there has been initially some small and simple improvements at the home with bigger ones on the horizon and I believe that these changes are making and will make the home a better place to be, as I visit everyday and talk to many of the staff I get the feeling that everyone is fully behind these improvements and are looking forward to a bright future.
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide this feedback. It means a great deal to us to know that your mother feels happy and well looked after at Astbury Lodge. We're always looking to make improvements at the home and really pleased to hear that these are making a positive difference. Thanks again.
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