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Built on the site of a former convent and winner of a Pinders Design Award, the home combines historic character with modern comfort. It’s conveniently located within walking distance of Aughton Park train station, offering easy access for visitors and local outings.
All bedrooms are single occupancy with en-suite facilities...
Care Provided by Aughton Park
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- 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 50 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other 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
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Aughton Park for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Aughton Park 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
- MHA
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2000
- Last Refurbishment: 2018
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (50)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (50)
Visiting
- Please avoid mealtimes 12:30 - 13:30 17:00 - 18:00
Parking
- onsite parking
Aughton Park Reviews (101)
Aughton Park has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.669) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Aughton Park has 101 reviews.
My sister-in-law has been in Aughton Park for 7 months now. From her first assessment contact, through to admission, and those first months of her living at Aughton Park, she has been treated with care, respect and dignity. The staff create a happy, welcoming environment for family and visitors and are able to chat about our loved one's needs etc anytime. We feel confident that she is being well cared for and is shown not just care but also affection by all staff. Her brother and I have no reservations in recommending Aughton Park.
Condition improved greatly following admission 3 and a half years ago, but now deteriorating.
Having viewed several care homes, looking for a dementia unit suitable for my mum, I was concerned that I might not find somewhere suitable until I arrived at Aughton Park. Having been let in and greeted, offered a beverage, I sat down with a smile on my face. This was it, HOME. Obviously, I was shown around with everything being just what I'd hoped to find for mum, and for myself and my family - Instant relief!
Thank you, Katrina, for such a lovely comment about our Home. It's always a great pleasure to see you at Aughton Park.
Instantly felt at home and knew it was the right place for my mother-in-law.
Thank you for your comments about Aughton Park, we pride ourselves in making our care home ''Home from Home''.
Who wouldn't want the best for their mum! She was ill at home and the family decision was taken, a period of respite was needed. After a month of respite, mum continued to decline mentally and physically, it was the toughest decision of all to take, to make it permanent.
I'm extremely grateful to the manager, the administrators, the Redcliffe wing carers and residential carers, their actions have demonstrated their compassionate management. I am confident I can trust them with mum's care.Mum is very happy living there, she praises the staff endlessly, nothing is too much trouble for them, they are always very welcoming to visitors.
Many thanks Eric for your lovely review of Aughton Park, I will ensure this lovely review is shared with all the team here.
The staff are lovely and go out of their way to make us feel at home, we even had lunch with mum, we so enjoyed it. I am only just getting to know the names of some staff, but one particular member of male staff is lovely, as are all of them. But whatever uniform he has on he is lovely, always pleasant to my mum, she loves it there as I do. Keep up the good work and give the staff a pay rise, god knows they deserve every penny.
Hi Beryl, thank you so much for your review of Aughton Park. It is a pleasure to have your mum stay with us. We really appreciate the feedback and will share it amongst the team.
The staff would not be able to cope on her own. They are always on hand to help in any way. They go out of their way to be helpful. She is kept clean and tidy at all times and is helped with any problems she may have. Her room is always kept neat and tidy. Nothing is too much trouble for them.
Thanks for your review Judith. Your mum is the loveliest lady and it is a privilege to care for her. Her cheery face brightens up our day.
Lovely quiet location, home well kept clean at all times. Staff are all super helpful and very supportive of residents and their families. Staff always ready to offer assistance and answer queries and help whenever possible. Can't fault the staff at all, both day and night staff. Always made to feel welcome. Mum had respite care and would definitely recommend this home, changed my view on the whole care system.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. It is an absolute pleasure having your mum stay with us. It is a lovely thing to hear that we have changed your view of the care system.
The staff at Aughton Park are amazing, they are all so dedicated and caring for all the residents. There is a lovely family atmosphere the moment you step in and the staff are always helpful and smiling. The management is fantastic at answering any questions and are so reassuring at what can be a very difficult and emotional time for relatives. I am so grateful that my mum is being cared for at Aughton Park and I know she is in the best possible hands. I strongly recommend Aughton Park Care Home and feel confident that this is a care home in every sense of the word.
Thank you for your lovely words. It is an absolute pleasure having your mum stay with us. We hope she is with us for a very long time.
The decision was taken, reluctantly, that she should move in to care. I had taken Mum around all of the Care Homes in the Ormskirk/Maghull area some time ago, when she was still able to get about and her choice had been Aughton Park because of the caring and friendly staff, it was clean and she believed that she would be safe there.
When she had to be discharged in to care from the hospital, the staff at Aughton Park helped tremendously to get her settled in and comfortable, quickly.
Although due to further deterioration in her medical condition, she did not stay at Aughton Park as long as we had hoped, the family are very grateful to all at Aughton Park for the first class care they provided to her.
Thankyou for your kind words Ron, it was our pleasure to have looked after and cared for mum. I will pass your comments onto the staff team.
We have been visitors to the home (remember this is what it is for all living here) for over six years, to the dementia unit.
The staff have all the special qualities to care for our loved ones at the most difficult and vulnerable time in their lives.
They have empathy, care, understanding, patience, hard work ethic, commitment and big hearts.
This allows us and many many more relatives to have complete peace of mind when we head home after our visits.
Thank you to all staff at MHA.
Thank you so much for your kind review, Peter. We pride ourselves on the care and compassion our staff show and provide. I will pass on your kind and sincere comments.
My mum spent the last 18 months of her life at Aughton Park. She was originally only there for respite, but after 3 weeks she asked if she could stay. She said she felt safe there. The staff are professional, caring and compassionate. They always made time to chat to mum and she considered them not only her carers but her friends. When Mum passed away, the family were overwhelmed by the kindness shown to them from all the staff. We would recommend Aughton Park.
Thankyou for your review Sandra. Your mum is missed very much by the staff who cared for her, her name is still mentioned a lot between staff and residents. I will pass your kind comments onto the staff team here at Aughton Park
Mum stayed at Aughton Park for nearly 2 years and then moved to another home so that she could be nearer to family. Whilst at Aughton Park we found the staff to be very caring and attentive but felt that more needed to be done in the way of activities.
Hi Paula, thank you for your review. I am sorry that you felt the activities were poor here at Aughton, as you were aware, we have been without an activity coordinator for 3 months, but now we have a new activity coordinator who is very passionate and has lots of new ideas.
My wife has been in the care of Aughton Park some 16 months now with Dementia. My wife is content and is receiving first-class care from caring, knowable, staff who are courteous, with a pleasant disposition, projecting a happy persona. The facilities are excellent, an extensive refurbishment is in progress, the first impressions are very impressive. Aughton Park has recently recruited an activities co-ordinator, a young lady who is making a very good start. I will sign off by wishing all at Aughton Park continued success and thank Aughton Park for the good work and the caring commitment seen daily.
Thankyou so much for your kind review Des. Its always good to get the kind comments which I will pass onto the staff team here. Thank you also for the help you and your daughter have given to Aughton Park with fundraising, Christmas etc. It really is appreciated, and we pride ourselves on giving good quality care to all are residents
My Father has been a resident at Aughton Park for 15 months and has been cared for by the most wonderful staff. As with any family, the decision to place him in care was not taken lightly and a great deal of thought and research went into it. My first impression was how the staff showed genuine respect and consideration, not only to the physical but psychological well-being of the residents. All the staff are caring and nothing is ever too much trouble for them which is why I know my Father could not be in a better safer environment.
Thank you for your review Faith, as you know Dad doesn't join in the activities, but does see our chaplain regularly and has 1-1 session with the activity coordinator. Until a few months ago, dad joined in scrabble and read his poetry. I will pass on your kind comments to the staff.
Every day I give thanks that we found a place for mum at Aughton Park care home. Having had personal experience of three others in the area (through other relatives) I can say without hesitation that Aughton Park is in a class of its own. Extremely high standards of care and compassion (so important) are provided by a stable team of experienced staff who work together as one big family. Managers and staff always make time to chat with relatives as well as residents. Whatever time of day you visit, you will find plenty of staff on duty, mingling with residents, dedicated to giving companionship and kindness to those in their care.
Thankyou so much for your kind comments Anne. Its one thing we pride ourselves on here at Aughton to ensure we provide the best care, both physically and emotionally. Thankyou also for the help and support both you and dad give us at Aughton Park through fundraising, volunteering etc. we appreciate this very much
The facilities and rooms at Aughton Park are good, the ability to walk outside in a secure and safe environment is comforting. It gives a sense of freedom to the residents and the opportunity for family and friends to visit in pleasant surroundings. The most important part of life in Aughton Park is the quality of the staff, there is a real feel of caring and professionalism. Their patience with residents in difficult circumstances is very reassuring. My Mum is a resident in the Dementia Unit and my family cannot speak highly enough of the home.
Thank you Kenny, We are very proud of the quality of care our team and their commitment to the residents we support. I will ensure your comments are shared amongst the team.
My mum spent the last 6 months of her life at Aughton Park and she could not have received better care. The rooms are pleasant and private (and currently being upgraded), the atmosphere quiet and restful, and the staff genuinely caring, helpful and eager to do whatever was necessary to ensure Mum's needs were met. When she passed away, we were overwhelmed by the kindness and consideration shown, not only to Mum, but to myself and my sister as well. I would recommend Aughton Park unreservedly.
Thank you so much for your kind words, I will ensure these are shared amongst the team at Aughton. It was our priviledge to care for mum in her final months.
Can't fault the staff. Took great care of my wife from day one - great bunch of people.
Thank you so much for your review. I'm aware that your wife recently moved into a nursing home which is always heartbreaking for staff as Aughton Park is sadly not nursing. Speaking with the staff at Aughton Park, I can see that your wife was much loved and I know the staff miss her dearly. I'm...
A very pleasant care home with good staff and excellent catering facilities.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 21 March 2018Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
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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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