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All of the home is wheelchair accessible, including well kept gardens and a furnished patio area. The chef caters for all different tastes in a menu of nutritionally balanced meals, made using the freshest local produce.
There is a people-centred approach to care needs, ensuring each individual lives in dignity and with their choice and preference respected.
Care Provided by The Old Vicarage
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 35 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
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- 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
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact The Old Vicarage for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact The Old Vicarage 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
- Pearlcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Alison Walker (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
Room Information
- Single Rooms (35)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (10)
The Old Vicarage Reviews (32)
The Old Vicarage has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.321) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Old Vicarage has 32 reviews.
Excellent care.
Thank you for your wonderful review Sheena, we hope your relative continues to be happy in our wonderful home.
The staff are more confident and appreciate the resident's conditions. Staff know residents and their family by name. A bit more on room facilities and cleaning of them would enhance the resident's experience.
Hi K C, Thank you for your wonderful review of our home, we will take on board your views and will strive to make a better experience for your relative.
They work hard and often have to deal with challenging behaviour from some of the residents and it is always dealt with with the greatest respect. I would not hesitate to recommend this wonderful home to one and all.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. It means so much to us at the Old Vicarage to hear such positive feedback from relatives and visitors.
The home is lovely and bright as recently decorated, residents were able to pick the colour of their own room door colour, my lovely mum picked yellow.
The home is lovely and clean and always smelling fresh. Happy home happy residents.
Thank you for your very kind review, resident involvement comes second to none and here at the Old Vicarage, our aim is to promote choice for the lovely residents we support.
She was in ten months ago but management has changed and it has been decorated and had new carpets down and they get a choice of food and lots of tea and coffee and are encouraged to drink which a lot of old people don't do.
My mother has settled in now and is happy for the most part as she has severe dementia.
Thank you so much for your review, we at The Old Vicarage strive to deliver the best possible care for your loved ones and we are really delighted you are noticing the changes being made.
I visit my friend every week, I go at different times of the day. The staff are very friendly and helpful.
Thank you for taking time to complete a review card we used these reviews as part of our service improvement.
She passed away peacefully at the end of May and her care staff at the end were superb.
The manager and staff here were outstanding with the care of my mother who was here for a 7 week period due to extreme depression. Every time I visited her and took her out I noticed a visible change in her recovery. She can be a difficult person to handle at times, but enjoyed her stay here. Saying she enjoyed being pampered. The food was very much to her liking. I always found all the staff had time to speak with you. Nothing seemed too much trouble.
I feel very safe and cared for.
My only real concern is of the food and drink, whilst it is satisfactory I believe the standard of produce could be improved. This has a direct influence on the value for money aspect of the care.
This all said, I would highly recommend The Old Vicarage to anyone looking for a home that really cares.
Thank you Sheran for your thoughtful review. I am very happy that you feel there have been many improvements. We have developed a new menu to ensure residents have increased choice and control (resident centred ) around meal times and menu choices. We have introduced a wider selection of drinks...
My mother arrived to visit her sister who has been in the care home for some years. Mum who is 91 has recently become confused and on this occasions was having a 'bad day'. The care workers recognised this, took care of her, admitted her and called both the doctor and the social workers. They could not have been more caring. We visited today, she will remain there for at least the next few weeks/months and we are happy she is in such good care.
Thank you very much for your thoughtful and positive comments. It is a pleasure to provide compassionate and conscious care to all of our residents.
My step-mother had to be admitted in an emergency due to extreme confusion she experience when visiting her sister. We visited her on the following day and found her extremely happy and content. We witnessed, first hand the quality of the food she was given and the professionalism and kindness of all the staff involved. During the afternoon she joined in with the activities that were provided and really enjoyed the music that was playing. This was only a brief visit but it was the happiest we had seen her for years. I would like to add that the lady who greeted use on arrival made a first class initial impression of the home.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 01 April 2023Good
- 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 (2)

I am the proud manager of The Old Vicarage.

I’m Rob and I am the Regional Manager for Pearlcare in the North West. I have been working in health and social care now for over 15 years. I started as a care assistant and worked my way up. I joined Pearlcare back in 2019 as a deputy manager and then home manager of Wellfield in 2020.
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