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Originally built in 2000, Sandygate has recently been refurbished, offering bright en-suite bedrooms, modern lounges, and calm communal areas. The...
Care Provided by Sandygate
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 54 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
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- 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 Sandygate for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Sandygate 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
Room Information
- Single Rooms (54)
Sandygate Reviews (61)
Sandygate has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.660) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sandygate has 61 reviews.
My Mum has just moved here from Oakwood Centre. She has been made to feel really welcome. Has a lovely little bedroom. Suffering from dementia it is great to see her so settled and joining in with the things as she had become so isolated at home.
Thank you for your review. I will pass this onto the staff team.
Her personal needs have changed. She now needs more help with her day to day living, after speaking with the manager I was reassured and very relieved to know my mum could move onto the dementia floor.
My mum settled into the home straight away and has throughout her time here received excellent care from all the hardworking and exceptional staff.
The home has a relaxed and calming atmosphere and choices for the residents are plentiful across all aspects.
Highly recommended.
Thank you so much for you kind words and I will pass this onto the team. Your comments mean a lot to me and the staff team.
My mum stayed at Sandygate for a weeks respite. I have to say the care she received was excellent. The staff treated her with dignity and patience. The food was very good and served to them appetisingly. My mum has tried a number of care homes but this is the only one she is happy to return to. They are a wonderful team who work hard to meet the needs of their residents.
Thank you for your kind comments. It was lovely to have your mum stay with us and we look forward to her coming again.
Cleanliness at the home is excellent, activities are very good, residents can choose their meals from a menu and are delicious. Overall, a first class home.
Thank you for taking the time to review Sandygate. Your review is much appreciated and I will share this with the staff team.
I cannot praise the staff enough.
Every one of them has been so good to my mum, they are so polite and caring.
I have got to know nearly every one of them on a first name basis.
I have always been kept in touch with if any problems arose.
The manager is extremely approachable and a very helpful person.
A big thumbs up from me.
Thank you for your kind words. All feedback we receive helps us to improve on the quality and delivery or care we give. It is a pleasure to know how well your mum has settled with us.
Staff were very caring and soon had her settled in. Having not slept or eaten properly for some time at her home, despite having carers 4 times a day and myself and family calling when we could, the staff had to wake her for breakfast on her first morning! She has settled in over the last 4 months very well and now really likes it there. She always tells me how well looked after she is whenever I call or visit her.
Her only complaints are that sometimes her toast is a little too well done at breakfast or the pastry was a little too thick on her dessert. I can't tell you how much I like getting complaints from her like that after the issues we had when she was still at home. I highly recommend Sandygate.
Thank you so much for your review. It is a pleasure to hear that your mum is settled and enjoying her stay at Sandygate. The staff work hard and give so much to the residents to ensure that all their care is person-centred. We always strive to give the best we can to residents and their relatives.
I have lived at this care home for 10 years in December. It was the best thing I ever did. I have no family and my dear husband and family are all dead. Hospital advised me to come here following a heart attack and I am now quite disabled. I need a lot of care and I receive it at this home.
Thank you so much for your kind words. It is a pleasure to have you with us as part of our family.
Mum began residing at the home in November last year having visited the home before she needed to consider residential care and being impressed. Since she has been in residence the home has provided her with excellent care and the staff are really caring and so far I haven’t met one who doesn't go the extra mile. I visited one day and staff were attending to her in her room, I was stood outside and could hear the staff interacting with her, they had no idea I was there, and I was so pleased at the way they spoke to her and encouraged her. The home has recently had a new manager appointed and as a result, I have noticed a number of further improvements in how the home is being run, in particular with attention to detail in areas which tend to get missed but as we know often it’s the little things that will make a huge difference. As a registered nurse for 40 years and having been a manager of large care homes myself I highly recommend this home.
At Sandygate we like to think we are one family. We will continue to improve the home and value views.
Lovely home, with very friendly and welcoming staff. I feel that my family member is well cared for and happy. The home always clean and my aunty says the food is lovely too.
My dad stayed here for a short period of respite and the facilities, activities and food were all very good.
The staff were excellent in exceeding our expectations of customer care. They treated everyone as individuals and both with respect and a high standard of care. It is evident that for the ones we came into contact with this was a vocation not just a job.
Should we need to use a care home in the future, we would have no hesitation in coming back here.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments and review Kevin. I am very happy that your father enjoyed his stay with us and will be sure to pass on your kind words to the staff. Thank you.
I would like to thank the staff at this home for the care of my father who has Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia. It is the first time he has stayed in any care home setting and we were very anxious about his stay and how he would cope. We were heartened to know that he was very well cared for and treated with dignity and understanding. The staff were very kind and helpful.
My mother has recently moved from her own home to Sandygate and all the staff have supported both my mother and myself to ensure that the transition has been as smooth as possible. The environment at the care home is cheerful and helpful as well as efficient. There is always a member of staff around to help and the deputy manager and the manager have both been approachable and available.
The staff and I would like to thank you for your kind review.
My dad has been a resident at Sandygate since December 2016 when he went in initially for emergency respite care. I can say from that first day all the staff have been lovely, they made me and my sister at ease at a time of great distress when we had to leave dad there. Dad is now a permanent resident and we could not be happier with the care dad receives. Not only have the staff been great with my dad but they have been a great support to me and family when at times we have found the process of placing dad into care very emotional and frustrating, nothing has been too much trouble.
Myself and the staff would like to thank you for your kind review.
My Mother has been a resident of this care home for the last few years and the management has changed so many times, the care staff have always been so lovely and loving towards her and the new manager can not do enough for her, after a short time in hospital my Mum can't wait to get back home, the manager has been great with getting her back home and I can't thank her enough, she really has gone the extra mile.
I can recommend Sandygate Care Home to anyone, we have 100% piece of mind knowing she is safe and well looked after so thank you all so much.
Myself and the staff would like to thank you for the lovely review that you have given us, it means so much to us all.
The new manager is very approachable and actively seeks feedback from both residents and their families to improve the overall experience for all concerned.
The care staff are fantastic and they take the time to get to know each resident's individual needs.
The meals provided are of a very high quality and there is a daily programme of activities that the residents can get involved in should they so wish. I would not hesitate to recommend Sandygate Care Home to anyone looking for a good, safe, welcoming home for their loved one.
Myself and the staff at Sandygate would like to thank you for all your support and kind reviews that you have given us.
However, throughout these unstable times care staff and kitchen and domestic staff have worked extremely hard and kept the 'ship afloat'. The present Manager has been in place from the beginning of the year and appears to be fully committed to her role and intends to improve standards with all aspects of the Care Home.
Myself and the staff here at Sandygate would like to thank you for the kind review that you have sent, this is very much appreciated.
She settled very well after moving from her own home. The staff took time and made her adjustment very easy, always friendly, attentive and caring.
Would recommend this home to any one considering the same difficult decision I had to make.
Me and all the staff at the Sandygate would like to say thank you for your kind reviews.
What more can I say, I am highly satisfied with the care, facilities, and of all the staff. They are all so friendly, helpful and nothing is too much trouble. They are helpful and caring and I could not ask for more. Thank you all staff and management at Sandygate.
Myself and the staff at Sandygate would like to thank you for your kind review.
My Mum has been in Sandygate over 2 years after many falls and fractured bones while at home in her bungalow. The staff at Sandygate are friendly and caring and have gone out of their way to help Mum in many ways. The new manager is always there to listen to any problems, I would recommend Sandygate to friends and family.
Myself and all the staff at Sandygate would like to thank you for your kind review.
Very friendly and helpful staff. They took a weight off my mind over payment of fees, attendance allowance claims and approaching local council for monetary help. (office staff excellent).
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 10 February 2024Good
- 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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