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Alba Rose specialises in providing person-centred, compassionate care designed to give each individual a great quality of life, including a busy programme of enjoyable and stimulating activities in the home. The home benefits from landscaped gardens, a sunny patio area with outside seating and its own wheelchair...
Care Provided by Alba Rose
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 22 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Day 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
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees are based on assessment of care needs. Please contact us for further information.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Alba Rose for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Alba Rose 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
- Saint Cecilia's Care Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Tanya Wormald (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2015
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (20)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
Parking
- Car park available on site.
Alba Rose Reviews (39)
Alba Rose has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.265) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Alba Rose has 39 reviews.
All the staff have been and are exemplary in the care of my parents. My father recently passed away and the care for the family and particularly my mother was sympathetic. kind and caring.
I could not wish for better care for my mother. The staff are marvellous, so caring with all residents. They keep me informed on how Mum is doing and nothing is too much bother, whatever I ask. The home is very clean and well looked after and all meals I've seen are excellent. I have no worries about recommending Alba Rose to anyone. Well done!
The care my mother and father receive is excellent.
The standard of care is brilliant. Empathetic and caring, very professional, and well organised. The staff and management have been fantastic from day one.
Our cousin who has special needs went to Alba Rose as an emergency placement when I as her main carer suffered a heart attack. She was there from July 2021-May 2022. The Team at Alba Rose were wonderful with her during with was a difficult and uncertain time for her. The support they gave her was second to none. Spending time with her and reassuring and supporting her. This was certainly a challenging time for them which they rose to and met well. We cannot speak highly enough of the care given to her as the home is not for clients with LD but for the Elderly and specialising in Dementia Care. What should have been a short-term placement became a prolonged placement lasting 9 months partly due to Covid and no available places in the area for clients with special needs. The manager and the team did all they could to ensure her needs were met to the best of their ability. We thank them for all their hard work and kindness to ourselves and her. She is now in her forever home. Thank you all.
Thank you Sandra for your review - we wish you all the best of luck for the future!
We could not have wished for a more wonderful place to put Dad in his final years. The care and attention of all staff is exceptional. They are always smiling and so dedicated. Nothing is a problem. I was delighted on my first visit to him to see him looking so well, happy, and putting on weight. He has settled so well and praises all the staff and loves the food. He is provided with anything he needs night and day. They keep us informed about everything. They go above and beyond their duty.
Thank you Christine for your kind review, we are delighted that you chose Alba Rose to care for your dad.
The carers are very good with Mum. Alba Rose have done as much as they can to keep covid-19 out of the home.
We go to visit our dear friends at their home (we do not feel that we are visiting a care home). We are always made to feel so welcome by all the staff and feel like family visiting. Our friends are constantly asked what they want and are allowed to make their own decisions. We have been surprised by the homely atmosphere. In the past when visiting homes we have been glad to get out!
My 94-year-old father has been a resident at Alba Rose for over 4 years. The staff have always been excellent at handling his physical and psychological difficulties. Management are very responsive to any issue raised. A particular strength is the employment of an activities supervisor. I can truly say that this care home gives their residents a better quality of life than any residential home that I knew during my working life as a GP.
The home is very well organised and staff always available to be of assistance. The home deals with all resident's hospital appointments, including transport. The staff really motivate the residents, encouraging them to join in with all activities they organise. They have worked exceptionally hard during Covid.
The staff are both helpful and caring - nothing seems too much trouble for them. They have gone out of their way to facilitate family access to my mum during her temporary stay.
My wife spent four weeks in Alba Rose whilst I recovered from a heart attack. The home is well run and the staff kind and helpful. Given the Covid restrictions, visiting access was good and the home is making great efforts to ensure safety.
Mother has been a resident for seven years. Her care has been consistently excellent, the staff are efficient and helpful.
Staff are all lovely and accommodating and answer any questions I have.
The care given and just right for Mum.
My mother has been a resident at Alba Rose for over seven years. She has received excellent care and all the carers go out of their way to look after all her needs. She is always treated with compassion and dignity and is extremely happy at Alba Rose.
The surroundings are comfortable and homely with a beautiful garden and lovely views from the public rooms and terrace.
She is looked after very well by the wonderful dedicated staff who are unfailingly kind and caring.
In normal times, there are loads of activities and trips out, but they are on hold at the moment.
Despite the difficult situation, the residents are kept happy and occupied.
Alba Rose has provided my mother with exceptional care for the past four years. She has a comfortable, spacious room where she has her own furniture so that it has always felt like home. The staff have always shown a warm, caring attitude and, until the present lock-down, have provided a very varied and stimulating programme of activities, especially the weekly "coffee run". The new management has taken over seamlessly and maintained the standard of care as well as greatly improving their communication with me, both from Alba Rose and from head office. On the most re-assuring aspects of my mother's care during the pandemic has been the stability of the staff with a low turnover, and the absence of agency staff. A recent visit to the garden marquee was well organised and successful.
The nature of the building means that staff have had to adapt practices to residents' requirements and have provided a secure environment for residents during Lockdown and the means for relatives to visit safely as soon as possible.
Staff are in regular contact with us and have really grown to know and understand my mother in law for which I am grateful. Her often complicated care needs are taken seriously and proactively dealt with wherever possible.
My grandmother spent many happy years at Alba Rose. Her health and well-being really improved during her time in the home. It was always very clear when we visited how tremendously caring the staff were towards grandma and the other residents. I always felt the home had a lovely family atmosphere. Grandma loved her room and the views out of the window across fields. A big Thank-you to all the staff at Alba Rose for making such a difference to My Grandma.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 12 February 2022Good
- 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 (1)

Claire previously worked as a cook in cafes and as a school dinner lady before coming to Alba Rose seven and a half years ago.
That experience stood Claire in good stead for the demanding but rewarding task of providing great, home-cooked meals to residents with a wide variety of personal preferences and dietary needs.
“Mealtimes are something that residents do look forward to and so it is very important that we give them something that they are going to enjoy,” says Claire.
She is trained in providing food in a care setting, which includes catering for those with special dietary needs and those with dementia,
“I also make it my business to know the residents and to understand what they like and don’t like – this is their home after all and you wouldn’t cook yourself something you don’t like, would you?
“Whether it is different choices of vegetables, portion sizes or whatever, we cater for all of their tastes to ensure they get the meal they want.”
Claire describes the food as traditional home cooking that is determined by the residents.
“We try different things from time to time and if they like it, it will stay on the menu,” she says. “At the end of the day it is the residents that decide what they want to have and that is how it should be.”
There is a choice but if a resident doesn’t fancy any of the options that day, Claire is always happy to make something different.
“As long as they are happy, I’m happy,” she adds. “I’ve had a good day if someone says, ‘thank you, I’ve enjoyed my lunch’ – that means a lot.”
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