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Visitors are actively encouraged at the home, which has an open door policy. Residents can also bring with them key pieces of furniture and belongings to help them settle and feel comfortable in their own private bedroom.
There is a patio area in the garden where...
Care Provided by Albany Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 61 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
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
An assessment would be completed to determine the weekly cost
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Albany Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Albany Nursing Home 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)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Lukka Care Homes
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Gurjeet Singh(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 61+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2021
Room Information
- Single Rooms (61)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (61)
Visiting
- The home operate an open door visiting policy. They encourage involvement from all friends and families. All suggestions and comments are most welcome. If any person living in the home, relative or visitor has any comments or wishes to raise any issues, the manager will be happy to discuss them. To aid this process relatives meetings are held on a regular basis. In the interest of security for all the people who live in the home and staff everyone will be required to ring the doorbell to gain entry to Ashton Lodge and sign into the visitors register.
Parking
- Parking is available at the side of the building but spaces are in very short supply and visitors may be asked to move their car to let another visitor out.
Albany Nursing Home Reviews (44)
Albany Nursing Home has a Review Score of 8.3 (8.334) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Albany Nursing Home has 44 reviews.
My husband was in Albany Nursing Home. He was there for sixteen years. He passed away in May. The home was very caring and understanding. The staff were excellent, always there to help you. They would phone me if there was a problem. Management always ready to talk too. Cleaners would also go and talk to him. I can't thank them enough.
My mum was transferred to Albany Nursing Home in March 2021 following an inpatient stay in hospital. The home is warm, clean and welcoming and is excellently managed by the manager. As a family, we were invited to be involved in all elements of my mum's care and were kept informed of all decisions made. The care and level of professionalism shown by all of the staff at Albany is second to none and I never felt rushed whenever I called for an update on my mum. The staff were well informed and happy to share news of her day and how she was eating, sleeping etc. When my mum passed, the staff were amazing. They allowed us time as a family to spend with mum and made us hot drinks and comforted us. They were sensitive to all of our needs and made a very painful time manageable. I would not hesitate to recommend Albany Nursing Home to you for the care of an elderly loved one, particularly one suffering from the awful symptoms of dementia.
I can say that she has been well looked after till now. All the members of staff from the
the manager to the cleaner has been very caring and supportive to my mother.
Carers were always friendly and helpful. Overall very happy. Some of the resident's clothes were missing and she had clothes in her room that weren't hers. Admin, re invoices, not great. Could never get in touch with the accountant.
I was pleasantly surprised by the wonderful care my mother received while she stayed at Albany Nursing Home. The staff were very friendly, and I was impressed as they would keep in contact with me by phone giving me an update on my phone regarding my mum's condition. Nice room and a caring manger. Well done!
The staff and management were supportive and helpful as we transitioned our father from the hospital into their care. They bent over backwards to make everyone involved feel comfortable and settled in the new environment. Our father's health improved daily due to love, care and dedication of all the staff.
From the moment he arrived at Albany House, we felt that he was looked after very well and was always kept informed when any problems arose with his care. The staff on his floor that took care of time showed great empathy and understanding of his illness. We were very grateful for the phone call, which enabled us to be with him when he passed away.
My wife was in Albany Nursing Home for nearly three years, and she was suffering from sheer anxiety (off the scale). I found the staff extremely compassionate and caring, although my wife could be difficult at times. Sadly she passed away at the end of August, and the support that I and the family received was second to none.
I would recommend this nursing home to anyone; it is clean, friendly and has a great manager and staff. It's like home to home. My auntie was a resident from 2018 to 2020 when she suddenly passed away, June 21 2020. She had a great time during her stay; she was well-loved by everyone.
Everyone from the management down to the nurses and carers did an excellent job.
With many renovations made to the place itself from time to time.
My wife was in Albany for only a short period of time, two and a bit weeks. She died in the home. I was there every afternoon and early evening for several hours. The staff were consistently kind and caring, and nothing seemed to be too much trouble. Although my wife's death was sudden and unexpected I could not have been happier with the care she received.
My Mum was in Albany for 18 months until she passed. She was treated with the utmost respect and dignity. She was always clean and presentable, which is how she had lived her life. Thank you to all the staff members for making my Mum's life as happy as her health allowed.
My father was admitted for palliative care on the 4th January and he loved it. The staff, carers and nurses were wonderful, nothing too much trouble for them. They were always cheerful and so helpful and my Father loved to chat to them. All the staff and nurses were wonderful to the family. Keep us informed, the room is fantastic, so clean, cosy and warm. The family would like to thank all at Albany Nursing Home - wonderful.
Although I was nervous at first putting my mother in a nursing home because of stories you hear in the media, I found the home to be caring, friendly and clean. She was treated with dignity and kindness. My mother was looked after by nurses. Carers and staff that became like family.
Found all staff very kind, compassionate, caring to my mum in her last few days of life. A very very very sad time for me but very comforted by the compassion and love, care, concern shown given to my beloved mum.
My aunt was well cared for and staff were courteous, helpful and experienced. Any problems were sorted out immediately. Her needs were taken into account from the moment she arrived to live at Albany until November when she passed away peacefully.
My previous experience with care homes was choosing one for my Father after his full- time care became too much for me and I didn't get everything right. Dad, however, did well there oblivious to many of the shortcomings due to his dementia. I, however, worried about the incompetent management and complete lack of security which left him wandering the grounds in winter leaving me to constantly check he was safe.
In my experience, Albany Nursing home suffers none of the problems I experienced with my Father and is a delightful warm secure environment. Being modern and purpose built it does not suffer the limitations of a converted old building and the concerned proactive caring extends down from the management along with the warm welcome when you visit
Caring for the elderly is hard work. Nobody will get it 100% right but Albany do it very well.
My husband was admitted in Albany Care Home in January 2012 and passed away on the 5/2/15 in my opinion they were very caring to him and not only my husband but to the others. I recommended to other friends relatives also. The manager and staff are very friendly and as for the home it's always very clean and smells very clean. As for my family and myself Albany Home is very clean and very friendly we recommend it.
The stay are very kind and caring cleanliness is exceptional everyone is very patient with my mum who has violent Alzheimer's.
Albany Nursing Home is a very caring establishment, a very friendly and caring bunch but some of the carers need a lot of training of understanding dementia. Entering a residents room without any warning, just to see someone standing above you and make no excuse prove that these carers need proper training in dementia and respect to the resident. There should be at least six weekly information meetings.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 17 April 2020Good
- 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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