Barchester Atfield House Care Home

As an older (89 year old) I am treated with love and respect by the whole team. When I needed a shower, the member of staff showed care and consideration (I have a catheter) in washing and drying head to toes. She showed sensitivity and care in dealing with private parts, and left me feeling totally refreshed. I look forward to the next treatment. This attitude also shows with medication, meals and snacks. Not cheap, but excellent value.

I have not been in any other care home and I hope I never have to.

He has had to realise that it cannot be home from home. The staff have been very kind and friendly, not only to dad but to all visitors as well.

He is well fed, comfortable, safe and contented.

The home itself is well-staffed and well-maintained, welcoming, calm and caring.

Thanks to management and every member of staff and the beautiful way the building is kept, it is such a lovely place to be. The standard of food is exceptional and covers such a variety. Staff make you feel as important as the residents to whom they give such wonderful care and time. They say 'there's no place like home', certainly Atfield is the next best thing.

Barchester Atfield House Care Home has provided superb care for my elderly friend over these last two and a half years. She was very happy to move to Barchester Atfield House Care Home once her husband passed away and felt loved and cared for. I was hugely impressed with the high standards of cleanliness, décor, food, general provision and access to nurses and carers. Clearly Barchester Atfield House Care Home is a well-run and well-managed facility with a great team of staff.

We found the home very accommodating staff couldn't do enough for us. My mum well cared for. A very clean homely environment. If I needed to go into a home it would be Atfield House hopefully.

The food is very good quality and I know my father, who has cognitive impairment and other serious issues, is well cared for.

I couldn't have asked for a more understanding, compassionate and appropriate care home for my mother who had Alzheimer's and dementia. The staff were very well trained and brought companionship as well as very high standards of care to my mum whose behaviour and state of mind became calmer within a couple of weeks and her individual needs we very well met.

We needed a nursing home for my mother and residential for my father, somewhere they could be together. Atfield House Care Home provided rooms opposite each other and with the facilities we required. The management and staff were extremely friendly and helpful in getting my parents installed, comfortable and looked after them brilliantly throughout their time there. They had a pragmatic, relaxed but attentive style which was a breath of fresh air after my mother's terrible four months in the hospital. The staff ensured the transition was made as smooth as possible which was vital for my father who was very uncomfortable about being "stuck away in a home" but who came round very quickly to enjoy himself once he realised that all his entrenched routines would be able to be continued at the home, including newspapers in the morning, a beer with the 6 o'clock news and wine with his dinner. My mother's sudden death was handled with extreme sensitivity and kindness. We are extremely grateful.

The care home is welcoming, offering a safe and clean environment with staff available to help with any concerns I have. My father has a very good level of personal care. His care needs are high, but the staff are always there to help. My father's health problems are dealt with promptly and I am informed of any problems. It is reassuring to know my father is being looked after and helped in all aspects of his daily life with dignity and respect.

There is no such thing as the perfect care home, but Atfield House is about as close as you will find. The home is well run with exceptionally good staff. I went there frequently and always made to feel welcome. It was mum's home and I was therefore encouraged to treat it as my own too. My mum's complex needs were extremely well met, she was lovingly nursed and cared for, clean, well nourished, happy and contented. Staff were attentive to any changes in her condition and acted accordingly. I was not only impressed by the standard of care given to my mother, but also by how other residents were cared for with dignity and respect. If you are considering Atfield House for your loved one, I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Staff were always welcoming, sensitive and helpful to me and always seemed to know who I was. I am grateful for the care they provided for my uncle and I would not hesitate to recommend Atfield House to anyone looking for a home where they can feel sure their relative is well looked after.

Atfield House has provided a caring, friendly and safe environment for my mother over the last eleven months. The staff are attentive and compassionate. Always helpful and willing to assist. I would recommend this particular care home.