
The carers/nurses are excellentPaul C(Son of Resident/Service User)

Will recommend the home to any family looking for placement for their loved ones.D M(Relative of Resident/Service User)


The carers/nurses are excellentPaul C(Son of Resident/Service User)

Will recommend the home to any family looking for placement for their loved ones.D M(Relative of Resident/Service User)


Barleycroft Care Home takes pride in a service that focuses on great care. The experienced and team of nurses, carers and support staff work to deliver care that is tailored to your loved ones needs, and that promotes independence, wellbeing and self-worth. It truly is a home that residents can call their own.
The home is conveniently located in a residential area of Spring Gardens in Romford, Essex, close to local...
Care Provided by Barleycroft Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 80 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
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
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Barleycroft Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Barleycroft Care 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
- Abbey Healthcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Natalie Vella (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 58+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (80)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (80)
Visiting
- Visiting is permitted 24 hours of the day apart from at protected meal times. Please contact the service to ascertain times
Parking
- Parking is available on site but please speak to a member of staff team to register vehicle upon arrival
Barleycroft Care Home Reviews (85)
Barleycroft Care Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.530) out of 10, based on 41 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barleycroft Care Home has 85 reviews.
I have been a resident of Barleycroft for three years and I am pleased with the way I have been looked after. My personal care has been very good and the carers are very good.
My mother has been in this care home for nearly eight years. She is cared for well and is in the latter stages of dementia. We have had a lot of management changes over the years but the current team seems to be good. The staff are excellent. Mum is bedbound completely so does not do activities.
Mum was happy to see us, she was watching TV and seems to have settled into her routine.
The carers and nursing staff are pleasant and helpful. They do a great job.
All the staff are fantastic and it's a pleasure to visit.
My wife has been a resident of Barleycroft Care Home for 3 years. She has been very well looked after and I am very satisfied with her care.
I would say my mum is looked after well. I have no other care homes to compare Barleycroft to but in my opinion, it is run fairly well and any suggestions we make are certainly looked into and the staff are generally always helpful.
This care home is seriously lacking staff. My mother usually waits 5-6 hours in between personal care. There are no real activities that cater for the residents. The meals are all the same, very little variety. Some of the carers are very good, others are only there to get a pay cheque! There is no help gaining services through the GP like they say, trying to deal with the NHS. The home sometimes smells of urine etc. If I had a choice I would not have my mother here. It is due another inspection by the CQC.
Although at times she can be rude and cantankerous, the staff always treat her with patience and kindness. My only grouse is I think the gardens and grounds could be tended more regularly and in need of some TLC.
The home is much better than expected and all the staff very nice and pleasant.
Rooms ensuite and very clean. Food standard is excellent. The carers/nurses are excellent and not only attend all my mum's needs, very friendly and talking and nothing is too much trouble.
My review is that I find the home very nice, staff very pleasant but sometimes things take a bit too long to get done! The food is a bit repetitive. Too many baked beans!
Overall very satisfied with the care my dad receives, my only concern is it takes time to get him out of bed when asked. It also appears that the staff here are overworked too much. Also when dad has an outside appointment the staff need to let us know more than the day before if they want one of us to go with him.
He has a nice room overlooking the garden.
Will recommend the home to any family looking for placement for their loved ones.
I have found Barleycroft satisfying in caring for my mother. The staff are very sympathetic and caring. Mum's room is comfortable and well furnished. I'm pleased that mum is kept clean and well looked after, although sometimes there seems to be a shortage of staff.
The Barleycroft Care Home has been the residence for my wife since 10-07-2010 and she is satisfied with her care here. Nursing staff are competent and the current management is the best we have experienced since entering this care home.
My dad has been left in the same t-shirt for more than 3 days on more than 1 occasion. He's had 2 broken beds and is currently in a broken bed. His room has damaged walls, damaged sockets, no light bulb in his bathroom. His peg feed is splashed all over the walls. The floor is just about swept. It's never mopped clean.
My experience of Barleycroft was excellent. The staff are very helpful, courteous and kind. The home is clean and food is edible.
The problems occurred with certain members of staff bossing my father around and upsetting him. He was also left in his own filth for hours while the staff were watching TV. This seems to be the norm and the poor quality of staff is endemic all the way to the top management. The bottom line being if you love your relation don't send them here!
Staff are fantastic food is brilliant and entertainment very good.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 12 May 2025Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (8)
- 16 Jun 2025Recipient: Abbey Healthcare
- 06 Jun 2025Recipient: Abbey Healthcare
- 19 Nov 2022Recipient: Abbey Healthcare
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Barleycroft Care Home.
Meet the Team (2)

She has a passion for Frailty and End of Life care
Natalie had worked in care homes for over 8 years in senior roles, and uses the ethos that " She works in her residents' home, they do not live in her place of work".
Natalie understands that moving into a care home can be difficult, as this is your last piece of independence, but she believes that when residents move in, their care must be tailored to them and person-centred. She encourages residents to maintain as much independence as they can.

Eleni has been our head chef at Barleycroft since we opened.
Eleni is originally from Cyprus and lived in England for 36 years. She has been with us for 18 years.
Eleni said she has a passion for healthy eating, providing a healthy, balanced diet, nutrition and keeping fit.
“We started ready meals with Apetito, and I was not very keen to serve ready-made meals to the residents. Slowly, slowly, we started with one meal created from scratch per week, which was a roast dinner.
We now serve four weekly menus prepared from scratch.I like chatting with the residents and getting their feedback about the meals.
After a long, tiring day, it is good to hear positive comments about the meals from residents
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