





The Knolls is set in secluded and attractive grounds, with plenty of room to stroll or sit and enjoy the peaceful and charming surroundings, located to the north side of Leighton Buzzard.
Inside, the charm and character of the Grade II listed building has been maintained throughout, with a delightful reception area providing access to elegant Victorian surroundings, which include spacious double lounge rooms and an adjacent, timber-panelled dining room. An...
Care Provided by The Knolls Care Centre
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- 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 56 Service Users
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
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
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
- Self-Funded Residential Care: £1,270 - £1,500
- Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1,350 - £1,500
- Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1,350 - £1,600
- Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1,350 - £1,600
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1,270 - £1,500
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1,350 - £1,500
- RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1,350 - £1,600
- RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1,350 - £1,600
The following are excluded hairdressing, chiropody and escort to appointment services
Contact The Knolls Care Centre 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
- Talea Care Homes
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Dawn Bishopp (Registered Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2012
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (36)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (10)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (12)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (5)
Visiting
- No visiting restrictions and visitors are welcome at all times
Parking
- Ample parking on site
The Knolls Care Centre Reviews (47)
The Knolls Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.342) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Knolls Care Centre has 47 reviews.
Staff are pleasant & helpful. Medication supervision is excellent. Prior to being resident, my mother was hopeless at taking medication. Her room is spacious and there is room for personal items to make her feel at home. Best of all, The Knolls is set in a wooded area and provides a garden for residents to walk & sit.
Many thanks for your kind review. We hope mum will enjoy being on the ground floor and closer to the gardens
From a medical perspective, the nursing staff are always on top of things and when necessary co-ordinate with the GP to resolve any problems.
The carers and support staff have all been a pleasure to meet and deal with. On arrival there is always a cheery greeting from reception and admin management is carried out efficiently. There are also lots of activities to join in with if the residents wish.
There is a large garden with shaded seating. Unfortunately the garden seems to rely on volunteers for upkeep so I think more could be made of it with additional support. However, it is a lovely addition to the facilities.
Overall, it is the caring staff that makes The Knolls a welcoming residential care home.
Thank you very much for your kind review and feedback. The gardens have certainly been a work in progress and we are looking at how can make improvements as a team and with the garden service we use. The activities team have rearranged the planters to make them more accessible for residents and...
My mother has been at The Knolls for over 18 months. She is much improved. The staff are excellent and without the nursing team my mother would not be with us today.
Thank you for your kind review, we will pass on your lovely comments about the nursing team.
The professionalism, kindness and caring nature from everyone was truly amazing and helped me so much. I felt at ease leaving her each day knowing the level of care she was receiving.
I could not recommend The Knolls enough and thank everyone for helping me at one of the worse times of my life.
Thank you very much for your kind review, we are pleased we were able to meet her needs and support her whilst she was with us
An area of improvement would be on the some areas of repair within the home. My mothers room is on the first floor, its decoration is very dated and it is in need of significant renovation.
That said the most important thing is the quality of care she receives and with that the team at the Knolls are brilliant. Thank you
Thank you for your review. The Home does have a rolling programme for refurbishment and we will look at refreshing and upgrading the room to make it more comfortable and inviting.
My brother and I were really worried about finding a home where our mum would be happy and truly cared for, but we needn't have worried. The Knolls is simply amazing and mum is thriving. It is professionally run and communication is excellent.The staff are so kind to her and treat her with respect and compassion. The staff have really made the effort to get to know mum and always share information with us about her health and wellbeing. When we first visited the Knolls we were immediately struck by how happy the residents were and what a lovely feeling of relaxation and care the home had. Daily visits have shown this to be the case and we can't recommend the home enough. Wonderful staff, wonderful home that is giving mum the care in her final years that she deserves.
Thank you for your review. We are so pleased that mum has settled in our Home.
If there is a negative, it would be that more effort/bribery is used to get her to engage more with the activities and get her out of her room.
Thank you very much for your review and feedback; we do make every effort to involve residents in activities within the home, but also must support their own choices and wishes.
My wife was at Knolls for respite. Thank you to all the staff from Receptionists to Nurses and Carers for being friendly, caring . The atmosphere is great and quiet. A great place. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased mum enjoyed her respite with us and hopefully she will join us again in the future
Everyone at The Knolls shows care and compassion. The atmosphere at the home is relaxed, warm and safe. The staff are all, without exception, professional and kind, they know the residents well and know how to respond to them. It is an enjoyable experience to visit my mother who has fun there and speaks so highly of the staff.
My father has bad dementia which makes him a difficult patient to care for. However, the staff and management at The Knolls provide excellent care with a caring, cheerful and professional approach and have supported us all very well. We are very grateful. The home is beautiful and the decor and activities are well thought out for dementia patients. My father enjoys the food too.
We took mum to visit the Knolls and she made an instant connection with the home.
She loves the age of the building, the decor, the garden and how familiar it all feels to her even though she has never stayed there before.
Mum has settled in really well and seems to be very content and happy.
The staff are fantastic and support Mum extremely well. They are respectful and most importantly adapt their approach to support Mums ever changing needs.
Although it was a difficult decision for us to make, we feel that moving Mum into the Knolls was the best one for her.
My mother-in-law initially moved to the care home for a short respite stay following a hospital discharge in February, however, she settled in so well that we made the decision for her to stay permanently - and we've never looked back.
The care she receives is truly excellent. The staff are incredibly caring, attentive, and always listen to her individual needs. They are friendly, kind, and consistently go above and beyond to ensure she feels comfortable and valued.
Whenever we visit, we're always made to feel so welcome. There's a warm, homely atmosphere that feels more like a family than just a care facility. We're so grateful for the support and compassion the team shows every day.
Before choosing The Knolls I visited a number of care homes, but we chose The Knolls because of the people that I met there. We are very pleased that we made that decision, so thank you.
Thank you for your kind review, it is very much appreciated by all of us at The Knolls
My dad lived at the Knolls for about two years after my mum could no longer care for him at home. It was a heart-wrenching decision as a family to take this step but my mum just could not manage any more. From the second we arrived we were surrounded by empathy, understanding and compassion. The whole team of staff from the managers, the reception team, the cleaning staff, nurses and carers and the entertainment team provide an exceptional service that is more like a family than a care home. I have been blown away by the love and care they have not only given my dad but also the care for my elderly mum who visited most days. Sadly my dad recently lost his fight with Parkinson's but the staff were with us to the end. When you are going through the saddest time as a family, despite all their duties they still found time to give us a hug when we needed it. I will never forget what they have done for my mum, my dad and our family and just want to say a massive thank you to you all.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We will all really miss your Dad as he was a huge part of Home life. You and your mum will always be welcome to visit, and I'm sure the residents would love to see you.
As a family we felt so guilty about taking her independence away, we looked at several care homes but were instantly smitten by the caring, loving and homely feel of the Knolls.
It was a bumpy journey to start with as Mum kept wanting to go home and we as a family needed to adjust as well, the team at the Knolls were brilliant and kept reassuring Mum and us, any issues with her and we were informed straight away.
It's Mum's home now and we class the team as our family.
They organise activities which are good fun and we know that when we aren't visiting she is in safe hands.
A massive thanks to everyone.
We love having Mum with us and she has become part of our extended family.
I am very happy with the care provided for my mother and the support that they provide to me on this journey. I only marked down one notch on the activities because it is challenging to engage my mother in these some of the time.
Thank you so much for your kind review, it is appreciated by all of us at The Knolls.
I find the staff very helpful, love the fact they have lots of things going on and they really encourage the residents to participate. There is always someone on hand for the residents and their families to either help or answer any questions.
Thank you so much for your kind review and feedback. It is much appreciated.
This is a wonderful care home, especially for those with dementia. All the staff are warm, understanding and caring, definitely check it out if looking for support for an elderly relative. The location of this care facility is perfect with a sweeping driveway and a large garden to enjoy when the weather is nice. Lots of activities are organised and food is very good. Nothing is too much trouble.
Thank you very much for your kind review and feedback.
His room was very clean and tidy and cleaned every day I think.
Food was varied and plentiful.
Due to a difficult short term service user activities were not able to happen for a cople of days and that was a pity as Dad does get bored easily and needs help to keep his mind and body active.
Thank you very much for your kind review and feedback. We are currently looking at addressing additional activities for residents within the home and we are recruiting for two more positions.
I cannot fault the care my father received at The Knolls in the few short weeks he was there. The friendliness and compassion both he and myself were shown during his short stay was wonderful and helped me to know that I'd made the right choice for him for the last few weeks of his life.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 30 May 2019- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Good
- Well-led Requires 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 (2)
- Recipient: The Knolls Care CentreDate: Wednesday 18 Nov 2020
- Recipient: The Knolls Care CentreDate: Thursday 14 Jun 2012
Meet the Team (2)
Registered Home Manager
Business Administration Manager
Frequently Asked Questions about The Knolls Care Centre
What types of Care is The Knolls Care Centre registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does The Knolls Care Centre have?
There are 36 Single Rooms and 10 Couples/Companion Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at The Knolls Care Centre?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is The Knolls Care Centre to the centre of Leighton Buzzard?
1.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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