Taymer Nursing Home

Barton Road, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4QP
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Taymer Nursing Home is a charming property with scenic surroundings, that has been purpose-built to achieve satisfying care packages in a home-from-home environment.

With personalised care packages, the nursing home pays close attention to all security, safety, hygiene and nutrition issues, and has won national awards for the quality of its catering.

A choice of reception rooms and lounges makes for a versatile social atmosphere, with the addition of a study area and conservatory.

Carers adhere to person-centred packages, taking pride in a warm and friendly attitude, with GPs and therapists also contributing to the qualities of the service.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • 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 30 Service Users

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)
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1300 – £1400
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1300 – £1500
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1300 – £1500
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1300 – £1500

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Taymer Nursing Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

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 £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Margaret Collins (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Number of floors: 1

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (22)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (4)

Taymer Nursing Home Reviews (147)

9.8

Taymer Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.847) out of 10, based on 36 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Taymer Nursing Home has 147 reviews.

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Review from Dorothy T (Resident) published on 14 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I really fell on my feet when I found this place - after a month of being very badly looked after in hospital. I first came as an NHS rehab patient and then stayed for a while longer as a private convalescent patient.
The manager at Taymer is an absolute star... extremely kind, friendly and helpful.
She sets very high standards which the rest of the staff follow (or else they don't stay long!). All of the nurses are really excellent, as are most of the carers.
The place is light, bright and spotlessly clean. It is set well back from the main road so it is nice and quiet and there is a pleasant garden and sitting-out area.
The food is exceptional... especially the wonderful lunches.
Overall, there is a lovely atmosphere. Taymer doesn't feel like a nursing home at all but like a very welcoming home.
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Review from M D (Wife of Resident) published on 25 May 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff have been very helpful and friendly.
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Review from E B (Sister of Resident) published on 25 May 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I visited my brother in Taymer Nursing Home over a period of four weeks and found all the staff to be friendly and helpful at all times. He was extremely well looked after, very happy in a family atmosphere.
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Review from Susan T (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 May 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother has been made welcome and taken good care of in the home. Some carers are more friendly than others and my mother needs time to express herself as she has speech difficulties.
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Review from John T (Son of Resident) published on 24 May 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff here are fabulous and their helpfulness is beyond compare! My mother has been here for two weeks and received the best of care. I have been made so welcome as a visitor here and seen the attentiveness for my mother and visitors alike. The commitment shown here is exceptional and an assurance
that residents are receiving the best of care at all times.
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Review from P C (Wife of Resident) published on 22 May 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Taymer Nursing Home is warm and welcoming. It's smaller than some and this gives it a family feel.
The home is clean, the staff are positive and caring and look after the residents very well. They interact with the residents and treat them individually.
The manager is very approachable and monitors
what goes on consistently.
The chef and his team provide good, tasty and nutritious food and ensure likes and dislikes are catered for.
The activities coordinators put together a variety of activities for the residents, including some live music performances, petting Shetland ponies and decorating the communal areas to reflect the time of year, Easter, Coronation etc. An outing to a country house is planned.
The nursing team ensure medication is given correctly and they and the manager ensure relatives are updated on medical issues and arrange hospital transport when necessary.
The admin team answer the phone promptly and ensure relatives are given the necessary paperwork to complete etc.
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Review from Tracey B (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 May 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Words and tick boxes can't and will never express of be able to measure the experience we have had and continue to have at Taymer Nursing Home. Taymer is unique and have welcomed Dad and us as part of their family - as they display on arrival. Staff have ridden some big waves with us for which I shall
always be grateful. Staff have connected with Dad, whether it be a good or bad day, and he speaks well of them. The activities and wider family events are excellent and got Dad doing more than he would ever do.
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Review from A L (Sister of Resident) published on 10 May 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My brother had been a resident with 24-hour care for over four and a half years. As a family, we could not fault Taymer Nursing Home. All staff are very kind, friendly and attentive to my brother's needs. Always kept in touch with me. Sadly, he passed away on 1st April but his remaining days at Taymer
Nursing Home couldn't have been better. Thank you.
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Review from John T (Son of Resident) published on 9 May 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A wonderful, warm and welcoming environment. All of the staff are friendly and helpful. The nursing is outstanding. The home is situated in a quiet area with good countryside views. My mother is eating more at the home than she ever did at home as the food is so well prepared and the chef caters for
each person's likes. I can heartily recommend the home to anyone looking for the 'care' in a care home.
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Review from M T (Respite Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 21 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very comfortable. Felt at home on this first respite visit for ten days. Lucky to have another resident to chat to daily. The staff are always cheerful and caring, including domestic staff but I have given a satisfactory not excellent rating because they couldn't always respond to my buzzer promptly,
due to dealing with other residents. The buzzer system seemed to be buzzing all day, so more staff would be good. Food is always delicious, well-presented and healthy - e.g fruit snack each morning.
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Review from S W (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are on the whole very caring and kind, the food is excellent, communication is good, management and staff find time to update you on what's going on with your relative and listen to anything you have to say or wishes of said relative. They are making a hard time for us all a little easier
for which I am grateful. I would recommend Taymer.
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Review from Brenda P (Respite Resident) published on 12 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've never stayed at one of these places. It's outstanding, the food is the best and you can't get better. Everything is outstanding in every way. If anything was I wouldn't want to go anywhere else. This would be for me. I love it in every way. It's the best place to be. All staff are polite and it
is spotlessly clean. It's just home from home and you can't get any better. Well if I had to be anywhere it would be here, nowhere else. Fantastic, the best.
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Review from Jackie V (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Whenever I visit I am always greeted warmly and welcomed. My mum is in the residents' lounge when I visit and I am conscious of how all staff are incredibly respectful and attentive to the residents' needs. I have never had any cause for concern. My mum feels incredibly settled and safe despite her
at times being quite confused. On occasion, when I have had to take hygiene supplies to mum's room, it has always been incredibly neat, clean and tidy. When I leave after visiting, I always feel incredibly reassured and comforted by what I have seen and that she is in very caring and safe hands.
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Review from J K (Wife of Resident) published on 7 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing how the home keep on top of everything. Warm and friendly staff were caring and spoke kindly to the patient when cleaning him up as well as the odd bit of chat at other times, which was friendly and good for stimulation. Some of the ratings are not relevant.
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Review from L M (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has been here for just over two weeks. She is being very well looked after. The staff are very friendly, kind and helpful. They are very busy but in spite of that still, nothing is too much trouble when you ask them for something.
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Review from Michael G (Friend of Resident) published on 22 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Firstly, thank you! We found Taymer at Silsoe to be unlike other care homes that we have experienced. All staff that we met were caring and friendly and the home had a calm and relaxing atmosphere. You gave our friend's mother a comfortable and dignified stay and although she was a dying lady, she was
well looked after until the end. Thanks again.
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Review from D G (Wife of Resident) published on 26 October 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband stayed for a week at Taymer nursing home. The nursing home was very clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The meals were excellent and the environment was calm and peaceful. My husband was very happy with his week's stay. The home is set in a beautiful area of central Bedfordshire.
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Review from M W (Sister of Resident) published on 18 October 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care and understanding and very willing and helpful staff.
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Review from D S (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 17 October 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I stayed at Taymer Nursing Home for 5 nights and was made to feel very welcome. In particular, the food was very good. All the staff were helpful and friendly.
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Review from Keith S (Respite Resident) published on 12 October 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From the moment I came out of the hospital transport and was met by the very welcoming manager, I felt I was in safe hands. Every member of staff I met on my trip to my room was smiling and welcoming also. Over the weeks I stayed here for my hip rehab, I could not fault the attentiveness of any of the
staff. Nothing was too much for them. The chef cooked wonderful meals every day. Tea/coffee and biscuits were offered. The support staff were all brilliant as were the cleaners. Fantastic place.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.847)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.847) out of 10 for Taymer Nursing Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 36 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 36 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.847 for Taymer Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (355 Excellents x 5) + (60 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 417 Ratings = 4.847
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Taymer Nursing Home is based on 36 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 30 registered maximum number of service users is 6, which has been reached with 36 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 20 Jul 2019

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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