
We are happy that we do not have to worry about her as she is well looked after.Barbara C(Niece of Resident/Service User)



We are happy that we do not have to worry about her as she is well looked after.Barbara C(Niece of Resident/Service User)



Nestled within the quiet surroundings of Chelmsford, Admirals Reach care home offers personalised residential, nursing, residential dementia and nursing dementia care to older people.
The professional care team is on hand to help you or your loved one settle into life at the home. By getting to know each individual resident at Admirals Reach, they take pride in creating an engaging lifestyle which offers something for every resident to get...
Care Provided by Admirals Reach Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- 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 158 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
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Admirals Reach Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Admirals Reach 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
- HC-One
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lal Mangalam(General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (158)
Admirals Reach Care Home Reviews (387)
Admirals Reach Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.714) out of 10, based on 101 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Admirals Reach Care Home has 387 reviews.
I am very happy with everything in the last 12 days of mum being here.
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We found ourselves not being able to transfer mum within her flat. Admirals Reach responded immediately and assessed mum within the hour and mum commenced her short term stay two and a half hours later. The short term respite stays entitled us to get different equipment into mum's home enabling her to return safely five days later. The standard of care during mum's stay was excellent.
Thank you for your review. So glad to hear that your Mum was well cared for in her short stay with us and hope she is now happy back at home.
A very happy and caring home. Resident's needs always adhered to. The staff are always ready to help and look after relative's needs as well as residents. The food is plentiful and good and nicely presented. Activities varied as much as possible in all a very caring home with caring staff. The only setback is lack of domestics but when domestic present, the whole Admirals Reach set up is second to none.
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'I couldn't fault Admirals Reach, the staff were excellent in all ways and made me feel comfortable. It could be said it was like a home from home. The food was excellent, plenty of it with a good choice. My room was very comfortable, clean and had a pleasant outlook on the grassy square.
The communial areas were perfect and there was freedom of choice as to where to sit/watch TV.
Thank you for a lovely weekend.
Thank you for your review. I'm glad to hear that your Father enjoyed his first stay with us and hope that he comes back for another visit. I will pass your comments onto the home manager.
My room was nice, comfortable bed, very nice outlook, very clean.
The staff looked after me very well and the food was very good.
I would be very happy to come and stay there again.
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I am very happy here and feel safe. The food is good and I'm looked after well. I love that the fact that I can have a bath.
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The senior care assistant is a great person. Always cheerful and helpful. Very good with her staff and she works very hard. If I had to come back, I would be very happy to.
Always a happy welcoming place when I visit; my aunt is well looked after and is happy, her needs are met. The staff are on hand to answer any questions and the unit is always clean and well kept. Very pleased.
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The staff are always very welcoming and I can always speak to someone about my mum if I need to. My mum is happy, washed and looking well. She has a good relationship with the staff and I know if there was a problem I would be contacted and it would be dealt with professionally.
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Mum went into the care home 2nd February 2017 and we were very happy with the welcome and care that we received during her short stay with them as she sadly died on 12th February. However short her time at the home, she was always treated with respect and genuine concern for her well-being. Staff went out of their way to ensure that mum had everything that she needed and settled in quickly. Her last days were happy ones and she died peacefully with caring staff around her. As a family, we highly recommend this home. The staff in the dementia unit are exceptional in what they do and we are so thankful to them all. On a practical note, the rooms are of a good quality and the whole place is very clean. The food was excellent and mum was happy eating properly for the first time in ages. There is so much publicity about poor care in homes but Admirals Reach is an exception to this and I can happily recommend that you visit for yourself.
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Staff are lovely people. We are very pleased with the care my father is receiving. All the staff I have met are respectful and calm and kind.
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I have plenty of meals.
It is a nice cosy room.
Would recommend this place.
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Completely satisfied with care and service providing excellent support to both residents and family.
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She looks very well cared for and healthy.
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All the staff are helpful and cheerful and nothing is too much trouble. All the staff are very approachable and ready to listen and address any problems. It is lovely to know mum is so well cared for and safe.
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He has had a good relationship with staff but he is looking forward to being at home again with his wife. The nurse has made a particular affect on dad which he said has helped him quite a lot.
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Very friendly and staff are brilliant - well looked after! Rooms kept very clean.
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Mum appreciated all that was done for her and enjoyed the company and good humour of carers and staff.
We also, as a family, got to know a number of carers and staff who looked after mum. We would particularly want to to thank the staff for their professionalism and compassion
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The staff are very good, rrooms are excellent. I like going on outings, but would like to go on more.
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Unfortunately, my mother-in-law has little appetite for the food offered and has a very weak voice since her stroke and is reluctant to ask for help/alternative food. Sometimes she feels the night staff are reluctant to help when she buzzes during the night (she feels they have little time for her) Bearing in mind she is self-funding and the fees increased £100 a week this year to £950 she feels perhaps she is entitled to ask for help in the night (i.e. to change her or to say why someone else is shouting) Perhaps re-education of night staff would help.
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News (26) & Events (0)
- 03 Mar 2026
A care home in Chelmsford welcomed members of the local community, prospective residents and their families to a special Open Day event to celebrate the opening of its brand-new 30-bedded...
- 17 Feb 2026
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- 28 Jan 2026
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Awards / Recognitions (9)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: HC-One
- 28 Feb 2023Recipient: Admirals Reach Care Home
- 28 Feb 2023Recipient: HC-One
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

“For me, it’s making a real difference to our Resident’s lives with good care delivery and support.”
Lal is a Registered Nurse with over twenty years of experience. He is a knowledgeable leader who is passionate about delivering the highest standards in care and quality of life to older people, to enrich their lives. Lal is dedicated to providing quality care and support for elderly people to enrich their lives.
Lal closely shares HC-One’s vision in aiming to provide the kindest care for each and every Resident. He uses his experience to motivate his team to deliver care and support in a way that Residents gain the most benefit, in a warm and welcoming home. Lal is committed to promoting individual choice for Residents, allowing them to feel empowered.
He also works hard to arrange events and activities with nearby schools and clubs, and is always keen to include the local community in life at Admirals Reach.
When asked what he enjoys most about his role, Lal remarked:
“Seeing Residents smiling and knowing that as a team we are making a difference to their lives.”
In his spare time, Lal enjoys playing badminton, travelling to exciting destinations and spending quality time with his family.
If you would like to find out more information about Admirals Reach, Lal has an ‘Open Door Policy’ and would be pleased to welcome you for an informal discussion.
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