Highfield Private Care Home

Mandeville Road, Saffron Walden CB11 4AQ
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  • Highfield Private Care Home, Saffron Walden
Highfield is an established, largely purpose-built care home offering residential, nursing and dementia care. Its dedicated staff has been selected not only for their professional ability but also for their commitment to truly making a difference for the people in their care.

Resident’s rooms are spacious and all feature en-suite facilities (all have toilet and sink, some also have a shower). The communal areas are always busy – be it having a meal in the dining room, watching TV in the lounge, sitting in the garden or reading in the garden lounge area. There are no fixed visiting hours so friends and family can come and see residents at any time. You are always welcome to join for a cup of tea, lunch, on an outing or at one of the home's social events.

They have a chef who cooks all the meals from scratch. Breakfast is available in the dining room or in the resident’s bedroom. Residents can eat whenever they wake up in the morning and can choose between anything from cereal to a full English.

Lunch is three courses (starting with a nutritious soup) and the evening meal is a choice between sandwiches or a hot dish such as pasta or quiche. They have snacks available should anyone feel hungry at any other time.

They also serve drinks four times per day in addition to meal times (but staff will always make a drink for anybody at any other time and there is a coffee machine in the reception area).

Activity is at the heart of wellbeing and they have a full-time activity and wellbeing co-ordinator who makes sure there is always plenty to do, this includes regular trips on the minibus. Residents love going to the garden centre, shops, museums and the beach in the summer.
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Care Provided by Highfield Private Care Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment
  • Eating Disorders
  • Alcohol / Drug Misuse
  • Younger Adults

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 60 Service Users

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
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1694
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1694
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £2104
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £2182

Prices are subject to an individual care needs assessment and the type of room and services chosen. Please contact us for further information.

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

Contact Highfield Private Care Home to confirm what exactly is included and get an estimate tailored to your care needs:

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.

Contact Highfield Private Care Home to confirm what exactly is included and get an estimate tailored to your care needs:

Good to Know

Person in Charge

  • Aaron Barham (Care Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 60+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (60)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (60)

Highfield Private Care Home Reviews (64)

9.6

Highfield Private Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.568) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Highfield Private Care Home has 64 reviews.

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Review from Bibi T (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 13 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can not praise the staff at Highfields highly enough. The care, attention and love they show my Father in Law is second to none. The home is run very efficiently by the manager, helped by staff in the office. The nursing staff are so caring and empathetic especially two staff members who are a major
part of my Father in Laws team and look after him extremely well. The food is excellent, normally delivered by the smiling and warm staff member. Highfields has such a happy and warm feel about it, everyone is happy there. I must give a special mention to the maintenance guy, he works so hard and nothing is too much trouble for him.
Overall Highfields is 5 star.
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Review from Lorenz J (Son of Resident) published on 13 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The quality of care and personal approach starts with the Manager and Deputy Manager. They are kind, caring and sensitive. They are easy to talk to, and always have their door open, making it easy for relatives to go in and chat. They set the tone for the care that is found throughout the home. The
nurses and carers are usually the same from week to week, probably because they are full-time, means that Mum can build a relationship with them and we can do the same. Two staff members stand out as people that we have spoken to regularly. The lady who brings round meals and tea/coffee is also friendly.
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Review from Christina O (Resident) published on 13 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother has now been a resident of Highfield Private Care Home for the past 8 years.
In that time she has been well loved and looked after by all staff and management which has had a variety of changes over this period.
As a family we are extremely pleased to find Highfield from half a dozen homes
we viewed.
If anyone is looking for a care home for their loved ones I can recommend that this one will not be beaten.
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Review from Michael S (Grandson of Resident) published on 13 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The care has been of a really high standard and it is a nice setting for her to be in. All the staff are very friendly, there is always lots of staff available. The rooms and facilities are of a high standard.
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Review from L B (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
All the staff are friendly and helpful. They maintain the dignity of the residents and know the families well. They are courteous always. Some of the fabric of the care home needs updating and this is an ongoing programme. There is an ongoing issue with recruiting and securing an activities manager
but this is currently being met by the care staff to some degree.
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Review from Elizabeth T (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My father has been a resident at Highfield Private Care Home for over two years now. He reports a high level of satisfaction with the care he receives, and most crucially, the friendly, helpful and respectful way he is treated by the team. He is safe and comfortable, and the care team is responsive
to his needs and requests. The environment is scrupulously clean and kept warm and pleasant for him. I want to express particular appreciation for the creative and flexible way the Covid restrictions were managed so that whatever contact was possible was available to families. It was nothing like the horror stories reported in the press of people completely isolated for months on end. Relatives and visitors are welcomed and made to feel a part of things, and the care team always take time to share conversation and interaction, which means a great deal to my father.
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Review from Jo S (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum is looked after with, compassion, by caring staff, who ensure that the end of her life, is comfortable and I am reassured that she has the best care at all times.
I see that the home offers, good facilities for all of its residents, with exercise, yoga, music and more. I wouldn't hesitate to
recommend them.
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Review from Charlie B (Son of Resident) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The care home staff are friendly, caring, hardworking and efficient. The care home management gets things done, prioritises well and sets the tone and positive culture that pervades. I have total confidence in the care home set up, how it functions and the care given to my mother who has now been
in Highfield Private Care Home for over 3 years
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Review from Malcolm S (Son of Resident) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Highfield Private Care Home is an exceptionally well-run and welcoming setting. Its management and staff have been particularly open, honest and accessible. My mother, a resident since November 2021, has multiple overlapping conditions that require nursing care and much patience and knowledge. Staff
have been universally thoughtful and observant, but most importantly, kind and professional. She can be demanding and complaining but is always addressed with sensitivity and admirable patience. With a recent, extended, hospitalisation, my mother was discharged a shadow of her former self: bed-ridden and non-speaking. Since being welcomed back to Highfield, she has improved markedly - to an astonishing degree. Highfield’s nursing care is joined-up and focused on well-being. Facilities at Highfield are cosy, appropriate and well-maintained. Concerns are quickly addressed and feedback is embraced. I have no hesitation warmly recommending Highfield Nursing Home.
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Review from C B (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A positive attitude from all the staff. Always happy to help. Clean and orderly, and smells fresh when you walk in the door (unlike others I've visited). Manager is very helpful when approached. Attractive but limited outdoor space.
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Review from Lynn Y (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are always helpful and cheerfully ready to help if needed.
The manager goes beyond what’s needed and his door is always open for a chat or reassurance.
I have no worries about my mother being in his care.
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Review from Suzanne G (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 October 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Highfield is a very caring and supportive home. The staff are always happy and kind to the residents and very compassionate to the needs of the residents. There is always a very good variety of food offered with menu choices. The gardens are well kept and provide colour and joy to the residents.
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Review from Ray H (Son of Resident) published on 27 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My father became a resident of Highfield in April 2020 and has experienced excellent professional care since. The management, care team and staff have been consistently kind, attentive and caring toward my father's needs and the family's visits. The family continue to receive regular and clear communications
from the manager and his management team regarding relevant Highfield information, and particularly during the Covid pandemic and resulting restrictions. It was very much appreciated that a prompt plan was implemented regarding external 'window visits' so we could, at the very least, get to see and speak with our father during lockdowns, albeit through glass! Following recent relaxing of restrictions, an efficient Covid testing protocol has been set up allowing resumption of internal visits, which is greatly appreciated.
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Review from Linda R (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Since my Mum has been a resident at Highfield she has really loved it. She has made friends and gets on well with the staff. Unfortunately due to COVID 19 I have never seen my Mum’s bedroom and have only been able to visit her a handful of times inside Highfield. The home set up an excellent outside
facility for visiting when the virus stopped relatives and friends from visiting indoors. They purchased and set up two sentry type tents near a window and had a speaker system so that we could hear each other. Currently, I have been unable to see my Mum for the last 6/7 weeks as Highfield had an outbreak of COVID 19. Fortunately, the residents (who wanted to have the vaccine) were vaccinated a couple of weeks prior to the outbreak and many residents only had mild symptoms. Despite this, I have been able to have FaceTime calls with my Mum with the help of the staff. Thank you. I have noticed a deterioration in Mum’s appearance. She has plenty of clothes, also her nails are very long.
Reply from Aaron Barham, Home Manager at Highfield Private Care Home
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that the closure due to covid was longer than we anticipated. We also understand how frustrating it is not to see your mum or her room but due to national…read more
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Review from Susan L (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My Mother has been a resident at Highfield for nearly two years and in that time she has been well cared for and is happier than when she lived independently, all members of staff are attentive and very helpful and the social activities are very well organised. As my mother suffers from Dementia it
was important for all the family that we felt she would be safe and looked after, and as this is the case we are able to enjoy our visits more and not have the constant worry if she is alright after we have left.
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Review from Nicolette B (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I am a nurse myself, and I so pleased he is now the care manager. His attitude to the residents is a very caring one, but also I feel the residents care is his always his main concern.
He has a wealth of experience which is passed to his staff and team.
At this time of covid-19, I feel confident that
all the staff are looking after all the residents in a caring but safe way.
My dad is one of these residents. Before this virus took hold, I was able to visit, and always felt Dad was well cared for and as happy as he could be.
My mum visits most days (obviously not at the moment) and never has any complaints. I look forward to seeing my Dad soon, but mainly hearing Mum has been to visit too. The staff are always so friendly and happy in their work.
When visiting, I have seen the standard of the food and it is fabulous.
Thank you.
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Review from Harry H (Husband of Resident) published on 13 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My wife has been a resident in Highfield since September 2018 following discharge from hospital. She has been wonderfully cared for throughout that time. When Highfield had to go into lockdown, the staff have made extraordinary efforts to enable us to stay in contact and also to maintain regular contact.
I have nothing but praise and admiration for all of the staff and management.
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Review from Monica J (Wife of Resident) published on 13 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Nobody wants to put their loved ones in a care home but sometimes there is no option. It is a massive decision to make and one I found very very difficult. I looked at many care homes until I found Highfield. I knew immediately this was the one for my husband. Everything at the beginning is very difficult
for everyone. It is a new way of life and something we all have to adjust to. Highfield has been amazing. The care and love they give is unbelievable. I visit all the time and see the amazing work they do. Amazing with the residents, always trying to interest them to visit different places. Painting, singing and lots more. Keep up the amazing work you do looking after our very special loved ones.
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Review from Lesley (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother celebrated her 100th birthday on 30 April. Due to the current situation, I was not able to celebrate with her but the staff at Highfield could not have done more to give her a wonderful party and I was able to have a 55-minute video call with everyone. Many thanks to you all for everything.
The care you give is outstanding. My mother has been a resident for over seven years and I have witnessed the gentle care given to all residents, sometimes in difficult situations. They have been sensitive and always place the well-being of the residents first.
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Review from Claire S (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My parents have shared a beautiful double room at Highfield, looking out on to a lovely courtyard, since January 2018. They speak very highly of the nursing and care staff and describe them as very kind. They moved in directly from home and the staff were incredibly kind and understanding, helping
them to make the transition to life at Highfield while respecting their privacy and making every effort to get to know them and to treat them with humour, care and respect.
My parents absolutely love the food and enjoy the ambience of the dining room area. Nothing is too much trouble for the chefs and they are happy to offer alternatives to the main menu throughout the day.
Highfield is lucky to have a superb new manager who has worked as clinical lead there since my parents moved in. He is always happy to help or just listen and has been a great support to me and my parents.
A welcoming home - I trust Highfield to care for my parents and am always made to feel very welcome when I visit.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.568)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.568) out of 10 for Highfield Private Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 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 4.568 for Highfield Private Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (112 Excellents x 5) + (41 Goods x 4) + (16 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 169 Ratings = 4.568
  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 Highfield Private Care Home is based on 14 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 60 registered maximum number of service users is 12, which has been reached with 14 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: 13 Feb 2024

Overall Good

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

Aaron Barham

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2019

Hello, my name is Aaron and I am the Home Manager at Highfield. I understand the anxiety you might be feeling as you look for a care home for a loved one. It is a massive change for everyone involved and takes a great deal of adjustment. We are here to support you through all of this.
Coming to live in a care home often leaves people feeling that they are giving something up. It does not have to be like this. We provide companionship and guidance to help residents continue to do the things they enjoy. As Home Manager I want to make the transition as easy as possible for everyone .
Highfield is their home. Residents can choose to mix with others as much, or as little, as they wish. Life goes on as normal with visits to church, supermarkets, and the local pub garden.
Contact with family and friends is essential for well being and we encourage you to get involved in our community. You are always welcome to join us for lunch and we have regular social evenings. We do not have fixed visiting times so you can visit whenever you wish.
I am a Registered Nurse, specialising in mental health. We know that physical and mental health are connected and you cannot have one without the other. We help with the practical aspects of daily living, but also help our residents maintain self-esteem, self-worth, engaged minds and active bodies.
Finally, there is lots of laughter at Highfield. You will hear lots of laughing and joking whenever you visit us. Whatever is happening in the world, a good belly laugh always makes things feel a little lighter and easier to cope with.


All the Team here at Highfield look forward to welcoming you soon.

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