St Joseph's Nursing Home

Manor House, Gay Bowers Road, Danbury, Chelmsford CM3 4JQ
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St Joseph's Nursing Home offers a skilled environment and versatile living for older people with care needs, as well as employing a team qualified in palliative care.

Together with quality care, the service is committed to independence, with provider Forest Pines known for helping a wide range of individuals through tough and challenging circumstances.
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Care Provided

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 41 Service Users

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
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1685 – £1685
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1685 – £1685
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1685 – £1685
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1685 – £1685
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1685 – £1685
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1685 – £1685
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1685 – £1685
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1685 – £1685

Hairdressing and chiropody are excluded in this price and paid by invoice to the supplier of these services.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact St Joseph's 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

Owner

  • Forest Pines Care Ltd

Person in charge

  • Jonet Ilagan (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2024
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (41)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (13)

Visiting

  • Visiting 24/7

Parking

  • Parking available at front of property

St Joseph's Nursing Home Reviews (51)

9.6

St Joseph's Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.639) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Joseph's Nursing Home has 51 reviews.

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Review from Alan (Friend of Resident) published on 31 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
They do what it says in the brochure with care and consideration.
My friend was only admitted as a respite patient and enjoyed the service so much he has elected to stay as he says his care is excellent.
If I am ever in the unfortunate position to need care this is the place I will elect to be looked
after as the staff and management do their utmost for the smooth and safe running of St Joseph's.
Reply from Joanne Scott, Manager at St Joseph's Nursing Home

Thank you for your review and I will pass these comments on to all the staff

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Review from Nichola (Niece of Resident) published on 27 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
On the whole, I think it's a really nice home.
There is always room for improvement though. The management are really nice and always seem willing to listen and help. All the carers that I've met all seem nice too, as do the maintenance people etc.
My uncle started off in a very very bad place and
not once since he has been in St Joseph's have I felt a sense of panic.
The entertainments lady is great and is fantastic for all the residents. It is not a fancy home but it doesn't need to be. Foremost it needs to be well run and managed with priority given to the care and happiness of the residents who now call St Joseph's their home.
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Review from Marjorie A (Niece of Resident) published on 27 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our Aunt was fortunate to be transferred to St Joseph's from Broomfield Hospital for end of life care. Whilst at St Joseph's she received the best of care from kind, competent, professional and caring staff. A member of staff sat with her as she slipped away peacefully before we could get to the home.
Through their caring approach, Staff were able to see and appreciate the best of her, when she was at her most vulnerable. All staff did their best to engage her in conversation and activities to the best of her ability.


She had a sunny room, overlooking the grounds of St Joseph's and the whole atmosphere there is calm, unhurried and peaceful.


We too were treated with the kindest professionalism by all the staff we came into contact with. To reiterate, she was extremely fortunate to be able to live at St Joseph's at the end of a very long life.


Our heartfelt thanks to all staff.

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Review from John S (Son of Resident) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother recently passed away at the one after residing there for nearly a year. During that time, I found the home to always be clean and well presented. Staff were always caring and attentive, no problem was ever too big. Towards the end of mum's life, they treated her with dignity and respect. The
home is well run with a family atmosphere and professional caring staff with the building set in beautiful grounds. Thank you St Joseph's.
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Review from Suzanne (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very satisfied with the care my mother receives at St Joseph's Nursing Home and regard the management and staff very highly. The smoothie project undertaken to add fresh fruit into the diet of the residents I have been very impressed with, and hope that there is continued support for it to be available
more than once a week. The investment currently underway to improve the interior is having a very positive impact on making the home look cleaner and brighter and I look forward to the project continuing to all areas. I am particularly interested in the planned re-landscaping of the grounds which if carefully laid out with the needs of the residents in mind, could have the makings of giving an incredibly uplifting outdoor facility for all residents, their family and friends and staff to enjoy fresh air, nature and beauty and enhancing wellbeing for all.
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Review from Sheila S (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Compassionate and competent care, appropriately targeted to individual care needs. Good staff skill mix. Staff responsive to need. Good standards of hygiene and safeguarding. Balanced diet and appropriate focus on nutrition and hydration. Good nursing care received. Some of the facilities could be further
upgraded and more activities could be offered to those residents who are able to take part. Overall the staff do a fantastic job.
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Review from Malcolm D (Son of Resident) published on 22 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
First impressions match reality. The home has a warm 'feel' and delicious in every way. Staff are long serving, compassionate and dedicated. They treat residents exactly the way family want and expect them to be treated.
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Review from Vera (Resident) published on 11 May 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff are friendly. I am relaxed here and don't want to move anywhere else. Nice room and outlook. Lovely trees and plenty of wildlife.
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Review from James (Resident) published on 11 May 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Rooms are nice and comfortable. I have been able to bring my own pictures and mirrors and prints etc. All the staff are helpful and have a good laugh and chat, which is appreciated.
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Review from Elizabeth (Resident) published on 4 May 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very nice and friendly. Clean. Good food and general good care.
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Review from Heather (Daughter of Resident) published on 9 February 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
These points are for improvement to a good care plan!
* Care in general is very good, but would be improved by:
- Information regarding personal care is not always accessible, often taking weeks of asking before any notable response or action taken.
- Food is often unrecognisable and with very odd
mixtures on the same plate eg. mash with lasagne and fish/chips too!
- A lack of gravy, sauce or custard makes dry stodgy food very hard to chew/swallow, often requiring some liquid to be poured over it to make it edible.
- People left in rooms/communal areas alone, rather than with others.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.639)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.639) out of 10 for St Joseph's Nursing 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 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 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 4.639 for St Joseph's Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (104 Excellents x 5) + (29 Goods x 4) + (10 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 144 Ratings = 4.639
  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 St Joseph's Nursing Home is based on 12 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 41 registered maximum number of service users is 8.2, which has been reached with 12 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: 11 Jan 2020

Overall Good

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