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This homely residence has a choice of communal areas, helping each adult to stay active or relax as they please, while there is also good access to local amenities and a varied food menu.
The philosophy is to tailor care to each individual, with care plans formulated in consultation with loved ones and continually reviewed.
Care Provided by Parklands Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 54 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
- 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
- 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
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Parklands Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Parklands Nursing 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
Owner
- Canaryford Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Joan Clark (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 40+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2005
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (46)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (4)
Visiting
- Visiting is available after 10am with protected meal times.
Parking
- Parking available at rear of the building.
Parklands Nursing Home Reviews (70)
Parklands Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.0 (8.970) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Parklands Nursing Home has 70 reviews.
All staff from receptionist to cleaning staff and all in between showed compassion and great care towards my sister-in-law. She was always clean and tidy as was her room.
Words don't describe how wonderful the care for my mother has been this past 18 months. All the staff have been exemplary in the treatment and care they have given. I would highly recommend Parklands Nursing Home to anyone needing high-quality care and if the time comes that my wife and I need care, we would happily go to Parklands.
My dad has recently had a stay here. I can totally understand why this home is inadequate, needs improvement with CQC. Extremely poor communication between the home and resident's family, to the point where they didn't have the decency to tell us they can no longer look after my dad, had to hear it from another source. Management is very poor and extremely rude, promises things which she has no intentions of doing. My dad is a dementia patient and clearly, they are not suitably trained/experienced staff to deal with dementia patients, no understanding at all how dementia sufferer feels. Certain staff and management have a dreadful way of speaking about loved ones to their family, have no concept of how they feel when hearing things about their relatives. Dad never looked clean and no effort was ever made when I took Dad out. One day I had to change him out of his pyjamas and change incontinence wear as it was nearly midday, which no one had bothered doing before I arrived.
Unfortunately there are times when a persons' needs change and they can no longer be cared for in a particular setting, despite all efforts being made. We have a duty of care to all residents and staff to ensure their safety and wellbeing. We are sorry that you feel this way about the communication...
Staff were very attentive and caring towards my Mum. Particularly for her end of life care. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this professionally run nursing care home.
I felt that after my wife died at the home on the 4 April I needed to get this issue out in the open. In the first few days, I visited my wife when she was seated in the communal area, looking quite distraught. Seated nearby was another female patient who for no apparent reason was making nasty comments to her. I was completely shocked to the extent I asked for my wife to be moved away to a side area where I could speak to her in private without this patient continuing her nasty comments. Afterwards, I spoke to a senior nurse at the home and explained what had occurred. She knew who I was talking about, mentioned her name and told me not to be too concerned as she often acted like this and asked me to take no notice. Now I am aware that there are many patients in these homes suffering from all sorts of illnesses but this particular category of patients really ought to be segregated to stop this sort of upsetting situation to other patients.
The home is spotless and the management, staff, reception staff are 100% caring and thoughtful to your every need.
I personally want to say a huge thank you to everyone who had the job of caring for my dad, he thought highly of you all ??
Was really impressed with this home for the little time my uncle was in here. The staff were always friendly and willing to help. They took time to spend with patients and their family. The food and drinks were of a high standard too. The nurses and management were kind and helpful. The entertainment man was really lovely too and helped stimulate the resident's minds to keep active.
Parklands were absolutely fantastic for my mum. Giving her the best care she could possibly have and maintaining her dignity. The input from all the staff were amazing. I feel so happy that Parklands made my mum's last weeks as comfortable as they could. My overall standard of her care was excellent and would highly recommend Parklands Nursing Home as the best place to be for your loved ones. Thank you to everyone involved at Parklands.
I just want to say the quality of care given by everyone was amazing. My mother was looked after so well and her final moments were calm and with dignity. It is a very jolly place to be thanks to the staff who make it like that. I take great comfort in knowing the last few weeks of my mother's life were comfortable and pain-free. Excellent does not begin to say how I feel about Parklands.
The care she received and empathy to us was exemplary.
Thank you to all the staff.
The nursing and care staff were exemplary. Nothing was too much trouble. Can't praise them enough.
The constant care and attention to him was wonderful, absolutely, cleanliness checked regularly. Couldn't wish for better attention.
My uncle was at Parklands in December 2018 but beforehand he was in a few care homes in Basildon and Southend and this was by far the worst experience we have had as a family. To start with carer’s in green uniforms were giving out medication when they shouldn’t be because we overheard a carer saying to a nurse they shouldn’t be giving the medication out, the manager is rude in the way she spoke to myself, my family, other staff and residents. The nurses are extremely rude, some of them make you feel like you shouldn’t be there and they are not supportive in any way! The food is diabolical and there isn’t much choice at all, the place is dirty although they have cleaners, the lamp shades are all full of dust, marks on the carpets, and you can tell they don’t pull beds and furniture out and clean on a regular basis. All the carers are lovely but there seems to be a real issue on nights with lack of carers and so much to do they are running around left, right and centre.
My husband recently passed away in the nursing home. Over the nearly 2yrs he was there he was always treated with respect and dignity. During the last week of his life they were even more attentive to his needs as they changed. The love they showed, not just to him, but also myself is priceless. They always had time for me despite their busy day. The nurses had all his end of life care in place ready for when it was needed.
The carers were amazing for my father in law who was there for end of life care, however, I found one of the nurses extremely rude and the way she spoke to her staff was disgusting and disrespectful! Management needs help as well as the place does not move smoothly and you can tell they are short staffed on days and night. At one point I was staying at night with the family and my father in law needed a pad changed and there were no carers about, the whole place was empty, they then came to us about an hour later apologising saying they were on pad round upstairs so downstairs will be empty as there isn’t enough staff, it was disgusting.
The staff at Parklands Nursing Home was amazing with mum. Mum was terminally ill and went in for end of life care. Mum went in very anxious. The staff made her feel safe with dignity. The staff are very caring and I can't express enough of the support for my sister, mum and me. I cannot recommend this nursing home enough. I would even move in there myself.
My father passed away this month and the staff did all they could to make my bereavement as easy as possible.
I was sure it was against the rules, but when I climbed into my son's bed to hold him close towards the end, no one reprimanded me or told me to get off the bed. I was able to cuddle my dying child in my arms many times as his time drew closer. Moments I will treasure forever.
Thank you Parklands staff for your friendliness to this "foreigner!"You are all earth angels.
From the moment my Mum arrived at the home in July 2016 following a stroke she has been given so much love, care, affection and dignity. The food choice is varied as is the drink. If residents don't like what is in front of them they are offered something different straight away. Always being encouraged to eat and drink. Cleanliness is spot on so are the cleaners. All staff across the board are brilliant. Medication is given with precision. I highly recommend this nursing home.
Top quality care in virtually every aspect.
All staff are absolutely fantastic over a period of 3 and a half years.
Very slight reservation regarding ease of access to computerised care records/plans and discussion of same.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 03 June 2023Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
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.
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