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Each bedroom has large en-suite shower rooms with wheelchair access, electric profiling beds, flat screen television, telephone and access to a broadband internet connection.
Nursing and care...
Care Provided by Pax Hill Care Home
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 98 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
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public 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
Our fees include everything we provide for day to day living. Fully furnished room, bed linen and towels, tv, phone. Onsite activities and entertainment. Social events, all care and accommodation, 24 hour nursing care for nursing floors. Extra charges are made for external suppliers of services e.g hairdressing, newspapers, podiatry, ear wax removal and physiotherapy (unless referred via the NHS).
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Pax Hill Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Pax Hill 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
- Danaz Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Wendy Dunford (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2010
Room Information
- Single Rooms (98)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (98)
Visiting
- Visitors always welcome. Staff can be busy at meal times, so it is preferred if visitors wish to see staff they are here between 9.30am and noon and 1.30 to 4.30pm.
Parking
- Freely available parking on site.
Pax Hill Care Home Reviews (142)
Pax Hill Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.883) out of 10, based on 47 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Pax Hill Care Home has 142 reviews.
Pax Hill is an excellent care home with modern buildings and set in beautiful grounds. The facilities are good, everywhere is very clean and there is an excellent range of activities. My husband was looked after with care and compassion and always treated with dignity during the last four months of his life. His end-of-life care was excellent. The staff are all delightful not only caring for him but also very caring of the relatives. I would have no hesitation in recommending Pax Hill to others.
Relatives become part of our Pax Hill family and it is so important to us that they are cared for alongside our residents. We are grateful for your review and for giving us the opportunity to care for your husband in his final months.
The staff gave exceptional nursing care, being particularly attentive to patient care and communicating with myself and my sister about what to expect and how to manage the treatments he was receiving.
The team was very good at respecting my father's wishes and providing all the help he required.
The carers were particularly kind and managed to be positive and cheerful in difficult circumstances.
At Pax Hill, we will rate highly all of the factors that contribute to a good care environment, such as food, cleanliness, etc. But really what makes Pax Hill stand out as an outstanding care home is the personal and caring nature of the team, from the moment you walk in, to the moment you leave, the whole team are there to support you in a very genuine and touching way.
We always strive to provide the best care possible for our residents and to be there as a support for family, your review is really appreciated and I will share your kind words with the whole team at Pax Hill.
From the moment I stepped inside the care home I was met by smiles, greetings, helpfulness and kindness. Visitors are never treated as outsiders, but are warmly welcomed at any time. I know that many of the staff went the extra mile to care for and support my friend, who couldn't have been happier. The surroundings, which are beautiful, seem so quiet, until you spot all the woodland wildlife and hear the birdsongs. I feel so glad we chose Pax Hill for my friend.
Thank you Valerie for your lovely feedback. I'm happy to hear you were made to feel so welcome.
Pax Hill is a lovely home. The grounds and buildings are beautifully presented. Mum has been here for three months and quickly settled in with lots of help from the brilliant carers and nurses. Their unfailing friendliness and support has seen her go from strength to strength.
Thank you R for your feedback, we really do appreciate your feedback.
I enjoy the view from my room.
Thank you so much for your review, we appreciate your feedback.
Very pleased with my stay here in the Balmoral Unit. The staff are always very kind and compassionate and nothing is too much trouble.
Thank you Robert for your review. Pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay, it was lovely having you with us.
My mother has been at Pax Hill for 2 weeks and we cannot fault the welcome we received. The staff are friendly, helpful, kind and understanding. Mum is settling in well and we would thoroughly recommend the home. The rooms are nicely decorated and look out onto lovely countryside with squirrels and birds as constant visitors.
Thank you Elaine for your review. We are really pleased to see your mum settle in and be part of the Pax Hill family.
My mother has been a resident for nearly a month and we are so pleased with the kind and supportive way the team at Pax is caring for her. She is catered for with lovely food, activities, events, health and well-being care. It is all done with respect but her safety and dignity are paramount.
My father has been a resident at Pax Hill for a few months and the care and support he has from the whole team is incredible. He has regained his confidence and independence again. The choice of meals is excellent and all homemade.
All of the staff at Pax Hill look after Dad so well. They provide excellent care for his physical and mental well-being. He is very happy being a Pax Hill resident.
The staff at Pax Hill are kind, caring and considerate towards my mother-in-law. They show good humour in their working day and are very patient. Nothing is too much trouble. The bedroom is very tidy and clean, with an ensuite with various apparatus added for my mother-in-law's needs. The surroundings and gardens are well-kept. It's clear she is very well cared for by compassionate and caring staff, who are warm, chatty and empathetic.
My mum and I were so impressed with the care and compassion that he was shown by all of the staff and how well the family were supported in my uncle's last few days.
Thank you so much for looking after a very special person.
I first joined Pax Hill Care Home as a respite care user on February 2nd 2024, on discharge from hospital and right from my first introduction to one of the fun activities, have felt happy and secure here. To such an extent, have decided to become a resident. Set in beautiful surroundings, with delicious food and a friendly atmosphere, it seemed the place for me.
My mum was treated with respect and dignity during her time there. The nurses' priority was to keep her happy, comfortable and pain-free. Everyone was kind and caring: It was possible for us to personalise the freshly painted room - incl. with favourite paintings on the walls - so that it felt like home. It was also quiet in the room with a lovely view out over the courtyard (lit with garden lights in the evenings). Lots of activities were advertised, and the common room had lots of films, books, and CDs. When Mum passed away, the nursing and care team gave us excellent guidance and emotional support, and have been warm and friendly with time to talk when we've been back since.
She passed away in Jan 2024. I am grateful to all of the staff at Pax Hill Care Home for the exceptionally professional and loving care given to my wife during her short 2-month stay. Nothing was too much trouble and she was treated with respect and loving care making her happy, comfortable and pain-free right to the end of her life. I can't emphasise enough how pleased I am with the warm reception we were given right from our very first visit by the reception and all the staff prior to and then during my wife's short stay until she passed away.
The staff and facilities are simply outstanding. My beautiful mum was a resident on the Windsor floor for over two months, and we are so thankful she was in the loveliest place possible and received the very best end-of-life care from a wonderful team. We always received a warm and friendly welcome. All staff are truly exceptional, from receptionists, resident liaisons, nursing teams and carers to domestic help, handyman and activity coordinator. Everyone was kind and caring and had so much time for my lovely mum and our whole family - nothing was too much trouble. It felt like a family, and my mum was treated with the utmost respect and dignity during her time there. The nurses kept my mum happy, comfortable and pain-free, and this was their priority. Each room is decorated and personalised, so it feels like home. When my mum sadly passed away, the nursing and care team gave us the guidance, love, emotional support and privacy we needed. We highly recommend Pax Hill to care for your loved ones.
Excellent nursing care for my mum. Nothing was too much trouble, and they were always there to help and care for her. All staff were wonderful, and would highly recommend Pax Hill. When my mum sadly passed away, they were there for support.
My mother has been in Pax Hill (nursing home) following a stroke and requires 24/7 care. I have been extremely impressed with every aspect of her care and treatment. Over the past five months, I have come to know all the care staff, and more importantly, so has my mother, and it feels more like extended family and friends looking after her - so much better than with changing agency workers. I'm able to visit whenever I want and for as long as I want with family and friends and even pets.
My mum was cared for by the Pax Hill team for just under two years. She has advanced Parkinson's. Words cannot convert how wonderful the team were. They offered the best possible care, love, medical assistance and personal support. There is no doubt in my mind that Pax Hill was the perfect home for her, and I am immensely grateful to all the staff and residents for all they did for her.
The staff are very helpful and friendly.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 14 December 2018Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveOutstanding
- 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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Awards / Recognitions (2)
- 18 Sep 2025Recipient: Pax Hill Care Home
- 18 Sep 2025Recipient: Pax Hill Care Home
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Meet the Team (1)

Wendy Dunford is a nurse with many years of experience in running a care home. Wendy first worked at Pax Hill in 2005 as Manager of the EMF wing and, after a spell with another care provider, returned as Manager for the newly built care home in 2010.
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