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For nature lovers, the open countryside and Green Way are just a short walk from the home. The beautifully landscaped gardens, reminiscent of a country estate,...
Care Provided by Trembaths
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 51 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
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- 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 Trembaths for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Trembaths 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
- MHA
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Renaud Sockalingum(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (51)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (51)
Trembaths Reviews (68)
Trembaths has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.733) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Trembaths has 68 reviews.
Such friendly staff care for my very elderly, almost blind mother with love, respect and care. They seem to have her interests at heart and give her personal help. She has settled in well and she appreciates their help.
Thank you for your lovely feedback which is very much appreciated. This will be shared with all our team members.
My Mother is 99 and moved to Trembaths in mid-December 2024. She was in a state of shock after a flood in her flat in October and made an emergency move to live with two daughters one after another. She is now settling down and gaining her confidence back under the care and help she is now getting.
Thank you for those lovely comments and sharing your experience with us. We are thrilled and appreciate you taking the time to leave us an excellent review. This will be shared with all team members.
Trembaths staff are taking care of my father really well. He's always comfortable, clean and happy. We are kept informed of any changes, such as a recent chest infection. The manager is helping us deal with social services and has a great understanding of the system. We wouldn't want dad anywhere else. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for leaving us with such a positive review. We are thrilled that your father has settled down well and is part of our family here at Trembaths. This will be shared with all members of our team.
Trembaths is an amazing home for my mum, we are so happy she is living there. The care that she receives is outstanding, the management and staff are always available for chats and are so helpful in answering any questions we have about our mum and her care. When visiting our mum at Trembaths, we are always given a friendly welcome. Wonderful care home. Thank you.
I've lived at Trembaths for about 2 years and I enjoy living here. The staff are all very nice, helpful and caring. My bedroom is comfortable and I feel well supported. The staff are all very nice! The food is very nice.
Thank you for those lovely comments, which will be passed on to all team members. We will continue to ensure your experiences remain positive.
The home is clean and the staff are helpful and pleasant. The manager is very approachable and helped with my mother-in-law's admission.
Trembaths is a friendly happy place! The staff are all fantastic. The management team is caring and friendly too. My mother is so happy living at Trembaths. She loves the staff so much. She likes the food and loves sitting down with other residents.
My daughter has been at Trembaths for 18 months. She has a serious condition which means that she is paralised, non-verbal and tube fed - complex medical needs. She is treated with kindness and efficiency by the caring and nurturing staff. Visitors are welcomed and made to feel part of the family. Care couldn't be better.
All of the staff are so kind and extremely helpful. One member of the kitchen staff, who was very busy, was more than happy to put down what she was doing, to let me out of the building. The security is well managed to get in and out of the building, as well as inside.
It is an amazing care home and my mum is really lucky to live there. I came back home with no worries for my mum. I know all her needs are more will be met.
Thank you for your lovely comments. Which are appreciated by me and will be passed on to all members of our team. I am glad you enjoy your visits. We will make sure that, as a team, we continue to sustain the care, compassion and dedication we all have for residents in our care.
Good, reliable, attentive staff who have had an unsettling upheaval of renovations that took place making it upsetting for staff and patients in my opinion it was very poorly planned and exceptionally drawn out. Staff have been more attentive with attention to detail since the return of a senior member to the dementia area.
Thank you for your feedback, which will be passed on to the team members. Renovation works are never easy in a busy care home and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are now back on track with the most pleasant and safer surroundings for all our residents.
A very friendly and well-run care home. Good all-around care, but could always be improved.
Thank you for this review. We appreciate your comments and I will ensure this is passed on to the Trembaths team.
Since her admission following several falls at home, my mother-in-law has been so much happier. The standard of care is excellent and the home was rigorous to protect residents from covid. She looks well and is well cared for. Her key worker is kindness itself. We find Trembaths to be a well-run home with excellent care.
Thank you for your invaluable feedback which I will pass on to all members of our team.
Very helpful staff. Calm environment, well-planned activities. Clean and well-presented home. Loving and caring staff. Well-regulated management.
Thank you for your lovely comments. I will feed this back to the team.
The home provides a warm and welcoming feel for relatives. Residents are well cared for and treated with respect. Communication with staff and relatives is good and I feel our voices are heard. New younger staff need to be mentored by experienced staff so they quickly learn how to support residents with dignity and communicate about them with respect - their role is more than a job!
Thank you for your feedback. This is greatly appreciated and I take on board the comments made, which will be passed on to the relevant team and monitored accordingly.
Incredibly caring staff. My Dad was wonderfully looked after during a long period as his health very gradually deteriorated. At every stage, he continued to receive kind attention whenever he needed it. The home put on many activities to keep all guests stimulated and entertained. Caring staff were always at hand and keen and attentive no matter how difficult the situation became. Proud my Dad was a resident at this lovely home.
Thank you for your kind words. I will ensure your review is shared with the team.
Mum received the best care at Trembaths during her 4 years there. The management and all the staff contribute to making Trembaths a caring and welcoming home. The needs and safety of the residents are always the utmost priority. We highly value all the staff; everyone and every job is a vital part of making the overall experience at Trembaths a happy and positive experience for residents and their families. The last 2-years have been extremely difficult and challenging for the management and staff but they made every effort to keep residents and families in touch and provided extra care and support to our relatives during times when we couldn't visit. The end of life care that our Mum received was exceptional. The kindness of all the staff, the quality of care that Mum received and the care and compassion showed to us as a family was amazing. During those difficult last few months, we felt reassured that our Mum was being given the best possible care and respect. Thank you for caring for our Mum.
Thank you for those wonderful comments and I will ensure this is passed on to our team. Mum was part of our family at Trembaths and it was an immense pleasure for all of us to have had such positive experiences with all your family members.
My Mum was there for 4 years and it definitely prolonged her life, due to the care of the staff who always went the extra mile to make sure she was happy. Nothing was ever too much, we were really impressed that we could also take our dog in to see Mum. The management were always great with us, always keeping us updated if Mum had any problems and were very supportive and honest regarding Mum's health. We felt that she was in good hands and she was happy being there.
Thank you for your kind words. I will ensure this is passed on to all members of our team. Mum was happy and we appreciate the love extended to mum by all members of your family. She appreciated that and always looks forward to your visits.
Since returning to Trembath from hospital where he was rather poorly, my husband has made a wonderful recovery. All the staff, regardless of position, treat him with extreme respect, care and dignity. It has been so good to see him blossom again under their care. Thank you all so very, very much.
Thank you for those lovely comments. It is an immense pleasure to have relatives like you around. I will ensure this is passed on to all our team members.
We appreciated the love and care you gave to our mum, during her stay with you. You took the time and trouble to learn of her interests. Thank you for caring about us as well. You have been very understanding and supportive to us, through this whole experience.
Thank you for those lovely comments. It is an immense pleasure to have relatives like you around. I will ensure this is passed on to all our team members.
My 90-year-old uncle has been a resident at Trembaths for three years and in that time, he has been very well looked after by the staff. He can be quite a difficult character because of his dementia, but he has settled well there and the staff have got to know him and understand his foibles. He seems to be very happy with his routine at Trembaths. It was his 90th birthday in October and the staff were extremely supportive of having a small party for him and many family members and he had a great time. My thanks go to the staff for helping to organise it. Also, thanks to the events coordinator, who has been great in facilitating video calls with my uncle, as I live some way away.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 07 August 2018Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- 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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Renaud has been Home Manager at Trembaths since 2018.
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