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Care Provided by Elvy Court Care 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 55 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
Accreditations
- Adopt A Grandparent
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- 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 Elvy Court Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Elvy Court 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
- Avery Healthcare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Costel Bonghene(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1994
- Last Refurbishment: 2005
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (55)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (6)
Elvy Court Care Home Reviews (104)
Elvy Court Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.627) out of 10, based on 34 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Elvy Court Care Home has 104 reviews.
My Uncle was only at Elvy Court for a short time before he passed away, but whilst he was in Elvy Court's care he was looked after extremely well and was happy. The staff I met and spoke to on the phone were caring and kind and I cannot praise them highly enough. Thank you.
Thank you for reviewing Elvy Court Care Home. Our highly trained staff team are delighted to hear such kind words about them and our home. Best Wishes, Ryan.
He stayed there for at least three years.
Unfortunately, he contracted the Coronavirus and passed away soon afterwards.
During his last few days, no-one left his side for which I'm grateful as for obvious reasons
family couldn't be there for him.
Thank you.
Elvy Court is modern, light and well managed. The staff are caring and attentive. The rooms are a good size with nice views. There is a very nice coffee/tea area and a private T.V/Movie room. Overall I am very happy with the care and facility for my mum.
Many thanks for your feedback. I will pass on your kind words to the team.
My mother entered Elvy Court for end of life care. Unfortunately, she was not there for more than one week, but the care she received in that week was amazing. All staff were kind, caring respectful. They were nothing short of extraordinary in their dealings with my mother, and they made the last few hours bearable. I would wholly recommend the nursing home without hesitation.
I find the care staff during the day to be very caring and helpful. All staff from reception to the kitchen always call me by my first name and the kitchen staff often make something else if my friend doesn't want what is on offer for lunch.
Really lovely place, staff are attentive and friendly and go out of they're way to help residents and make the place feel like a home. The facilities are first class and everything is spotlessly clean.
The Activities team do their very best to involve residents in activities they will enjoy.
All admin, kitchen and domestic staff are friendly and helpful.
We are so pleased that we moved Mum to Elvy Court in March 2018 from her previous home. The care she receives at Elvy is far superior.
Thank you to everyone at Elvy Court.
My mother is well cared for and has never been unhappy there. There are about four regular carers my mum has who know her well and she finds this comforting with the familiarity.
Safe in the knowledge that the loving care at Elvy Court means I can have breaks from my husband's care without worrying and be happy.
My dad is elderly and spends most of the day with her.
The care shown to my mum has been wonderful and my dad is well catered for also.
They are both looked after by a lovely team of nursing and auxiliary staff.
The facilities are very nice, the room is kept lovely and the food is very good.
I found the care home very supportive and staff very good.
On behalf of our family, please would you accept our most grateful thanks to everyone within the Elvy Court organisation for the wonderful care and compassion shown to dad whilst he was in the comfort of your nursing home the past 14 months. Can we also say thank you so much for, without exception, our family and friends were always made really welcome on our visits, treated very warmly and considerately by the staff. My dad, whether seen on Facebook or on our visits, we saw him contented and most often with that lovely smile that we all knew so well. Thank you so much.
Made to feel welcome, staff are friendly and polite. Have not used any activities, can't give an opinion.
Very pleased with overall care sometimes slightly understaffed.
Helpful staff, particularly happy with the safety and security aspect.
The staff are very caring and professional. It's sometimes difficult to cater for everybody's likes and dislikes, but they do try hard.
The rooms are freshly decorated and clients can have their possessions around them. I believe this helps. The staff organise events to encourage clients and visitors to mix socially. These are always a success. Well done.
Very caring, nothing is too much trouble to help residents and also visitors. Thank you so much.
Very homely decor. Greeted by friendly reception staff. The carers and nurses are always on hand to help and have a genuine passion to care.
My uncle was at Elvy Court, the care he was given was excellent. Staff were always friendly very polite and approachable. They were always able to answer my questions professionally. The home always smelt clean and was well kept. My uncle always looked clean and tidy and shaved every day.
My mother was transferred to Elvy Court following a fall at her own home in which she broke her hip, and despite surgery, my Mother was unable to regain her ability to self-support. Advanced vascular dementia and increasing inability to eat, meant that she was unable to return home.
The staff and management at Elvy Court gave my Mother excellent patient-centered care, keeping her as comfortable as was possible and making every effort with huge patience to assist with her meals. Her room was clean and well equipped for her needs and it had a pleasant outlook. As frequent visitors, all family members were met with friendship from the staff and in my Mothers last days, we were made to feel welcome to spend anytime day and night at our mother's bedside, with the use of the staff kitchen to make ourselves drinks as and when we needed them.
My sister and I had visited all care homes in the area ahead of our Mother being admitted into Elvy Court and are absolutely certain that we had made the right choice.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 05 August 2021Good
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
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News (6) & Events (0)
- 20 Mar 2025
Avery Healthcare is proud to announce that three of its care homes have been included in the prestigious 2025 edition of Knight Frank’s Luxury Care Home Guide, which highlights the...
- 20 Mar 2025
Avery Healthcare is proud to announce that three of its care homes have been included in the prestigious 2025 edition of Knight Frank’s Luxury Care Home Guide, which highlights the...
- 11 Feb 2025
On Sunday, 5th January, a flock of our homes joined together to celebrate National Bird Day, raising awareness about the vital role birds play in our ecosystem. Many residents took...
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Awards / Recognitions (14)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Avery Healthcare Group
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Avery Healthcare Group
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Avery Healthcare Group
Meet the Team (1)

Costel is the Home Manager at Elvy Court Nursing Home. With over 14 years of experience in the healthcare sector, he brings a strong clinical foundation and a proven leadership track record across a range of care settings, including acute medical units, specialist care services, and elderly residential and nursing care.
Having joined Elvy Court in 2021, he worked closely with the residents, families, and staff to ensure the highest standards of care and compliance are consistently met. He was proud to step into the role of Home Manager in 2025, where he now leads a passionate team of over 70 dedicated professionals. Together, they are committed to delivering safe, personalised, and compassionate care that enhances quality of life and promotes dignity, independence, and wellbeing.
Costel is focused on driving continuous improvement, empowering the staff, and nurturing a supportive environment where everyone feels valued. Elvy Court is a warm and welcoming home, and he looks forward to meeting you and sharing what makes the community so special.
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