
I and my wife are extremely happy with every aspect of Haydon-Mayer Care Home. Highly recommended.David W(Mother-in-law of Resident/Service User)

The secret of this home is the team, pulled together by an amazing manager and her deputies.Claire B(Wife of Resident/Service User)

Food is very nice and substantial. Drinks are readily available throughout the day.Deana L(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I and my wife are extremely happy with every aspect of Haydon-Mayer Care Home. Highly recommended.David W(Mother-in-law of Resident/Service User)

The secret of this home is the team, pulled together by an amazing manager and her deputies.Claire B(Wife of Resident/Service User)

Food is very nice and substantial. Drinks are readily available throughout the day.Deana L(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Haydon-Mayer is situated in the coastal town of Herne Bay and the two storey building stands in a quite residential street. Its location affords easy access to local shops. Service users can enjoy observing the everyday street activity from the spacious front facing conservatory lounge.
Service users assessed as requiring a Nursing and or Dementia care environment can have all their needs met within the home. Registered Nurses are available over 24hrs.
Care Provided by Haydon-Mayer 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 32 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
- Stroke
Facilities
- Wheelchair Access
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees are dependent on the Room and the person-centred care
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Haydon-Mayer Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Haydon-Mayer 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
- Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sibi Vengattil (Acting Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
Room Information
- Single Rooms (32)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (2)
Haydon-Mayer Care Home Reviews (76)
Haydon-Mayer Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.562) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Haydon-Mayer Care Home has 76 reviews.
Care exceptional, food excellent, cleaners excellent, and staff caring and friendly.
Overall, I am very pleased with the care given and I feel my views are listened to by those in charge.
The family were always kept fully informed throughout and the communication and face to face visiting arrangements/meetings were excellent.
The support given throughout was excellent and the manager and all of his team are a credit to the company.
My experience with Haydon Manor is very good. The staff are really good, they go above and beyond to help. They are really good when I phone my mum. Everyone is very friendly I would like to rate 10/10 for the staff. I feel I can leave my mum and know the care she gets is great, and she is well looked after.
Thank you Pauline for such a nice review ,its nice to know that you can leave knowing your mum will be well looked after .
Thank you all team Haydon-Mayer, for coordinating such an amazing summer fete. Great entertainment, stalls displaying handcrafts so eye-catching too. Your thoughtful planning made it a memorable time for the residents and created wonderful memories for all the families. The time and effort you invested in the meals ready to take home, you truly raised taste buds to new heights! Your culinary skills has left me craving for more, thank you all for sharing your talent with us. Great work HM!
Thank you for taking the time to complete a review card .We are so pleased that you enjoyed the day , I shall pass your comments onto the team .
Pleasant staff, nothing too much trouble. Always smiling. Food and care very good.
Since the first day of admittance, all the care, personal hygiene really great. All the staff are friendly and I go home relaxed knowing my wife has everything she needs.
Thank you for taking the time to complete one of our surveys .We are pleased to know that you can leave your wife in safe hands
Food is good.
Home is safe and secure.
Home is clean and tidy.
As soon as I arrived all staff were friendly and have been caring and conscientious all the time. The food is satisfying and tasty with acceptable variation.
Thank you for your lovely review ,we are pleased to know that you are enjoying the meals provided
Good, Happy.
Thank you very much for completing a review , we are pleased that you are "good and happy"
We have a new activity organiser who is very good.
Thank you very much for your review, I will pass your comments on to the team .
My father spent 24 days at Haydon-Mayer before he passed away. During that time, the staff did everything they could to meet his complex and demanding needs. The team were consistently friendly and helpful, and I felt confident that my father was treated with dignity and respect. I often heard staff greet residents by their first names, which I felt showed genuine recognition of each person as an individual. I also reviewed records of the medications administered and they were meticulous and clearly measured. At each stage, the managers were approachable, supportive and offered practical, helpful guidance. I remain deeply grateful to the management team and all the staff for the care they provided.
Cannot begin to praise the staff each and everyone of them for their commitment and self sacrifice for the residents of Haydon-Mayer. Please dont stop what you do you have no idea what it means to us, the family of the loved ones we leave in your care.
My aunt has been a resident at Haydon-Mayer for a number of years and continues to benefit from the first class care and loving environment. She is happy and in amazing health as she advances into her 100th year! That she is doing so is in no small part down to the efforts of the manager and her wonderful care team.
Thank you for your lovely review of our home
Very good. Thank you.
My mum went into Haydon-Mayer following a stay in hospital for continuing care. The care she received was amazing. The staff are so attentive and compassionate not only to mum but to us as a family too! My dad is now in there too as he needed nursing care and we wouldn't hesitate to to recommend Haydon-Mayer to anyone looking for the upmost care for a loved one.
On the whole, given the crisis in the care industry, Haydon-Mayer perform as well as can be expected. The carers and staff treat our father with sensitivity and respect and he is happy here. It's a great shame that at present there is not an activities coordinator on site. There always seemed to be a buzz about the place but sadly no more.
Staff are excellent.
Very happy and good food.
Comfortable shower.
My mum was a resident at Haydon-Mayor for just over 3 years until she sadly passed away recently. She was always treated with the utmost respect, dignity and love by each and every one of the staff, even during the times mum could be a little challenging as her dementia took hold. We were always made to feel so welcome and were kept informed at all times by the management about mums care. We could not have wished for a better care home, and will be forever grateful for the care she received.
Sadly my mum passed away on 25/01. She had been a resident in the home since December 2021. I wish to express my sincere thanks to all the wonderful staff for caring for my mum in a compassionate loving manner. I could not ask for a better 3 and a bit years of seeing mum so happy and well cared for. Thank you all!
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 07 June 2023Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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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Awards / Recognitions (4)
- 28 Feb 2020Recipient: Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd
- 28 Feb 2019Recipient: Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd
- 01 Feb 2018Recipient: Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

I have been a qualified staff nurse since 1997 in India. I worked at a cancer speciality hospital in India. Moved to England in 2004. Joined Nicholas James Care Homes in 2005, working as a registered nurse, became Registered Manager at Haydon Mayer in 2010, and completed my leadership and management level 5 training.
Frequently Asked Questions about Haydon-Mayer Care Home
What types of Care is Haydon-Mayer Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Haydon-Mayer Care Home have?
There are 32 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Haydon-Mayer Care Home?
Wheelchair Access, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Haydon-Mayer Care Home to the centre of Herne Bay?
0.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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