
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 excellent, staff excellent. Standard of care excellent. Staff look after clients well. Rooms good, clean. Security good. Food, drink very good. Excellent value for your money.
Thank you very much for your kind review and will relay your review to our team.
All the staff are friendly and always happy and positive. Food looks of high quality and standard, with a good variety provided. Rooms are always very clean, and the home always smells fresh and well aired. Personal possessions are well looked after, and clothes are well cared for in the laundry.
Thank you so much for your kind words and appreciation.
Management communication is excellent, keeping me updated when required.
The building is clean, functional and meets my mother's needs.
Thank you so much for the appreciation and we will keep our high standards of care.
Haydon-Mayer Care Home makes good use of space. Mum's room is a good height with plenty of natural light and is located where she can hear the life of the home. She is well cared for by an understanding and thoughtful team of staff. Bedbound by choice, the team have gently nursed Mum to do a bit more. After her first six weeks in a nursing home, she is settling and the overall standard is good.
Thank you for your kind words and we will continue with high standards of care.
My husband was taken care of very well. He was at the end of his life and he looked very comfortable.
Thank you so much for the appreciation and feedback.
She was very well looked after by every member of Haydon-Mayer Care Home.
Thank you so much.
Thank you very much for your kind review. I will pass your lovely words on to the staff.
Staff are very kind and helpful. Food is very nice and substantial. Drinks are readily available throughout the day.
Thank you for the feedback, I will let the staff and kitchen staff know. We will continue the high standards of care.
The staff at Haydon Mayer care home are truly wonderful people and looked after my friend in an excellent and exemplary fashion. He passed away very peacefully yesterday (Saturday, June 12 2021). I am very grateful to everyone at Haydon Mayer for caring for my friend so well. Many thanks, everyone.
All the staff were very friendly. They all were very professional with regard to security and the Covid procedures. My mother is well looked after and has always been treated with dignity. Thank you.
My mother is very well cared for with real affection. Her medical needs are attended to and as she deteriorates her required care adjusts accordingly.
I am happy living here. I enjoy the activities, she makes me laugh. just wish I could be better but I do my best.
Brilliant team, wife very happy to be with you, think you all go above and beyond to make sure she is happy, can't thank you enough for the way you have looked after her. Can't wait for covid to be over so I can thank you all personally.
Thank you very much for your review, Roger. I will pass your compliments to the team.
I and my wife are extremely happy with every aspect of Haydon-Mayer Care Home.
Highly recommended.
Thank you very much.
My husband has been in this nursing home for the past 2 and a half to 3 years. He has been quite happy and content in that time. the majority of the staff are very good and some of them have been there a few good years. The majority of the food served is home cooked and plentiful, you can always ask for more! They do their best with activities, pity they never had transport.
Thank you for giving us a review. We are looking forward to working with our residents to develop our new summer menu. We are continuing to expand with the range of activities we provide. With the nice weather coming we will be starting to arrange trips out and start to plan our annual summer fayre. Thank you for your continued support.
2. But some physiotherapy would help her.
3. I think they could do with more staff.
Thank you for your review. We always welcome feedback and we appreciated your time to discuss the points raised in your review and that there were positive outcomes from our meeting. Your support towards the home and staff is very much appreciated.
I always found the staff to be welcoming, helpful and caring. Mum was treated with respect and dignity especially in her final days before she sadly passed away. Mum lived at Haydon-Mayer Care Home for two years. She enjoyed good food and entertainment. Mum was kept clean, tidy and well looked after. Her clothes were washed, ironed and put neatly away in her wardrobe and chest of drawers.
Staff deserve praise for their politeness, care and patience and for the respect and security they provide for residents and visitors. There is room for improvement in communication with relatives and friends. The physical environment is satisfactory, but shared rooms are cramped and the whole building would benefit from some refurbishment.
The secret of this home is the team, pulled together by an amazing manager and her deputies. It is clean, staff and residents are happy and well cared for. Plenty of activities and the home is warm and inviting. Although my husband has now passed away, I shall carry on visiting with our little collie dog. I cannot fault anything or anybody.
Mum received excellent care and kindness. Mum was treated with respect. All the staff were very helpful. The nursing care was excellent.
Happy, homely feel.
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.
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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
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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.
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