St Michael's Nursing Home

Would not hesitate to recommend St Michaels.

My brother has received the most excellent care and treatment whilst being a resident in St Michael's Nursing Home. The staff are always responsive and positive when I have enquired about any aspect of my brother's care and welfare. I am very confident in every aspect of his continuing care. A most excellent management team! Well done.

My mother, who celebrated her 99th birthday last week, has been at St Michael's for just over a year. Unfortunately, this time has been through the Covid pandemic, which has severely restricted visiting arrangements, requiring testing and restrictions of numbers. However, through this difficult time, the staff have impressed me by providing attentive care and providing my mother with any assistance as required. Being confined to her bed, my mother is not able to attend any events arranged by the home, so I have not been able to attend any to give a rating for these. As social services are fully funding this placement, I am not aware of the cost of the room, but "value for money" would seem to be acceptable to them.

Our mum has had several homes where she has not been cared for properly. We found St Michael's by chance. I called the office and spoke to a friendly administrator who said there was availability for Mum. I raced to the home on my bike and was shown two lovely, spacious, clean rooms. I saw all around the home and ground,s and as soon as we said Mum would be happy there, then everything was organized by St Michael's to move Mum. Nothing has been too much trouble. Mum always looks clean and warm, and most important of all, she is happy. We know we will be contacted if there are any concerns regarding Mum, and likewise, the home never minds if we contact them. The staff are all happy and are a really good team, who look after their residents as they would their own family. I wish we could have found this home first for Mum. Well done, St Michael's.

My husband has only been with you for a couple of weeks and is still adjusting to living in a care setting. He is very reluctant to bother anyone if he needs help and needs to be encouraged to join in with activities.

When my mother arrived at the home, we were met by several members of staff. They were very friendly and extremely helpful with accompanying Mum and assisting me with carrying in Mums belongings. Unfortunately, Mum was admitted to hospital after a couple of weeks but is now back in the home. Everyone has been very caring, patient and understanding with my brother and myself when we ring for updates. We are very pleased with Mum's care in these difficult times.

I feel extremely grateful and would not hesitate to recommend St Michael's Nursing Home.

I was admitted to St Michael's care home for respite care after breaking my ankle. The care I received was excellent, and I was very happy there for the two months that I stayed. The staff are all very attentive and caring, and the food and cleanliness were excellent. I would recommend the care home to anyone wanting to receive nursing care.

My Aunt went to live at St. Michael’s in August 2020. She was 91 years old and, following a short spell in hospital, she finally had to acknowledge that she couldn’t live on her own anymore. It was a huge decision for her but I am so grateful that we were lucky enough to find St. Michael’s for her. From my first telephone conversation with them, I was impressed with the fact that they clearly have a genuine care for their residents. Throughout her time there, I have nothing but praise for how she was looked after and how they managed the difficult issue of visits due to Covid 19. When it became apparent that she had reached the last stages of her life, it was made clear to us that we could visit as often as we wished and at times convenient to us. My Aunt sadly died but I take great comfort from the fact that the last couple of months of her life were spent in a lovely environment with caring staff.

Dad joined St Michael’s in November 2016. He settled in very quickly and the management and carers give excellent care and show extreme kindness. The carers arrange his room just as he likes it, right down to the position of his wine glass ready for his television session. Daily life at St.Michael’s includes activities in the lounge with entertainment on many occasions. The conservatory is an excellent venue to meet friends and Dad enjoys his trips out and has so far included a trip to the Worthing seafront including tea and cakes on the Pier, a trip to the shopping centre and a visit to the cinema. The summer BBQ and party make use of the rear garden which is also available for residents to use and sit with friends. Dad enjoys all his meals. Great care and consideration is shown by the staff as Dad needs assistance. Birthdays also include a celebration cake shared around. We often visit and the friendliness of the management and staff is excellent and always willing to help. We are very happy with Dads stay.

My mother recently went into St Michael's, although she was only there for a very short time before her demise. During that time, our family could not be happier with the treatment she received from the staff there. They made sure she was taken to the lounge daily when her health permitted to join in with the activities and to mix with the other residents. They even gave her a manicure and painted her nails for her! The staff were very friendly and attentive and there always appeared to be many of them around. We watched them interacting with the residents. Welcoming atmosphere. Any requests we made of them they followed through. Mum even was served a small glass of wine with her meal, which she enjoyed tremendously. The friendliness and professionalism of the staff was excellent and my family genuinely believed that they cared about our mother. Excellent care - thank you for looking after her so well.