Barchester Alice Grange Care Home

St Isidores, Ropes Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5 2GA
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  • Barchester Alice Grange Care Home, Ipswich
Alice Grange is a purpose-built residential care home in Ipswich, specialising in 24-hour care for older people including residential care, dementia care and nursing care. Having undergone extensive refurbishment in 2023, Alice Grange is a stunning home offering expert care in a beautiful environment.

Close to the beautiful East Anglian coast line, known for its 'blue flag' beaches, and with good road links to the A12 and A14 trunk roads, Alice Grange is easily accessible from nearby towns like Colchester and Felixstowe.

The bespoke care at Alice Grange is based around personalised care plans, drawn up with the individual and their family to ensure life at Alice Grange feels like home.

The best way to get to know the home is to arrange a visit. Visiting is encouraged at any time.

Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 87 Service Users

Other Care Provided

  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • 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
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1550

This Weekly Fee rate is an indication only of a typical standard fee rate for a resident living in a standard, comfortable room. A final Weekly Fee rate will be confirmed once we have carried out a pre-admission needs assessment. For nursing care, Weekly Fee rate will be dependent on personal needs.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Barchester Alice Grange Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Raciel Sagun (General Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 60+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Year Purpose Built: 2013
  • Last Refurbishment: 2023

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (81)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (3)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (81)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (3)

Barchester Alice Grange Care Home Reviews (175)

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Barchester Alice Grange Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.857) out of 10, based on 38 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Barchester Alice Grange Care Home has 175 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Alice Grange is a place to stay and retire! I am a new resident here, and staff treat me as a king! Food is excellent and will be gaining weight here. Staff are excellent and friendly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Alice Grange is an excellent care home with professional staff and management. My grandmother is a patient here, and upon visiting her, we can see that she really enjoys her stay and is really well taken care of. Our family has inquired about various care homes, and only Alice Grange met our qualifications.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I find the people in Alice Grange very pleasant, always welcoming and ready to listen to my concerns. Staff are kind and sensitive to my needs. Very, very good activities.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Me and my wife stayed in Alice Grange for three weeks. We enjoyed our stay. Staff were always helpful and friendly. Activities are very good. We will come back to Alice Grange when needed!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The place was very clean and beautiful. The environment is pleasing. The staff were welcoming and friendly, they were also professional and well-trained. They provide the best care for your family. Great Job to the staff and the management.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Carers are friendly and empathic. They cope compassionately with the needs I wanted. I have built relationships with the nurses, care staff, domestic, administrators, activity staff and lastly the manager who is always around when needed. Alice Grange will be my forever home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff were really friendly and helpful and were very good at communicating with family and making sure that mum always got to speak to us whenever we called. Mum enjoyed her stay and seemed to enjoy all the activities and speaking with everyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I enjoy my new home Alice Grange. A lot of activities and I am fully motivated. The staff are always happy to help and friendly. The food is good, the room is very spacious. If I am being asked I will recommend people with age lie mt to retire in Alice Grange plus the management is always visible.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the moment I stepped into Alice Grange I knew my husband would be happy and well looked after, such a lovely atmosphere, everyone so calm, kind and professional. Unfortunately, his lost clothes are a very big issue with me, to date, I am still missing pyjamas and vests worth £43.50 to us!

Reply from Kieran Baines, Customer Relationship Manager at Barchester Alice Grange Care Home

Thank you for your kind words about our team. We are very happy to be able to support your husband during his stay with us. I understand that the clothing issue has now been taken care of, but if you have anything else to discuss then please contact us at AliceGrange@Barchester.com.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

How wonderful the whole staff are.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am well looked after here at Alice Grange. The staff are caring and good.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Experience at The Grange staff are friendly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was a respite resident here at Alice Grange and come back permanent. I enjoyed the walking about on the corridor, activities are enjoyable. No words to add action speaks louder than words.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother died in November 21 having been at the Alice Grange for some two and a half years. The care given was extraordinary and the family was supported too. It seems that I should not use names, nor would I want to exclude any of the team, but two particular carers, two of the Nurses and the manager
treated her with a level of care that was absolutely the best imaginable.
There has been much talk of heroes in the NHS; to us, these five individuals probably qualify as superheroes!
But the rest of the team are close behind - the chef who called in regularly to try to tempt her when eating was a big problem and 'Mr Fixit' seemed willing to do anything for her.
I don't often do reviews, but the family have been so impressed - especially in her last months - that it would be wrong not to share our experience

Reply from Kieran Baines, Customer Relationship Manager at Barchester Alice Grange Care Home

Thank you for your kind words, we will make sure every member of the team, especially the superheroes that you have mentioned, knows how much you appreciate their dedication. We loved having your mother live with us and we are glad that we were able to provide such great care for her, it was a pleasure knowing her.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I enjoyed today with a sing-a-long. I love the Christmas tree and the decorations. Come and enjoy your stay at Alice Grange.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I've lived here at Alice Grange for quite some time. The staff are brilliant. I will stay here until I die!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I arrived at Alice Grange a couple of weeks and I enjoyed my stay. My husband will be coming to stay with me here and hoping to be permanent. The food is good and very appetising. The staff and management are amazing.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very helpful. Hope they will keep me!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I travelled for 6 hours to come to Alice grange. When I arrived the staff were welcoming. I hope I will enjoy my permanent stay here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All the staff and residents were kind and helpful to me.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.857)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.857) out of 10 for Barchester Alice Grange Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 38 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 37 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.857 for Barchester Alice Grange Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (404 Excellents x 5) + (41 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (2 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 454 Ratings = 4.857

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Barchester Alice Grange Care Home is based on 37 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 87 registered maximum number of service users is 17.4, which has been reached with 37 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 19 Dec 2020

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    Good
  • Safe

    Good
  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (10)

Raciel

Raciel Sagun

Job Title: General Manager

Joined: 2020

I am the General Manager of Alice Grange. Inspiring and leading the onsite team and ensuring high standards of governance and compliance are my responsibility for overall service.


Over the last 14 years, I have had the privilege of serving the healthcare sector by managing and leading frontline care services for our elderly population. I have come into contact with many individuals who have willingly shared their life experiences and wisdom. This has reinforced my sense of duty and heightened my level of respect for our elders.


My passion is person-centred care. I truly believe in the values of responsibility, integrity, kindness, compassion and doing what we can do for others. I love to see my residents happy with full smiles on their faces, content and having a quality of life whilst in our care.


The team and I are fully committed to embedding the core principles of empathy, care, compassion and integrity in the Alice grange community.


My door is always open: do not hesitate to come and talk to me, should you need anything.

Grace

Grace Santos

Job Title: Senior Nurse

Joined: 2012

Hello, my name is Grace and I have worked at Alice Grange as one of the Senior Nurses since 2012.


I love my role here and I am fortunate to have a hardworking team who see the residents as extended family. I enjoy taking the time to learn as much as possible about each new resident from their families and themselves.


I am very proud of our recent CQC inspection result as I know it reflects the great care that we provide at Alice Grange.

Rashmi

Rashmi Nair

Job Title: Nurse.

Joined: 2020

Hello, my name is Rashmi.


I worked as a carer from 2010 and then qualified as an RGN in 2013. I have always worked in Dementia Care through a number of different settings including hospitals and other care homes.


I started working at Alice Grange in 2020 and I love it here. Barchester care homes have much better facilities and people than many other settings. The management and staff here work really well together and it means this is a brilliant home to work in.


I am now privileged to be part of the team on our Memory Lane community, where we strive to make sure that each resident feels at home and that each family knows their loved one is being looked after by truly caring professionals.

Christine

Christine Rogers

Job Title: Administrator

Joined: 2022

Joined on December 2022 with Alice Grange team. Worked with NHS and had various experiences with finance. At present, enjoying working with the Alice Grange and of course with the resident and family.

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Penny Allen

Job Title: Lead Activities Coordinator

Joined: 2019

Hi, my name is Penny and I am the Lead Activities Coordinator here at Alice Grange


I have many years of experience working in care homes in Activities leisure and lifestyle roles.


I love being part of the Alice Grange team and supporting our residents to live their best lives with fun, interesting, and varied activities available every week. I always feel that the importance of residents' input into our weekly planner is important giving all residents equal opportunity to explore new interests as well as keeping up with previous interests and hobbies.

Emily

Emily Birt

Job Title: Senior Carer

Joined: 2014

Hello, my name is Emily and I am a Senior Carer here at Alice Grange. I have been working at Alice Grange since 2014 and I love my job.


I work in care because supporting people to live their fullest possible life is very rewarding. At Alice Grange, I have been privileged to work with a dedicated team who supported me to win Carer of the Year at the 2016 Care Awards.


One of the best parts of my job is welcoming new residents, getting to know them and working together to achieve their goals.

Luminita

Luminita Maraloiu

Job Title: Senior Carer

Joined: 2018

Hi, my name is Lumi and I am one of the Senior Carers in our Cherry Blossom Community.


I have been lucky enough to work at Alice Grange since 2018, we have a brilliant team here and we all work very well together. As part of the team at Cherry Blossom, I support our wonderful residents in living a full life.


I am very proud of my role at Alice Grange and it is great seeing how well the residents respond to our care.

Titus

Titus Varkey

Job Title: Head Chef

Joined: 2009

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My name is Titus, I am the head chef at Alice Grange. I started working here over 11 years ago. I am responsible for the day-to-day operation of the kitchen and dining, including training, ordering, and menu planning. I like to find out residents' likes and dislikes. After lunch, you will find me chatting with residents and visitors to get their feedback about our food and service.


Individual nutrition and dietary needs are especially important to me and I take great pride in knowing that the food we serve helps improve residents' well-being here at Alice Grange.

Keith

Keith Whatmore

Job Title: Head of Maintenance

Joined: 2019

Hi, my name is Keith Whatmore, I am the Head of Maintenance at Alice Grange. My role is to ensure that the home is always in tiptop condition.


Since joining the team I have also taken on the role of Health & Safety Champion. It is my duty to keep the building in good repair and ensure everyone’s safety.


Alice Grange is a lovely home with lovely gardens, and everyone who visits us is guaranteed a warm and welcoming hello. I take great pride in our gardens and I ensure that our home is kept to a very high standard.


I’m here to help in any way I can, and will always make time for a quick chat.

Margaret

Margaret

Job Title: Resident Ambassador

Joined: 2019

As Resident Ambassador, Margaret provides invaluable insight and perspective from a residents point of view on the day to day management in the home.


Margaret befriends new residents to help make the transition to life in our home as friendly as possible by introducing herself to them on their first day and offering to show them around, accompany them for dinner and to activities.


Margaret is a fantastic advocate for our home.

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