St James' Park Care Home

Higher Street, Bradpole, Bridport DT6 3EU
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  • St James' Park Care Home, Bridport
Offering residential and nursing care, St James' Park Care Home, located in the charming village of Bradpole, near Bridport on the beautiful Jurassic Coast, is a friendly and welcoming care home offering a home-from-home environment.

Each member of the professional team at St James' is on hand to support residents and their loved ones in any way they need. Whether it is the start of your care journey and you're considering your options or if you're looking for more complex care due to changing needs, with a wealth of knowledge and experience they are there to help make the process as simple as possible.

The care team at the home have a real focus on personalised care. Respecting that each resident brings their own history and experience, they work alongside the individual, and their loved ones, to deliver a care plan that they feel comfortable with, addressing both physical and mental wellbeing needs.

Residents are encouraged to lead an active and fulfilled life at St James'. In addition to the range of activities available, the team also promote engagement in the Bradpole community, whether it be taking trips out in the local area or spending time with local community groups.

Inside, you'll find a homely and comfortable environment, where residents can relax and enjoy having everything taken care of. A popular area is the delightful landscaped garden and patio, which is the perfect spot to spend time with friends and family and is happily looked after by some residents. The bright, comfortable bedrooms and living areas are all easily accessible by wheelchair and a range of en-suite rooms are available.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 31 Service Users

Other Care Provided

  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Smoking not permitted
  • Gardens

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1314

These prices are only a guideline, please contact St James' Park 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

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Mihaela Barbulescu (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2001

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (31)

St James' Park Care Home Reviews (109)

9.9

St James' Park Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.860) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St James' Park Care Home has 109 reviews.

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Review from R V (Resident) published on 1 October 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The food is good and the accommodation is clean and comfortable. Work is carried out with happy smiles, care and attention. I am always made to feel cared for and at home. Whatever request I make because of my disabilities and inabilities. Brilliant entertainment from craft work to visiting singers
and TV's are provided. Trips away are possible also, we are all jollied along with keenness to cater for individual interests. My visitors are always welcomed and happy, previous residents come back to visit. The unpleasant caring tasks are carried out with happy patience!
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Review from Tina S (Daughter of Resident) published on 2 August 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum appears very happy. Staff are wonderful to her. Always laughing and joking with her, as Mum loves banter. Recently, Mum has been getting up in a chair, which is an amazing achievement. Also, spent time out in the garden. Staff are friendly, and we are made to feel welcome.
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Review from A S (Resident) published on 14 June 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
St James felt like home immediately. My large room is getting more like home every day, what with sorting my stuff from home, plenty of room to give my favourite bits of old favourites and old friends pieces of furniture and other familiar things such as my radio, lamps, pot plants and pieces of furniture
completed the feeling of home, which is exciting, just what I was hoping for, so many thanks. I can't tell who many of the staff are just wish they wore name tags. Activity ladies do something every afternoon that patients can take part in or not but always something they've put a lot of thought into. As for the food - very good. No complaints at all.
Reply from Julie Caygill, Hospital Liaison Team Administrator at St James' Park Care Home

Dear Audrey, thank you for taking the time to write such a lovely review of our beloved home. We are thankful for your fantastic overview, we also take all comments, positive and negative on board and use these to improve our service. We will make sure that all colleagues working at the home use their name badges when on shift. We hope that you continue enjoying the outstanding care and support our team at St James Park provides you with.

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Review from Susan I (Wife of Resident) published on 16 April 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Though my husband only had a short time to live, when he arrived at the home, he was welcomed in with sincere warmth and every effort was made to engage with him and to make him as comfortable as possible. As his condition rapidly deteriorated, was treated with great dignity and care. The staff were
very kind and supportive with our family and me.
When he died, the level of compassion and empathy, we received was truly wonderful. We will be eternally grateful to the lovely manager and her wonderful staff. Many thanks.
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Review from Edward H (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 28 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been associated with St James' Park Care Home for almost a decade. My mother-in-law was a resident in 2016 and our father-in-law since 2020. We are very pleased with the cleanliness of the facility, the professionalism of the staff and communication with us as we live abroad.
Overall we would
rate the home as excellent.
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Review from S H (Wife of Resident) published on 26 January 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff were excellent, caring and courteous to my husband and to myself and my family when visiting.
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Review from E H (Wife of Resident) published on 20 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband was treated with kindness and consideration throughout his stay with you. He is not an easy man in new situations but was given every care from all the staff. His room was warm and comfortable and we are all very grateful for the attention he received.
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Review from D K (Brother of Resident) published on 15 December 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Due to the distance I live away, I don't get to see my sister very often so it is very reassuring to always find her looking well and in good spirits when I visit, the staff are always helpful if rather limited in number on occasions. Overall, the management, staff and facilities are more than I had
ever expected of a care home.
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Review from Wendy B (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 November 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely welcome on arrival. Always looks very clean and tidy. Mum is very happy here and well looked after. All the staff are very friendly and helpful. A very calm and quiet environment. Staff work well as a team and very well-organised. Lovely manager and staff. Highly recommended.
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Review from M Z (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 October 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so grateful for the wonderful support everyone at St James' gave to our mum in the last year of her life. All the staff were kind, positive and friendly. They gave so much time to us, helping us through a very difficult period. Many, many thanks.
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Review from J D (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 September 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum is so happy and is a different person. Got my mum back thanks to all your lovely staff.
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Review from M C (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 July 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been made to feel very welcome when I have visited my mother. My mother has settled in very well and is happy. The staff are all very friendly.
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Review from S B (Ex Family Member) published on 9 June 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5
The home is beautiful
Shame about the management. I have never been so rudely spoken to or threatened in all my life.
Reply from Julie Caygill, Hospital Liaison Team Administrator at St James' Park Care Home

Dear SB, Thank you for you review; we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. We appreciate your positive comments about the Home.


We have discussed your additional feedback with the Home Manager directly and the manager assures us, it was not her intention to upset you in any way and we are sorry if that was your interpretation. We understand there were concerns raised by the Manager with you in relation to specific safety breaches, which had the potential to put the home and other residents at risk. We would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about your concerns to ensure that we understand your comment fully.

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Review from S P (Friend of Resident) published on 7 June 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We brought in our neighbour for two weeks' respite. The staff have worked miracles with her! She is eating and sleeping well now and is so much more cheerful. She has now decided to stay and seems very settled. Thank you to everyone.
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Review from Jacqueline C (Niece of Resident) published on 28 March 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our elderly aunt fell just before Christmas, chipping her hip and badly breaking her arm. After caring for her at our home, we realised she needed full-time care. St James' offered her a place, and we took her there on Christmas Eve. She stayed there for two and a half months. She loved it, "just like
a holiday". She received outstanding care in a warm and friendly environment. Home-cooked food and a can-do attitude. She has now regained her health and confidence and is back home.
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Review from Danielle H (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 15 March 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I really cannot fault St James' Park Care Home. They all work so hard, and I know my nan is safe, looked after and is taken care of.
The manager is an absolute star, and she is the heart of the home.
I live over 30 mins from the home and can't always visit weekly, but knowing my nan is happy and
in safe hands really reassures me.
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Review from Michael B (Husband of Resident) published on 29 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From the moment I came to visit, I could tell this was a very nice loving home, very caring. The staff are wonderful. It must be very difficult sometimes. The manager is so kind and caring. In all, excellent.
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Review from Jane B (Daughter of Resident) published on 2 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum has had a very positive first respite stay. Couldn't have been more helpful, kind and caring. She enjoyed the many activities, especially the music and especially getting a real bath. Very many thanks for your wonderful care of Mum.
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Review from Sue R (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 September 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
After a difficult two years due mainly to Covid and many staffing problems, things now seem to be much improved and settled due largely to the new appointment of the home manager. The hotel, kitchen and maintenance staff are brilliant, as are the nucleus of permanent carers. Staffing has been an issue,
but I believe this is nationwide.
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Review from Debbie H (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My father is currently at St James Park. My mother was there until her passing in Jan 2021. I have nothing but good things to say about the facility. The care has been outstanding, the facility is always clean, and the residents are content or happy. We have spent many days at the home visiting my parents,
and the quality of care has not suffered during the Covid emergencies. The facility has a lovely view from the back garden and covered tables and chairs to sit and enjoy the summer and autumn days. The food service has been consistent, and a variety of food has been available. We have spent many days in the lounge rooms watching TV, and there seems to be regular entertainment, from singers to games to visits by animal keepers.
All in all, the atmosphere is pleasant and I believe quite above standard for care homes.
As far as improvements go, the staff seem a bit undermanned and are working very hard to keep up the level of service.
I would be pleased to see a few more staff.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.860)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.860) out of 10 for St James' Park Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 30 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 30 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.860 for St James' Park Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (309 Excellents x 5) + (48 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 358 Ratings = 4.86
  2. 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 St James' Park Care Home is based on 30 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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
    2. 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 31 registered maximum number of service users is 6.2, which has been reached with 30 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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: 21 Nov 2024

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Mihaela

Mihaela Barbulescu

Job Title: Home Manager

Introducing Mihaela Barbulescu
Home Manager at St James’ Park, Bridport


What does ‘kindness’ mean to you?


“Kindness means sharing, caring, and treating people the same.”


As a Registered Nurse, Mihaela has gained a wealth of experience in providing care and nursing support to elderly people, to enrich their lives. She is a knowledgeable and dedicated leader who is passionate about delivering the highest standards in care and quality of life for Residents.


Mihaela closely shares HC-One’s vision in aiming to provide the kindest care for each and every Resident. She extends this caring approach to her Colleagues and works closely with them to deliver care and support to Residents in a way that they gain the most benefit, in a warm and welcoming home.


When asked what she enjoys most about her role, Mihaela remarked:


“Being a manager is an incredible, eye-opening experience that will teach you so many things. My secret recipe is love. I love my Residents and my Colleagues. Everyone has good qualities that, if appreciated, will grow. I like taking the time to discover these daily.”


Mihaela describes her proudest achievement was when she got her nurse registration. She loves being a nurse, looking after people and giving them comfort.


Outside of work Mihaela enjoys travelling and learning about new cultures. She also spends a lot of time with her family, including her son.


If you would like to find out more about St James’ Park, Mihaela would be delighted to have an informal discussion with you to answer any questions and provide further information.

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