Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens

West Buckland Road, Wellington TA21 9PH
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  • Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens, Wellington
Chelston Park Nursing and Residential Home and Chelston Gardens Dementia Nursing Home are two standalone homes that sit on the same site.

Chelston Park specialises in nursing and Chelston Gardens in dementia care. The homes are close to Wellington and six miles from Taunton. Exit at Junction 26 of the M5, the drive to Chelston takes less than five minutes.

Chelston Park provides first-class nursing facilities in a homely atmosphere. The original 1920s house has been tastefully extended and modernised to provide personalised nursing care and support to 31 rooms.

The building is set in extensive flat grounds with beautiful views towards the Blackdown Hills and the Wellington Monument.

Chelston Park is a safe, welcoming environment where the choices of care, well being and comfort of residents are the most important thing.

Chelston Gardens is a purpose-built progressive home, where personalised care combines with design to create a peaceful, harmonious atmosphere.

The home was designed around a secure, internal garden and the facilities have been carefully planned around the needs of people with dementia.

Chelston Gardens offers large single en-suite rooms with walk-in showers and underfloor heating throughout. The emphasis is on light – large windows frame beautiful views of the Blackdown Hills.
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Care Provided

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 86 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

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

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1400 – £1950
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1950 – £1950

Our fees depend on the care package in line with your needs and the type of accommodation required. Fees are usually reviewed annually in April. Any increase in the fee results from inflation, the provision of additional care and services, or as a result of factors beyond our control. These include regulatory and general economic changes affecting the care sector. Fees may be reviewed more frequently in response to these factors.


If you do not meet the criteria for NHS CHC, but require nursing care, the NHS pays a contribution towards the cost of the nursing care. This is called NHS-funded nursing care (FNC). The FNC is paid directly to the home by the government and will be added to the fee we agree with the resident.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens 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)

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 £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Owner

  • Chelston Park Nursing & Residential Home Ltd

Person in charge

  • Jo Girdler (Care Director)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Year Purpose Built: 2007
  • Last Refurbishment: 2024
  • Number of floors: 3

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (76)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (5)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (60)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (5)

Visiting

  • Visitors are very welcome. Chelston's preferred visiting times are 10-4 each day, but the home is flexible based on resident and visitor requirements.

Parking

  • Visitor parking is clearly marked and is close to the entrances of both Chelston Park and Chelston Gardens.

Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens Reviews (21)

9.4

Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.371) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens has 21 reviews.

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Review from B D (Wife of Resident) published on 16 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Chelston Garden is a very good facility. No complaints. The staff and carers are excellent. If a problem does arise it is dealt with. The maintenance of the whole place cannot be faulted. The gardens are kept beautifully as is all the outdoor areas.
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Current Review Score: 9.4 (9.371)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.4 (9.371) out of 10 for Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 10 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 4.790 for Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens is calculated as follows: ( (100 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 119 Ratings = 4.79
  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 4.581 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Chelston Park & Chelston Gardens is based on 10 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 86 registered maximum number of service users is 17.2. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.2 = 0.581
  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: 30 Dec 2017

Overall Outstanding

  • Caring Outstanding
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Outstanding
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

Please contact us for latest vacancies.

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Meet the Team (1)

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Jo Girdler

Job Title: Care Director

The Care Director and Registered Manager at Chelston Park.


- B.Sc. (Hons) in Health and Social Care, Diploma in Community Health (D/N)
- Certificate in Cardio-Thoracic Nursing (ENB 249)
- Registered Nurse

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