The Rosary Nursing Home

Mayfield Drive, Durleigh, Bridgwater TA6 7JQ
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  • The Rosary Nursing Home, Bridgwater
With a devoted and long-serving team, many of whom have worked there for over 15 and even 20 years, The Rosary has a special, family feel. And while the building and the gardens are stunning, it’s the high standard of care which makes it really stand out.

As well as providing nursing, dementia and palliative care, the team offer respite care breaks which can be pre-booked in advance, as well as day care.

The team are passionate about Sanctuary Care’s unique Enriching Lives Framework, based on the six senses people need to feel truly happy and fulfilled, a sense of belonging, continuity, achievement, purpose, significance and security. Using this, they work with their residents to live life to the full and achieve their goals.

The residents enjoy some fantastic activities, from baking and flower arranging, to ‘virtually’ cycling to destinations around the globe from the comfort of home using Motiview, an incredible piece of technology where they peddle through their chosen destination on a static bike, with a special screen to enjoy the views.

With a hairdressing salon, residents enjoy weekly visits from a mobile hairdresser, as well as pamper sessions, with manicures and massages.

The secure gardens are spectacular, with raised beds for residents to enjoy growing their own. This summer they have grown everything from herbs to carrots and tomatoes. The residents have harvested their produce, which has been used in the kitchens where the chef creates delicious home-cooked meals every day, as well as home baking for afternoon tea.

Every Christmas the home’s award-winning maintenance man transforms the gardens into a spectacular winter wonderland, with thousands of festive lights.

Many of the ensuite bedrooms, as well as the main lounges, overlook the Quantock Hills, while others overlook Durleigh Reservoir, where you can see the boats in the summer.
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Care Provided by The Rosary Nursing Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 102 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public 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: from £1456

Our weekly fees are individual to each of our residents and are subject to a pre-admission assessment, which is required to understand the level of care and support needed. Our 2025 weekly care fees for nursing care start at £1456, but may be in the region of 30% more*. This depends on your care needs and the type of bedroom that is right for you, from our standard rooms through to our premium bedroom options.


*If you require more specialist care such as 1-2-1 support, your weekly fee could be higher.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact The Rosary Nursing 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)

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

Person in charge

  • Natali Edwards (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (102)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (50)

The Rosary Nursing Home Reviews (88)

9.7

The Rosary Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.703) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Rosary Nursing Home has 88 reviews.

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Review from V S (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 8 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A very lovely home. The staff are always extremely friendly and always happy to go above and beyond. A great environment to be in.
Reply from Kate Yates, Communications and Content Specialist at The Rosary Nursing Home

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review, the team at The Rosary will be so happy to read your comments and high scores.

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Review from D B (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 12 January 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother is happy and settled and her health has improved recently. She is well cared for likes talking with the staff and enjoys the food. she feels the shower room is a long distance from her room and the water takes quite a time to heat up - we understand this is a feature of an old building!
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Review from J H (Resident) published on 8 January 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I live at the home and have lived here for three months and have no complaints.
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Review from Jane W (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 November 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The people who work here always put residents' needs above all else and treat everyone with respect, dignity and kindness, cannot praise them enough.
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Review from Nikki G (Daughter of Resident) published on 10 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum moved here in September 2022. The Rosary is an amazing, spacious place and very clean. All staff in different departments treat my mum with respect and dignity and for this I'm very grateful and know my mum is safe and well looked after. Very much appreciated by me and my mum. I can't thank them
enough, they also take care of me. They keep me informed in Mum's care via GP, OT etc with dates and time's so I can be there and involved in Mum's care. Good communication. The food and options are marvellous, activities are great and residents are involved in them and get a say and input.
(In my mum's own words; all staff from all departments are caring, lovely and respectful, food is lovely and the care home is lovely and gardens and views)
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Review from Debbi T (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have heard horror stories about nursing homes, so I was worried when Dad had to go into one. However, The Rosary Nursing Home is amazing. They called me before Dad even arrived to reassure me. His room is spacious and beautiful with a stunning view. He is a different man now - he is eating so much
more as the food is marvellous and he loves his surroundings. They care for my dad wonderfully - but they also care for me. I trust them implicitly with Dad's care! They have made a difficult time so much easier!
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Review from T H (Son of Resident) published on 9 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mum is unable to assist with this review properly, but I do know she gets on well with the staff. When I visit, she is always wanting to say hello to them and greets them well. When I am around, the staff always treat my mum with respect and dignity. For this, I am very grateful.
Reply from Fae Doherty, Senior Marketing Officer at The Rosary Nursing Home

Thank you so much for taking the time to review our home and for your kind words. If there is anything we could improve on or you'd like to raise further, please do - the manager's door is always open for you. Best wishes, Fae.

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Review from David S (Resident) published on 9 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very well presented in all elements.
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Review from Yvette M (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All staff are very welcoming, friendly and work really hard. They have cared for both my parents (sadly mum is no longer with us) but Dad has been given the utmost care we could wish for, as at times he can be difficult. They gave Mum the same amazing care and every staff member was outside when Mum
took her final journey. It was so moving to watch them all shed a tear for her and it was a very lovely send-off from the care home. I would definitely recommend it to anyone.
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Review from Norman T (Son of Resident) published on 31 October 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother has received very good care since being in the home and I feel she is happy.
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Review from Prudence S (Wife of Resident) published on 19 October 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are all lovely. I'm very happy with his care. He enjoys his food. Every staff member cares not just for the resident, but for the family as well.
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Review from P M (Son of Resident) published on 23 August 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Rosary is the second care home we tried for our Mother. While in the first home she was always restless, always wanting to leave, and sometimes challenging in her behaviour, since she has been here she has been happy and contented. She is getting excellent care and really likes the staff - she refers
to them as her friends. She seems once again to be enjoying life. Arrangements for family visits are excellent and we have enjoyed sitting in the sun in the garden together. The Rosary staff are friendly, professional, caring, competent and lovely! Thank you.
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Review from Judie J (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 August 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are caring, patient and friendly. Nothing is too much trouble. Food is excellent and is always presented nicely.
Lots of Entertainment and events for everyone. Love the social media page and the resident/staff family meetings.
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Review from Judith H (Wife of Resident) published on 8 June 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband has been a resident for 14+ months and during all of that time the care shown has been exemplary. Thanks to all of the people involved in his care my husband is as content and settled in the home as possible. He always enjoys his meals which are always to a very high standard and the chef
is happy to cook the steak we take in for him as a treat. Simply outstanding care on all fronts from the hardworking team.
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Review from Diane P (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 April 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Mum and Dad have both been well looked after in The Rosary. We are very pleased with the staff. They are all very friendly.
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Review from S P (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5
Mum went in for a five night respite stay, she was left over two and a half hours before changing her and wet her trousers which were soaked from top to bottom. She then developed a UTI and her sore on the side became much worse.
The equipment initially used hurt her but they did manage to find the
correct equipment.
This was our first time of putting Mum in care for us to have a rest which in the end caused more stress.
However, the staff were lovely, I just think more care and attention is needed.
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Review from Angela M (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall, the home is very good. The area of improvement needed would be the laundry - lost, even though labelled and stuffed into the wardrobe, not folded or hung neatly. The corridors smell strongly of urine. These are the two things that let the home down.
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Review from Sharon B (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 19 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
Although the staff are lovely and try their best, there is always a lot of poor practice that goes on due to being poorly managed and by staff not being valued or listened to. Staff try their best but are not supported. Things don't always get reported to families and when they do they are not always
accurate descriptions of what happened.
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Review from S M (Wife of Resident) published on 27 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I am very satisfied with the care that my husband receives from the nursing and care staff. He seems settled and as contented as is possible, in his condition. It is a comfort to me that I was able to get him a place in the Rosary. Staff are helpful and friendly to visitors. They are trying their best
with the extra burden of work from tests and more complicated admittance procedures, due to covid precautions. I do find it disappointing that staffing is not adequate to enable ironing of residents' clothing after the necessarily fairly brutal laundering required to ensure hygiene. I think the manager and staff do an excellent job but am less convinced in that from "Head Office". I think there should be a programme of visits to see what work is really like on the front line! If I worked on a dementia unit I would not think it much of a thank you "for being a hero" to be told to dress in a superhero costume at work for a week!
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Review from S P (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother came to The Rosary in the midst of the pandemic and was made to feel welcome and at home immediately. The management of this nursing home is excellent as is the care given by nurses, carers and ancillary staff. This means that my mother's family have the reassurance that she is in the right
place for her and that she is safe.
Reply from Fae Doherty, Senior Marketing Officer at The Rosary Nursing Home

Thank you so much for taking the time to review our home and for your kind words about our team and management - they are so appreciated! Best wishes, Fae.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.703)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.703) out of 10 for The Rosary Nursing Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 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 4.703 for The Rosary Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (208 Excellents x 5) + (66 Goods x 4) + (9 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 283 Ratings = 4.703
  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 The Rosary Nursing Home is based on 23 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 102 registered maximum number of service users is 20.4, which has been reached with 23 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: 10 Jan 2024

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Awards / Recognitions (9)

Meet the Team (3)

Natali

Natali Edwards

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 1996

Natali has worked at The Rosary for over 25 years, first as a registered nurse, then as a Deputy Manager and now the Home Manager she is today!


She loves working in such a beautiful home and is so proud of the care she and her team give to her residents.

Lucy

Lucy Rogers

Job Title: Care Assistant Joined: 2014

In her role as a care assistant, Lucy loves making The Rosary a real home for her residents and their families.

Caroline

Caroline Higgs

Job Title: Domestic Joined: 2022

Caroline loves cleaning making the home a wonderful place to live, and getting to know our residents.

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