Waverley House Care Home has an excellent record in providing up-to-date elderly care methods which are appreciative of personal needs and family circumstance.
The home practises independent living techniques, including for service users who have dementia, with the aim of achieving the best possible quality of life for as long as possible.
A number of activities and therapies are available depending upon requirements and Waverley House's friendly team of staff benefit from a range of regular training programmes.
Care Provided by Waverley House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 47 Service Users
Dementia Care Types Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we Define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we Define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
- Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1,357
- RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1,457
Contact Waverley House to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
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 £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group/Owner
- Shaw Healthcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Alan Riley (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2007
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (47)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (47)
Waverley House Reviews (24)
Waverley House has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.445) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Waverley House has 24 reviews.
I would recommend the home to anyone needing care for their relatives.
A high-quality service with strong leadership and attention to detailed, individual care needs of residents. All staff are closely involved with residents and demonstrate love and care for them and preserve their dignity at all times and interact with their relatives and always report any concerns.
It is a home from home with all staff always available to help.
Luckily I don't need care yet but if I did I would be happy to be in Waverley.
I seem to have been visiting Waverley House for many years since most of my friends are old - I myself am 88 and so, unfortunately, some becoming unable to look after themselves. I have also visited in other homes and Waverley is by far the most professionally run whilst retaining a very personal touch with its clients, families and other visitors like me. For one, you feel there is an understanding of ageing and its problems both physically and psychologically and the necessary frills that are a part of our last years. Obviously, the staff are well trained and well supervised and work as a team. I cannot comment on the 'value for money' side since I am not involved with having to pay but feel National Health should pay for its elderly. The World is not perfect.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 13 April 2019- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Requires improvement
- Well-led Good
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- Recipient: Waverley HouseDate: Monday 14 May 2012
Meet the Team (2)
After finishing my degree I returned to live in the Leominster area, I was looking for a job to get into the health care sector. I applied for several care positions, Waverley’s “care for them like your own family” attitude is what drew me to them.
When I first started at Waverley I was extremely nervous and had zero experience with helping to care for others. The team were fantastic showing me around and able to answer all my questions. One benefit of working for Shaw is the 70 hours shadowing period. In other care settings, this can period can be as low as 12 hours. Shadowing over a longer period like this allowed me to learn from staff in a hands-on approach, in turn, this allowed myself and the resident to feel confident in my ability to carry out high-quality care when I started my shifts.
I had been a support worker for two years when the position of a team leader became available. I had worked hard as a support worker and felt ready to progress in my career, after an interview I was offered the position.
My current role includes liasing with other health care professionals such as doctors and social workers. It involves me creating care plans individually tailored to each resident under my care. Care plans highlight client's specific needs and includes important information in regards to an individual's care. As a team leader, I am also responsible for a team of care staff in the delivery of care to residents in a designated residential unit. I am responsible for the management and administration of medication. My role includes working effectively with others within the home to ensure resident's needs are safely met. Furthermore, I strive to champion person-centred care approaches. It is my responsibility to maintain knowledge of the organisation’s responsibilities under the CQC regulations, including residents’ rights. In addition to Work in compliance with Shaw Healthcare Policies & Procedures.
Working for the Waverley House has provided me with the opportunity to develop my career within health care. Waverley House is currently part of an exciting development leadership program which are looking for future management candidates amongst their current staff. After an interview process, I was offered the role of an engagement champion. This new role, alongside my team leader position, will allow me to work more closely with management, helping me to develop my leadership style and support new and current staff within the home.
I have been a part of the Waverley Team for two years and it has been a fulfilling experience to work amongst some of the most caring and knowledgeable individuals. It has been an honour to accompany our residents along this important journey of their lives, and provide the wellness, happiness and kindness along the way. I like working at Waverley because amidst all that may seem uncertain to our residents and their families, we provide the certainty of a home away from home. The Waverley Warmth is an experience to be felt, and its great to be a part of that.
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