Brookdale Nursing Home

16 Blakebrook, Kidderminster DY11 6AP
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9.5 31 Reviews
  • Brookdale Nursing Home, Kidderminster
Brookdale Nursing Home is situated in the Blakebrook area of Kidderminster, in close proximity to Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre. It is situated within walking distance of Brinton Park, close to local amenities and on good public transport routes.

The home is a listed Georgian residence over two floors, converted, with communal areas on both floors and extended for nursing care. It provides a safe, comfortable and homely environment for all residents.

The highly trained nursing staff are committed to providing excellent Palliative and Nursing care.

The home has a Dementia friendly, South facing garden which is easily accessible on foot, or in a wheelchair. It has a varied activities programme with external entertainers regularly visiting the home which enables the team to provide the best personalised activities for each, individual resident.
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Care Provided

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 Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 40 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Gardens
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £750 – £1050
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £850 – £1150
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £850 – £1150
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £950 – £1250

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Brookdale 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

  • Angela Butler (Acting Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 55+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Number of floors: 1

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (36)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)

Parking

  • Carpark

Brookdale Nursing Home Reviews (31)

9.5

Brookdale Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.545) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Brookdale Nursing Home has 31 reviews.

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Review from H D (Wife of Resident) published on 29 November 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good in all respects. Excellent staff. Very caring and helpful. Cannot fault.
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Review from P O (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 September 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot praise Brookdale Nursing Home highly enough. The care of all the staff, the home was always clean, food good. I would recommend to anybody.
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Review from Tracey R (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 19 July 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Nan arrived at Brookdale on the 13th of April 2022, from Oxford for end-of-life care and to be closer to family that live in Kidderminster. The care Nan received from all staff has been brilliant and a support to the family. Nothing has been too much trouble for the staff to cater for Nan's needs. Sadly,
we lost Nan on the 17th of May 2022, but so pleased we were able to be with her for her final days. I would recommend Brookdale to friends and family.
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Review from Rhian T (Daughter of Resident) published on 18 May 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Sadly Dad was only at Brookdale for two months before he passed away. From the moment he arrived, to the morning he passed, he was treated with dignity and respect. All the staff were wonderful and Dad quickly settled in. He took part in the activities and made new friends. Nothing was too much trouble
and he often told me how much he liked living at Brookdale. Dad went from someone who lived alone, struggled to manage his diabetes and was lonely, to someone who flourished for the last two months of his life. Thank you, Brookdale, for your care.
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Review from Vivien L (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother was a resident at Brookdale for a few years until just short of her 102nd birthday. She was given excellent care throughout. The staff was both friendly and attentive to her needs. Any concerns were quickly reported to me and I always felt I was being kept in the loop. Meals were of a high
standard and she always seemed to enjoy them. Mom was very reluctant to go into care initially, but I always felt once settled, she was happy and comfortable. I will always be grateful for the standard of care she was given and will happily recommend Brookdale to anyone seeking the best care for their loved one.
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Review from William P (Son of Resident) published on 28 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother was admitted on a 4-6 weeks assessment back in November last year, and I'm happy to say is still there. During her assessment, I had the opportunity to look at other care providers within the area, but it soon became obvious how Brookdale's staff/management and the homely atmosphere within
the building was so so different from others we viewed. In my opinion, kitchen staff excellent/domestic staff excellent /care staff excellent /nursing professionals excellent /manager excellent. Communication from the staff to myself is also excellent.
As an ex-nurse myself one of the most important parts of any care home is the quality of the food at Brookdale, the food provided is probably the best I have seen in my time as a nurse.
Well done everyone and thanks for taking care of my mother.
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Review from A M (Partner of Resident) published on 12 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The management and staff are very thorough in caring and looking after the patients in the nursing home. The meals are well prepared and edible. The accommodation is well administered and cared for by the domestic staff. There is a slight problem with the wheelchairs. There could be better cleanliness
on some of the chairs and closer inspection to the working parts. There also seems to be a shortage of cushions for seating on the chairs, possibly each chair should have their own cushion.
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Review from Tania S (Niece of Resident) published on 31 January 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My aunt is well cared for and I'm always notified of any problems/issues by the staff.
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Review from D S (Wife of Resident) published on 23 October 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Nice friendly staff, care has been good. Nice clean home and nothing is too much trouble. Checked skin, absolutely fine.
Will consider respite for another time.
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Review from Angie S (Friend of Resident) published on 8 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been visiting a service user since he started living with you, and I must say I did have reservations, BUT since May/June the transformation has been unbelievable. The house seems to have come alive! Residents and staff alike are so much more content and happy! The house is inviting and clean
It's a pleasure to visit, and if I can't, I phone and I'm reassured. I am happy to visit, I come away and know he's safe and looked after - a marvellous transformation! Well done!
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Review from John H S (Husband of Resident) published on 26 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff, helpers, nurses etc are very pleasant, helpful, kind and understanding. That's what one wants when you have your loved one in a nursing home.
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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.545)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.545) out of 10 for Brookdale Nursing Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 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 4.545 for Brookdale Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (136 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (12 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 167 Ratings = 4.545
  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 Brookdale Nursing Home is based on 12 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 40 registered maximum number of service users is 8, which has been reached with 12 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: 4 Feb 2020

Overall Good

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