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The home features spacious en-suite bedrooms, thoughtfully designed to enhance the comfort and wellbeing of those living with dementia. Each room...
Care Provided by Maple Leaf House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
Care Types Provided
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 48 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Lift
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Maple Leaf House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Maple Leaf 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
- MHA
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Sam Stone (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (48)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (48)
Maple Leaf House Reviews (57)
Maple Leaf House has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.774) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Maple Leaf House has 57 reviews.
I have found Maple Leaf House to have a pleasant soothing ambience for residents. The friendly staff are cheerful and lively and encourage a feeling of serenity and well-being, giving an atmosphere that is calm, peaceful and tranquil. There is also a sense of cleanliness and order with exemplary medical care. Healthy eating is encouraged with an excellent balanced menu which includes a variety of protein foods. The building provides an airy, commodious and comfortable home-from-home setting. The home has excellent facilities and hosts numerous themed days and activities which keep residents happy and engaged. There is additional emotional support for residents with the position of a chaplain who gives one-to-one care with a listening ear and comfort. All in all, I have found the staff to be compassionate, kind, helpful, attentive, caring and patient and would thoroughly recommend Maple Leaf House.
Thank you so much for your kind words, as you know, every staff member tries their best to give residents the support they need to live later life well. I will pass your comments to the team.
My husband has been very well cared for at Maple Leafe House since 2019. I feel the staff know him well and that he is happy there. Each resident is treated as an individual, and levels of care are carefully managed. Families are encouraged to be involved and to support the home. Acitvities and events are well organised and cover a wide range of interests.
Thank you so much for your comments. We always strive to provide the right care for the residents who live here. I will share your comments with the team, as always, please let us know if there is anything further we can do.
Excellent care provider.
Thank you for your lovely review, as always if we can ever be of help, please let us know.
What a lovely place. Care staff excellent, lovely staff tending to service users with comfort and reassurance in every step/ Polite and very aware of any problems service users have. Lots of team spirit. Every time we visit, we are made welcome. Great atmosphere, nice and clean. The food looks fantastic. Nice facilities to use. Activities each time we go, always different ones. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the lovely feedback. I will ensure your comments are passed on to the team. Everyone works so hard to provide the best service to our residents. Please do let us know if we can do anything further.
My wife has been a resident at Maple Leaf House for nearly seven years. Her care throughout this time has been very good. The pandemic of the last two years has been difficult and several excellent staff have left, but good replacements have been found. Things began to improve considerably when I was made an 'essential carer' and I am now able to visit her nearly every day. I would be pleased to answer anyone's questions about the home.
Thank you for your comments, I will ensure this is passed on to the team. We to are enjoying families coming into the home, it's great seeing everyone again.
My mother-in-law's well-being and mental health have improved markedly since moving into Maple Leaf.
We know she is safe and in a good place.
Thank you for your lovely comments, I am so glad your mother-in-law has settled into the home. I will ensure your comments are passed on to the team. Please let me know if I can be of any help.
My husband seems very settled and content to be at Maple Leaf House and I am grateful for that, but poor communication from the home has been a problem and has caused me some anxiety. Contact with a care home was new to me when my husband was admitted last year, an introductory booklet would have been helpful as well as the key information booklet. Lockdowns haven't helped but it sometimes seems that the home assumes we know what is happening, how the home is run and the day to day routines. Communication between the home and relatives may be improving with the introduction of friends and relatives meetings.
I sincerely apologise that your husband's admission into the home wasn’t the best experience, however, we hope we can learn lessons to prevent that from happening in the future. Hopefully, you can see the improvements we have made with regards to communication and I intend for this to continue....
Since my mother has been at Maple Leaf House, I have always been very happy with the care that Mum has and is still receiving. All her care needs have been met by all the staff, they are kind and patient. There is an excellent range of activities and celebrations on a daily basis, of which I would like to say a big thank you.
I am glad your mum has settled in ok, I will make sure the great comments are passed on to the team. If we can do anything to improve your experience, please let me know.
I cannot praise the Maple Leaf House staff enough for their care, kindness and understanding while looking after my mum.
Thank you so much for your review. I will ensure your comments are shared amongst the staff team. Hopefully you will continue to see the home grow in the future.
I am very disappointed in this care home, mainly in the way things are run and the lack of leadership from management. A very poor attitude from those at the top, while those at the bottom are left fighting to do the right thing against this poor leadership. On many occasions, I see bad attitudes towards staff. Which in turn has a negative effect on how the staff themselves behave. This place has a, treat them bad so they work harder mantra. Putting the attitude of the staff who actually keep the place going down. A few words of encouragement from management would go along way and make the place feel and work so much better. I have also come across many things I would deem as unacceptable. Medication on the floor, which anyone could pick up. Dirty conditions while the cleaners are seen chatting away in corridors and being told: "It's not my wing" when asked politely if they will clean something up. Carers telling me they are going on their break so won't help. Please sort it out MHA.
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. I am saddened to hear of the experience you have witnessed. We will take the time to investigate the issues you have identified and rectify these. As I am sure you will recognise, the home have been unable to accept indoor visits since March...
My aunt died at Maple Leaf House in September after 3 years there. The whole team were excellent through the 3 years from cleaner to Home Manager. They learnt to understand my aunt. Thank you for a dignified end, despite the Covid epidemic and the precautions that were needed. The whole team understood her needs and were there until the end. Thank you.
Your aunt was a much respected member of our family and we cared for her deeply. We do miss how she brightened the days and also yourself. Please do keep in touch and we hope to be able to welcome you back to Maple Leaf in the future so that we can hold a memorial service.
My husband was a resident in Maple Leaf House, Ripley, Derby for three months. Maple Leaf House and all of its staff were kindness personified, not only to my husband but also to our family when visiting. They were sensitive to all of our needs in what could have been a very stressful time. Every member of staff maintained a truly professional attitude, combined with cheerfulness in their care for residents' personal dignity within all aspects of their caring roles. Nursing care at Maple Leaf House is second to none; my husband and chaplain were ably led by management, all of whom ensured that my husband's last three months of life were as comfortable as possible. We are forever grateful. Thank you to all of you.
Her room is lovely, the building design is appropriate giving the opportunity for alternative areas for relaxation, meals, socialising/entertainment etc, and provides a clean (odourless), calm and comfortable environment throughout.
Their priority is always the care and happiness of residents. The manageress, administration and all support teams function brilliantly with a calm, friendly, professional approach. This enables the 'front of house' carers to fulfil their role so well; always tolerant, gentle, kind and go to great lengths to ensure the happiness of all residents with individual characters and needs. Always cheerful with fun/entertainment as appropriate.
My husband is very settled at Maple Leaf House, and it has now become his home. The staff at Maple Leaf helped my family during his transition to living at the home and from then on, they could not be more loving and caring towards him. The staff team work diligently to ensure that the residents are clean and warm, active and entertained, and we can see that he feels loved. His room is spotless, and he even gets his favourite mashed potatoes most days! Residents and visitors are treated respectfully, and we always feel welcome when we visit. Both I and my family, can't thank Maple Leaf enough for the care they have provided to my husband.
Thank you for your review. It is always lovely to read that residents feel at home here and I am delighted that you find our staff work diligently, as I know they do. I will share your review with the team.
My mum has been a resident since she was 88 and during this time, staff have genuinely cared for my now 93-year-old mum with mixed dementia and other health needs. Difficult as it is that I can't see her, I know she is being well cared for, so just wanted to say a big thank you to each and every one. Stay safe.
Thank you for your kind review. It is lovely to read that you appreciate all we do. I will share this with the staff team.
When Dad had a serious fall, we were concerned that he would lose mobility and become a wheelchair user full time, but the team at Maple House were so caring, attentive and encouraging that Dad was back using his walking frame within a fortnight.
We are unable to visit during the Covid lockdown, but the new social media page, gives us regular updates and photos and we have regular telephone conversations with Dad.
We are so grateful to all management and staff - nurses, carers and caterers, for giving Dad the best quality of life possible.
Thank you for your comments. Let me assure you that your Dad has been a blessing to us too; his charm, wit and determination to recover from his fall and walk again was a fabulous reward for the staff that helped him to reach that goal. Your Dad is a very much loved member of ‘our family’ along with all the other residents and we thank you for trusting us with his care.
My thanks for what the team at Maple Leaf do day and night to keep the residents safe and happy.
Many thanks for your lovely review. It is always heart-warming to receive such comments from our relatives and know that we are making a difference to our residents and their families. In these strange and difficult days that we have at present, these words make all the difference to us. Many thanks, once again.
The staff are caring and compassionate and yet are good-humoured but efficient. Mistakes sometimes occur but are always put right and noted. I feel quite at home and visit most days. The food is very good; catering for a difficult group with special needs. Overall, all the staff are approachable ad responsive.
Thank you very much for your kind and appreciated comments about Maple Leaf House and the staff. We aim to make everyone feel at home with us. Your comments will be shared with the staff.
My mother moved here a couple of months ago and from the start of her living here I can only say how brilliant all of the staff have been. The manager and administrator made the move extremely simple and mum settled in immediately. The accommodation is 5 star as is the care given on an on-going basis.
I can definitely recommend Maple Leaf in every way.
Many thanks for your lovely and positive comments. It was lovely to see your mum settle in so quickly and feel at home with us, also really good to know that you felt that the transfer was easy for you. We do try and make it easy and smooth as possible for everyone that joins our family. Thank you again.
I have no hesitation in recommending this home to any potential new residents and their family.
Thank you very much for your lovely kind words and recommendations. It is always heartening to know that our families are as happy with the Home as the residents are. We understand how important families are to our residents so we do try to ‘care’ for you too as we wrap our arms around everyone in the hope that you all feel supported. Many thanks.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 19 November 2022Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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- 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.
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