The Fountains Care Centre

Church Lane, Tetney, Grimsby DN36 5JX
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9.5 36 Reviews
  • The Fountains Care Centre, Grimsby
The Fountains Care Centre offers an ideal living environment for adults with personal care needs, as well as being suitable for residents with a physical disability or dementia. Day care and respite are also available.   

Well-located in the village of Tetney, between Louth and Grimsby, The Fountains Care Centre benefits from access to the local community and amenities. The home uses all resources available in order to support clients with recreation and an enjoyable lifestyle, while landscaped grounds and specialist bathing are other beneficial additions.

Residents can personalise an interior that is homely and a pleasant place for loved ones to visit. Pets are welcome to visit also.

Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

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

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 45 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

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

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
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £850 – £1200
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £850 – £1200
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £850 – £1200
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £850 – £1200

Fees are determined based on an individual assessment of care needs and the type of room chosen. For full details and current rates, please contact the The Fountains Care Centre directly.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact The Fountains Care Centre 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)

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Kay Harrison (Care Consult)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • No Smoking in building however designated areas outside
  • Ages 50+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2009
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (41)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)

Visiting

  • Visiting welcome no booking required. Pet/animal visits welcome.

Parking

  • Designated Parking Area on Site

The Fountains Care Centre Reviews (36)

Total of 36, showing 1-20
9.5

The Fountains Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.474) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Fountains Care Centre has 36 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5

This care home is failing on every level.
I have taken several photographs that i will be submitting to LCC & the CQC.
With immediate effect this care home needs closing down, the care is bare minimum,
I have huge concerns about, resident safety, hydration, boredom, lack of mobility, lack of encouragement,
health, wellbeing...
I witnessed some caring staff, which is a shame for them as several seemed to be just showing up, donning a uniform & pretending to care.
The building itself is in dire need of a major refurb, call bells are old fashioned, with bare wires at the connections & not placed within easy reach of residents, lighting is terrible.
It seems that the basic plan is to place residents in comfy chairs turn on the TV very very loudly, put on an awful film via 'youtube' & walk away, go for your cigarette break.
There are data protection breeches with personal information being left in communal areas.
Staff shortages was quoted as an issue, this doesn't surprise me, why would

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

We would like to apologise sincerely for your recent experience, especially to your loved ones. We have received many positive reviews, however we understand that your feedback does not meet the required expectation for care standards. We acknowledge your openness and honesty and will take the concern on board to make improvements, involving staff, management and environmental changes to which we do have a refurbishment schedule in place. This has been taken extremely seriously by the company and will be dealt with appropriately. I do hope this reassures you that we have listened with planned support to make changes. Thank you for your time to liaise with us to make positive improvements to the service.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We owe a personal thank you to the manager and all the staff at The Fountains Care Home, they looked after our Dad during a recent respite stay.
From the moment Dad arrived until going home they all showed him a great deal of care. The manager has a great team of very dedicated staff.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for your lovely comments I will share them with our staff team. It was a great pleasure to care for your father, remember us if you require any further support :)

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are very friendly and professional.
The manager is very involved with day to day actions. Very lovely lady.
Clean and tidy residents are very well cared for. Very nice area lovely grounds.
No nasty smells that you normally get from other homes. Security is well managed at all times.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for taking your time to leave such a lovely review, i shall share this with our staff team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This lovely care home is managed extremely well by the manager and her dedicated staff.
My mother started coming here twice a week then came into respite which was hoping to be permanent. They care for our mother really she was treated with respect and kindness.
When she passed away the staff was
respectful and carried out our wishes.
I would definitely recommend this home to anyone that needed care for their relatives.
I would like to thank all staff for your caring and dedication you all deserve a medal

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for leaving us a very warming review, it was a pleasure to care for mum. Thank you for supporting us to provide the best person centered care. I shall feed your review back to our staff team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff at The Fountains were extremely kind and caring towards my dad - going the extra mile for sure! He was well looked after in every aspect eg provision of meals, medicines and personal care. All carried out very thoughtfully and with a smile! As my dad reached the end of his life he had constant
company from the staff who also took the time to take the phone to him so we could speak to him. As a family we lived a long distance away but I absolutely felt I could entrust my dad to the care of the Fountains team.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for taking your time to leave such a lovely review. It was an absolute pleasure to care for dad and its very warming to receive your review commending our fantastic staff team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mum has been a resident for four years now and during that time, we have never had cause to complain. The staff are lovely and work extremely hard and the home is very clean. Mum looks well-kept and, although she is unable to communicate properly, always seems happy and content. We are forever grateful
to The Fountains, thank you.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for taking your time to leave such a lovely review. I will ensure to feedback to our wonderful staff team, as they always enjoy hearing feedback. It is a pleasure to care for Mum. Thank you for your ongoing support.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Every single member of staff made Mum's last few days as happy as they could be... you cannot put a price on that! From the bottom of my heart, a massive thank you to each and every one of you! Mum saw the place as her home and she was extremely happy and content being there (always had a massive smile
on her face), that says it all really!

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you so much for leaving your review and taking your time to pass on lovely feedback to our amazing staff team. It was a pleasure to be a part of your mum's life and to have yourself and your siblings support in providing care to mum. Thank you also for allowing us to be a part of your mum's final journey. Mum will always be at the heart of the fountains and a fond character to be missed along with great memories shared. I will ensure your feedback is fed back to our staff team, which I am sure they will be extremely honoured to receive.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My wife has now been resident at The Fountains for eleven months, and I am very impressed with the care she is receiving. I visit my wife every other day, so I have witnessed on many occasions the warm, friendly family atmosphere that the staff create and maintain. My nephew and niece recently came
down from Scotland to visit their Aunt - they both commented spontaneously on the lovely atmosphere at The Fountains, and the friendly, helpful personalities who greeted them. They both told me they were very happy their Aunt was being properly looked after by such lovely people. In truth the building could probably do with some redecoration, but it is the people inside the building that make it such a great place for my wife to be. The staff are sensitive to my wife's moods, as well as her needs, and try their utmost to help her through each day. They have a very commendable style of caring which has a light touch - focusing on sympathetic support and positive encouragement.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you so much for leaving such an amazing review, as a team I know the staff really do enjoy caring for your wife as well as yourself and Poppy the Shih Tzu as a part of our Fountains Family. Your kind words are very much appreciated and I will of course feed these back to our hardworking and fabulous staff team. Thank you so much for your continued support, and for being an integral part of your wife's care. Without you, the care we provide could not be to the highest standard.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum was a member of The Fountains family for 8 years until she passed away and loved it. When we took mum out to get her nails done, or for dinner, or a cake, and she'd had enough she'd ask to go "home" - back to The Fountains. There can be no greater compliment than when a resident calls it home.
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when Mum was no longer able to clearly communicate, all of the staff would still involve her in her personal decision-making and activities which was important to us as well as Mum.
We were all made to feel like we were part of The Fountains Family and, during the darkest of times, the staff went above and beyond to make sure we were as well cared for as mum.
Now mum's passed we miss our Fountains Family almost as much as we miss Mum. Thank you for everything and we're so pleased mum always said if she had to go into residential care she wanted it to be The Fountains.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you so much for taking your time to leave such a lovely review, it was the pleasure of The Fountains and the staff team including myself to have been a part of your mum's care journey. As a daughter you really did support the staff and myself to provide Mum care to the highest standard and it was an honour for us all to be a part of Mum's final journey. Yourself, your siblings and your mum will always remain a part of the Fountains family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My aunt feels comfortable and safe at the home. She is well looked after by the staff and they make sure I am aware of any problems with her care or health. She is a strong character and when I visit, I am always impressed by the good relationship the staff have with her.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for taking your time to leave such a lovely review, your aunt is a pleasure to care for and as you stated a very strong character! We enjoy caring for your aunt and enjoy making fond memories with her where every day is different and she definitely keeps us on our toes!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

What a fabulous team. Can not thank them enough for the care and patience they give my mum on a daily basis. Mum is on respite at the moment and is very well with the care. Would highly recommend. Their consideration for the individual and family members is superb. Thank you for being amazing

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for leaving such a lovely review, I will feed this back to the staff team. Our staff love to receive feedback especially feedback as complimenting as your comments. Thank you for your ongoing support to us and your mum. It is a pleasure to provide care to your mum.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum has been well looked after being very poorly recently. the Staff have been marvelous and great communication throughout. I feel the home has a lot to contend with and gets no help from the NHS.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are extremely grateful for your feedback. It is a pleasure to support Mum as always and we are so pleased with her recovery so far. Thank you for your ongoing support with us as a home to provide the best care to Mum.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My mother is very happy in The Fountains. The building has a shabby exterior but this is more than compensated by the excellent caring staff. The staff worked hard to help my mother regain and retain her mobility. With their help her confidence has improved.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for taking your time to leave a lovely review, I will of course feed this back to the staff team. Our staff work very hard to support our residents and receiving feedback is very valuable to the staff team. In relation to the building, we have recently had new windows fitted to the front of the property and have a new gardening team to maintain the grounds. We appreciate your feedback, and any further ideas on improvements would be gratefully received.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

During June and July my mum had bad back pain and then became unwell with one or two different infections. The staff were brilliant with Mum, helping her cope with her back pain and contacting surgery straight away for antibiotics. The surgery let Mum down but not the staff at The Fountains.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for leaving a lovely review, we are so pleased Mum is now better! I will feed back your comment to the staff team, they will be delighted to receive such lovely feedback.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall good, clean and tidy. The staff are great especially those around the running of the care home and the staff in the kitchen are great, they do a good job. I have been going to the care home for over a year now and I have seen some changes but the overall running of the care home is good. I have
not had to complain about anything really, had some questions and they have always been seen to.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, your feedback is much appreciated. I will share this with the staff team, they always love to receive reviews from our friends and family members.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Mum was a resident at The Fountains from 2022 till earlier this month when she passed away. All at The Fountains looked after and cared for Mum and when she became bedbound used to pop in to see her and make her smile. It didn't matter what time I went I was always made welcome. Thank you to the manager
and the team.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for leaving a lovely review, it was such a pleasure to care for your mum and we also really enjoyed your visits too. Thank you for all the support you gave us to allow us to care for Mum to the highest of standards. We wish you and your family all the best for the future.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Happy with the care for my father at home, the staff is helpful and tries to give good care services. My father is happy with the food and the amount. Always tea and coffee available for him and for use who visit. When Father has had health problems staff have been on the ball to deal with it.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for your lovely review, we appreciate receiving feedback. We are pleased to hear you are happy with the Care and Support your dad is receiving from our outstanding staff team and you feel that staff have been prompt with health issues. It is our pleasure to care for your Dad and continue to do so to the highest standard. I will ensure your kind words will be filtered to the staff team who I'm sure shall be very grateful to receive.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been at the Fountains Care Centre for the last three weeks for a four-week respite, I can't fault the Fountains. The food, the care and the cleanliness is of high standard everyone is always friendly and happy to help this would be my first choice if I had to come back for my permanent residence.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for your great feedback. I will of course feed this back to all of the staff team in our March Team Meeting. It has been an absolute pleasure having you with us for your respite and we will of course welcome you back in the future if we are privileged for you to return. We at Fountains would like to wish you all the best on your health journey.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mum recently moved into the Fountains Care Home and I honestly could not be happier. The staff from the lovely manager to the staff members who I now know by name and the cook are just such kind and caring people, the handyman is very helpful and always on hand. I could not be happier it has made
what was from the offset a very difficult decision to make, the very best one for my mum. She is so settled and content. I have been able to turn her room into her room, surrounded by her special bits and pieces from her home to turn it into what mum calls a cosy place. So in conclusion, I am I would honestly say a very happy daughter with a very settled happy mum.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

We would like to thank you for leaving such a lovely and detailed review of our care home. As we have discussed, we are really enjoying having your mum with us and seeing her settle and adapt to living at the Fountains. We really do appreciate you taking the time to give such brilliant feedback. We pride ourselves on providing the very best person-centred care and our staff team are at the forefront of this. I will of course feedback your comments to our staff in our March team meeting, which I am confident they will be overwhelmed by your comments.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband was a resident at The Fountains Care Home for over five years and was looked after with care, patience and kindness. He enjoyed the activities very much especially visits from the village playgroup children. He also enjoyed games and visits from animals. In good weather, he liked to be in
the courtyard garden and took great pleasure in feeding the birds.

Reply from Katie Robinson, Manager at The Fountains Care Centre

Thank you for your lovely feedback, this is greatly appreciated and our staff team are very honoured to have cared for your husband.

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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.474)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.474) out of 10 for The Fountains Care Centre is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.474 for The Fountains Care Centre is calculated as follows: ( (148 Excellents x 5) + (67 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (12 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 230 Ratings = 4.474

  • b) 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 Fountains Care Centre is based on 19 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 45 registered maximum number of service users is 9, which has been reached with 19 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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: 25 May 2022

Overall
Requires improvement

  • Caring

    Good
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Good
  • Safe

    Requires improvement
  • Well-led

    Requires improvement

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (1)

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Julie W

Job Title: Team Leader

Joined: 2023

Julie joined The Fountains Care Centre in 2023; She has 31 years of experience working within Residential Homes and Nursing Homes. Julie has recently become a Safeguarding Ambassador, completing training with Lincolnshire Care Association.


Julie holds an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.


Julie leads our Skilled Staff team at the Fountains Care Centre and provides managerial support to the manager.


Julie provides person-centred care to all of our residents and is responsible for running the shift when on duty.

Frequently Asked Questions about The Fountains Care Centre

What types of Care is The Fountains Care Centre registered for?

Older Person Care, Dementia, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health Condition, Physical Disability & Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

How many Rooms does The Fountains Care Centre have?

There are 41 Single Rooms and 2 Couples/Companion Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at The Fountains Care Centre?

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 & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is The Fountains Care Centre to the centre of Grimsby?

6.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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