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The home is dedicated to delivering a person-centred approach, focusing on dignity, choice, and independence for all residents. Care is provided 24/7 by a team of...
Care Provided by Haighfield 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 Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 45 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
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Residents Kitchenette
- 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 Haighfield Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Haighfield Nursing Home 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
- N Hussain
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Emma Wilcock (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1990
- Number of floors: 4
Room Information
- Single Rooms (41)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
Visiting
- People move into Haighfield as their permanent home and it is promoted as such to residents and their family & friends. Accordingly, visits welcome at anytime although the home does however request that visits at meal times and late evening are avoided wherever possible.
Parking
- The main car park was extended in 2015 and is at the rear of the home. In the very unlikely case that all spaces have been taken alternative parking is difficult but local businesses have been amenable to people utilising their parking facilities when asked.
Haighfield Nursing Home Reviews (30)
Haighfield Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.656) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Haighfield Nursing Home has 30 reviews.
From the first ten minutes on entering we were greeted with polite, personable and professional staff. Helpful and caring above and beyond the call of duty and constantly ongoing on a daily and evening basis. The rooms were pleasant and warm. The staff, from top to bottom always checking on our needs.
My mother has been a resident at The Haighfield for many years. The home is well maintained, very clean and provides good food. Mum has dementia and can be demanding. I am very pleased with the standard of care Mum receives. After visiting Mum I come away from the home feeling she is well looked after. The management and all the staff are friendly, caring and supportive and they always have time for you.
From staff to management, the utmost care, respect and dignity is given to residents and family.
From the day my mum moved to Haighfield Nursing Home, we have found the staff and management to be very caring and cheerful in what can be a very difficult job. Mum has found the meals to be very good and she has the opportunity to sit in very pleasant lounges. We find that the overall atmosphere is very welcoming and would certainly recommend Haighfield Nursing Home.
A clean place to live.
Meets all my personal needs.
They call the GP when needed (same day).
Food OK, even with special needs.
We can visit at any time, no restrictions. Easy to park.
He is also well fed, the menus are on the table.
The staff are very kind and he is encouraged to take part in all activities.
My Dad only came into the home on the 5th November. He was extremely distressed and needed better care than he had been given. Since coming to Highfield, after a couple of days, he is a changed man. I cannot thank the nurses and carers enough. They treat my Dad like part of a family.
This home lives up to the name as it is more like home than "a home". All the staff appear to me as very hard working but more importantly very caring and friendly. All the residents are extremely fortunate to be in Haighfield with its high level of standards and competence of its staff.
My mum is treated with kindness and respect by the Haighfield staff and it is a relief and reassuring to know that she is being cared for well when we can't be there. The nursing staff know the importance of medications being given on time, every time. Rooms are clean, they vary in size and some have lovely views of the hills and countryside. There are optional activities in place every week, which is really important as some homes don't seem to offer much in this respect, and a typical week may include across the week bingo, dominoes, arts and crafts, pamper sessions such as manicures, music and songs. A hairdresser visits once a week. They regularly have local singers, groups, or special interest activities (birds of prey with their handler, for example). There is always a choice at mealtimes and assistance provided if needed. The carers are very friendly and it is clear that this is more than just a job for them.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 05 August 2025Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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.
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