
Millbrook feels to me like one huge extended family and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.Carol S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I am extremely happy with the care my wife is receiving.George K(Husband of Resident/Service User)

how very impressed l am with the standards and kindness of everyone who works at MillbrookMary R(Friend of Resident/Service User)

Millbrook feels to me like one huge extended family and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.Carol S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I am extremely happy with the care my wife is receiving.George K(Husband of Resident/Service User)

how very impressed l am with the standards and kindness of everyone who works at MillbrookMary R(Friend of Resident/Service User)

Millbrook House is a welcoming care home providing high-quality dementia care in a safe, calm and supportive environment. The home is dedicated to supporting individuals living with dementia, offering personalised care that is tailored to each resident’s unique needs, routines and life experiences.
The experienced team at Millbrook House takes a person-centred approach, focusing on dignity, reassurance and wellbeing. Care plans are carefully developed and regularly reviewed to ensure residents receive...
Care Provided by Millbrook House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 60 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Please note that fees are starting from prices. The team at Millbrook will be happy to provide full guidance on individual care needs, room choice, and funding options, ensuring families receive clear and tailored information to support their decision-making.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Millbrook House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Millbrook 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
- Dovehaven
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lynne Bradshaw (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 45+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2021
Room Information
- Single Rooms (60)
Visiting
- At Dovehaven, families and friends are always welcome, and the team actively encourage regular visits as part of their person-centred approach to care. The team works closely with loved ones to ensure they remain involved and informed, supporting strong and meaningful relationships with residents.
Parking
- Private car park for visitors at the front of the home.
Millbrook House Reviews (21)
Millbrook House has a Review Score of 8.6 (8.612) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Millbrook House has 21 reviews.
My husband has been in Millbrook House for about 2 months. He has multiple sclerosis and recently diagnosed with dementure. He was quite independant and didn't like people doing things for him eg: personal care. He can't walk and needs a wheelchair. The staff have been patient with him explaining to him what they are going to do and why. He has learned to accept help and gets on well with staff. The food is excellent and he enjoys his meals. All the staff are friendly towards him.
Thank you for sharing your lovely feedback. We're so please to hear that your husband has settled in well and feels comfortable with the team.
Staff are approachable and supportive not only for my sister's care but also of me which is comforting while being responsible for a relative with dementia
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We're so pleased to hear that your sister is well care for and that our team has been supportive to you both.
Staff are always extremely attentive to all the various needs of the patients in their care. Always plenty of staff covering each area of home. Ray has a very comfortable room. The lounges are bright and clean. Ray has settled well and I have no concerns about his welfare.They also ask about myself as well and offer support when I have needed it.
Thank you so much for your 5* review and lovely feedback. Its great to hear that your Husband has settled well into Millbrook and the team are attentive to both you and your Husband.
Since my husband has been at Millbrook, I have found it to be a well-run home; his room is clean, light and airy. Food seems good, although he is on modified food due to swallowing difficulties. The staff are so very kind and caring with residents and have also been supportive of me. The leadership set the tone for the entire team, and there is a good team culture. I have been particularly impressed by the transparency, good communication and willingness to listen, which has built my confidence and trust and made for a good relationship and very probably, better care.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We're so pleased to hear that your husband is receiving such thoughtful, person-centred care and that our team's efforts are making a positive difference.
A huge thank you to the staff at Millbrook for the care they provided for my dad. They treated him with the upmost respect throughout his time with them. This is a home where the staff really care for its residents and their families. We will forever be grateful for the compassion and support they gave us in the last few days of dad's life.
Thank you so much for your kind words. It means so much to our team to know that the care and compassion we aim to provide every day has made a difference to your family.
Thank you all at Millbrook House for taking care of my beloved wife. I am very grateful.
We really appreciate that you have taken the time to review Millbrook House. It is our pleasure to care for your wife, and your thanks will be shared with the team, who we are sure will be touched. Kind regards.
My experience of Millbrook House has been very positive. The staff are attentive and appear to look after the patients well. Whilst the decor is not brilliant the care is excellent.
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We appreciate your positive comments about the care provided by the home but understand your comments about the decor and it is something that is on our planned refurbishment plans. Thank you once again.
The compassion and duty of care at the nursing home were second to none, they are beyond amazing - they will also keep in contact with the family, the care and attention they gave my dad was truly out of this world, they are literally one big family.
Even when my dad sadly passed, the compassion I personally received was comforting at a very difficult time.
With my experience having the care home in my life for the duration of time my dad spent there I would truly recommend it without any hesitation.
From the bottom of my heart - thank you to all the staff at Millbrook.
Thank you for taking the time to write this positive review during this difficult period for both you and your family. I have passed on your thanks and comments to the staff team at the home. I am reassured that you and your family felt so well supported during this time. Thank you once again and accept our sincere condolences.
My grandad has recently been transferred to Millbrook and as a family, we are overwhelmed by the exceptional care and standards we have witnessed. My grandad, who is living with dementia, has been enabled to join in with lovely activities, engage with staff, enjoy his time in communal living areas and enjoy a healthy balanced diet. I have been nothing but impressed and overjoyed with the wonderful experience we have had throughout the moving-in process and my grandad's first week at Millbrook. I have been amazed to see the genuine care that is provided by each member of the Millbrook team and am so grateful to have found my grandad a place at this brilliant service. I can not thank the manager and the team at Millbrook enough.
I am very pleased to hear your grandad has settled in so well to Millbrook House. The staff do go above and beyond with all residents to make their quality of life as good as it can be. I have passed on your positive comments to the staff team and home manager. Thank you for taking the time to write this very positive review.
Millbrook House has been wonderful with my husband. They take care of his every need and he has improved so much being there. Can't thank them enough.
Thank you for your kind words and ratings. We will be sure to pass on your thanks to the team. Kind regards
She has settled in well, is calmer, less anxious, and recovering her mobility well. She has benefitted from a range of stimulating activity sessions, which she has really enjoyed. All the staff have been helpful and supportive, facilitating visits and finding quieter areas to enable calls between Mum and my day at home. I would like to thank all the staff for the excellent care they have provided.
I am pleased that your Mother has settled well at Millbrook and has benefitted from her time in the home. I have passed on your positive comments to the HM and her team in the home. Thank you for taking the time to write this review.
I would like place this review with a huge thank you to the manager at Millbrook and all the staff at Millbrook, they are all amazing. After having to make the heart breaking decision for our beautiful mum to go In to care we were glad Millbrook House was chosen. The previous care home was not suitable for Mum, we worried for her care there and they didn't like speaking to us over the phone, which was awful in a pandemic, we were so stressed, however, once Mum was transferred to Millbrook, it was the complete opposite. They really looked after her, they were so lovely with her and she was safe, and also they were lovely with us as well. We phoned twice a day and the staff, no matter how busy they were, reassured us Mum was okay and were lovely on the phone to us, which to me, was so professional and so caring. Millbrook House is immaculate and so well run. I would recommend it to anyone, they really did care for Mum and she seemed more settled in there, so thank you so much Millbrook
Thank you very much for your review and your recommendation. Your thanks will be very much appreciated by the Millbrook team, who work to ensure that their residents are safe, well and happy. We will pass your comments onto them. Kind regards.
My mum is now so settled thanks to the hard work and dedication of all the staff on site who work tirelessly to ensure our family members are comfortable and happy.
There is always something going on to keep them occupied and entertained with the in-house entertainer doing a fantastic job.
I cannot express how grateful I am to all for putting my mind at rest that Mum is in the best place.
Thank you for taking the time to write this positive review. I am please that your Mother has settled well into the home. We are very proud of our activity co-ordinator who goes above and beyond for all the residents within the home. I have passed your comments onto the Home Manager and the staff team which they will appreciate.
I am extremely happy with the care my wife is receiving. She has settled in and the staff are fantastic and the management. She is happy, that is all that matters to me.
Thank you for taking the time to write this 5* review. I have passed your positive comments onto the team at Millbrook. I am pleased to hear that your wife is settled and enjoying her time in the home. Thank you once again.
Since guidelines have thankfully started relaxing, Millbrook has done everything possible to facilitate us getting back to some normality with mum, whilst always keeping everyone safe and secure.
Since mum has been at Millbrook, our needs as a family have always been considered. The manager and her staff are equally as concerned about our wellbeing as they are about mums, and always make sure we know they are there for us as a family as well as mum.
Millbrook feels to me like one huge extended family and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. It is lovely to hear that the staff and manager have made you feel reassured and welcomed when you have phoned the home. All our staff have gone above and beyond to during this very difficult time. Thank you once again.
Under an emergency placement, my husband was placed in Milbrook House in June 2018. This was an extremely traumatic time for the whole family, however, during that time the management and staff have been wonderfully supportive of both myself and my husband, who is in their care. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they have worked above and beyond the call of duty and for this, we are extremely grateful.
Thank you for your positive comments, which I will pass onto the team at Millbrook House. The whole team appreciates how difficult this period of time has been for you and your family but glad that you have found the support and reassurance through your contact with the homes manager and her team. Thank you also for taking the time to complete this survey.
My father has been a resident of Millbrook House for approximately two years having been placed in care via an emergency Social Services placement. This was an extremely traumatic time for the whole family. However during this time, and ever since the management and staff at Millbrook have been very supportive. My father has quite advanced vascular dementia, and he is unable to carry out any self-care at all, however, the staff at Millbrook care for him wonderfully. To try to keep dementia patient stimulated is difficult but the staff at the home do their best the interact with the patients, and they also provide entertainment in the form of visiting singers, dance parties and for those who have enough mobility, trips out on a mini-coach. It was awful for us as a family to have my Dad placed in a home, but as this was unavoidable time, we feel he is in an excellent environment where he is cared for by smiling, dedicated staff, 24-hours a day.
Thank you for your kind words, our residents well being and happiness is essential. We really appreciate your review.
I cannot convey how very impressed l am with the standards and kindness of everyone who works at Millbrook especially dealing with a very demanding and complex patient.
Thank you for your lovely review, we really appreciate your kind words.
In my experience as a sister of a resident of Millbrook House, I have found it to be a home of very high standards. It is very clean and the food is good and plentiful, best of all are the staff who do a great job. They are kind and respectful, at the same time very efficient while seeing to the resident's needs I would not hesitate in recommending this home.
Thank you for your lovely review, we really appreciate your kind words.
My husband had been so let down where he previously resided by staff unwilling to assist his mobility, even despite my constant presence as wife and carer.
Complaints polite then firm, fell on deaf ears. He was aware of their incompetence therefore eventually distressed by their interference.
At Millbrook within only forty-eight hours, he was zipping about with his frame. A startling and dismaying difference.
He would when resting, sit contentedly observing the parade of people.
It is apparent Millbrook House is special. If I could no longer care for my husband, all were pleased we found the best place for him and my peace of mind.
I am very pleased that the home is meeting your husband's needs. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to enhance his quality of life.
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Lynne Bradshaw, our Interim Manager, leads a dedicated team at Millbrook House, ensuring this home is a kind, supportive, and safe place for residents whilst implementing best practice dementia care with genuine compassion.
"What drives my team and me is staying at the forefront of dementia care innovation. We don't just follow best practice - we actively seek out new approaches that can improve our residents' quality of life. From our Namaste care to our wellbeing therapies, everything we do is about creating the most supportive, enriching environment possible."
Frequently Asked Questions about Millbrook House
What types of Care is Millbrook House registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Mental Health Condition, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Millbrook House have?
There are 60 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Millbrook House?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Smoking not permitted, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Millbrook House to the centre of Southport?
1.1 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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