Old Rectory Nursing Home

Rectory Lane, Capenhurst, Chester CH1 6HN
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Old Rectory Nursing Home is a specialist dementia care nursing home based in the idyllic village of Capenhurst, on the outskirts of Chester.

The home provides care and support for those who require 24-hour nursing care. Each resident is treated as an individual and receives a service tailored completely to their needs.

The home features two lounges and a large open plan garden room. The grounds are fully wheelchair accessible.

Activities include everything from arts and crafts to bingo, choir, gardening and exercise.

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 35 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
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1300
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1300
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1300
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1300

The local authority needs to be with a top up to meet £1300

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Old Rectory 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

Owner

  • The Old Rectory Ltd

Person in charge

  • Kevin Butterworth (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2022
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (31)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)

Visiting

  • Open visiting

Parking

  • On site parking

8.7

Old Rectory Nursing Home has a Review Score of 8.7 (8.663) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Old Rectory Nursing Home has 6 reviews.

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Review from Hayley B (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can't thank the care home enough for how they have literally saved my mum. She was close to a breakdown again, low, mood swings, not eating and drinking properly, didn't know night from day and extremely anxious pacing, with the hard work of all the staff she's a different lady now. All aspects of
care couldn't be better. The support and kindness is a godsend at times. Best are the activities that keep Mum and her new friends busy throughout the day. Mum is Elvis's biggest fan and the home have Elvis music and books. She's safe and happy and in good health considering she's getting severe Alzheimer's dementia. Mum couldn't be in better care. And her favourite thing now is having her hair and nails done.
Reply from Holly Dooley, HR Manager at Old Rectory Nursing Home

Thank you so much for this glowing review, it is so nice to see how much of a difference the team have made to Mum's daily life through care and activities. Alzheimer's is an awful progressive disease but if we can make a difference now, that is what matters.

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Review from J T (Husband of Resident) published on 12 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All carers and staff are very helpful and work with me to see my wife is cared for, clean and presentable when I visit her, the rooms are clean and warm, the atmosphere is happy and sociable, playing games; bingo etc.
Reply from Holly Dooley, HR Manager at Old Rectory Nursing Home

Thank you for your lovely review, the team will appreciate your kind feedback.

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Review from Sandra B (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The overhaul care and attention is very good. I haven't found any reason to have to complain and have found the staff extremely helpful, caring and always with a smile. Very happy about the care my mother is receiving.
Reply from Holly Dooley, HR Manager at Old Rectory Nursing Home

This is a lovely review, thank you so much. We are happy you feel confident in Mum's care.

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Review from Kay L (Niece of Resident) published on 12 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
As soon as my aunt arrived at Old Rectory she was made to feel most welcome and looked after perfectly. I was impressed that they asked me what she liked to do/hobbies so that they could keep her happy and engaged. I am kept informed about any issues very quickly and I feel confident my Aunt is being
well looked after.
Reply from Holly Dooley, HR Manager at Old Rectory Nursing Home

Thank you for your review. We are glad you are happy with your aunt's care.

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Review from Peter M (Son of Resident) published on 17 January 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
During funding conversations, I felt the staff involved fought for the best interests of Mum and showed a level of love and compassion for her. Mum's illness is horrible, and I know she can be difficult at times, but I feel the staff are patient and respectful.
Reply from Holly Dooley, HR Manager at Old Rectory Nursing Home

Thank you for the lovely review. It is very much appreciated and our team will be happy to know you feel supported by us all.

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Review from Kate S (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Old Rectory has been transformed in the last few months, it has a new management team, new decor and environment changes are amazing and the communication is so much better. My mum seems really happy, the Facebook pictures show us that everyone is having fun.
Reply from Emma Jensen, Office Manager at Old Rectory Nursing Home

Thank you, Kate, we are glad you are happy with the improvements and we are having lots of fun with our residents making sure they are happy and safe.

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Current Review Score: 8.7 (8.663)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.7 (8.663) out of 10 for Old Rectory Nursing Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.9 out of 5 from 4 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 4.717 for Old Rectory Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (37 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 46 Ratings = 4.717
  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 3.946 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Old Rectory Nursing Home is based on 4 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 = 3.375
    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 35 registered maximum number of service users is 7. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 7 = 0.571
  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: 20 Jul 2021

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Requires improvement
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

1 Bed Vacancy

Posted: 15 Aug 2025

One non ensuite bedroom available

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Meet the Team (8)

Kevin

Kevin Butterworth

Job Title: Registered Manager Joined: 2020

Kevin has worked in care for over 20 years and specialised in Dementia care for over 10 years. Kevin has previously managed a 19-bed residential care home in Cheshire. This care home was rated Outstanding before Kevin sought out a bigger care home to manage Safe Harbour in Bebington. This is our sister home and now Kevin and his management Team have come to give Old Rectory a Boost. Kevin has brought along Kim, Holly and Ashleigh to assist with both Old Rectory and Safe Harbour.


Kevin has been at Old Rectory since 22nd October 2020. We are happy to have him on board.

Kim

Kim Dawson

Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager Joined: 2020

Registered Nurse Bsc (Hons)


Kim Has been a qualified nurse for 20 years, having worked in the private, public and charitable/not for profit sectors of health care. Kim has laterally worked as a Registered Manager of 2 ‘outstanding’ care homes, as an Admiral Nurse (Dementia Specialist Nurse) across Cheshire and Wirral, and a Senior Quality Assurance Manager. Having provided education to pre and post-registration nurses, GP’s, and to local CCG staff, being published in clinical journals for her work in Dementia care, participating in a national research project with Dementia UK, and featuring in the End of Life Partnerships AGM (2017) her clinical skills are always kept up to date.


Kim has been at Old Rectory since 22nd October 2020. We are happy to have her on board.

Emma

Emma Jensen

Job Title: Office Manager Joined: 2019

Emma joined the team in October 2019 and comes with a wealth of finance and administration experience within the care home sector. Emma manages a small team and is responsible for payroll, HR and finance. Emma is an important part of the team and we are happy to have her on board

Gaynor

Gaynor Woods

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2016

Gaynor joined the nursing team in 2016. In August 2019, Gaynor was promoted to Deputy Manager and Clinical Lead. Gaynor supports the manager with all aspects of operational management, deputises for the manager in her absence and holds overall responsibility for maintaining and monitoring high quality clinical care

Sharon

Sharon Coles

Job Title: Clinical Lead Joined: 2014

Sharon is our Clinical Lead here at Old Rectory. Sharon has been a valued member of the team for many years.

Holly

Holly Dooley

Job Title: Supporting Management Team Joined: 2020

Holly has worked in the different health care sectors for over 15 years in a number of roles, most recently as a senior manager involved in the administration, HR, and day-to-day running of multi-site care homes, achieving an ‘outstanding’ rating. Holly has led charities to success and having financial control has ensured their integrity has been upheld.


Holly runs all of the social media pages for Safe harbour and Assists office manager Emma with Old Rectory (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) She also over sees the activity and wellbeing teams for both buildings, ensuring that we have a variety of activities and manage our fundraising. Holly also has a Level 4 Management and Level 5 in Health and Social Care


Holly has been supporting the Old Rectory since 22nd October 2020. We are happy to have her on board.

Ashleigh

Ashleigh Copley

Job Title: Support Management Team Joined: 2020

Ashleigh has worked in Dementia health care for over 6 years as a Health care assistant, trainee Senior Carer, Lead Senor and most recently as a Care manager involved in the day to day running over the care home. Ashleigh is a medication champion and leads the Covid testing and safe steps (falls risks)


Ashleigh cover the Residential floor at Safe Harbour predominantly and supports the Nursing floor where needed. Ashleigh has trained in many things such as Lateral flow testing, pressure care training, medication and End of life care. Ashleigh has a Level 5 in Health and Social Care.


Ashleigh has been at Old Rectory since 22nd October 2020. We are happy to have her on board.

Elaine

Elaine Plumb

Job Title: Senior Care Team leader Joined: 2003

Elaine has worked at Old Rectory for many years, her role is to support the deputy Manager and lead the care team. Elaine has a wealth of knowledge. Elaine has jointly won employee of the year for 2020

Frequently Asked Questions about Old Rectory Nursing Home

What types of Care is Old Rectory Nursing Home registered for?

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

How many Rooms does Old Rectory Nursing Home have?

There are 31 Single Rooms and 2 Couples/Companion Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Old Rectory Nursing Home?

Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Near Public Transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Old Rectory Nursing Home to the centre of Chester?

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

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