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The accommodation is split over two floors, with bedrooms, lounge and dining areas on both floors. Some of the rooms have extensive coastal views.
Care Provided by St Alban's Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 34 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
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Contact St Alban's Nursing Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Zion Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Claire Ellwood (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (34)
St Alban's Nursing Home Reviews (29)
St Alban's Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.0 (9.003) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Alban's Nursing Home has 29 reviews.
I’m delighted how well my mum has settled, it’s always a pleasure to go to the home, all the staff are so welcoming. My mum is happy and so well cared for, when I go she is smiling, chatting to others and she loves the meals. I’m so happy she is here, thank you.
Overall the carers and nursing staff are very good but as a family, we had a few issues regarding my Mum's care. The latest being that Mum needs a specialist chair which the home will not provide and she has been given notice to leave. We feel that it is the management who are failing in their duty of care, especially as Mum fell and broke her hip whilst in their home. Mum is 88 years old and would be devastated if she knew she was the centre of all this turmoil.
This nursing home is very good. Very friendly and Mum likes being here. It is reassuring to myself that she is being looked after well and cared for.
My friend is very happy in St. Alban's Nursing Home. They try their best to keep her comfortable, even cooking her separate meals when she doesn't want what has been cooked. All the staff do their very best with everyone.
Staff very helpful and informative. Excellent knowledge of Mum's situation and understanding of her needs for dementia and other physical needs. Reassured me that they are able to deal with Mum's complex problems and I am totally happy with her being at this home. Each visit she is happy, seems to have a good rapport with staff who attend and respond to her requests whenever she wants. Staff could not be more helpful and supportive. Home is spotlessly clean, food very good and snacks always available.
All my mum's care was explained to me in detail on April 3rd 2019 and I came away happy knowing my mum is getting all the attention and needs she requires, the staff are excellent. We know for sure as a family our mum is in the best place for her care. We can't praise them enough.
The manager of the home took me through the review of my husband with care and dignity. I know that my hubby couldn't be in better hands. All the staff are really wonderful and caring. They do a wonderful job. Bless them all.
After several changes of management over six years, the present management has consolidated several aspects of care over the last 12 months. The Clinical Leader is now a separate role to all the other issues arising from care in the nursing home. Significant refurbishment has taken place in both patient rooms and in the corridors. Efforts are made for in-house activities in the main lounge, which affords social interaction for those residents wishing to participate.
Staff within the setting always do their best for the residents and work together really well as a team. Residents are always treated with dignity, and health concerns are always acted upon. I feel that management and nursing staff do a difficult job but are always approachable and helpful. This attitude filters down to all levels of staff - housekeeping/cooking etc. I do not have any concerns and I know that my mum is well cared for at all times.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 05 December 2023Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
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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