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Tastefully decorated, all living and dining areas contain simple yet comfortable furnishings and the home also boasts a lovely café area, where residents and relatives love to sit, relax and socialise, as well as a hair salon and a range of both premier and...
Care Provided by Ferndale Court Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 58 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
All fee's will be discussed on initial enquiry
Contact Ferndale Court Care 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)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Landona House Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Ristner Calagui Yarcia(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages from 18 to 100
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: -1
- Last Refurbishment: 2022
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (58)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (58)
Visiting
- The Care Home has no restrictions to visiting.
Parking
- The Care Home has a private parking area for visitors to park.
Ferndale Court Care Home Reviews (93)
Ferndale Court Care Home has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.369) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Ferndale Court Care Home has 93 reviews.
My husband came to Ferndale Court for palliative care in February following a distressing month in hospital. As soon as I entered the home for the first time, I knew that he was going to be in safe and caring hands. He is being cared for by the most amazing staff, who are kind to my whole family. We can sleep at night now knowing he is in safe hands.
Since Mum moved to Ferndale, I don't have to worry as much as I did; she is well cared for, the staff are very friendly, and one lady has made sure Mum is ok and has cared for her well, and all staff have helped Mum to be the way she is today. A massive difference since living at home.
I've been here since November 2020. The one thing I like about Ferndale Court is the activities and entertainment. The food is good. I like how the carers treat me. My mental health has improved. I feel happier. The bonus is now that I see all my family. I'm really starting to enjoy my life again.
I can say my sister is very well cared for. Excellent staff, very pleasant to visitors. She could not be in a better home. Greeted with a smile always.
Staff very helpful, friendly and relaxed. At times there seems to be a lack of staff. It would be nice to see more staff helping out. They are all working very hard.
Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. At HC-One, we strive to deliver quality, kind care at all times. We value our staff who work hard to support our residents; thank you for acknowledging this. Staffing levels are regularly...
Water beakers are very stained with tea, dishwasher? Staff very happy bunch which is great. All very willing. Bigger name badges would be good so residents can more easily identify who is who. Would help visitors as well. Personally, I like to use somebody's name but it is hard to remember sometimes. Overall: very happy.
Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. Thank you for your positive comments on our great staff. We regret to hear of your concern regarding the cleanliness of beakers and would like to assure you this matter is being dealt with. We...
My sister has been a resident for the past 12 months and has settled in well. The staff are pleasant and approachable. She enjoys the meals and is well cared for. The staff always keeps us fully updated on my sister's health and wellbeing.
During the pandemic the home has made every effort to safeguard its residents and staff, as well as keeping us on the outside informed of the steps it was taking to do so. It has obviously been a frustrating time for all parties concerned (not least the residents) so I can only thank the staff and management for their perseverance, efforts and hard work over the last twelve months. The recent re-introduction of socially distanced inside visits has been much appreciated, as well as the organisation that goes into it.
First of all, the place is clean and tidy. The staff are very accommodating. The food is anything you want to eat; the chef will cook to order. This basically is the safest place I have lived in, and in my life, I have travelled all over the world.
My experience is very positive. All grades of staff are very helpful in giving excellent care and attention. Catering service excellent. My room is nice and spacious, the view out mu widow is very relaxing ie, watching the birds. Very pleased to walk around the gardens.
My uncle moved into Ferndale in April 2020 into a horrible room. By August, he could no longer swallow, he had dementia and the alarm was way out of reach. He went downhill rapidly and because of Covid, couldn't see him to see week by week what was happening. I was distraught when I saw him and couldn't understand why he wasn't being sedated. He died a horrible death and I am still struggling because I couldn't help him because of Covid.
Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. As an organisation, HC-One strives to deliver good, kind care at all times. Our residents and their families are very important to us and the team at Ferndale Court and I are committed to...
The staff are very friendly. However, some staff were oblivious to Mother's needs in regards to her sleeping position (more elevated, than prone). They found it difficult to offer fluids and food, even after prompting from family on type of fluid and food. This seemed to be a communication problem throughout the staff. Dressing seemed to be a problem. Very often Mother would be wearing clothes not belonging to her. Communication of what stage Mother's healthcare was at was also disjointed.
Thank you for your kind comments about our team at Ferndale Court. We have some fantastic colleagues and I am pleased to hear you have found them to be friendly. We are sorry to hear about your concerns regarding our laundry provision - our laundry team work hard to provide a high-quality service...
My dad's initial experience of living in a care home has been fully supported by careing and empathetic management and staff. Management have explained and reassured our family every step of my dad's journey. The staff have a professional yet friendly manner and are quick to provide answers to questions and are very reassuring to my dad who is both blind and has E.M.I needs. He has settled in very well due to the manner and approachability of all involved at Ferndale from the office to management. They all treat dad with dignity and I couldn't wish for a better environment.
Thank you.
Dad is very happy in the home, which gives me peace of mind.
With the acceptance of my father, I cannot express my happiness. He is more than happy and has had no issues at all with settling in.
Our mum was admitted to Ferndale in September 2019. Shortly after admission, she was hospitalised with a previous condition. Unfortunately, she deteriorated while she was in hospital. She was discharged as medically fit and returned to Ferndale to continue her care. The care, support and consideration shown by all the staff at Ferndale was more than we could ever have hoped for. On our mum's final days, as a family, we were welcomed into the home to stay at any time and to visit Mum at any time. As a family this gave us time to spend with Mum over her lasting hours. This was invaluable for our family as it brought us all together with our Mum and Dad to say our final goodbyes to Mum. This made our mums passing that little bit more bearable to be able to feel like we were at 'home' rather than in a home. We would have no hesitation in recommending Ferndale as a care home to anybody who asked us what our opinion was. Thank you all to the amazing staff.
We were spending a great deal of time at the care home along with Dad and we felt like it was our home as well as Mum's. The staff were constantly checking on Mum even though she was on bed care they sometimes dressed her so it didn't look like she was just in her nightclothes constantly. These small things helped us as a family, as we felt she was still keeping her dignity.
Mum required nursing and she was given that with a lot of compassion and care. We could not have asked more of the staff at the home they were all so caring right across the board. We will always be grateful for the lovely, peaceful ending Mum had and this was down to the staff at the home.
From our experience, we would not hesitate to recommend Ferndale.
My father has had a relatively short stay at Ferndale but as a family, we all wished he had been able to be there longer than in hosptial. What a fabulous home with fabulous management and staff. They have been so good with my dad and would recommend Ferndale to anyone considering a care home for their relative.
The care my husband received in Ferndale was excellent. The staff were marvellous to my husband and also to all members of our family. Very friendly, nothing too much trouble. The food looked good, like home cooking. Also the entertainment chap actually got my husband singing!
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 09 December 2024Good
- CaringRequires improvement
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
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- 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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Meet the Team (1)

Ristner joined Ferndale Court on September 24. Ristner is a registered nurse. Ristner has years of experience and knowledge of working within the care sector, working as a Nurse, as a clinical lead in his current role as Home Manager.
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