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All bedrooms have en-suites that are designed to give residents privacy and to promote independence.
Residents benefit from good transport links which make visiting easier as well as being close to local amenities.
The home features three tastefully decorated lounges, including an activities room...
Care Provided by The Ferns
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
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 48 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
Other Care Provided
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- 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
Weekly Charges per Person
These fees do not include hairdressing or chiropody.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact The Ferns for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact The Ferns 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
- Roseberry Care Centre (England) Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Joanne Miller(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2000
- Last Refurbishment: 2022
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (48)
Visiting
- You are welcome to visit at anytime. They do have protected meal times and would appreciate it if you did not visit during these times unless you are dining with, or supporting your family member/friend during the dining service.
Parking
- The home has parking available on site.
The Ferns Reviews (47)
The Ferns has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.459) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Ferns has 47 reviews.
The staff dealing with my father-in-law treated him with care and kindness in his final few days. They couldn't do enough to ensure we were cared for too during what was a difficult time.
Thank you, Andrea, for your comments about your recent experience at Willow Court Care Home. Our residents’ wellbeing is our main priority and it is great to hear that you were so pleased with the quality of our care. We always appreciate individuals taking the time to give their feedback and we...
Spillages can be a problem as cleaners are not always in evidence. Personal belongings can go missing, other residents can enter personal rooms.
Caring staff, nice clean comfortable rooms.
My 97 year old mother spent the last five weeks of her life in Willow Court, she was suffering from bowel cancer and also the early stages of Alzheimer's. I cannot give enough praise for every single member of staff at every level. Cleaners, kitchen staff, carers and nursing staff all befriended my mother and did their utmost to make her comfortable. Meals were excellent, rooms were constantly kept clean and the level of care was to a very high standard. I saw how patient and caring the staff were with the residents and noticed any ringing the buzzers were swiftly answered.
The location of this care facility is excellent as local to bringing my mother to visit her best friend. Rooms are lovely and spacious with ability to personalise the room. Staff are quick to react when an alarm is activated.
Willow Court is a very friendly and caring home. The manager and carers are very caring and nothing is a bother to them. I would recommend this home.
We bring in juice to keep my grandma hydrated. We would like grandmas clothes/blankets returned to her. It is hard when she has so many accidents and the home has lots of residents!
Hello Kay, thank you for your review of Willow Court - we appreciate all comments and feedback on the services we provide. It concerns me to read the issues you have raised and I’d really like to talk in more detail about these. Feel free to contact me with a convenient date and time for yourself so we can arrange a chat and resolve these problems. Look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 13 March 2026Requires improvement
- CaringRequires improvement
- EffectiveRequires improvement
- 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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Meet the Team (1)

Although I have only been the manager of The Ferns since September 2023, I have been a home manager for over 10 years.
I qualified as a registered nurse in mental health back in 2002 and worked in a variety of settings, before finding myself working in elderly care in 2013.
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