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Recent refurbishment of the communal areas has created bright and inviting spaces where residents can relax, socialise and enjoy a...
Care Provided by La Cura House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- 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 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
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
For more detailed Fee breakdowns please contact our Home Manager, Tracy Wiggans.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact La Cura House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact La Cura 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
Owner
- Berwick Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Tracy Wiggans(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2026
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (60)
Visiting
- Visits can be arranged Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 4:00pm.
Parking
- Free on-site parking available, with accessibility spaces.
La Cura House Reviews (70)
La Cura House has a Review Score of 9.0 (9.027) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time La Cura House has 70 reviews.
I have always found the staff very friendly and helpful. The standard of cleanliness is good. it's nice to see all the improvements happening to the home and when it is finished I believe it will be lovely.
Thank you very much for your feedback. Please continue to give us feedback as this is valued and important to us.
Pleasant, helpful staff. Lovely rooms and a very efficient manager.
Thank you, Jacquie, for your feedback, it is very much appreciated. I am so pleased you and your friend have had a positive experience of Berwick Care Home. All feedback, good and bad, is welcome as this then allows us to continually review our service for the benefit of our residents and ensure positive resident experiences is paramount. Thank you again.
Excellent service across the board. You are made to feel at home, food outstanding, excellent choice.
Thank you, David, for your feedback, it is so nice to hear you have had a positive experience of the home and I will share your feedback with the team. Regards Jackie Coulson - Home Manager.
From the moment you walk through the front door you are met with a warm welcome and feel as if you are entering a 'home from home'. The rooms are individually tailored to each resident and filled with their own possessions. There are light and airy sitting rooms overlooking a walled garden and a conservatory. The team is led by the new manager and she inspires her staff with her caring attitude and high standards.
Dear Nicola, thank you so much for taking the time to complete this review. It is so lovely to hear your positive comments and that you feel it is a home from home. The ethos of the home is 'it is the resident's home' and should be treated as so. We welcome all visitors as to it enhances our...
The nursing care over the last 9 years has been excellent and consistent. It is a very hard thing to do, to nurse frail patients without injury or accident or infection over such a long period. I feel the Berwick Care Home is patient centred and this comes out in their attitude to working with relatives and close family.
Dear Adrian, Thank you for taking the time to complete this feedback. Your comments are valued and appreciated, I will ensure they are fed back to the team at Berwick care Home. It is extremely lovely to hear of yours and your loved ones positive experience of Berwick Care Home. Our aim is to...
My father is a resident and I am very happy with the care he receives. It is a time of changes for the home with new owners and now a new manager, but I feel the transition has been done with no issues for the residents and I look forward to seeing the new ideas that come with a new management and team start to show. Pleased the home is in the midst of decoration as this did let it down.
At Berwick Care Home we value all feedback good and bad as this allows us the opportunity to review and develop our service delivery thus ensuring our residents receive the best possible care and quality of service.
Having already filled in and sent one of these cards, my opinion has not changed and 7 months from entering this home my husband still has not got a suitable chair to sit in despite being measured for one on 3/12/15. I am awaiting an appointment with the Regional Manager which was postponed on 27/1/16.
Hello Pauline, thank you for taking the time to review Berwick Care Home. Since receiving this review, I have since spoken with you and talked through everything you have mentioned. As discussed, if you have any further concerns please contact me so we can work to resolve these. Best wishes, Frances.
Very good.
My mother in law moved into home in December suffering with dementia. Since deciding on the home we have had excellent service from all staff. Everything explained to us and being able to approach all staff with ease. Food and accommodation excellent. Also activities are very good every afternoon which helps stimulate my mother in laws mind. Always carers available.
Happy and settled. A lovely caring and calming environment. The staff are lovely.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 11 February 2022Good
- CaringGood
- 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 (3)

I was born and brought in Berwick upon Tweed and attended both Tweedmouth middle school and Berwick high school or now known as Berwick Academy.
On leaving school I went on to have three daughters and moved to Cornwall.
When my daughters were young I decided I wanted to care for others so went to work as a care assistant in a care home, then went on to looking after people who had to live with Huntington's disease. Whilst working with people with Huntington's disease this inspired me to want to care for people with mental health needs, so decided to complete my nurse training.
In 2007 I qualified as a registered mental health nurse and I completed various other training courses to support me in caring for people with mental health needs. On qualifying I worked for the NHS as a staff nurse, community psychiatric nurse and a charge nurse.
During my time with the NHS I worked with people who live with dementia and felt I could really make a difference in their lives so decided to leave the NHS and become the head of a dementia unit for a private company, I then became the deputy manager for the same company, the manager and myself along with a great team turned a failing home into a good rated home. Not long after we had succeeded in this I moved to another care home for the same company as the registered general manager.
In 2017 I decided I wanted to move back to my home town of Berwick Upon Tweed and it was fortunate that La Cura House care home, previously known by another name was needing a manager. Unfortunately the home was not in a good position and required a lot of TLC. However with the hard work and dedication we managed to make significant improvements in a short space in time moving it from a home which required improvement to a good home within a year.
We continue to make improvements and I am proud to say the changes that the current staffing team have made and the massive difference to the people we they care for lives.
We have developed a whole new team who have embraced some difficult changes, but changes that are so much for the better. Our home is filled with care and happiness and we will continue to strive to make improvements where needed so that residents continue to live in a happy home.

I look forward to the future working at La Cura House.

My name is Margaret Wilson. I work at La Cura House Care Home as Head Cook. I’ve been here a little over 3 years. I really enjoy my job and I love doing home baking, especially birthday cakes. It is great to watch the resident’s faces light up as we sing Happy Birthday to them. I enjoy popping out to see the residents and talking to them about their likes and dislikes.
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