Charlotte Straker House
Cookson Close, Corbridge, Northumberland NE45 5HB
Care Provided by Charlotte Straker House
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
- For a maximum of 32 Service Users
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
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
- 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
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- 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: £1,116 - £1,763
Please visit our website for our latest fee information
We offer short-term free-of-charge respite care in our care home for those over 65 years of age from the local area.
We are only able to accept residents with mild to moderate dementia.
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Owner
- The Charlotte Straker Project
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Samantha Willis (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (28)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (28)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (2)
Parking
- Dedicated parking and disabled spaces situated in front of Charlotte Straker House.
Charlotte Straker House Reviews (6)
Over all time Charlotte Straker House has 6 reviews.
My mother received the absolute best care here. The staff were lovely to her and I knew she was safe. The rooms were spacious, modern, and scrupulously clean. The food was excellent and the activities were interesting and varied. The communication between us and them could not be faulted.
My mother has lived at Charlotte Straker House for four years. Staff ensured her move was straightforward and she settled quickly. Mum is very well cared for, enjoying her nice, sunny, en suite room, with views of the garden, Corbridge and beyond. She is looked after by a core group of very capable and compassionate staff - carers, activity coordinator, housekeeping and catering - and the volunteers who support them. There is always a warm welcome from everyone, including the excellent admin team who are the first point of contact when I visit. I genuinely feel included as Mum's Essential Carer and appreciate regular conversations about her needs and the monthly calls to check how things are going. I am confident about the way concerns or occasional health emergencies are dealt with. I would like to acknowledge the exceptional way trustees, managers and staff worked together through COVID, and the contribution and support of the Corbridge community of which Charlotte Straker House is part, then and now.
I am extremely grateful for everyone making him feel so at home, whilst caring for his physical and mental well being. Dad always enjoys the social activities, particularly visiting speakers, and he absolutely loves your famous home-cooked meals and cakes!
Charlotte Straker is a wonderful resource for Corbridge and I'm grateful to the team of trustees and staff who work so hard to ensure it offers an outstanding service.
As a family, we were increasingly concerned about Mam's safety when she was at home so we were delighted when she was able to utilise the marvellous respite service at Charlotte Straker House. She loved it and it completely opened her mind up to the possibility of residential care. Mam was able to move into Charlotte Straker House as a permanent resident several months later and it gave us all great peace of mind knowing how safe and happy she was going to be. The staff were exceptional, taking all her many needs and problems in their stride and making her feel part of the family. She was able to continue her hobbies with the support of the activities coordinator which made her happy. We felt communication with staff and trustees was exceptional. Nothing was ever too much trouble and we were kept informed not only by phone but by regular emails too. We were particularly pleased with the honesty, openness and transparency surrounding the Covid outbreak. It instilled trust in us all!
Our mother spent five years at Charlotte Straker House in such a lovely environment both inside the house and the gardens. There are plenty of activities each week for residents to enjoy together with trips out to other places that Mum loved to do when able. My sister and I found the care given to Mum by the nurses and carers was first-class with nothing being too much trouble. The staff often went the 'extra mile' in helping out with requests. We always felt so fortunate that when it came to the difficult realisation that Mum needed residential care that she was able to go to Charlotte Straker. We had absolute confidence in the exemplary level of care and we’re so grateful for everything that was done for Mum in her time there.
Charlotte Straker get top marks as they provide a homely caring service and yet with the overlay of nursing knowledge and expertise that ensures the resident is not only in safe hands but caring hands.
I think homes could have all the policies and procedures you like but CS stands out because they provide more than that.They made my mum at home in her final years and they supported us as a family too. The support they gave us at the end of her life will never be forgotten as it was superb, appropriate and sensitive. I felt she died at home.
The food is great, the standards of housekeeping excellent.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 29 January 2019- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Good
- Well-led Outstanding
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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Frequently Asked Questions about Charlotte Straker House
What types of Care is Charlotte Straker House 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 Charlotte Straker House have?
There are 28 Single Rooms and 2 Couples/Companion Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Charlotte Straker House?
Own Furniture if required, Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Stairlift, 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 Charlotte Straker House to the centre of Corbridge?
0.2 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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