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Care Provided by Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home
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
- For a maximum of 23 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
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Owner
- D W Robson and J R Robson
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- David Robson(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2012
Room Information
- Single Rooms (21)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home Reviews (4)
Over all time Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home has 4 reviews.
During her stay at Close House, she was looked after tirelessly by caring and attentive staff. The manager made our visits as convenient as he could given the Covid regulations that have caused so much distress to residents at a time when they needed family support the most.
Mum took it all in her stride...in her long life, she’d seen worse!
She was comfortable in Close House and always spoke well of the carers, kitchen and nursing staff who worked as a team, well managed by the manager.
It’s a rural location, quiet and peaceful. Furnishings may not be the smartest compared with more modern nursing homes, but it’s the care that matters… and Close House really does care for its residents.
I'm leaving a review after my Mum has spent just the one week for the first time ever in respite and her stay was a triumphant success. Mum made friends with two ladies who reside at Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home whilst there and certainly spoke highly of the staff and the lovely meals she had enjoyed. When I asked if my Mum would like to go for a break again sometime in the future the answer was a positive yes, I would please. With that response, I feel I can confidently say her time at Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home was great. Thank you all for looking after her.
My Aunt is 92 and very frail. She lived at Close House for 18 months and did not have the happiest of experiences there. When she arrived she was promised a room with an en-suite but was not provided with one even though several became vacant during her time there. Some nursing staff were not up to date with changing visiting regulations e.g. when a family member requested Essential Caregiver status, they denied such a role existed. We found communication with management to be fraught with difficulties. Simple concerns were treated as problematic. When we raised a particular concern it resulted in my Aunt being served four weeks' notice. A request for a copy of the complaint policy was ignored. Moving again at her age caused her immense distress and had a negative impact on her declining health. She felt degraded by her experience. We are grateful for individual carers who showed kindness, but sadly, we would not recommend this nursing home.
When he was well enough he was in a very pleasant, airy lounge, which thankfully did not have permanent music but when it did, it was well chosen and the same applied to the TV programmes.
Tender loving care was extended to me and our family during his last days. I ate several meals, all of which were beautifully cooked from fresh local produce.
I visited every afternoon and all the residents were treated with kindness and respect.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 06 December 2019Good
- 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home
What types of Care is Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home have?
There are 21 Single Rooms and 1 Couples/Companion Room.
What are the Facilities & Services at Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Smoking not permitted, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Close House Nursing & Residential Care Home to the centre of Hexham?
3.0 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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