The Bay Nursing Home

My Mother arrived just a short time ago, although I have my Mother-in-law residing at The Bay for the last 7 years. My Mother's transition was done very fast and she has settled in well. The Bay has various lounges which are very nice and there has been a lot of effort in making the clients home lovely. I am learning the staff's names but find them to be very friendly and kind. My interest is to be that both my Mother and Mother-in-law are cared for and are happy, as much as they can be in their health with dementia.

All I can say is what a wonderful place to be if you are an elderly person looked after, loved and cared for.

I went back to see my friend at The Bay having been there in the summer and this place just gets better and better I wonder what they will think of next. The Xmas decorations are amazing with a tree in every room. There was a pub !! with optics on the wall and cold drinks in the fridge. A post office has been set up where my friend could buy cards and stamps. Some of the ladies had made fudge and gingerbread houses and there was a life-size nativity scene. I shall be taking the grandchildren to their Santas grotto and carol singing evening in a few days time. The place was a hive of activity with staff everywhere. I was offered an Irish coffee and yule log . There is piped music to all areas and my friend has been shown how to Skype and Facebook to keep in touch with his family . I was even offered Christmas lunch to be cooked by their new chef !! Everyone should go and experience this home for themselves. Remarkable !!

The service is first class with the staff who are always read to help me out. The food is as good as I have ever had with plenty of choice. I find that it has been the right move to come to this home. The manager is always available to listen to me.

Its so nice and reassuring to walk into a nursing home like this most certainly a home from home and a credit to the staff, we definitely need many more homes like this around the country.

On the day of my visit I was extremely pleased to see that my father was very happy, he was watching the football with a member of staff and they were having a fun time. The home is kept immaculate it always has a lovely atmosphere with very friendly staff and they are so caring. The home always smells lovely the bedrooms are extremely nice. At the time of my visit a member of staff bought out the trolley with afternoon tea and cakes we all had a drink and a cake. They were homemade Welsh cakes and I must say they were better than you can buy in the shops. I would certainly recommend this home to anyone considering a care home as the manager is so caring, the staff are really caring and you can see that they treat everyone as if they were there own family. Everyone is so happy, there is always music playing in the background. It is like being at home. What a wonderful home, I couldn't wish for anything nicer for my father and it's so nice to see him so happy and content well done The Bay.

Please go and see it.

I arrived on 11 July, for the ceremony which took place five days later. From the moment I arrived I had nothing but courteous professional attention. I was born in Tredegar and was taught Welsh in the first year of secondary school, but that was in the late 60s therefore by the time I arrived at Y Bae I had forgotten 90% of what I had learned. The staff addressed me in English, but were very helpful in helping me rekindle my linguistic roots.

The weather, beyond your control, was foul for the first three days of my visit, but I did manage to visit the seafront. It was a shame I didn’t have time to experience the local heritage steam railway, but that was more than made up for by the staff, I do not want to single out any individual, but the catering was excellent, even breakfast was cooked to my specific requests.

The only reason I would not choose Y Bae for future respite is purely a seven-hour drive required; however, should my daughter choose to do a postgrad course at Aberystwyth, then I would certainly look forward to renewing my acquaintance with what is undoubtedly a fine care home.