Forth Bay Nursing Home

Walker Street, Kincardine-on-Forth, Alloa FK10 4NT
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9.5 31 Reviews
  • Forth Bay Nursing Home, Alloa
Forth Bay is a purpose-built nursing home located in a beautiful area close to the River Forth offering a full range of nursing and dementia care support, including trial stays, short stay and convalescent care, as well as long-term care.

Forth Bay has an excellent local reputation and strives to maintain a friendly, happy atmosphere. The highly-trained care team and dedicated health and wellbeing coordinator work with each resident, along with their loved ones, to create individual care plans with the aim of enabling residents to get the very most from life.

Residents are encouraged to bring important personal possessions to personalise their rooms and to really make them their own.

Forth Bay offers staff unique dementia training where they are encouraged to promote the importance of meaningful activities and a stimulating environment for people living with dementia, as well as addressing clinical aspects of care.

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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 58 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Day Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1550
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1550
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1800
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1800
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1700
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1700
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1800
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1800

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Forth Bay Nursing Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

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 choose a care home based in Scotland, you may be eligible for the Scottish Government's Free Personal Care funding of up to £248.70 per week (if you are over the age of 65) and Free Nursing Care funding of up to £111.90 per week. This support is is not reflected in this fee amount.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Fiona Day (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 60+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (53)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (53)

Forth Bay Nursing Home Reviews (31)

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9.5

Forth Bay Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.488) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Forth Bay Nursing Home has 31 reviews.

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Review from C R (Son of Resident) published on 14 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent care. Mum always well cared for. We regularly visit, even impromptu visits, and Mum always tidy, clean, well dressed, hair/nails done. Staff/management keep me informed and are approachable for questions. We have good rapport with staff.

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Review from Helena D (Cousin of Resident) published on 14 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Forth Bay Care Home in Kincardine is so clean, tidy and homely and staff are so caring and helpful. My cousin's room is well looked after and always clean and tidy. My cousin is clean and always in clean clothes and if she dirties them they are changed promptly. My cousin, even though she can't communicate,
I can see she is happy and content.

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Review from Faye M (Daughter of Resident) published on 27 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Everything about this care home is first class, from the staff to the surroundings, the food, the cleanliness - excellent!

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Review from Joanne M (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Before my dad went into your home, I had nightmares about homes and said my parents would never go into one but your home is amazing from your very lovely staff. The way my dad and everyone is treated as an individual and with dignity. Dad is well looked after, well fed, has a bath whenever he likes.
The home is beautiful and great for organising entertainment for their residents. The manager is so approachable and lovely to chat over everything regarding dad.

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Review from David T (Son of Resident) published on 22 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother, who is terminally ill, elected to come to Forth Bay Care Home for her end of life care upon discharge from a hospital.
Since arriving she has received first class care in every aspect of her palliative care from the extremely kind, caring and professional team of nurses and carers here at
Forth Bay.
Her room is bright with nice decoration and is kept spotlessly clean.
The home, in general, has a happy and welcoming atmosphere.
There is nowhere else my family and I would rather have her as we move closer to her end of life.

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Review from Neil T (Son of Resident) published on 22 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My terminally ill mother was admitted to Forth Bay Nursing Home in May 2018.
She was immediately made welcome and treated with the utmost respect by all the staff, as were the family.
Her room was large, bright, cheery and spotlessly clean.
The staff were thorough, professional, friendly and helpful.
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the above culminated in making an extremely difficult, trying time, easier to handle.
My family and I could not fault Forth Bay Nursing Home.

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Review from Wilma C (Wife of Resident) published on 25 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with the care my husband receives from all the staff. I feel my husband's care is very 'person-centred' for his needs. I am very grateful for how the staff have treated me. I cannot find any fault in any of my husband's care. I feel the staff have all got to know him very well and
know his sense of humour.

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Review from L C (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

There is no date in particular. Mum moved into Forth Bay in August 2016. Since the day mum walked in she has been happy. The staff are fantastic, the head nurse/sister is 1 in a million. She talks us through everything mum get up to/or has been up to.
My sis and I have also gotten to know residents
and staff and mum gets taken to pubs for a sing-along. She goes out at Xmas for lunches etc. Lots I would recommend Forth Bay to anyone.

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Review from Jacqueline M (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are helpful and very caring and very approachable at all times.

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Review from Cindy B (Resident) published on 31 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My experience here at Forth Bay has been very good, staff are very friendly always giving opportunities for any food I want. Great service, very supportive staff good for chatting to. Being around all these staff members has made me feel a lot more confident about myself, everything is kept nice, my
hair is always done beautiful, everything I need staff are more than welcome to get it or do it for me. I'm made to feel very at home here, very nice environment.

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Review from James B (Resident) published on 27 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff very helpful, always cheerful.

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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.488)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.488) out of 10 for Forth Bay Nursing Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.488 for Forth Bay Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (134 Excellents x 5) + (57 Goods x 4) + (15 Satisfactorys x 3) + (6 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 213 Ratings = 4.488

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Forth Bay Nursing Home is based on 18 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 58 registered maximum number of service users is 11.6, which has been reached with 18 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Inspectorate (CI) Rating

Date: 29 Mar 2024

How well do we support people's wellbeing? Good

(4)
How good is our leadership? Good

(4)
How good is our staff team? Good

(4)
How good is our setting? Good

(4)
How well is care and support planned? Good

(4)

Care Inspectorate is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in Scotland.

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Meet the Team (1)

Fiona

Fiona Day

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2015

Fiona is our Home Manager at Forth Bay – here’s a glimpse into her role at the home in her own words:


“I joined Forth Bay as a newly qualified Staff Nurse in 2001 and have since taken on a number of senior roles including Charge Nurse and Deputy Manager. It is this in-depth knowledge of the home that has equipped me well as Home Manager.


I strive to give our residents the care and lifestyle they wish to have and endeavour to involve them in every aspect of their care.’


As well as spending time with residents and making sure that they are comfortable, safe and happy, I see it as an important part of my role to act as a mentor to my team. I firmly believe that a happy, fulfilled and motivated team puts us in a better position to consistently deliver a high standard of care.”

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