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En-suite rooms and landscaped gardens delight residents and their families, who also have their own on-site cafe to enjoy. Health and wellbeing needs are very important and the Activities Coordinators work...
Care Provided by Acorn House Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 64 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
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
£100 per week top-up for Local Authority funded residents. Respite is available for 4 weeks minimum.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Acorn House Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Acorn House Care Home 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)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Acacia Care
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Claire Straw(General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 63+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2013
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (64)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (64)
Acorn House Care Home Reviews (132)
Acorn House Care Home has a Review Score of 10 (9.973) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Acorn House Care Home has 132 reviews.
Excellent staff. Very caring. I am very satisfied with the care my partner has received. I am grateful for all Acorn House does for him. Staff are very patient and go out of their way to help look for mislaid objects.
Thank you for your lovely review Sue. We will always do our best and are pleased that you are happy with the care we provide.
Acorn House has exceeded my expectations in every area. The food, activities and care are fantastic and all the residents seem very well cared for and happy every time I visit. I couldn't wish for a better home for my sister.
Thank you for your review and kind words. We are pleased to hear that you are happy with our service.
Everyone is so friendly, welcoming and helpful at Acorn House. From the initial enquiry, we felt comfortable and welcomed. It's a pleasure seeing my brother make new friends and be well cared for. We certainly made the right choice for him.
Thank you for choosing us to care for your loved one, we really appreciate your lovely comments. We strive to make everyone's stay an enjoyable one.
My Uncle is in the best possible place for him. He is happy and comfortable in his new home, which he settled into really quickly. I can't thank the staff enough. Nothing is too much trouble for anyone.
Thank you for your wonderful comments. We are so pleased that your uncle is happy in his new home.
Fantastic care at all times, so grateful to all of the staff. They are brilliant and go above and beyond for my Nan. I wouldn't want her to be in any other care home besides Acorn House. I would recommend it to anyone who was looking for their loved ones to stay. Thank you to the team.
Thank you for your lovely comments, we endeavour to ensure all our residents have a great experience when they move in and live life as they wish.
My grandmother is a resident at Acorn House. I feel safe in the knowledge knowing she is well provided for and safe to live out her twilight years. The staff are lovely and very helpful. A wonderful home.
Thank you for your lovely comments, we will pass them on to the team. We are pleased that we can make your grandmother's stay a pleasurable one
I have found that the residential care of my parents has been exceptional and the care by the staff and management has beaten my expectations.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We are pleased that we have been able to exceed your expectations.
There are plenty of activities, days out, and entertainers in the home.
The home is always spotlessly clean which makes it very welcoming for visitors.
I would highly recommend this care home.
Thank you for your very kind words, it is our pleasure to support you in the journey. We will make sure that your comments are passed on and shared with the team.
Always clean and tidy.
My mum is very happy here.
Thank you for your review, your comments will be shared with the team. We strive to ensure that all our residents and their family members are supported at all times.
Mum is happy at Acorn House. She says the staff are very kind and friendly. She looks so much better and relaxed since she arrived 3 months ago. I wish they had more outings arranged for residents though.
Thank you for your lovely review. We will pass on your comments to the staff team. We are looking into more trips out to local areas with the lifestyle co-ordinator and these will be added to our planner.
The activities provided are excellent and a good way to keep people engaged, it would be good if there was more conversation throughout the day, but I appreciate this is difficult when staff are so busy.
Acorn House Care Home is a well-run care home with many good aspects to recommend it. The staff are caring and considerate towards the residents who benefit from a varied menu and entertaining activities as appropriate. However, the needs of residents with dementia and multiple complex needs would be better met by improved/higher staffing levels (i.e. at least one above the legal minimum at all times).
Thank you for taking the time to review our care home, we will pass on your kind comments to our staff team and we welcome all suggestions to enable us to provide the highest standard of care for our residents.
Amazing place, recommended my other family member, my mum and my auntie are both here. Excellent staff, good variety of activities and good food.
Thank you very much for your lovely review and comments, we will ensure that this is passed on to the staff team.
My mom has been at Acorn House for a few years now. She loves this place so much. My dad was here too when Acorn House first opened and was one of the first residents. Acorn House has been a great place to be for the care the support value for money and always kept clean and tidy. Mom never complains about the assortment of food given at all meal times. The management and staff are first class.
Thank you for your review of our home. We are very grateful for your feedback and we will ensure this is passed on to the care team. We are pleased that you are happy with the care your loved ones have received.
My mum has been in Acorn House since September 23 and the care she has received has been just wonderful. The whole team are so kind, caring and absolutely professional. It has meant the world to our family to know that Mum is so well cared for and is happy and settled. She loves the staff at the home as if they are family.
Thank you very much for your kind comments; these will be shared with the team.
There are daily activities for residents and Acorn House is well designed for people with dementia. Overall, I am really happy with Acorn, relieved that my relative is being well looked after.
Happy with everything my grandad's being well looked after.
Thank you for your review, we strive to offer good care, and appreciate your review of our service. we are pleased you are happy with the care we offer for your grandad.
The Home seems to me to be values-driven and this shows at all levels and in all aspects of the provision.
Your Mother-in-law will certainly be missed here at Acorn House.
Warmest wishes to all of you
Acorn House has cared for my mother with exceptional kindness, respect and compassion. Staff relationships with her have been genuinely warm and consistently ensure her dignity is maintained. As relatives we have experienced similarly outstanding care, respect and kindness from the whole staff team. Staff have communicated regularly with us to review care plans and promptly when necessary. It is apparent that the staff work and communicate as a team, resulting in a coherent standard from front of house, office staff, the catering and cleaning teams, activity coordinators and carers. Meals have been appetising and varied with special requests met whenever possible. My mother's room has always been clean and well maintained and her clothes carefully laundered. The wide range of activities offered is outstanding. One example was that my mother’s wish on the wishing tree was to hear bagpipes. A few weeks later on Burns Night the chef carrying a haggis was piped in by a piper!
Thank you so much for lovely review of our home and our staff. It's very nice knowing that we delivered the best person-centered care we could possibly offer, we strive our hardest to offer a high standard of care and appreciate your kind review. Your mum will be very well missed here at Acorn House. Warmest regards from us all here at Acorn House.
We could not have found a better care home for our mother. The staff went far over and above the necessary tasks and provided a loving care environment. The many activities offered, the personal connections and the flexibility in coping with individual needs is exemplary.
Warmest Regards from us all at Acorn House
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 03 February 2018Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveOutstanding
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
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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 (1)

Welcome to Acorn House!
I have been working in the sector for the past 20 years following the death of my father in 2001. While he was receiving palliative care at home I have been looking after him. My passion was always in care and making a difference no matter how big or small it was. After spending 12 years in 24-hour nursing care, I decided to move to residential care.
I came to work for Acacia Care 7 years ago and I have held many positions within the company from Night Manager, Care Manager, Home Manager and Regional Support Manager to my now current role as General Manager. I feel very honoured and privileged to have been given this opportunity to manage Acorn House and I hope my work and the work of the team will make a difference in the lives of our residents and their families.
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