
Very caring, friendly staff. My aunt is well cared for and happy. Thank youTracey C(Relative of Resident/Service User)



Very caring, friendly staff. My aunt is well cared for and happy. Thank youTracey C(Relative of Resident/Service User)



Mountfitchet House is a purpose-built care home set within the Essex countryside. The skilled team deliver residential, nursing and dementia care, as well as respite and sensitive end of life care.
Residents enjoy a great lifestyle thanks to the luxury facilities, including a café, pub, cinema room and hair salon. The home is divided into four suites, each with its own lounge and dining room. The bedrooms are spacious with a...
Care Provided by Mountfitchet 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 60 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- 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
of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible. There are no additional fees
for respite stays.
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
• Use of in-house cinema
• Access to landscaped gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply
an agreed hourly charge for this service.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Mountfitchet House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Mountfitchet House 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)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Care UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Vacant(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (60)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (60)
Mountfitchet House Reviews (95)
Mountfitchet House has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.768) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Mountfitchet House has 95 reviews.
My recently bereaved mother went into Mountfitchet House at a most difficult time, immediately before the coronavirus lockdown. We have been unable to visit her in person since, although the home has kindly arranged video calls and we see her from time to time through her window. Mum assures me that she is very well cared for and treated with kindness. She likes the meals and loves the puddings! She always looks neat and well groomed and her room is immaculately clean and tidy - the maintenance staff took considerable trouble in setting up her room with her pictures and photographs to make it look homely and familiar. It is reassuring to see her growing rapport with the care staff, who have shown compassion and dedication throughout these most unsettling times for which we are very grateful. Although it is currently challenging for the home to have activities as normal, we hope that things will gradually return to a new normal and that we will soon be reunited.
Thank you for your lovely review Debbie, Mum has been a pleasure to care for and continues to make us all smile with her stories about you and your family, and her love for the puddings!
Our Mother lived here for 4 years before we decided, we looked at 6 recommended homes. What we particularly liked at Mountfitchet House was that it was conceived and designed as a purpose-built care home - and whilst it has 60 odd rooms, it’s broken up into 4 self-contained sections effectively built in an L with the nurse stations and dining and living rooms in the centre. Whilst others were delightful old buildings they had not been built as care homes and had steps, different levels etc. Whilst every home had lovely people that we saw, in the end, that element is taken on trust. In our experience, Mountfitchet House delivered consistently high care to Mum in a professional and friendly way. Mum was a quiet, private person, the staff quickly adjusted to her way and she always talked fondly about her carers ( and the cleanliness, Mum was always known as the Ajax tornado) They were fantastic in the last days of mum’s life, made more difficult by us living abroad. On a 5* rating, I would give them a 6*
Thank you for your kind words Mark, and for such a lovely review. Mum will always be remembered here and was a real part of our community. We hope you and the family are all ok at this sad time; our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
All the staff at the home have been so helpful during the lockdown period. They have all gone above and beyond to help us stay in contact with our nana who’s living in the home. We haven’t had to worry because they have allowed us to FaceTime her twice a week and they’ve kept us updated all the time. She’s really settled in and is happy in the home now and it’s down to the kindness of all the carers and other staff members. We appreciate everything they have done and we can’t thank them all enough for their care. Hopefully, when lockdown lifts we can have a celebration in the home and gather to thank the staff properly!
Thank you for your wonderful review Charlotte - your Nana is an absolute pleasure to care for and such a beautiful character! We're all so fond of her and she is already such a big part of the Mountfitchet family! We're all really looking forward to the end of lockdown for a real celebration, and can't wait to see you all soon! Thank you again!
Mum has been very happy in Mountfitchet House. She feels cared for and has loved having her meals provided for her. She has developed close working relationships with several members of staff and 2 or 3 other residents. She and her family enjoy the cafeteria area and also the gardens. The handyman is a real asset and will do anything for her. On the downside, the fees are high and it would be good if the activities could become more structured and reliable.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review and for your positive scores and excellent ratings regarding the overall standard of the home, as well as the care and support provided to residents. We’re so pleased to read that your mum has been very happy here at Mountfitchet House and that she...
Made many friends with the residents and I would certainly go there again.
All of the above have been excellent and we have been delighted with the home. The staff are compassionate and skilled. This is a happy home full of love, care and consideration.
We have no regrets in choosing this home.
Whenever any of my peers ask me about the home, I always, without hesitation, give it my highest recommendations.
The manager sets the caring ethos and this filters down throughout all her team.
The small things like knowing my name and providing him with his favourite meals mean so much. Thank you all.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, my sister and I had to move our dear mum from her nursing home of five years. We moved her to Mountfitchet House. Although she was in the later stages of Alzheimer's, Mum was made to feel special. The care she received was exceptional right to the end of her life. She died peacefully with her family around her. We are grateful for the dignity they gave her and the support they gave us.
My sister, who is the patient, feels very relaxed and well cared for so that is all I could ask for.
Our family needed to find a nursing home that provided palliative care for our sister/mother. We were worried about her fitting in when most other residents were 20+ years older than her. The rooms are clean, fresh, bright and well-equipped. The care provided by Mountfitchet House is exemplary. Everyone is treated as an individual and the staff are the most attentive, caring people you could wish for. We could not have wished for a better place for my sister to spend the last 6 weeks of her life.
Everyone is involved and really enjoying it. Staff are dressing up to represent the countries and everyone looks like they are having fun.
Also popped into the fete, great day.
My friend is very settled and happy - really pleased to see this.
My mother is 96, has dementia, poor hearing and very limited sight so communication is very difficult. Following the fete at Mountfitchet House last Saturday, the next day I found my mother in a profoundly animated and happy state. She remembered all the little children, balloons and brass band. She repeatedly said how wonderful her day had been. She then went on to recall happy times beside the sea with our family and dancing with my father. It was truly a breakthrough and a tribute to the care staff who must have got her involved and to everyone who put together such a great day - thank you all so very much!
What an amazing place, keep up your brilliant standards and thank you for everything. God bless all of you.
I know when I walk out those doors after visiting my heart feels happier knowing she is being genuinely well loved and cared for in my absence. I could not ask for any more for my darling mummy. Thank you to every one of you for all that you do for us all. I will forever hold a special place in our hearts and if my mum could tell you also in hers.
Very positive. I feel great, care is being made to look after my father. Thank you.
I made the right choice of care home.
The staff are very good and friendly. The rooms are like hotel rooms. All in all would recommend to everyone who needs this service.
The home is clean and welcoming, staff are attentive and friendly, especially the receptionists. Carers and nurses are never too far away in my nan's suite and are always attentive and able to help at a moments notice.
Each visit we have is great. The staff are friendly and the care is excellent. The coffee shop is great, especially to get someone off the unit who struggles to go out. Would highly recommend.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 31 August 2023Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveRequires improvement
- 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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