Marbrook is a truly wonderful place, full of professional caring peopleMartin M(Father of Resident/Service User)
Mum considers this to be her home now and seems very happy hereT W(Daughter of Resident/Service User)
The food is amazing, and the cakes! What can I say, be prepared to put a few pounds on in weightJackie P(Wife of Resident/Service User)
Marbrook is a truly wonderful place, full of professional caring peopleMartin M(Father of Resident/Service User)
Mum considers this to be her home now and seems very happy hereT W(Daughter of Resident/Service User)
The food is amazing, and the cakes! What can I say, be prepared to put a few pounds on in weightJackie P(Wife of Resident/Service User)
The Marbrook is a specialist provider of complex nursing services. It delivers 24-hour nursing and therapy for adults with complex and long term conditions, which include:
• Stroke
• Acquired and traumatic brain injury
• Dementia (including early onset)
• Spinal Cord injury
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Motor Neuron Disease (MND).
Its ethos is competence, choice and compassion; providing the best care for people living with life-changing conditions.
Its building benefits from ensuite wet rooms to all bedrooms, nine rehabilitation kitchens, a...
Care Provided by The Marbrook Centre
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 82 Service Users
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
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
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
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
Contact The Marbrook Centre 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
Owner
- Marbrook Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Tracy Haddock (General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 18+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2018
- Last Refurbishment: 2022
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (82)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (82)
Parking
- Free onsite parking
The Marbrook Centre Reviews (152)
The Marbrook Centre has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.837) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Marbrook Centre has 152 reviews.
My husband went into The Marbrook Centre in July on a respite basis. From the moment I walked into this bright and airy building and met the welcoming admissions team, I felt very reassured. The caring staff upstairs in The Mayfield Suite where my husband stayed were excellent. They worked together as a team supporting the residents in every way. Lots of smiles and interaction taking place in an environment which can be testing at times. Very special people doing a very special job. I highly recommend.
I arrived at Marbrook unable to walk unaided, through the support, encouragement, help and dedication of all the staff I was able to home 4 weeks later, fully independent.
In addition, the surroundings and atmosphere at Marbrook are fully conducive to recovery and rehabilitation, being calm, restful, attractive and peaceful.
Skilled teams. Lots of encouragement for everyone.
The Marbrook Centre is a purpose built facility that ticks all the boxes. What makes the centre special are its staff and the philosophy of residents first, a family of committed, positive staff with "can do" attitude throughout the organisation. Nothing is too much trouble, requests are dealt with promptly and staff are eager to learn, to help, to adapt to individual needs. From reception staff, carers, therapy staff, kitchen and housekeeping/laundry as well as referrals and management are a team who care. Thank you to all.
In the three weeks that I have been here so far, I have learnt how to transfer myself in and out of bed from my wheelchair, wash 95% of myself each morning and almost dress myself unaided. Every day that you achieved the smallest improvement gives you more motivation for the next day, encouraged all the ways by the whole Marbrook team. With two paralysed legs I believe I can achieve anything here.
I am extremely pleased to be here because this is the correct place for me to get better. Everything is to my liking in my helplessness time of need. Thank you!
What a beautiful place, but more importantly what beautiful people that work here. I have been blown away by all of the staff who are totally committed to their work. They make a difference to the relatives who can leave here knowing their relative is with people who genuinely care and want the best for the patient. Keep up the excellent work making a difference in people's lives at their time of deep need. Thank you.
All the staff are kind, courteous, friendly and very supportive and this includes the cleaners, the laundry staff, the carers especially so. The therapists are excellent and the management very responsive. My husband has been taught to develop and manage his body and limbs following an acute stroke.
I have been transformed from a very nervous and anxious caregiver to someone who has been trained how to care and who now feel confident in their ability to manage their husband and all the attendant equipment. Now I look forward to him coming home.
This home is on a par with expensive hotels with the exception that all the staff deal with residents with absolute care, love and professionalism. In my opinion, my wife could not be in a better home for rehabilitation. I would never hesitate to heartily recommend it.
The Marbrook provides a first class service with excellent facilities and very friendly and attentive staff. Highly recommend.
I found I was always made welcome when entering this home. Very friendly staff.
My husband has recently moved into The Marbook Centre, having previously been in two other settings over the past two years as he suffers from Early Onset Dementia. The move has been very positive in every way. The centre has excellent facilities and a lovely homely atmosphere. All the staff involved with my husband's care have shown him respect and understanding and I feel his dignity has been restored. I have peace of mind that he is being cared for in the best possible way.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 31 October 2025Requires improvement
- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Requires improvement
- Well-led Requires improvement
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.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (7)
- 29 Jun 2021Recipient: The Marbrook Centre
- 27 Jun 2019Recipient: The Marbrook Centre
- 17 May 2019Recipient: The Marbrook Centre
Meet the Team (9)
I’m a registered nurse and bring a wealth of experience in nursing management, service development and specialist palliative care.
Likes: Spending time with friends and family
Dislikes: Spiders and snakes
Having worked in the care sector as a registered nurse for over 14 years, I have gained experience in numerous nursing homes including a primary care setting.
I am extremely passionate about delivering high standards of care to residents living with a long term neurological condition, a spinal cord injury or dementia.
Leading by example with a hands-on approach, I aspire to demonstrate great skill and compassion with residents whilst exemplifying integrity with my team.
I started my career in health and social care at the tender age of 17 and have since worked in a range of settings including supporting those living with dementia, mental health issues, neurological impairments, autism and learning disabilities. Person-centred care is at the heart of all that I do and I’m passionate about my team promoting quality of life for all residents here at The Marbrook Centre. I know that there is no single approach that is the right way for every individual, I firmly believe in the ethos ‘no decision about me, without me’ and I embed this into the core of any decisions made.
After qualifying as a nurse in 1999, I worked in Critical Care before starting at Marbrook as a Senior nurse in 2016. I am passionate about providing the best care experience for our residents at Marbrook.
I bring twenty years of experience providing medical input to rehabilitation Multi-Disciplinary Teams, treating people with neurological disabilities and limb loss.
Being able to play a role in improving someone’s quality of life is why I love my job.
I qualified as a physiotherapist in 2007 and since then have worked in a variety of settings including large teaching hospital and a specialist rehabilitation center.
I enjoy building relationships with individuals and their families and really getting to know the person, what is important to them and what it is that they want from their rehab here at Marbrook.
My role as the Therapy Lead is to support staff, individuals and their families to ensure the provision of high quality person centered rehabilitation.
I love my job! In a nutshell, I am here to look after everyone and to ensure Team Marbrook has the best tools to do their jobs. So, what are these tools? Well, in the toolbox is good training and support, a nice environment, the best equipment, clear leadership and the remaining space in the toolbox is filled with care and compassion.
I’m a nurse by training, albeit a moderately old one, having qualified in 1985! Since I qualified I have followed the management, rather than the clinical path. I also spent 5 years as a care home inspector in the 90s where I saw the good, the bad and the ugliest of care services!
So, back to why I love my job. I see people every day who have experienced life changing injuries and health challenges. They and their families are truly extraordinary people; their strength, optimism and motivation to be the best they possibly can be, is an amazing thing to share in. This is a constant reminder to me to make every day count, value what I have and not to complain or worry about things I don’t! The icing on the cake is to witness Team Marbrook supporting people on these difficult and challenging journeys with such care and compassion. I am one happy bunny.
I have lots of experience of building new services and care partnerships in the NHS, Charity and Private sectors. My role is to enable all those who could benefit from our rehabilitation skills, a clear care pathway to us.
I have been a qualified nurse for over 20 years. I love supporting individuals to achieve their full potential in life. I am at my happiest knowing that residents are safe and experiencing good quality care. I enjoy working as part of a team and ensuring that systems and processes are in place to allow our residents to flourish.
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