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Avonmere features its own hair salon, therapy suite and minibus as well as a beautiful garden for residents to enjoy and the home welcomes couples and their...
Care Provided by Avonmere Care Home - Avery Healthcare
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
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 76 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
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- 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
The weekly fee is dependent on the suite you choose, standard, premium, or luxury
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Avonmere Care Home - Avery Healthcare for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Avonmere Care Home - Avery Healthcare 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
- Avery Healthcare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Samantha Baronian(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2017
- Last Refurbishment: 2017
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (76)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (76)
Visiting
- Visitors are welcome at all times but must sign in at reception
Parking
- Car park at the front of the building
Avonmere Care Home - Avery Healthcare Reviews (76)
Avonmere Care Home - Avery Healthcare has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.838) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Avonmere Care Home - Avery Healthcare has 76 reviews.
Mother has been here for over 12 months and in that period she has been looked after by the staff in an excellent way. All staff have been caring and polite. Mother is very happy at Avonmere. The room is excellent as is the choice of food. Staff are always helpful. Mother enjoys some of the activities available. She is always treated with dignity and enjoys talking to certain members of staff. Excellent service, a credit to you all.
Thank you for your excellent review of Avonmere Care Home in Bristol, it is wonderful to hear how happy Mum is here, we take pride in providing exceptional services to our residents and appreciate your kind words.
As a nurse and a relative, I have been to many care homes and I have never come across one that is as outstanding as Avonmere. I cannot thank the staff enough and I can always rest assured that my mum is well cared for.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review of Avonmere Care Home in Bristol, we are delighted to hear how happy you and your mum are with the care and service. The staff here pride themselves in providing the best possible service for all our residents and I know they will be so pleased to read your thoughts on this.
Since coming to the care home, I now have a renewed sense of purpose/enthusiasm. I enjoy the varied activities, and the staff treat you with respect and dignity.
My mother was offered a respite stay at Avonmere with a view to becoming a permanent resident. She was allowed to stay as a respite break for 6 weeks, but was so happy with everything, she decided after 2 weeks that she wanted to become a permanent resident. She’s now been there for 2 months and it has changed her life. She has become much more sociable and relaxed. She joins in with all of the activities and is looking so much better for it. She is 90 years of age.
A caring home where my mum is treated with respect and her individual care plan meets her needs. Since Mum has been at Avonmere Care Home, the staff treat her like one of the family and if we have any concerns they are dealt with quickly and efficiently. Thank you to the manager and team Avonmere for all your dedication and hard work.
Friendly staff, good surroundings and decor, clean.
My mother has been a resident here for a year now. We looked at several care homes but selected this one as the staff really do care! They don't plonk residents in front of the TV unlike other homes we looked at, but spend time talking and interacting with them and genuinely appear to enjoy spending time with residents. The manager is very responsive on the one occasion I raised a concern he came to see us immediately, listened and understood and explained what would happen along with an apology. The food is very good, the rooms are huge so Mum was able to bring a lot of her furniture and belongings with her, important for someone with dementia. There are plenty of places to sit with a cuppa both in and out, and I count the staff as friends who I look forward to chatting to when I visit. The hairdresser is very flexible and will tailor her approach to how Mum is feeling. The visiting activity staff also have the right balance of friendliness, humour, empathy and endless patience.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home, Bristol and for your amazing 5-star rating. We are delighted to hear how happy you are with the care your mother has received from our dedicated staff team, since being a part of our loving care community, giving you and your family peace...
It took a while to settle but staff helped and now I am quite happy. I don't think I could find a better home.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home in Bristol. We are pleased to hear you are now feeling settled in your new surroundings. Your feedback is truly invaluable to us and our staff team. Best wishes.
Mum originally went here for respite but has now become a permanent resident. The decor throughout is modern but homely with tasteful ornaments, lamps etc. Her room is beautiful, like a suite in a hotel with a patio door through to the lovely garden. The carers (and reception staff) here are absolutely brilliant and laugh and joke with mum, they are always pleasant. Mum is encouraged to walk to the dining room which is light and airy and she can socialise with the other residents. The food is nice, recently mum had a fancy for some chocolate, they brought her a little plate with some chocolate biscuits on. That's really going the extra mile for the residents. It's nice that there is a tea and coffee machine for visitors to use so we can sit and have a cuppa with mum. There are plenty of activities singers, dancing crafts etc which you can choose to participate in if you like. I really don't feel like mum has gone here to vegetate but to continue living her life with a bit of help.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home in Bristol. We are delighted that your mum enjoyed her respite stay with us and decided to become a permanent member of our loving care community. It is lovely to hear that she has soon settled into her new surroundings and enjoys joining...
Everyone has been supportive regarding my aunt. The staff are lovely, helpful and friendly. I had an issue, the manager responded straight away and dealt with it in a very professional manner and has an open-door policy which is fantastic. I would highly recommend Avonmere to anyone who needs extra care.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home in Bristol. We are delighted to hear how satisfied you are with the exceptional level of care that your aunt has received by our dedicated staff team. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time to express any concerns that you may...
My mum has been a resident for just under one week. All the staff have made her feel very welcome. The level of care has been very good. Mum has mobility issues, and the manager and his team have been very supportive of her needs, giving encouragement to build her confidence.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home. It is a pleasure to care for your mother, and we are delighted to hear how well she has settled into our welcoming community. We look forward to seeing you on your next visit. Best wishes.
Care and support provided is excellent.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home and for your amazing 5-star rating. I will be sure to pass your kind words on to the rest of the team. Best wishes, Rachel.
Very good. Everyone is helpful.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home. Your feedback is truly invaluable to us and our staff team, who go over and above the standards daily, in order to provide an excellent level of care. Best wishes, Rachel.
Most impressed by the whole service. Ambience most pleasing. Staff extremely helpful and very pleasant. Attractive garden pleasant to view or sit in. Activities satisfactory. I would definitely look forward to a return visit when my carer next goes on holiday. Menus satisfactory.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home and for your amazing 5-star rating. It was a pleasure to have you with us, whilst you were here on respite and we are delighted to hear that your stay was comfortable and relaxing. We would like to welcome you back into the home anytime. Best wishes, Rachel.
We have appreciated the care and attention mum has received. The staff are very kind, helpful, professional, and approachable. Excellent facilities with cinema and hairdressers. The garden is wonderful to sit outside when the weather is kind.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home. We are delighted to hear such wonderful feedback about our home. Our housekeeping team take great pride in making the home a clean, welcoming environment for residents and visitors alike. Your feedback is truly invaluable to us and our...
Excellent service!
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home and for your amazing 5-star review. Our staff team go above the standards daily to deliver exceptional care, whilst creating a warm and welcoming community that our residents live within. Best wishes, Rachel.
Lovely to be able to see where he resides after such a long time with Covid. He always appears happy and loves the care he receives. Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home. Your feedback is truly invaluable to us, and our staff team, who go above and beyond the standards daily, to deliver an exceptional level of care, whilst creating a fun and loving care community for all residents. It is a pleasure to have your father living with us. Best wishes, Rachel.
We have found Avonmere very good, their care of my father has been excellent. He has settled very well and I feel that is down to the care and attention Avonmere have given him. The main thing is he is safe and he feels that within the building.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home and for your amazing 5-star review. We are delighted to hear that your father has soon settled into the loving care community that we create, giving you and your family peace of mind. I will be sure to pass on the positive feedback to the rest of the team. Best wishes, Rachel
Mum very happy and well looked after by amazing staff.
Thank you for taking the time to review. We are delighted to hear how well your mother has settled into her new home and how happy she is here. Your kind words about our staff team are truly invaluable to us and I will be sure to pass on the positive feedback. Best Wishes, Ryan.
Avonmere care home is truly excellent. The care, professional approach is displayed by all staff involved in my father's care. The building being 'purpose built' for care of the elderly is functional (wide corridors) with excellent facilities for the residents, dining room, library, garden room, games room (chess etc), cinema room and hairdressers. There is a lift to access the cinema and hairdressers and a wonderful 'activities programme'. The gardens are beautiful and all services provided within COVID guidelines.
Thank you for taking the time to review Avonmere Care Home. We are delighted to hear how satisfied you are with our home, we highly appreciate your kind words and I will be sure to pass on the positive feedback. Our residents are encouraged to take full advantage of the hotel-like facilities we...
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 12 June 2025Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledRequires improvement
Inspection ratings
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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.
Bed Vacancies
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News (8) & Events (0)
- 20 Mar 2025
Avery Healthcare is proud to announce that three of its care homes have been included in the prestigious 2025 edition of Knight Frank’s Luxury Care Home Guide, which highlights the...
- 20 Mar 2025
Avery Healthcare is proud to announce that three of its care homes have been included in the prestigious 2025 edition of Knight Frank’s Luxury Care Home Guide, which highlights the...
- 11 Feb 2025
On Sunday, 5th January, a flock of our homes joined together to celebrate National Bird Day, raising awareness about the vital role birds play in our ecosystem. Many residents took...
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Awards / Recognitions (12)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Avery Healthcare Group
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Avery Healthcare Group
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Avery Healthcare Group
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Avonmere Care Home - Avery Healthcare.
Meet the Team (6)

I love working at Avonmere as I have a passion and drive to enhance the lives of others and walk alongside those on their care home journey to ensure a smooth transition during, what can be, such a difficult time. I have worked as a care assistant and a senior care, which is where I found my love for working in older adult care. I then completed a Bachelor’s degree in Mental Health Nursing. After finishing my degree, I worked in various roles within nursing care, including RSM, deputy and now Home Manager.

Hi! My name is Jo. I have worked in care for many years starting as a care assistant then from there senior carer, care coordinator, team leader now as a deputy manager.
I am very passionate in believing a high standard of care should always be given to people within the care sector whether that be in their own homes or in a care home environment.

Hi, I am the wellbeing & activities coordinator. I have worked at Avonmere for 3 years. My main goal is to promote positive wellbeing via providing activities and trips tailored to each residents needs and interests. My qualifications include a distinction in Health and Social Care Cambridge Nationals, biology a level and psychology a level. I am also currently completing an NVQ in Leading Activities within a care environment.

Before joining the Avonmere team, she ran pubs for over 20 years. At this time, she mastered the skills required to lead a small team.
A fun fact about her is that she loves dancing and enjoys showing off her moves at every Avonmere party!Deb is excited to take on this new role and continue to provide nutritious and exciting meals!

Anna is committed to ensure a clean and safe environment at Avonmere. She is a positive, friendly person who brings joy to all staff and residents.

Hi, I’m Anthony, and I am dedicated to providing an excellent service. From fixing taps, and testing electrics, to ensuring all equipment is safe and working, no job is too big or small. I am approachable and friendly. I am ready to listen and fix any maintenance problems you may have!
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