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Situated in Bushey on the outskirts of Watford, Elton House Care Home is a distinguished residential and dementia care facility offering respite and nursing care. Easily accessible from the M25, it holds a respected status throughout Hertfordshire.
Established in 2018, this opulent residential care home adheres to Avery's highest standards. Featuring 95 spacious private apartments, ranging from studios to one-bedroom deluxe suites, each unit is equipped with a personal phone line,...
Care Provided by Elton House Care Home - Avery Collection
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 95 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
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- 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
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Elton House Care Home - Avery Collection for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Elton House Care Home - Avery Collection 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
- Avery Healthcare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Monika Gilice(General 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 (95)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (95)
Visiting
- Welcoming and open to residents from 10th September 2018
Parking
- Visitor and resident parking available on site
Elton House Care Home - Avery Collection Reviews (132)
Elton House Care Home - Avery Collection has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.844) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Elton House Care Home - Avery Collection has 132 reviews.
Before Covid, we could go in at any time and be made very welcome. I saw first hand how each resident is treated as an individual and with respect. Every effort was made by the carers and entertainment committee to ensure that my mother was engaged with music and entertainment. The selfless devotion shown to my mother during these exceptional times was outstanding. I was unable to see my mother during her illness or before but I am confident that she was given the best of care and in the safest hands.
Further to the review, I left in July 2019, I am leaving a second review in order to give feedback about my aunts' longer-term residence and on how Elton House has handled the Covid19 crisis. My aunt always hated the idea of being in care and in an institution. Although Elton House is not the same as her own home, she recognises that she now can't look after herself and the practical benefits of having cooking and washing done, and says that the staff are friendly and helpful and she is fortunate to be there during the pandemic. I want to particularly highlight the excellent care by Signature Care Homes to keep residents safe from CV19. From the start, before any government regulations for care homes, Signature Care Homes took risks seriously, and consequently, there has only been one case of CV19 and it was not allowed to spread - a big contrast to many other homes.
My mother was admitted to palliative care. Having spent 2 weeks respite here last year after her operation. She has a lovely one-bedroom apartment, the carers and nurses are wonderful. The meal selections are excellent with plenty of choices. My mother is being kept very comfortable. I would highly recommend Elton House.
Thank you for your glowing review! I am delighted your mother is pleased with her accommodation and care received at Elton House. We work with a well-known cooking show winner on developing our menu and I am so pleased with your feedback on our new Autumn menu meal choices being ‘excellent’.
There has been a high turnover of staff particularly in senior management and kitchen/restaurant staff.
Care and general level of service during weekends is not as good as during the week.
Standard of food is poor.
Thank you for your review and I am so pleased you are overall happy with Elton House. We welcome all feedback and I will be in touch with you personally to understand more how we can work to improve your experience.
My mother has been under the care of the wonderful staff at Elton House since June 2019. This is mum's home where she feels safe and cared for to the highest standard and expectation. It is easier to judge how a care home operates in "normal" times, but when you find yourself immersed in a global fight against an unseen enemy that could harm you, you have to step up and react. Like all care homes, Elton House was in the firing line, but throughout the lockdown, all of the residents were protected against the virus with no cases COVID-19 reported, whilst the level of care remained at the highest standard. A huge thank you to all the staff who helped mum through this very difficult period and helped us celebrate our "queen's" 90th birthday in April whilst still having to socially distance and not being able to hold her. Tough times, but thankfully mum is stronger and more positive now we are out the other side.
Thank you for your kind review and compliment of our dedicated staff team that have worked so hard to care for our residents during these unprecedented times. Residents' safety is our first priority and we invested heavily in PPE and whole-home testing, carried out bespoke risk assessments and...
Exceptional service in trying times. My mother is doing much better having been moved to this facility to start rehabilitation from a hip operation and illness. She is being treated as an individual with individual needs and may be able to make it back to independent living because of this. Nothing is too much trouble and I only wish we had found this facility a few weeks ago when time was on our side. It is the perfect place to recuperate. I would recommend anyone recovering from an operation to opt for this service instead of home carers if finances allow.
Thank you for your review and I am so pleased you are overall happy with Elton House. We welcome all feedback and I will be in touch with you personally to understand more how we can work to improve your experience.
From the cleaners to the carers, nurses, kitchen staff you will never find a more caring, helpful group of people. Receptionists are delightful. However the serving staff at meal times are so short staffed that the abuse from some residents is awful. Makes you wonder why they stay.
There are very few activities and badly attended (you can't do anything about that).
Whilst the food is adequate, there are few vegetables in the evening, only peas. That's bad nutrition. The bathroom isn't cleaned daily ie toilet and washbasin.
If it ever comes to having permanent full-time care, I would have no hesitation in using Elton House (providing my bank manager agreed!).
After a difficult time in the first few days, my mother-in-law has settled in her new environment very well. Staff are kind, caring and courteous. Accommodation is of a high standard and well maintained.
A lovely display of fresh cakes one can help oneself. The staff are great and very caring.
Everything was good as it could be and my wife and I were very happy on all levels.
The staff are very friendly and helpful. The decor is exceptional as is all the staff and decor.
Elton House is like a fantastic holiday in itself. Wonderful staff, exceptional food and overall very well catered for. I would recommend a respite stay here as a pure joy! Would like to return soon.
My father is now into his second month and I can not fault anything, everyone is very attentive to my father's needs and the facilities on site are probably the best I have seen anywhere in the industry. We as the broader family can carry on with our lives with the comfort that my father's needs are being met and although he may struggle at times with his communication, I believe he is happy in his new surroundings.
A lovely friendly place, wonderful staff, nursing excellent. I would recommend Elton House to anyone and if I needed it I would come again. The bathroom is the only criticism as it was not set up for special needs but it was sorted out.
We had to move my mum in a bit of a hurry and the manager and the staff at Elton House were amazing. They have all been professional and caring throughout. Mum has settled in really well. Not surprising given that Elton House feels more like a five star hotel. That said care is never compromised. My family all love visiting mum. Elton House makes everyone welcome, build a climbing frame in the garden and we may never leave.
I enjoyed my visit very much and am so happy and feel my relative is happy living here.
away on 25th April. She was 95 and had oral cancer which was getting progressively worse.
The staff looked after her wonderfully while she was there. They were kind, attentive and
treated our Mum with dignity. We were told they would be able to look after Mum right up until end of life care was necessary and that’s exactly what they did. My brother and I cannot speak highly enough of all the staff who helped to look after our Mum until the very end.
Only last Saturday we were invited to join in on an Easter family fun day which they held to celebrate the Easter holiday and we were not disappointed. The activities manager put on a day that was quite simply amazing. The day was filled with fun and laughter for all the family and I truly felt that these amazing people had extended a real warmth and welcome to us as a family that I had not expected. I don't feel like a visitor, I feel like I have increased the number of people in our family by my sister moving in there.
The food is fabulous and I enjoy joining my sister for lunch whenever I can.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 08 November 2019Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveOutstanding
- 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.
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 Elton House Care Home - Avery Collection.
Meet the Team (1)

I have been in the care industry for over 5 years and I am the main contact for families who are looking for a Care Home. I love supporting people, showing prospective residents our stunning home and helping them make the best decision for their loved ones.
Thinking about moving a family member into a Care Home can be a confusing and disconcerting time. Deciding on when it is the right time to move is a big step, it can be daunting and an unsettling time for those involved. I am always available to have a conversation about individual care needs and answer any questions you may have.
Having been through a similar situation with a family member who lived with dementia, I can really understand and empathise with every step of the journey families are having to take. I am passionate about caring and helping people to live well as they grow old and recognise the huge benefits of being in a community filled with love and kindness.
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