
The relief that Dad is respected, happy, busy and cared for is such a wonderful thingC K(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I would recommend Avondale to anyone for rehab, respite or long term care.Janet H(Resident / Service User)

The staff treat Mum, and us, like family. Nothing is too much troubleC M(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The relief that Dad is respected, happy, busy and cared for is such a wonderful thingC K(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I would recommend Avondale to anyone for rehab, respite or long term care.Janet H(Resident / Service User)

The staff treat Mum, and us, like family. Nothing is too much troubleC M(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

With 90 ensuite bedrooms spread across three separate floors, Avondale Care Home has been providing excellent 24-hour residential, dementia, nursing and respite care since 2010. Avondale sits on Gatehouse Road, with Aylesbury's bustling town centre only a few minutes away. The team at Avondale Care Home are dedicated to providing person-centred care in a respectful and dignified manner, encouraging independence and ensuring personal choice takes priority. Avondale residents benefit from...
Care Provided by Avondale Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 90 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
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The home provides person-centred dementia care, as well as respite stays for those seeking a short-term break or convalescence care following illness or surgery.
This assessment helps them to fully understand the level of care and support required by each individual and to ensure that they are able to meet those care needs.
For those requiring nursing care, you may be eligible for Funded Nursing Care (FNC). If awarded, this contribution will be deducted from your weekly fee.
Please call them to discuss availability and arrange a visit.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Avondale Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Avondale 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)
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
- Porthaven Care Homes
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Antonios Loumousiotis(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 50+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2010
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (90)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (90)
Visiting
- Visitors are welcome at any time.
Parking
- Ample parking available on site.
Avondale Care Home Reviews (192)
Avondale Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.942) out of 10, based on 31 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Avondale Care Home has 192 reviews.
Even when I was visiting care homes in the area Avondale Care Home stood out as being calm and efficient without being starchy. From the start my father was treated with dignity and respect and all the staff from carers to management were caring, patient and approachable. They always kept me informed and undertook my wishes whenever possible. They accepted my fathers idiosyncrasies as part of his personality and accommodated his foibles whenever they could. It is sad that due to his condition he was not able to fully appreciate his surroundings and care in the last few months.
I have experience of a few homes because I have had 3 close relatives who lived in various ones. Avondale at Aylesbury is the best one I have ever been in on every level. The management are passionate about striving to improve quality of life for those with dementia (& others) and their high standards filter down to all of the staff. People are treated with dignity and respect and every effort is made to stimulate them. There is an excellent activities team who constantly try and think of interesting things that people can do, according to their ability. It is a positive, vibrant place. The decor is beautiful and also homely, not institutional. No one wants to have to live in a care home but if your health means that you must then this is the place to be.
We were initially concerned as to how my Mother would settle into a care home environment after being looked after at home and also because she has some reasonably complex care needs. However she seemed very relaxed from the start. The staff were so caring, patient, helpful and experienced that they seemed to take her care all in their stride and she settled very quickly. The staff seemed to be of a very high calibre and seemed a happy and motivated team. My brothers and I always felt very welcome when we visited. The Care home itself is a very welcoming and homely environment and the standards of cleanliness are to be applauded. The food was also of a very good standard. Being on the ground floor it was also nice that my Mother had access to the lovely gardens and her ensuite room was sunny and comfortable.
Overall, we were very impressed with this Care Home and feel that we very lucky to have found it.
I am very happy living at Avondale Care Home. We have the most wonderful care home manager/ The carers are very good and I would highly recommend the home.
Finding a care home for a loved one is extremely difficult. From my very first visit I was made to feel that the carers at Avondale really did care. On arrival my mum was frightened and withdrawn. Very quickly she was made to feel safe and secure and has been very happy since. She has been at Avondale for well over a year now. I can visit whenever I like and often find the carers sitting with mum, often singing or dancing, making her laugh. She has dementia and finds it hard to communicate, but they tend to her every need.
After 3 previous homes, my Mother-in-lay moved to Avondale 8 months ago. Since then her temperament is so much calmer, her anguish is rarely seen, and she sometimes finds it in her to laugh, this is because Avondale staff spend time with her, talk to her, interact with her everyday. She still has a few grumpy moments, but these are so short lived nowadays. All she wants is to belong somewhere where she feels welcome, and she does at Avondale. She joins in with some of the activities which was totally unheard of in previous care homes. That's because she gets individual care and what is so great is that the staff are so consistent, despite her illness she is able to build a relationship / friendship with the staff. This is so rare, and something that has not happened anywhere else. We are able to relax at night knowing she really has the best care, and we will be notified of anything concerning immediately. The staff are truly amazing and genuine people. If anyone is looking for a service that epitomises care homes and service, stop looking, it's Avondale.
My mother has been in the home since January this year and is on one of the dementia units. From day 1 the care my mother has received is excellent. The staff are all very caring and approachable, from the management through to the carers. From the moment you walk through the door the place has a lovely atmosphere and is spotlessly clean. My mother is involved in all the activities including a music therapy group which visits fortnightly. She certainly seems very happy and I would recommend Avondale to anyone.
My mother in law has been a resident since March 2014. My father in law was resident for a few months but died. My mother in law has one leg. My comments are not wide-ranging. Avondale Care Home is a comfortable, clean, bright nursing home with good facilities, good interaction and facilities efficiently run. It is not cheap - a huge amount to find weekly in fact - but the jewels in its crown are their members of staff. I am constantly impressed, reassured and delighted by the patience and love they show to my mother in law who in turn takes to them with demonstrable pleasure and clearly has a quality to the life in the midst of her physical and mental difficulties. (I visit at least 3 times a week - see so much)
My mother was admitted to Avondale in November 2014 she wasn't eating, refused medication and care and was in a very poor state. At 91 we were afraid she was close to the end of her life. The care provided by Avondale in the early days was extraordinary, she was encouraged in a positive and respectful manner to eat, to accept care and to take her medication and she gained weight and started to look really well physically.
Avondale cannot cure dementia, but the care and dedication from all of their team which is of the same standard without exception means that this illness is understood and managed with dignity to achieve best possible outcomes.
The care extends to the family. We understand the illness better and the staff has always been frank with us and above all we feel that my mother is totally safe. She is less fearful and agitated and that is all we could ask at this stage.
A sincere thank you to all at Avondale from our family.
I viewed a lot of care homes when I was looking to place my parents. Avondale was the only one that ticked all the boxes. Other homes just didn't come up to scratch. Some of them I wouldn't have left an animal in let alone my parents. The staff and management here are five star. The home itself is very classy and homely with beautiful gardens. The cleanliness is five star. Yes I would definitely recommend Avondale!
Coming to Avondale I feared I would loose my independence and I haven't. I can get up when I want to and go to bed when I want to. I can choose my own meals as there is lots of choice for all meals. If I don't like what's on the menu. I can request something different. I came here 18 months ago together with my wife who has Alzheimer's. I am in a nursing unit and my wife's in a dementia unit, but we can still visit each other when we want to. Fortunately we keep the same staff on the same unit most of the time. They get to know our likes and dislikes. I now call this my home and I look upon the staff in my unit as part of my extended family. The one thing that struck me when I first came to visit was the wonderful warm caring atmosphere.
My father is probably the longest serving resident at Avondale having arrived in January 2011 shortly after it was opened (I think he was the 2nd resident!). The level of care, love, consideration of his needs and nursing has been exemplary throughout all of this time. Knowing that my fathers challenging care needs are being delivered in such a thoughtful and respectful way gives me much comfort - knowing there is nowhere better he could be looked after.
The Avondale care home manager is amazing, someone who knows exactly how to deliver great facilities and an overall care team to allow for an amazing care environment. It was no surprise to me when he was awarded the 2014 National Care Home Manager's award. Ably supported by Deputy Manager, both of whom have been at Avondale since it first opened. This level of leadership continuity - knowing the residents and their families and knowing how to deliver a caring environment and setting very high expectations of their team is seen very rarely and is a big part of why Avondale is just so good - the individual care staff are clearly well trained and deliver outstanding care 24x7.
The building, fixtures, fittings, gardens, entertainment programmes (and importantly the food!) are all excellent, there is nothing I would change.
If you are looking for a care home you really must visit Avondale, a lovely atmosphere, with very high standards of care across the board.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 06 February 2020Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledGood
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 (20) & Events (1)
- 27 Jul 2026
We had a wonderful time celebrating Father’s Day in our very own beer garden, bringing together our residents and their families to enjoy the sunshine and each other’s company. It...
- 14 Jul 2026
We are thrilled to announce that we have been named a Top 10 Medium Provider by later life care platform Lottie. Lottie's winners are selected based on a robust, data-driven...
- 26 Jun 2026
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- 01 Aug 2026Organiser: Avondale Care Home
Awards / Recognitions (32)
- 14 Jul 2026Recipient: Porthaven Care Homes
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Porthaven Care Homes
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Meet the Team (2)

Hello, my name is Antonios Loumousitois, and I am the Home Manager here at Avondale.
I have a strong background in healthcare management and extensive experience in the care sector, with a BSc in Management of Health and Welfare Units and an MBA in International Healthcare Management. I have also been registered with CQC since 2016.
As a home manager, I am incredibly passionate about treating everybody with dignity and respect. I also believe that a positive attitude can make a real difference in people's lives.

Hello, my name is Bex, and I am the Client Services Manager here at Avondale.
I have over 20 years of experience in customer service and a background in hospitality leadership.
At Avondale, I work closely with residents, families and our team to ensure the care we provide is compassionate, person-centred, responsive and well-led. I am passionate about creating a welcoming environment where dignity, individuality and high standards are always at the heart of what we do.
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