
From beginning to end my father was treated with respect and compassion and us, his family too.Helen R(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Carers treat residents kindly and with dignity. Staff and particularly management are approachableM S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I cannot praise La Fontana enough. For their exemplary care for my mother.Jenny B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

From beginning to end my father was treated with respect and compassion and us, his family too.Helen R(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Carers treat residents kindly and with dignity. Staff and particularly management are approachableM S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I cannot praise La Fontana enough. For their exemplary care for my mother.Jenny B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

La Fontana Care Home is a purpose-built care home in Martock, Somerset, offering Residential, Nursing, Palliative, Respite and Specialist Dementia Care. Set within beautiful countryside surroundings, the home provides high-quality, person-centred care in a warm and welcoming environment.
Residents benefit from a varied activities programme, dementia-friendly landscaped gardens, petting farm experiences and comfortable communal spaces designed to promote wellbeing and social engagement. Supported by a dedicated and compassionate team, La Fontana...
Care Provided by La Fontana
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
- Dementia Nursing 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
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- 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 La Fontana for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact La Fontana 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 Concern Group Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Helen Smith(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 40+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: -1
- Last Refurbishment: 2013
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (76)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (76)
Visiting
- Free visiting at the home
Parking
- Parking is available
La Fontana Reviews (78)
La Fontana has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.253) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time La Fontana has 78 reviews.
On visiting, staff are friendly and helpful and always keep me informed on my wife's health and wellbeing. The staff are very approachable and always make time if I have needed to talk or ask any questions.
My mother has been a resident in La Fontana for 4 1/2 years and both my sister and myself are very happy and impressed by the care and surroundings she is given. We cannot fault this lovely nursing home.
The service we have received to date has been excellent. Knowing that your loved one is in a safe and caring place does make our minds feel a lot better. La Fontana has redefined the standard of nursing care.
He settled in straight away as the staff and management were so caring and gave my husband dignity and compassion with his complex needs.
The rooms are so spacious and furnished to a high standard and the bathroom is a wet room which is excellent.
The gardens are outstanding and give the whole home a wonderful aspect. The food is always at a high standard with good variety.
Thank you very much for taking time to share your thoughts and views of La Fontana. It's vitally important to receive reviews from our relatives. I will be sure to share your comments with all the team at the home.
Refreshments are freely available and living and kitchenette facilities are clean. My mother appears well cared for and communications from the care home indicate due attention to details of personal living (e.g. hair dressing, foot care, clothing needs).
On behalf of La Fontana and Notaro Care Homes, thank you for writing such a detailed review of our home in Martock. I will be sure to pass on your comments to the staff working within the home.
The home is a calm environment, staff very kind and attentive. Visitors always made welcome.
Very pleasant home, facilities excellent, plenty of staff and clean and easily accessible. Entertainment/activities seem to be sporadic. In the beginning, Pa was taken out, but nothing since last year. Keeping me informed of Pa's welfare - very good.
Hi, Firstly can I thank you for taking the time to write a review of La Fontana. It's so wonderful for the hardworking staff to hear the lovely comments often made by our relatives, I will be sure to pass them on. I will also highlight your concerns around what appears to be a lack of external trips. I will notify the manager, who should be in touch with you shortly.
On the majority, the home is very clean most of the time. Staff are friendly and helpful. However, my wife has a broken left leg and has to wear a brace during waking hours. Some care assistants cannot fit the brace, after 3 months, this is not ideal. The brace is fitted immediately when I report this. The food and personal hygiene is above normal standards.
Many thanks for taking sharing your views and opinions of La Fontana. I would like to say that I have raised your concerns with the Management of the home and hope you hear a desirable response soon. Please feel free to contact me directly, if you have not heard from someone shortly. Kind regards.
This purpose built home for dementia care has been a godsend to me as there is no way I could have cared for my mother. To say that she is a difficult customer is a huge understatement. I am totally in awe of the staff who have to deal with her and other challenging residents.
We thoroughly appreciate the time you have taken to write your review of La Fontana. I will ensure that all the staff looking after Mum receives your comments. On behalf of the company, thank you
Ever since my partner was placed in this home, I cannot fault the care and attention she has received. It has been impeccable. The staff are excellent, the rooms cannot be faulted and the food is excellent. Overall, I cannot fault this home.
Many thanks for taking the time to review the care and services at La Fontana, I will be sure to pass on your comments to the staff who cared for your partner.
there have been a few concerns regarding Mum losing weight a little too rapidly but this has been addressed by our dad visiting at lunchtimes a couple of times a week at meal times when she can then be assisted with feeding and our dad eats there as well which he enjoys.
The staff are on the whole extremely patient and very positive with Mum, it's always clean and generally tidy, there's often entertainment provided and Mum enjoys that.
The end of life care was delivered with dignity and respect which was reassuring to us at a very difficult time. We were impressed with La Fontana from the day we first walked in and that has never wavered.
I would have no hesitation in recommending La Fontana.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to write such a lovely review of La Fontana and our staff that work there. I will be sure to pass on your comments. We are thrilled and touched to hear that your mum was given the care, support and dignity every individual rightly deserves. Thank you once again for sharing such kind words.
When my father was moved from a nursing home in Surrey he arrived in a very distressing state, my wife and my brother had collected him and conveyed him to Somerset. On arrival the staff came to his aid and gave him first aid, called the on-call doctor, and the next day he was transferred to hospital where he spent the next 2 weeks recovering from various problems. On his return to La Fontana he was given the best care - myself, my wife and the rest of the family thank the staff.
Home is excellent, well staffed, very clean, no smells that are unpleasant. Good chefs. Well managed caring staff. Good ratio of staff to patients. Purpose built, good security and plenty of activities.
We are always made to feel welcome whenever we visit. Staff are always kind and respectful to the residents. I feel well informed about the care my mother is receiving. The home is clean and well ordered.
We wife has been a resident at La Fontana for nearly 4 years. The home should be a benchmark for the government would be well advised, to at the least copy these standards. She has frontal lobe dementia and needs constant care. The management and staff are providing this both to my wife and myself when her condition upsets me. I will be forever grateful to this, they are wonderful.
Individual care can vary between carers but generally the well-being of the resident is well catered for. At times communication between carers and residents is difficult due to the residents disabilities and/or various accents, written daily accounts/records vary with each author and at times difficult to comprehend.
The facilities are kept clean and tidy but on occasions staff need reminding of special request/defects. Laundry whilst being done regularly can be damaged or discoloured on occasions. There appears to be an abundance of food and drink with residents encouraged at all times. Staff appear relaxed and able to cope with the individual residents needs.
Good Food. Excellent cleanliness. Excellent staff. Excellent events for staff or to take residents out. Great outlook. great internal entertainment. Information to me re anything.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 10 April 2026Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
4 Bed Vacancies
Posted: 31 July 2026Rooms available for people living with dementia, dementia nursing or nursing. This stunning home settles just outside Martock, overlooking the Mendips. 24-hour nursing and a full activities program, and our innovative sunroom with reminiscence
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 26 Sep 2014Recipient: La Fontana
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