St Catherines View

The staff from the receptionist to the carers are always polite, friendly and helpful to my mother and me when I visit. Mum seems very happy and content at the home. I would like to thank all the staff for their work in looking after Mum.

I looked at several care homes prior to choosing St Catherines View. Immediately I was struck by a sense of family, love and happiness. The staff throughout my mother's time at the home have been professional, loving, caring and considerate. Whenever I dropped in my mum looked happy, well-turned out and content. In her final days, both I and my brothers were overwhelmed by the warmth of all the staff and the tenderness they showed my mother. I highly recommend St Catherines.

We consider ourselves to be very lucky that Mum's last year or so was spent at St Catherines.

My husband spent an excellent few weeks at St Catherine's View. He was very well looked after by friendly, knowledgeable staff who always cared for him to the utmost of their ability. Excellent food, drink and services. The gardens always looked beautiful. Thank you to everyone for all their help and support.

Very impressed with the level of cleanliness and care and the fact that all staff are totally approachable and eager to please. As my wife has slowly and inevitably deteriorated the care, compassion and kindness have increased. Bedding, clothes and hair are all spotlessly clean and always staff give gentle reassurance using Christian names.

Lovey atmosphere, staff is always ready to talk to wife and answer questions. Talks to residents and looks after needs at any point. Excellent meals, good choices.

I would very much appreciate it if my sentiments and grateful thanks could be shared with your wonderful team.

Since my husband has been in this wonderful home for dedicated dementia care, I have witnessed first-hand how amazing the staff have been. The compassion and kindness shown, the array of activities on hand, the beautiful, sensory gardens, the wide, colourful and clean spaces and the competence and professionalism of the manager, all contribute to the well-being of the residents. A friendly and welcoming home for friends and family to visit.

Mum is very well looked after at St Catherine's View. All the staff are very attentive and display genuine care and compassion. It is really reassuring to know she is being exceptionally well cared for and is in expert hands.

I am eternally grateful that we found St Catherines View for Mum. She has settled happily there, thanks to the efforts of everyone involved. All of the staff (and I really mean everyone) are so caring and kind and I feel totally confident that she is being well looked after. I love the way they all greet her with warmth, a smile and her name when they see her. They keep in touch with us well and clearly value Mum and her quality of life. The system of smaller home groups within a larger home works really well for Mum, giving her a safe, manageable space within the wider community. The gardens are beautiful, well kept and provide wonderful stimulation for people with dementia. It has been really helpful to be able to visit at any time and the staff are always helpful and accommodating.

My mother had been in St. Catherines View for four and a half years, where her care had been kind and caring. Her developing health issues from April were managed in a way we would all want for our elderly relatives. But, the care in my mother's last few days was beyond everything we could have wished for. The kindness and constant attention helped me too and, in fact, in the end all was calm and all was easy. Thank you.

Accommodated in a modern purpose-built complex, St Catherines View offers the best possible environment for the provision of excellent dementia care. Medical care benefits from having nurses onsite 24-7. Liaison with GPs and the hospital is seamless. Food is cooked from scratch onsite. It is first-class. Full-time activity staff motivate residents and day trips feature. The quality of management and staff alike is unrivalled. From reception staff to nurses, carers and cleaners, they are, without exception, professional, polite and totally trustworthy. A splendid example of teamwork, professional development is encouraged, and staff turnover is low. I cannot recommend St Catherines View highly enough.

My father was a resident of St Catherines Ciew for over nineteen months. Living only a short walk from the home, I was able to visit him many times and become acquainted with the staff whom I found to be professional, friendly and very caring. The home was well-appointed and comfortable. I believe that my father could not have spent his final months in a better place. My brother and I were very happy with every aspect of St Catherines View.

My wife is very happy in St Catherines View. She is well looked after by her carers, and the staff are always friendly and engaging with her. They are equally helpful and accommodating when the rest of the family visits.

My wife settled very quickly - helped by the staff who always seem to have time for her, however busy they may be. The gardens are lovely with a lot of interest and very well looked after.

My dad went into St Catherines in April initially for respite. Over the last year, he had become increasingly unsettled as his dementia progressed, and we were concerned about how he would settle in a new environment. We researched a number of care homes, but St Catherines was frequently recommended by friends and contacts, and I can see why. The whole team at St Catherines have been brilliant at settling him; through getting to know him and finding innovative ways of engaging and supporting him. They are highly professional and always so kind, friendly and patient. Within the limits of the periodic Covid restrictions, we can visit him often, and we are always made to feel welcome and part of the family. The team are open and honest when there are any problems, and we have a high degree of confidence in them. Dad loves the food and has a lovely room. We have come to the view that Dad will receive much better care and support at St Catherines, and he will now stay there.,,

Having learned that my husband required 24 hours of supervision following his stroke, I visited all the local care homes which are registered to care for people with dementia. For me, there was only one which met the criteria I had set, and St Catherines was better than any of the others. The professionalism of all the staff, from management to all the care and support staff is exemplary. My husband has been treated with dignity, and nothing is too much for them in supporting him and myself. It's been a difficult journey for us both but made easier by the knowledge that the care provided at St Catherines is of such high quality.

For 10-years, St Catherines View provided a supportive, caring and thoughtful environment for my mother. The level of care is extraordinarily good, no matter when we dropped in unannounced. The atmosphere was always happy and caring. The support given to my mother and the family was outstanding.

Mum suffers from Vascular Dementia. Normally, she lives with us, however, we use St Catherines for respite care 2/3 times a year. For Mum, it is home from home, she absolutely loves it there. She has just got back from a 2-week stay and is still talking about it. The staff are friendly and welcoming and have always got time for the residents. Mum had a lovely room with a really nice view, (the rooms are modern and clean with an ensuite wet-room and most have wonderful views of the garden or Winchester). She was free to come and go between her room and the day room, and she says the food was very good. There was plenty to do, and she especially liked her trip out. St Catherines has also got a very good hairdresser, all part of the 'offer'. When we collected Mum, she had had her hair set and a blonde rinse, she bounced back into our lives, and although she is 91, she looked a whole lot younger. Her stay was like a holiday for her. We are very happy to recommend St Catherines.

Dad has now been at the home for almost seven years. Throughout this time, the care has been excellent. The staff always caring, attentive and well trained. Overall, the facilities have always been clean, and Dad's room was decorated a year ago, being in need of a spruce up. We find the medical care and information passed to the family have always been good, been through the pandemic. I would be very happy to recommend St Catherines.