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There are large wheelchair-friendly landscaped gardens along with a furnished patio at the care home, where some of the residents like to spend time gardening.
The home has bright, comfortable bedrooms and living areas which are all easily accessible by wheelchair. Residents can decorate their rooms with small items of their own...
Care Provided by Arkwright House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 30 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
Other Care Provided
- Stroke
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees include: Personal Care, Food and Laundry.
- Hairdressing
- Chiropody
- Dentistry
- Newspapers
- Transportation to external appointments
- Escorts to Outside Appointments
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Arkwright House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Arkwright House 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
- Bloomcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Bernadette Lewis (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2000
- Last Refurbishment: 2021
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (30)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (10)
Visiting
- Visitors are warmly welcomed and encouraged to spend quality time with residents. Visiting is flexible to suit individual routines, with the home aiming to accommodate family and friends throughout the day. Visitors are asked to be mindful of residents’ privacy, mealtimes, and care routines. Advance notice for larger groups or special visits is appreciated to ensure the best possible experience for everyone.
Parking
- free parking for over 50 vehicles onsite.
Arkwright House Reviews (26)
Arkwright House has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.692) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Arkwright House has 26 reviews.
The care my father has received since August 2023 has been excellent. The staff are always very attentive and caring. They go the extra mile, any concerns about my dad's health are raised immediately and engagement with the GP is ensured. The staff attend very well to my dad's self-care. He needs a lot of support and is always very clean and tidy. My dad seems very happy in the environment and the staff clearly know him very well. I would highly recommend Arkwright House.
My mother also stays here for short-term respite breaks, once again staff are extremely helpful, caring and support all her needs.
The manager and all the fantastic staff of Arkwright House have provided the kindest, most compassionate and professional care to our Mother, Nanna and Great Grandma, for the past four-and-a-half years, including her deeply challenging palliative care, which they approached with dignity and utmost empathy.
Thank you, for taking time to feedback, we will share with the whole team, who are committed to delivering quality care at Arkwright House Care Home.
I love the true value of person-centred care from all the staff and management at Arkwright House. I feel they take their time to meet my nanna's needs from the smallest of wishes to ensuring she is at the fullest of health. I have a great relationship with the staff and always feel I can go to them with any doubts or concerns I have and it is dealt with promptly. I love that there are activities daily to keep my nanny active and stimulated, from hairdressers to musical bingo she is always involved laughing along with staff and her friends. I am grateful for all the care and support they have given my nanna over the years, my nanna continues to blossom at the young age of 81 with the caring nature she receives from the hardworking staff. Thank you Arkwright House for the endless hard work it does not go unnoticed.
Thank you for taking to time to tell us what a wonderful time your Nanna is having at Arkwright care home. We will share this with the whole team.
Everything at Arkwright House is excellent. I cannot speak highly enough of the care home and its wonderful staff they are all truly amazing people, thoughtful, hardworking, caring and very professional in the job they do. They truly are the best of us.
Thank you for the kind feedback, we are very proud of the amazing team at Arkwright care home and will share your kind feedback with the team.
I am so impressed with the care my dad receives at Arkwright Care Home. The staff are caring and give a level of care beyond that which I expected. My Dad is happy and safe and I am confident that they always put his best interests first.
Thank you for taking to time to tell us about your experience, it's very heartwarming to hear of the high-quality care our team are delivering to your Dad and others.
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Meet the Team (1)

Bernie is the Home Manager at Arkwright care home. Bernie started her career in Care at Arkwright House in 2000. Starting in the role of a Care Assistant, she quickly realised her passion is within the profession, therefore she took an opportunity to be trained as a Senior Care Assistant. Bernie enjoyed many new challenges with training and enjoyed upskilling her colleagues. She, therefore, became the Moving and Handling coordinator, trainer in Dementia Awareness and Infection Control Lead.
Bernie took the role of Arkwright’s unit manager in 2011 after completing her qualification in NVQ Level 5 Health Care Management. She has loved and cared for residents in Arkwright House for over 11 years. Bernie has been very proud to be a part of Bloomcare’s family since 2019.
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