Dunstan Court

My last review was in 2019, The dedicated staff have had several changes however the quality and manager have not changed. In 2021? Covid Deaths within DC were nor recorded here because our manager closed applications to become new tenants, a week before other homes.. My wife and I had joined DC believing this would be our last home. Unfortunately my wife started to need 3 Carers to move her about the bed, and to dress her etc This meant the Manager become a Carer. I was warned Diane decline was becoming unmanageable and that might mean a nursing home. Within 3 weeks she developed an infection and hospital, after 3 weeks to nursing home in Peterborough, after 6 months she was transferred back into a Cambridge nursing home.. Where i have managed to visit her 3 times a week Then my own health declined I stopped driving and now use taxis to visit her twice a week. I believe It's the best elderly residence with extra care.

My experience of carers here is they are all so different with their own personalities, all are heightened by a sense of duty to the elderly, each treating us with dignity and each with humour bubbling out at the right time. They face rarely day or night, being the last human link with some of us as we pass on. They can't tell us until the family etc is informed. It's a very difficult part of their job with no medals awarded, but their humanity stands out as a peer group of people, supported in turn by all the other staff. Even the regular chefs know so and so does not eat carrots. The teams are led by a very small managing team under an excellent manager. My wife found herself recently on the floor in the shower room, lying on her back, within seconds other staff arrived with a hoist, she was checked out, lifted clear and was soon standing fortunately unhurt, say 15 minutes. We could not ask for more. I have been recommending this home for 2 years ever since we arrived.

Taking the service, care and facilities provided I would recommend Dunstan Court. It provides a nice living environment, friendly staff with various care packages. Meals are available, warm and bright with lifts available, local shops and doctors. I have found improvements with communication with management, which help to reassure me.