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Inspectorate reports and grades are accessible from the care home pages on this website. Those run by private operators more often focus on lifestyle, with help and care services discretely available to buy if or when required. Tara's Retreat Care Home in Sandridge is a purpose-built development close to the City of St Albans. We saw that people living with dementia were treated with kindness, dignity and respect. We were told by people who lived in the home that they were well looked after and that they liked living there.
A popular feature on our site is the Entertainers’ Directory, which offers an advertising opportunity to entertainers who enjoy performing to older people in retirement housing, day centre and care home settings. Also known as Care & Repair agencies, are local non-profit organisations set up to help older people think about, plan, finance and organise work on their homes. These services tackle smaller repair jobs, including installing safety & security devices. They are provided by many local Age UKs as well as other organisations.
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People were positive about the service provided and told us, it’s a ‘lovely place’, ‘you can’t fault it’, it’s ‘all very good here I have no grumbles’. People appreciated the quality of their accommodation and the views across surrounding countryside. One person looking out over grazing horses told us they ‘had the best room in the house’. People told us that the staff were ‘very kind’ and they got on well with them.
Our Housing Directory aims to include all housing schemes /developments in the UK that are intended for older people. Getting older can make it more difficult to get around and do the things you used to do, or would like to do. A challenge we all face as we get older is to think about where we live, and how it will work for us when we’re older. If you intend to ‘stay put’ where you are, then thinking and planning ahead makes sense. Generally the whole complex will be designed with attention to accessibility for residents with restricted mobility.
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CQC register Tara's Retreat Care Home to carry out these legally regulated activities. Contact us if you think Tara's Retreat Care Home is operating services not listed here. The nearest Coffee Shop is BrewHouse Coffee which is a 39 minute walk from the care provider. The nearest Pharmacy is Lloyds Pharmacy which is a 46 minute walk from the care provider.
Please check the size of the value you provided for First Name, the maximum size for this field is 4000 characters. At the time of our inspection, the home was having some building and refurbishment work done. The work was planned to minimise inconvenience to people who used the service. People told us they felt safe at the service and there were appropriate risk management arrangements in place to help keep people safe. There was a robust recruitment process in place with sufficient deployed to ensure that people’s needs were met when required.
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EAC sees itself, and this website, as one source of ‘housing options’ information and advice for older people and their families. But there are many other organisations providing valuable services, both locally and nationally. I understand you will use my personal data to improve services and send me marketing communications You must consent to the storage and use of your personal data as laid out in our privacy notice. People told us that their privacy and dignity were respected and that staff always closed the doors when they helped with personal care. We observed the home to be visibly clean on the day of our visit and all the people appeared to have their personal care needs met.
With over 40 years experience, B&M Care is a ‘family run business for families’ that boasts a 26 care home portfolio and a long-standing success story where people are the forefront of its person-centred vision. At other times we offer an answer phone service so please leave a message and we'll call you back. We have therefore encouraged every provider to open their ‘online windows and doors’ to help you make an informed choice. The profile score is a measure of how much information has been provided. If this service has not had a CQC inspection since it registered with us, our judgement may be based on our assessment of declarations and evidence supplied by the service. We reviewed the information and data available to us about Tara's Retreat Care Home on 8 December 2022.
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Staff had received relevant training and support from the management team for the work they performed. They understood the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. They were supported to maintain their health and wellbeing, and had access to and received support from other healthcare professionals.
Housing-with-care developments run by housing associations and local authorities tend to be called ‘extra care’ or ‘independent living’ schemes, and explicitly seek to accommodate people who need daily help. Both ownership and rental options are commonly available, as well as alternative ways of paying for the services on offer – including part deferring payment until a property is sold. The staff we spoke to had a good understanding of people’s needs and how to meet them. However, from our review of the care plans, we found that monthly evaluations had been carried out but some changes identified had not been reflected in the careplan. The home had good systems in place to review the services to the people. There were systems in place to invite feedback from all stakeholders in the service particularly the people who lived in the home.
“When I am sad the staff are lovely to me and try to make things better for me”. “I can sit in the lounge and watch television for as long as I like in the evening, I get up when I want to, no one minds and I am left alone to suit myself, but the girls are always around and come when I need them”. Click the title bar on any of the report introductions below to read the full entry.
If HOOP doesn't provide all the information you need, submit your HOOP session to us to arrange a conversation with an EAC Advisor. EAC Advice is a free, specialist and independent telephone advice service provide by the charity Elderly Accommodation Counsel . With a few exceptions, accommodation in a care home cannot be bought or rented like retirement housing. Think of them more like full-board hotel accommodation with 24 hour care available.
Daily help, including personal care, is available on site and one or more meals are available daily in a dining room or restaurant. Additional facilities are also common – for example hairdressing salons, hobby rooms and gyms. Organised activities will focus on helping residents maintain their health and wellbeing. The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. It monitors and inspects services, to make sure they are safe, effective and provide high-quality care. People were offered stimulation and staff ensured that they engaged with the people in a manner the person understood.
Staff strived to ensure that those people who were living with dementia had a good quality of life. People were given choice where possible and throughout the inspection we saw that the people’s dignity and independence was promoted. Tara's Retreat Care Home is a large care residence located in St Albans, with 46 beds. The home accepts older individuals including people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
Care services offered to people in housing-with-care facilities are regulated, subject to periodic inspections and awarded grades. Wherever possible, Inspectorate reports and grades are accessible from the housing-with-care pages on this website. Care staff had been trained in the care of people living with dementia and were aware that people should have the opportunity to live a full life, we saw that people were assisted to do this. That’s why Care Concierge’s care experts will act as your personal care consultants. We’ll research on your behalf and find you the right care, at the right cost - turning stress into straightforward. – the service is performing badly and we've taken enforcement action against the provider of the service.
It includes all 11,500 registered care homes in the UK that cater exclusively or primarily for older people. There is no charge whatsoever to appear in it, and we welcome a photo and descriptive text to enhance the presentation of your home. Just be aware that we do not provide housing or care services ourselves, so we cannot accept applications for housing and do not have any control over the services listed on our site.
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