Abbey Hey in Oldham near Manchester, is a purpose-built 36-bed residential care home specialising in dementia-related care. We also provide short term respite care to help families and loved ones take a break from their caring roles.

We adopt a compassionate, caring approach, placing each of our residents at the heart of everything we do. We are underpinned by respect and trust, so all our residents feel settled and cared for during their stay. Independence is encouraged so that all residents maintain a sense of purpose and their dignity isn’t compromised.

Kim Pearce is the Registered Manager, heading up a network of experienced, dedicated staff who cater to the individual care needs of residents, day and night. Our talented chef curates a specialist menu that covers different dietary requirements, and all meals are prepared in-house so they are nutritiously balanced.

Nursing care excellence at Abbey Hey Care Home

Abbey Hey is rated ‘Excellent’ on the Oldham Local Authority Quality Framework and has been praised for the dignified manner in the inclusive work we do, together with next-of-kin, to improve the personalised support to our residents. We have excellent working relationships with local professionals (Mental Health Team, GPs, Nurses, Commissioners and more), and have a strong reputation for providing good quality care to our residents.

Facilities and activities

We aim to make residents and families feel as comfortable as possible when visiting Abbey Hey, which is why we offer car parking and Wi-Fi, as well as inviting pets to come and stop by, too. We run a full activities programme that includes regular outings to cafes, garden centres, on-site entertainment, hair appointments and much more.

Widely considered one of the top places to visit in Oldham, our trips to Alexandra Park allow residents to enjoy the scenic views of the boating lake and pavilion garden, topped off with a hot drink from the cafe. We are also located less than a 10 minute drive from Lees Park which has stunning sights over local Hartshead Pike.

Abbey Hey is ideally situated to nearby transport links that allow for easy access to the centre of Manchester and Oldham. We are a 30 minute tram ride away from Manchester central where there are plenty of eateries, galleries, shops and museums on offer. We are also just a few minutes’ walk away from the 425 Glodwick Road bus stop to Oldham where the Spindles Town Square shopping centre and Oldham Coliseum Theatre are within walking distance.

For residents looking for a change of scenery or wanting to relive their cricketing days, we are just a 10 minute walk to Glodwick Cricket Club which boasts a rich 100-year heritage and welcomes visitors on match day.

Allan Court is a 58-room facility situated in Benwell with its own open landscaped gardens. The care home provides a range of care types, including 24/7 residential care, elderly care, younger care, end of life care, respite care and nursing care.

The team at Allan Court prioritise the safety and comfort of residents, with qualified nurses and healthcare assistants to help meet individual needs.

Fresh food and home cooking ensures residents get meals which are both nourishing and suitable for all dietary concerns, while also ensuring residents can socialise with others if they wish to. The building features three dining rooms and five lounge areas, giving plenty of room for all residents – rooms are also suitable for wheelchair users as a result of the carefully designed facilities.

To help keep residents entertained, Tai Chi and aromatherapy sessions are held, along with plenty of outside entertainers brought in for a variety of acts. Summer and winter fayres are held, along with coffee mornings, to help encourage residents’ family and friends to attend and socialise.

Close by to the Benwell area, the home is within easy reach of transport links, local shops and the high street, while the home provides a range of regular services including a hairdresser, dentist and chiropodist – with an optician and physiotherapist available for an additional charge.

Rooms come with an en suite, a phone point and free internet access, while there is ample parking for visitors. Visiting is encouraged and can be around the clock, but family and friends are urged to avoid meal times where possible.

What the Press Say about Allan Court Care Home

“Allan Court has been recognised as one of the 20 top-rated Care Homes… based on published reviews from residents and their family and friends.”

We have our own dedicated chef at Allington House, allowing us to cater for individual needs and preferences including specific cultural and religious dietary requirements.

Allington House offers car parking, Wi-Fi, is pet-friendly and provides a wide range of other services, such as hairdressing and a full activities programme which includes regular outings to local attractions, cafes and garden centres to name but a few.

We have excellent working relationships with local professionals (GPs, Nurses, Commissioners etc.) and have a strong reputation for providing good quality care to our residents.

Allington House has good transport links with the 36 bus that stops right outside the care home.

Amelia House is a 10 bed residential service providing 24 hour care and support to the individuals who reside with us. With our caring, therapeutic and PBS informed approach, led by Registered Manager Rebecca Jackson we have seen over ten people move on into our community services houses or other less restrictive environments.

Amelia House and our community services has won two national awards at the Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2021 and 2022 and been a finalist in 2023.

We provide a steppingstone service or an assessment-based environment to understand a person’s long-term care and support needs and also work hard to provide an independent learning roadmap, building community links, educational or employment opportunities or working closely with professionals to reduce incidents of self-harm, physical aggression or property damage.

We provide full time placements, respite options, shared lives and domiciliary care and support. 

Care specifics provided from Amelia House

There are a range of care types we cater for, including:

• Young Adult Care
• 24/7 Residential Care
• Sensory Impairment Care
• Physical Disability Care
• Respite Care
• Autism Care

We carry out this care in combination with our aim to provide supported living for young adults aged 17+ in order to help them live life to their full potential within a community setting.

Supported Living at Amelia House

We have nine established supported living services within the Wakefield area: West Street, Springhill Mount, Crigglestone House, Oak House, Calder House, Regent Street, Morton House, 169 and Berners House we are also currently working on future developments.

Our Ethos

Our core values include empowering individuals to have a choice in the support they receive, promoting equal opportunities, dignity and respect and providing a safe, secure environment for the people we support. Amelia House helps to transition from ‘caring for’ to ‘working with’ for people we support.

We give the people we support the chance to attend regular meetings and have input on the running of the home and the recruitment of staff.

Activities at Our Young Adults Residential Service

To help engage and encourage the people we support at Amelia House, we offer a wide range of activities. We have a secure garden which provides a therapeutic outdoor environment, and we also have The Hub which is situated within our garden where individuals can access this for sensory time, to engage in activities or to experience a more low stimulus environment.

Support & Independent Living Training

Our skilled staff help the people we support to engage in activities which help promote and upskill their independent living skills.

The people we support will have a dedicated key worker and a plan developed with them and their family. Areas in which we offer support services include:

• Health
• Control over Daily Life
• Personal Cleanliness and Comfort
• Food and Drink
• Personal Safety
• Social Participation and Involvement
• Occupation
• Accommodation Cleanliness and Comfort
• Dignity
• Finances

To learn more about how we support young adults with a variety of care requirements, please contact the team at Amelia House and we’ll be happy to provide more information.

A fully equipped kitchen allows the head chef at Ashwood to provide a rotating menu over four weeks, providing for the nutritional and dietary needs for residents. A specialist menu is created to meet individual needs and all the food is prepared in-house.

With a set programme of activities across each week, the Ashwood team provide sessions for arts and crafts, doll therapy, music and movement and afternoon tea in the tea room or in the garden when the weather allows. Bingo, hand massages, nail care and live entertainment is regularly arranged to keep residents entertained and stimulated.

While the garden is available for residents to relax in, trips in the local area with staff are also arranged, allowing residents to enjoy shops, restaurants, pubs and parks. A summer fayre is held each year and family days are held around Christmas, too. To help residents transition to life at Ashwood, pets are allowed to visit by appointment.

The Beech Court Care Centre is based in Romford and is a 51-bed capacity, purpose-built care centre with a tranquil and calm setting.

Mary Zuwaradoka manages a team of registered nurses, mental health nurses, qualified care assistants, housekeepers, chefs and an administrator, creating a comfortable and enjoyable living atmosphere for residents and service users. Providing elderly care, younger care, end of life care, respite care and nursing care, the team at Beech Court also care for those with conditions such as Parkinson’s, dementia and other mental health issues.

All rooms at Beech Court Care Centre come with an en suite toilet and hand basin. Rooms also include phone points and internet access is available – with WiFi used by some residents. The home features an enclosed garden with a range of flowers and plants, as well as open space and gazebos for residents to sit in and enjoy.

All food at the care centre is prepared on site by a dedicated chef and kitchen assistants, ensuring a nutritional and balanced diet for residents, with cake baking for birthdays and special occasions.
To help keep residents stimulated and entertained, a regular range of activities are on offer, including film screenings, arts and crafts, bingo and sing-along entertainment. Fun days are also held to promote socialisation, with barbecues, bric-a-brac sales, raffles and other entertainment.

Situated close to the city centre, there are local transports links and a number of amenities in close proximity. Beech Court Care Centre also features off-street parking for visitors. While visiting times aren’t restricted, the team recommend visiting between 10.30am and 18.30pm to allow staff to coordinate hygiene and meal routines.

We promote individualised person-centred care in a relaxed and safe atmosphere, while encouraging independence, choice and dignity throughout all that we do.

Registered Manager Jennie Green heads a strong team of experienced and trained staff to ensure that the individual care needs of our residents are met with dignity and passion, while ensuring the care home feels like a ‘home from home’.

We have excellent working relationships with local professionals (GPs, nurses, commissioners, etc.) and we have a strong reputation for providing good quality care to our residents.

Facilities at Birch Tree Manor

At Birch Tree Manor nursing home, we have our own dedicated chef, allowing us to cater for individual needs and preferences, including specific cultural and religious dietary requirements. The meals we offer are appetising and nutritious so that residents receive a well-balanced diet.

Facilities at Birch Tree Manor also include car parking, Wi-Fi and regular newspaper deliveries, and as a pet-friendly premises we encourage family and friends to bring their well-behaved animals along to visit.

Activities at Birch Tree Manor

Our designated activities coordinators offer a full weekly programme to keep residents engaged and stimulated. We listen carefully to their favourite pastimes and interests to ensure there is something for everyone to participate in. 

We lead some gentle physical activities in our dedicated exercise room, as well as arts and crafts, puzzles and sharing photos to keep residents’ brains active. 

We are ideally situated near to local parks, shops and garden centres for our residents to visit assisted by our team. Other activities include:

• Entertainment and live music
• Church services led by a local reverend
• Hairdressing
• Chiropody

Local amenities near Birch Tree Manor

Our prime location means that we are walking distance from most of the main local amenities:

• 7-minute drive / 20-minute walk to Port Sunlight River Park where you can take in the stunning views across the River Mersey
• Less than a 10-minute walk to Port Sunlight Garden Centre
• 5-minute walk to Port Sunlight Bowling Club
• Around a 10-minute walk to Mayer Park where there is a nature area, seating, historic features and wheelchair accessible paths
• 5-minute walk to Christ Church, renowned for its distinctive Gothic architecture

Transport links near Birch Tree Manor

Birch Tree Manor has good transport links with the 1, 2, 41 and 42 buses all stopping within a five-minute walk from the care home. Port Sunlight train station is less than a 10-minute walk away from the care home, from which it is approximately a 20-minute train ride across the River Mersey into Liverpool.x

Jobs at Birch Tree Manor

We are always on the look out for new talent to join our team – if this sounds like you, then take a look at our Careers and Vacancies page to view the current jobs available at Birch Tree Manor and send us your CV – we look forward to hearing from you!

Bracken Tor House in Okehampton, Devon, is a 7-bed care home for younger people with learning disabilities and associated mental health issues. From Bracken Tor House, we also run Reach Out Devon – an enablement service registered for personal care – where we support younger adults in the community and in the comfort of their homes. We can also provide short term respite care to help families and loved ones take a break from their caring roles.

To the rear of the property we have a small garden with a barbecue area as well as outdoor games for residents to enjoy. Four vehicles can fit on our drive, with additional parking on the street for visitors.

We promote individualised person-centred care in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, encouraging independence, choice and dignity throughout all that we do.

Sarah Pyne is the Registered Manager, and together with a strong team of experienced and trained staff, works throughout the day and night to ensure that our residents’ individual care needs are met with dignity and passion and that the care home feels like a ‘home from home’.

We are able to cater for individual dietary needs and preferences including specific cultural and religious dietary requirements.

Bracken Tor offers car parking, WiFi, is pet-friendly and provides a wide range of other services, including a full activities programme which is centred around every resident’s individual choices.

The aim of Bracken Tor is to provide a safe, secure and happy home life.

We have excellent working relationships with local professionals (GPs, Community Nurses, Commissioners etc.) and we have a strong reputation for providing good quality care to our residents.

Brancepeth Court is a purpose-built 36-bed care home located within the Willington Care Village in Crook, County Durham, that provides residential and nursing care for older adults. All bedrooms are equipped with en-suite facilities to promote privacy and independence. 

We provide short-term respite care to help families and loved ones take a break from their caring roles, along with a separate facility for younger adults with a physical disability. We also offer care for people from Durham, Crook and Willington to support those who are entering the final stages of their lives and need extra support

Care Home in Willington, Crook

Registered Manager Sarah Rigby works alongside a strong team of experienced and trained staff, who care for their residents throughout the day and night ensuring individual needs are met with dignity and respect. Here, we promote individualised, person-centred care and encourage independence to create a place where residents feel settled and at home. 

The care we provide includes:

• 24/7 residential care
• Elderly care
• End of life care
• Respite care
• Nursing care

We have excellent working relationships with local professionals – including GPs, Macmillan nurses, commissioners and more – and have a strong reputation for providing good quality care to our residents.

Facilities at Brancepeth Court

We have our own dedicated chef and on-site kitchen at Brancepeth Court, allowing us to cater for individual needs and preferences including specific cultural and religious dietary requirements.

When it comes to facilities at Brancepeth Court, there is car parking available for family and friends visiting their loved ones – we also welcome well-behaved animals. We have a patio seating area with raised flower beds where residents can relax, socialise or watch wildlife. 

There is Wi-Fi access throughout the care home for residents and visitors, and regular laundry services.

Activities at Brancepeth Court

To keep our residents busy and active, our designated activities coordinator has a full weekly activities programme that includes regular outings to local attractions, cafes, shops and garden centres, to name just a few. Those able to access the community independently can do so, others are accompanied by a staff member. 

Other activities include arts and crafts, live entertainment, coffee mornings, lunch/tea for special occasions and hairdressing appointments for a pamper session.

Local amenities near Brancepeth Court

Brancepeth Court is ideally situated near to plenty of local amenities, with food shops and restaurants within a short walking distance. For sports fans, Willington football club with stands to watch the games is a 2-minute drive or 5-minute walk from the care home and Willington cricket club is a 13-minute walk/3-minute drive away. 

The Spectrum leisure centre is a 7-minute walk or 2-minute drive where there are regular activities and events such as a popular Christmas market. The Willington Library is just a stone’s throw away at a 3-minute walk from Brancepeth Court, where residents can take part in a reading group, computer club or ‘knit and natter’ if they wish. 

Willington Park is also just a 6-minute walk or 2-minute drive from the care home for when residents would like a bit of fresh air in beautiful surroundings.

Transport links near Brancepeth Court

Brancepeth Court has good transport links, with the 46 bus from Durham and the 108 and 109 from Bishop Auckland. Both bus services stop within two minutes’ walk from the care home.

Durham train station is less than a 20-minute drive from the care home, so it’s just a short taxi drive for visiting relatives or residents taking a day trip.

Jobs at Brancepeth Court

Do you want to join a welcoming, dynamic care team? Look no further than Brancepeth Court. Take a look at the current vacancies available at this care home on our Careers and Vacancies page and submit your CV – we look forward to hearing from you!

A three-storey facility, Clarendon Nursing Home is located in Thornton Heath, specialising in a range of residential and nursing requirements, including for those with dementia.

Clarendon Nursing Home Awards

About Clarendon Nursing Home

Mathini Navukkarasu manages the 50-room facility along with her team, all of whom are NVQ qualified or working towards this goal and who can cater to a number of languages, including Punjabi, Akan, Romanian, Polish, Italian and German. The team provide elderly 24/7 residential, respite, nursing and end of life care, with links to St Christopher’s and King’s College Research Unit.

All residents’ meals are prepared freshly, with numerous dietary and culinary requirements catered for, ensuring food is always available to suit all needs. Rooms come with an en-suite for the privacy and comfort of residents, while there are phone points and Sky television in rooms for residents who wish to have this.

The site has a small garden for residents to enjoy in the summertime and there is a regular schedule of activities curated inhouse to keep everyone active and mentally stimulated. Twice a year there are trips away for residents, while family are always invited to celebrations and events being held.

Local amenities are in easy reach, and local transport only a short walk away, but the site features some parking at the front of the building.