Nursing Homes in Essex

There are 86 nursing homes in Essex and these can provide different levels of care, for different durations, to a population of around 1,646,000. Areas that are serviced by nursing homes in Essex include:

• Braintree
• Chelmsford
• Basildon
• Canvey Island
• Colchester
• Maldon

A few of the homes in the area are detailed in this article.

Ghyll Grove Residential and Nursing Home

BUPA nursing homes in Essex as they do throughout the UK provide excellent levels of care for many different conditions and disorders. Ghyll Grove offers 169 beds for respite, palliative and convalescence care and for permanent care of Parkinson`s disease, dementia and younger people that suffer from physical disabilities. Although the home is a large building, staffs endeavour to provide dedicated individual care to residents alongside varied organised activities that can promote independence and sustain a healthy lifestyle. The home has a Care Quality Commission rating of two stars which indicates `good’ all-round care.

Tall Trees Nursing Home

Tall Trees is one of several nursing homes in Essex run by Care UK. The home offers care services to those with Alzheimer`s disease and other forms of Dementia. A personal service can be applied to 48 residents in a comfortable and homely facility, with a range of activities and freshly cooked meals daily for residents to enjoy. The Tall Trees is also in close proximity to the town of Colchester which is visited regularly on day trips and public transport is easily accessible.  Residents and visitors are able to take in beautiful gardens during the summer months and visitors are also encouraged to join in with staff and residents in activities.

Badgers

Badgers are a nursing home in Essex run by Field Lane Care and Housing. Since 1993 the home has been providing care in a friendly and caring atmosphere that reflects the needs and requirements of residents and family of residents. The small home allows room for 10 residents each with a personal room; the family atmosphere means that each resident can receive intimate personal care whilst all the while promoting independence. The three stars rating from the CQC means that the home has excellent all-round standards in not only care but:

• Cleanliness
• Food Quality and Variety
• Activities
• Staff to resident ratio

Residents in the home are allowed the use of their own GP and the non-smoking environment means, that home is fresh and vibrant.

Aspen Grange

Aspen Grange is a nursing home in Essex that welcomes people with a range of nursing requirements. The home is ideally suited to suffers of onset dementia and Alzheimer`s, the home is run by the Carebase group who maintain a high standard of comfortable care facilities throughout the South East of England. Standards are regulated by the Care Quality Commission. Activities are constantly organised with a range of varieties to promote and improve the physical and mental health of residents, activities include gardening, films and musical entertainment. The home is also regularly visited by chiropodists and hairdressers to pamper residents.