Hanford Court Care Home

Avery Healthcare has always made the health and safety of our residents and staff a priority, and the Covid-19 pandemic has required us to raise our exacting standards to even higher levels. That is why we are taking the innovative step to introduce a cleaning system into our care homes that is already proven to kill 99.9% of viruses, including MRSA, e-Coli, norovirus and the SARS virus (which is similar to Cov-2, which causes Covid-19).

Avery is now leading in the care sector with the testing of an established cleaning system that refreshes and sanitises a bedroom in less than an hour, with a larger capacity variant addressing communal areas. Keeping both areas clean in this way will be an effective method in how Avery care homes manage their environments, to keep them as virus and bacteria-free as possible.

All Avery homes are now equipped with Topaz Machines ready for when we can allow visiting into the homes. The system hosts two units, one larger which dispenses hand sanitiser to visitors upon arrival and exit; it also provides an important messaging display screen to advise visitors of the latest news, and the other, a smaller screen, which operates as a thermal checker so that we can support temperature checks of those entering the building. Yet another fantastic piece of technology that provides relatives with safer, more efficient visits with their loved ones.


As we’ve learned during this pandemic, we are all in this together. We want our residents, staff, and their respective families to know that when they are in an Avery care home, that it is one of the safest and cleanest places to be. We also want relatives to be confident that their loved ones are being cared for in the best possible way, and for anyone in the position of placing a loved one in to care, to have the peace of mind that an Avery home will be a clean and safe haven.

Infection control and the safety of both residents and staff often requires quarantine measures and the isolation of care home residents. To test, monitor and allow residents to communicate with relatives, the prevalence of room-level connectivity within the home is becoming increasingly relevant.

Wireless Internet access (WiFi)

The Care Organisation has not indicated availability

Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”)

The Care Organisation has not indicated availability

Telephone for external calling

The Care Organisation has not indicated availability

Family Portal

Yes, our care home has provides families with a family portal. Find out more about Family Portals here.

The design of the building contributes in no small way to the standard of life. The variety of lounges caters for those who like to be sociable or equally to sit quietly by the fire with a good book. There are plenty of corners where families and friends can have a good old private natter.

We like to keep our Facebook updated with our daily goings on and there is free Wi-Fi throughout the home. Many of our residents stay well connected to family and friends through this and we always work to support residents who wish to explore the possibilities that the internet brings.

All our bedrooms are generously sized and have en-suite with walk-in wet rooms, DVD players and wall mounted TVs.

The home enjoys fine facilities that all our residents and their guests are free to enjoy, such as a large rear garden that is beautifully landscaped and a good, sociable spot when the weather is fine. There is also a separate and contained garden for those residents in our Memory Care Suite.

Our dedicated Activity Coordinators ensure that all of our residents enjoy an active and engaged lifestyle, and organise a variety of individual and group activities that promote social interaction and often raise a laugh. Daily sessions range from doing jigsaw puzzles, discussing poetry and books to arts and crafts, gardening and baking. We also have a projector that allows us to enjoy afternoon film matinées, a bag of popcorn by our side. Hope they don’t spill it all on the floor!

Our care home manager has built strong ties with the local community, allowing us to welcome school choirs and church groups as regular guests. As well as all the things we enjoy in the home itself, we arrange trips out, in our own minibus, to the theatre, local museums and occasionally to the seaside.

Hanford Court Care Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)

Hanford Court Care Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)