The Briars
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35 Broadway
Sandown
Isle Of Wight
PO36 9BD
| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Residential | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Lesley Shaw is Home manager at The Briars.
I would like to welcome you to our charming care home.
The home is conveniently located to public transport and within 15 minutes’ walk to glorious golden sands of an award-winning blue flag beach.
The Briars is an attractive period care home with 38 spacious en-suite bedrooms, comfortable lounges and landscaped gardens.
The home provides the best possible residential and dementia care on the Isle of Wight and has exceptional reputation with all healthcare professionals. The residents enjoy a varied programme of daily activities and home-cooked food, while being cared for by loving, kind and compassionate staff.
If you would like to arrange an appointment to view our home or discuss your loved one’s requirements, please get in touch.
The Briars care home in Sandown on the Isle of Wight is one of the best care homes on the island. The home delivers exceptional residential care and the best possible dementia care. The Briars was recently rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. This places the home in the top 1% of all care homes in the country.
The Briars is led by an exceptional manager who received “Care Home Manager of the Year 2017” award covering the whole of the Isle of Wight. The team delivers exceptional personalised care to each and every resident. This ensures that residents are at all times treated with the utmost dignity and respect.
The Briars is the only care home on the Isle of Wight which received this accreditation from the Eden Alternative. This international benchmark recognises the care quality. It shows that staff at the care home put the residents at the heart of everything they do including all of the key decisions the home makes.
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, End of Life, Palliative. |
| Disability Support | Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Medication | By Mouth. |
| Nursing Specialisms | Cancer, Epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia, Severe Dementia (EMI). |
| Dementia Behaviour | Challenging Behaviour, Wandering . |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal, Lewy Body, Mixed Dementias, Picks Disease, Vascular Dementia. |
| Respite Care | Yes |
Autumna has invited care providers to evidence the infection control measures they are carrying out, above and beyond those laid out by the government, in order to keep residents, staff and visitors safe.
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The Briars is working within the government guidelines to help protect its staff and clients. |
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| Infection Control Initiatives in place | ||
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Independent Assessments | We have been independently assessed in our approach to infection control. |
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
| Connectivity for resident testing, monitoring & communications |
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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 |
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We are on Facebook| Minimum Age |
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| 65 |
| LGBTQ Welcome |
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| Yes |
| Our Building and Facilities |
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We have three brightly lit, comfortable, well decorated lounges – one is a quiet lounge and the others are used for games and activities. There are three conservatories. We also have an award-winning garden for the residents to use with raised flower beds and a summer room. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| No |
| How Many Floors We Have |
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| 4 |
| Who Owns Our Building |
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| Charity |
| Communal Rooms |
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| Conservatory, Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Chiropodist, Dentist, GP, Hairdressers, Optician. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Greenhouse, Private Garden(s), Seating, Secure Garden, Vegetable Plot, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| How 'Smart' Are We? |
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| Individual Heating Controls. |
| Description |
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The home has a total of 38 single bedrooms with en-suite facilities. Although each room is fully furnished to a high standard, residents are encouraged to bring in personal items such as pictures, ornaments and small items of furniture. The rooms are also equipped with a call bell system and TV point. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 38 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 38 |
| Type Of Room |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Furnished. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Freeview TV, Telephone Point. |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority Funding | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority funding with a Third Party Top-Up | Yes |
| Activities Are So Important |
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Our activities are personalised to suit our residents’ wishes and interests and to enable them to stay as active and independent as possible. We have a dedicated Activities Coordinator who organises a schedule of entertainment and activities that is woven into the fabric of the day. In this way we keep days interesting and fun for all. There are also regular visits by a hairdresser and chiropodist. |
| Activities At Home |
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| Animal Petting, Board Games, Choir, Cooking, Crafts, Crosswords, Excursions, Exercise Class, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Music Entertainment, Painting, Pet Therapy, Pilates, Quiz Games, Religious Services, Singing, Word Games, Yoga. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Cinema, Local Tourist Attractions, Shopping. |
35 Broadway
Sandown
Isle Of Wight
PO36 9BD
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Outstanding |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 30th March 2021 |
| Last rated | 19th March 2020 |
| Current Report | |
| Historic Reports | |
| Registration Date | 7th December 2010 |
| Service Provider | Greensleeves Homes Trust, EC3M 3JY |
The Briars Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park on-site, Ferry. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Church, Buddhist Temple, Catholic Church, Gurdwara Temple, Methodist Church, Mosque, Synagogue. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Garden Centre, Hospital, Park, Pub, Restaurant, Shopping Centre, Shops. |
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