The Orchards
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| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Residential | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £1,833.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Nicki Mitchell is Family Liaison Manager at The Orchards.
As a Family Liaison Manager, I work with families like yours every day, and know that choosing a care home can feel, well, a bit scary.
That’s why, for over 25 years, at Greensleeves Care we have worked to make moving into care less daunting. I’m excited to show you what The Orchards has to offer.
It all starts with our 6-week no-obligation trial, so you get to try before committing longer term. Our approach to care means you get skill with a smile, a nice cup of tea before you even realise you want one, and a joke when you need it. We think that’s all part of good caring.
Being a charity means our focus is on people, not pockets. And with our Home for Life Commitment, you’ll never be asked to leave if your funds run out. Because that’s part of good caring too.
The Orchards is a new purpose built three storey home which has 66 bedrooms. Each floor is a named house. The ground floor has 18 bedrooms and is called Apple Blossom House. This floor will house Residents who are more independent living.
The home is managed by Greensleeves Care a not-for-profit organisation and one of the best and most respected care charities in the country.
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Palliative, Personal care. |
| Disability Support | Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Walking Frame. |
| Medication | By Mouth. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Agitation / Restlessness, Challenging Behaviour, Disrupted Sleep Patterns, Mild Forgetfulness. |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's. |
| 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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Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
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Sterilisation & Disinfection Devices | We are using sterilisation and/or disinfection devices within our care setting. |
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Virus Testing | We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting. |
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| 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 Family Portal Yes, our care home has provides families with a family portal. Find out more about Family Portals. |
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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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The Orchards Care Home is stunning purpose built care home that provides an exceptional environment that residents thrive in. Every bedroom is spacious, beautifully furnished and comes with a full en-suite wet room. This means that our residents have plenty of choice about how they are cared for and what they like. In addition to the comfortable bedrooms is an exceptional quality of communal areas. The home features a number of facilities including a cinema room, comfortable lounges, a hair and beauty salon, a library, family room, coffee bar, sky bar, landscaped gardens and plentiful parking.The 66-bed home is laid out over three self-contained floors which allow specially trained staff to deliver a range of care options to our residents. Residential care and dementia care are provided in separate parts of the home for the benefit of residents. The Orchards also has a garden room that opens out into the garden and potting shed. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| Yes |
| How Many Floors We Have |
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| 3 |
| Who Owns Our Building |
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| Private |
| Communal Rooms |
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| Activities Room, Bar / Pub, Bistro, Coffee Shop / Café, Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Beauty Salon, Chiropodist, Cinema, Coffee Shop, Dentist, GP, Hairdressers, Library, Lift, Minibus, Optician, Physiotherapy. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Seating, Vegetable Plot, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| How 'Smart' Are We? |
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| Interactive Digital Touch Table, Reduce Plastic Use. |
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Every bedroom is spacious, beautifully furnished and comes with a full en-suite wet room. This means that our residents have plenty of choice about how they are cared for and what they like. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 66 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 66 |
| Type Of Room |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Direct Garden Access, Furnished, Garden View, Step Free Access, Unfurnished. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Internet Access, Telephone Point. |
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| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,833.00 |
| Residential Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,950.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | 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 |
Choice Dining is a food-focused accreditation designed to give care-seekers like yourself the ability to consider and compare the dining experience within different care settings.
To be awarded the Choice Dining badge, a care home will have committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences with a strong focus on preference, individuality, hygiene and the environment. You can explore the specifics of all participating homes in the tab below to learn more about the food on offer, how it is served and presented and what they’re doing to cater for your personal taste. Find out more about Choice Dining.
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 Pureed
Vegan
Vegetarian
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| Activities Are So Important |
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We believe that our residents should be at the heart of the key decisions taken in the home. That is why our residents help create the menus, the activities plan and even support the staff when interviewing new staff members. We believe that, as staff members, we are guests in our residents’ home and as such we act accordingly. |
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| Activities At Home |
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| Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Themed Events, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Local Tourist Attractions. |
| Our Pets |
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To be arranged by the homer manager |
| Can You Bring Your Pet |
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| Yes |
| Our Pet Policy |
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| Pet policy.pdf |
2 Forsythia Road
Ely
CB6 1DP
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 29th January 2021 |
| Last rated | 20th February 2021 |
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| Registration Date | 9th August 2019 |
| Service Provider | Greensleeves Homes Trust, EC3M 3JY |
The Orchards Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Church, Catholic Church. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Hospital, Shops. |
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