Minchin Road
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 0BL
| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Residential | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £1,900.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Lea Wintle is General Manager at Abbotswood Court.
I have been working in care for 22 years and have held a range of positions from Support Worker to Registered Manager. I have worked in both learning disabilities and elderly care, including dementia care and palliative care. Before joining Abbotswood, I was Deputy Manager in a care home in Northampton caring for the elderly for just over five years.
Before that, I worked with adults with learning disabilities and complex needs as Senior Support Worker, and worked my way up to become Registered Manager, a post I held for just over five years. I love the satisfaction of making a positive difference, however great or small, in the life of someone less able than I am, whatever stage of life they have reached.
I have been lucky enough to receive several awards. In 2005, I was the runner-up in the National Registered Managers category of the National Care Awards and a Local Hero Award for Outstanding Achievement in Care run by the Salisbury Journal and Spire FM.
Residents love it at Abbotswood Court on the outskirts of Romsey where there is so much life and laughter!
There is something special in the warm, supportive community who live well and enjoy luxury facilities, large landscaped gardens and superb home-cooked cuisine.
Every bedroom is spacious, bright and airy with en-suite facilities. The dedicated activities team ensure daily activities are carefully tailored to suit the varied needs of residents and range from boat trips, picnics in the new forest and local afternoon teas to all-important one-to-one time and small social group bonding.
It’s a lovely place for families to visit and enjoy regular events and quality time knowing their loved one will receive excellent standards of care, 24 hours a day.
Set in stunning landscaped gardens, Abbotswood Court is a modern care home with meticulous attention to detail, caring people who always put residents’ needs first to make every day happy, comfortable and fulfilled. They encourage everyone to openly review them so do read their reviews and you can also visit their Facebook page for an insight into daily life.
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Convalescence, Palliative, Personal care. |
| Disability Support | Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame. |
| Medication | By Mouth. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | 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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We have ongoing and detailed attention to all areas of safety and we are happy to discuss these with potential residents. |
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Air Filtration & Purification | We are using air filtration and/or air purification devices within our care setting. |
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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. |
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Infection Screening | We are using technology to screen for infections & monitor symptoms. |
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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) Yes, our care home has WiFi in all our resident’s rooms. Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”) Yes, our care home has mobile phone signal in all our resident’s rooms. Telephone for external calling Yes, our care home provides a telephone in all our resident’s rooms. Family Portal Yes, our care home has provides families with a family portal. Find out more about Family Portals. |
Social media provides an up to date window on the activities within a provider's setting.
| Minimum Age |
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| 60 |
| Our Building and Facilities |
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Walk into our luxurious, well-designed home, and the first thing you’ll see is our glass-fronted garden room, a popular area with our residents, which opens onto a sun-drenched outdoor patio. Abbotswood Court offers 64 spacious, well-appointed rooms, all with en-suite wet rooms, designed around our gardens, creating a feeling of warmth, privacy and homeliness. There are airy communal spaces on all three floors of our home and two lifts big enough to accommodate wheelchairs. Catch up with guests or fellow residents for a tasty treat in one of our comfortable lounges on each floor, or enjoy a glass of wine and sample our delicious menu of seasonal, home-cooked food in our sociable dining areas. If you enjoy pottering around in the kitchen, you can maintain your skills by cooking up something delicious for yourself or your visitors in our lifestyle kitchens, with support if you need it. There’s a hairdressing salon if you feel like being pampered. Outside, there’s a dedicated garden area where green-fingered residents can pursue their passion for horticulture. Our extensive gardens host many fun events for residents and their families and friends throughout the year. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| Yes |
| The Year Our Home Was Built |
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| 15 Oct 2015 |
| 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, Conservatory, Dining Rooms, Library, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Beauty Salon, Hairdressers, Lift, Minibus. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| How 'Smart' Are We? |
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| Interactive Digital Touch Table. |
| Brochures |
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| NEW BROCHURE 2025.pdf |
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Abbotswood Court offers 64 spacious, well-appointed rooms, all with en-suite wet rooms, designed around our gardens, creating a feeling of warmth, privacy and homeliness. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 66 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 64 |
| We offer these types of ensuite rooms: Shower Rooms, WC and Basin, Wet Rooms. | |
| Type Of Room |
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| Double Room, Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Balcony, Direct Garden Access, Furnished, Garden View, Step Free Access. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Balcony, Freeview TV, Internet Access, Telephone Point, Wifi. |
| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,900.00 |
| Respite Fees From / Price Per Week | £2,100.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority Funding | No |
| We Accept Local Authority funding with a Third Party Top-Up | Yes |
| Activities Are So Important |
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Life is always fun at Abbotswood Court. Residents can join in with a host of activities from ‘ZING!’ activity sessions and music events to Bridge Club and sing-alongs. In addition, we often hold themed events to which friends and family are invited: murder-mystery dinners, parties, birthday celebrations and more. Having our own transport opens up opportunities for days out to the many local attractions in and around Romsey. Whether it’s for a trip to Romsey’s Plaza Theatre, a stroll around Hillier Arboretum, or a visit to Hedge End Shopping Centre or Carlos Ice Cream Parlour, every single outing – spontaneous or planned – is arranged to keep our residents feeling stimulated, connected and happy. There are always friendly new faces at Abbotswood Court – children from the local nursery, newborn great-grandchildren, or pop-ins from Vasco, the much-loved local dog. We have close links with our local community as well. Whether it’s the visiting bell ringers, our family get-togethers every Sunday lunchtime, one of our regular Forget Me Not Cafés, or our residents fundraising for the Alzheimer’s’ Society and Dementia UK, it all adds to our varied and vibrant home ilfe. |
| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Animal Petting, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Choir, Cooking, Crafts, Crosswords, Dancing, Excursions, Exercise Class, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Religious Services, Reminiscence, Residents' Committee, Singing, Themed Events, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Local Tourist Attractions, Shopping, Theatre. |
The Go Green badge is designed to give care-seekers like yourself the ability to consider and compare a care home’s sustainability and green practices.
The below statements are changes that the care provider has acknowledged they have implemented towards a more sustainable future.
The operation, maintenance, and repair of a property
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Do you use LED light bulbs? | Yes |
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Are your windows double glazed? | Yes |
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Do you use motion sensors? | Yes |
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Is your boiler less than 15 years old? | Yes |
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Do you have an EPC rating? | Yes |
The sourcing of goods and the landfill/recycling journey
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Do you monitor your waste? | Yes |
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Do you train your team on recycling practices? | Yes |
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Do you have systems for recycling throughout the home? | Yes |
Energy reduction and renewable energy usage
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Do you measure your energy consumption? | Yes |
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Is your boiler less than 15 years old? | Yes |
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Do you have an electric vehicle charging point? | Yes |
Using digital rather than paper based processes
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Do you use digital payslips? | Yes |
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Do you use online rotas? | Yes |
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Do you use digital care plans? | Yes |
In-home and community projects that protect the environment
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Do you compost? | Yes |
| Our Pets |
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Unfortunately, pets are not allowed at Abbotswood Court. |
| Can You Bring Your Pet |
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| No |
Minchin Road
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 0BL
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Outstanding |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 16th December 2020 |
| Last rated | 10th October 2017 |
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| Historic Reports |
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| Registration Date | 13th September 2015 |
| Service Provider | Hartwood Care (4) Limited, TW18 4EP |
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park on-site, Train Station nearby. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Hospital, Pub, Restaurant, Shops. |
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