Silversprings
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Tenpenny Hill
Thorrington
Colchester
Essex
CO7 8JG
| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Residential | Nursing | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £1,258.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Requires Improvement |
Meet The Manager
Joanne Rix is Home Manager at Silversprings.
I believe it’s important for the home manager to be approachable, caring, and open with both their team, the families, and also and most importantly the residents that live in the home. My favourite part of my job is knowing that no one day is the same. I love spending time with the residents and also seeing how the staff engage with them, hearing their stories from their youth and their words of wisdom to the younger generation. I'm also the Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Champion. My role is vital to ensuring that colleagues at Silversprings maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness as this is fundamental to keeping residents, colleagues and visitors safe.
Silversprings care home in Thorrington, Essex, is surrounded by beautiful landscaped gardens. The experienced team provides a full range of personalised care services, including residential, nursing, dementia and short-term respite care. This gives families peace of mind that their loved ones can stay living at the home should their needs change.
Step inside Silversprings and you’ll be drawn in by its individual furnishings, décor and style. The ground floor lounge is a large, light-filled area - the perfect place to relax and unwind.
The bedrooms at Silversprings are beautifully furnished and offer en-suite wet rooms. Keen gardeners will love the fact that ground floor rooms have their own patio doors and direct access to the gardens.
Meaningful lifestyles at Silversprings
Living well with dementia at Silversprings
What makes Silversprings so special
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Convalescence, End of Life, Palliative, Personal care, Physiotherapy, Reablement, Rehabilitation. |
| Disability Support | Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Medication | By Mouth, Change Catheter, Electronic Medication Management, Injection, Suppository. |
| Nursing Specialisms | Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Crohns, Crohn's Disease, Depression, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Huntington Disease, Korsakoff, Liver Disease, Lung Disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Prader Willi Syndrome, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ulcerative Colitis. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Mild Forgetfulness, 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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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
| Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) - Regulator’s Assessment | ||
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| In response to the coronavirus pandemic, regulators have assessed the preparedness of care providers in relation to infection prevention and control. Details of the regulator’s latest findings can be found below. | ||
| Regulator: CQC | ||
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Admission | The provider assured the regulator that it was admitting people safely to the service. |
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Policies | The provider assured the regulator that its infection prevention and control policy was up to date. |
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Premises | The provider assured the regulator that it was promoting safety through the layout and hygiene practices of the premises. |
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Shielding | The provider assured the regulator that it was using personal protective equipment effectively and safely. |
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Staffing | The provider assured the regulator that it was making sure infection outbreaks can be effectively prevented or managed. |
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Testing | The provider assured the regulator that it was accessing testing for people using the service and staff. |
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Use of PPE | The provider assured the regulator that it was using personal protective equipment effectively and safely. |
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Visitors | The provider assured the regulator that it was preventing visitors from catching and spreading infections. |
| View the provider’s latest Inspection Reports. | ||
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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”) Our care home has mobile phone signal in some of our residents’ rooms. Telephone for external calling Yes, our care home provides a telephone in all our resident’s rooms. |
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We are on Facebook| Our Building and Facilities |
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Residents can enjoy our stunning gardens and duck pond that are full of life. Step inside, and you'll be drawn in by the home's individual furnishings, decor and style. The ground floor lounge is a large light-filled place – a perfect place to relax and unwind. Watch the fish in the fish tank or open the patio doors and take a stroll in the back garden. Each of the rooms at Silversprings is beautifully furnished and has its own ensuite wet room. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| Yes |
| How Many Floors We Have |
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| 2 |
| Who Owns Our Building |
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| Private |
| Communal Rooms |
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| Activities Room, Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Assisted Bathroom, Chiropodist, GP, Hairdressers, Lift, Minibus, Optician, Physiotherapy. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Pond or Lake, Scenic Views, Seating, Secure Garden, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
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| Description |
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Each of the rooms at Silversprings is beautifully furnished and has its own ensuite wet room. Your loved one is welcome to bring their own items of furniture, pictures or photos to help make their space feel like home. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 64 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 64 |
| We offer these types of ensuite rooms: Wet Rooms. | |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Direct Garden Access, Furnished, Garden View. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Alarm, Freeview TV, Internet Access, Private Patio, Telephone Point, Wifi. |
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| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,258.00 |
| Nursing Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,488.00 |
| Residential Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,333.00 |
| Respite Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,468.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Essex |
| Region | East |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority Funding | No |
| We Accept NHS Continuing Healthcare | 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.
| Styles of Food |
 Gluten-free
Halal
Pureed
Vegan
Vegetarian
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| Dining Locations |
Bedroom Dining
Café
Lounge/Diner
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| Dining Styles |
Hot Trolley
Room Service
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| Hospitality |
Guests are welcome for dinner (Covid permitting)
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The preparation, nutritional value and presentation of food.
Attractive drinks and adaptive cups/glasses are available and accessible where needed.
Individual dietary needs are person centred.
Meals reflect the nutritional needs of the residents.
Our menu is balanced.
Snacks are provided for residents that require texture-modified food.
Sweet and savoury foods are provided between meals (this does not just include cakes and biscuits).
Hot Trolley
Room Service
A critical component for good health.
5 Star Rated by UK Food Standards. Hand hygiene for both residents and staff.
We are following best practice including NICE guidelines as a standard.
We are conducting internal and/or 3rd party food safety audits.
We have allergen management policies in place.
A freedom to eat the food you want, when you want it.
A Private Dining room is bookable for residents and their families.
Families are invited for meals [Covid permitting].
Residents dining in their own room have the same food options as elsewhere.
Residents dining in their own room have their food presented to same standard as elsewhere.
Residents have access to Dining Room.
Residents have the option of dining in their own room.
Staff sit with the residents they support when they dine.
Residents can order food not on the menu, or have access to an ‘evergreen menu’.
More than one option is available at mealtimes for all residents, including those with special and theraputic diets.
Residents with dementia are shown food or visual menus to help them decide.
There is a weekly menu.
We offer catering for special events.
Residents are involved in the creation of the menu.
The best interest choices are made for residents unable to make their own choices.
Understanding the wants and requirements of every individual be it cultural, religious or dietary.
Halal food can be served.
Gluten-free food can be served.
Vegan food can be served.
Vegetarian food can be served.
We can support people with Diabetes.
Delivering a respectful and quality service.
Residents are given appropriate and dignified crockery / glassware and cutlery.
Staff are hospitality trained to present / serve meals.
Tables are well laid.
We have food theme days/nights.
Staff understand and pre-empt potential meal-time behaviours which can impact nutritional intake.
Staff always use appropriate and dignified language (e.g. it is an ‘apron’ not a ‘bib’).
We promote an inclusive dining experience.
There are no unnecessary disruptions during mealtimes.
Being environmentally and socially responsible and thoughtful.
We correctly dispose of our waste.
We have a waste management system.
We monitor our food waste.
Our energy usage is well maintained.
We are actively reducing food mileage.
| Activities Are So Important |
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Enjoy expert care and daily activities in bright, safe and clean surroundings. There's plenty to do at Silversprings, whether you like to relax or take part in the busy lifestyle programme. Our dedicated lifestyle team work hard to produce a weekly activity planner includes chair-based exercise, a reminiscence session, puzzles and quizzes, a coffee morning, a pamper session, movie time and creative sessions. With our amazing grounds, we also have the space to be able to care for some of our own animals. Residents enjoy feeding the ducks on our duck pond and they love to admire our visiting peacock, Percy. We have our own quail too, as well as budgies, a tortoise and a home dog, Archie. Residents are in their element when they’re caring for them. |
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| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Animal Petting, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Cooking, Crafts, Crosswords, Dancing, Gardening, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Music Therapy, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Singing, 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 home manager |
| Can You Bring Your Pet |
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| No |
Tenpenny Hill
Thorrington
Colchester
Essex
CO7 8JG
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Requires Improvement |
| Safe | Requires Improvement |
| Well Led | Requires Improvement |
| Caring | Requires Improvement |
| Responsive | Requires Improvement |
| Effective | Requires Improvement |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 26th January 2022 |
| Last rated | 31st May 2019 |
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| Historic Reports |
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| Registration Date | 14th May 2012 |
| Service Provider | Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, CO4 9QB |
Silversprings Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Garden Centre, Restaurant, Shops. |
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