The Porterbrook
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63 Tapton Crescent Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 5DB
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Profile Strength |
Excellent 91%
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| Care Type | Care Home |
| Care Category | Residential | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £1,150.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Requires Improvement |
Meet The Manager
Lynne Canell is Home Manager at The Porterbrook.
Lynne brings a wealth of experience to The Porterbrook Care Home both clinical and leadership. She prides herself on ensuring that the residents receive the very best in person-centred care.
Our residents enjoy a charming setting at the Porterbrook Care Home, which is located in the Crosspool suburbs of Sheffield. The residence has 44 modern en-suite bedrooms as well as a number of amenities. The Porterbrook Care Home offers nursing, dementia, residential, and respite care in a warm and secure environment. We are honoured to provide our residents with the support they need in order to live a happy life every day.
Our home was founded on the belief that everyone deserves to live life to the fullest, and our professional staff takes pride in providing a loving and supportive environment where everyone can enjoy every moment of their stay with us.
The Pporterbrook
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Daily Respite Care, Personal care. |
| Disability Support | Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Walking Frame. |
| Medication | By Mouth. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Agitation / Restlessness, Disrupted Sleep Patterns, Mild Forgetfulness, Wandering . |
| 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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The safety and wellbeing of our staff and residents is paramount and we work in accordance with government and local healthcare regulations to ensure that all policies are adhered to which include: |
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
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Virus Testing | We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting. |
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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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| Our Building and Facilities |
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When you first step into The Porterbrook, you are welcomed by a beautiful piano bar reception area, which offers a calm yet luxurious atmosphere. This sets the standard for the rest of the home, where residents are able to enjoy a range of first-class facilities and amenities. |
| 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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| Dining Rooms, Library, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Assisted Bathroom, Cinema, Hairdressers, Library, Lift. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Private Garden(s), Seating, Secure Garden, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| How 'Smart' Are We? |
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| Reduce Plastic Use. |
| Brochures |
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| Porterbrook-brochure-.pdf |
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| Description |
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All 44 bedrooms here at The Porterbrook Care Home have been carefully designed to assist staff when delivering the highest level of care to all of our residents. Each room has a state-of-the-art profiling bed and call system, to ensure care needs can be met easily. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 44 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 44 |
| Type Of Room |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Furnished, Garden View. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Telephone Point. |
| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,150.00 |
| Residential Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,150.00 |
| Respite Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,265.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Sheffield |
| Region | Yorkshire & Humberside |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority Funding | Yes |
| 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. For more information about Choice Dining please click here.
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 Pureed
Vegetarian
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| Activities Are So Important |
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t The Porterbrook Care Home, our staff is devoted to providing exceptional services in a safe environment that allow residents to make the most of every day. We want our residents to be able to keep doing what makes them happy, whether that’s watching a classic film on our cinema screen, socialising with friends and family in our private dining area, or learning about the heritage of Sheffield. |
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| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Crafts, Crosswords, Exercise Class, Flower Arranging, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Painting, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Singing, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Local Tourist Attractions. |
63 Tapton Crescent Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 5DB
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Requires Improvement |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Requires Improvement |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Requires Improvement |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 22nd October 2019 |
| Last rated | 5th December 2019 |
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| Registration Date | 7th November 2016 |
| Service Provider | Tapton Care Limited, SL1 7LW |
5th December 2019 | Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park, Train Station nearby. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Church. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Church, Hospital, Park, Pub, Restaurant, Shops. |
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