Wren Hall Nursing Home
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234 Nottingham Road
Selston
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG16 6AB
| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Nursing | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Call for details |
| Weekly Prices From | £925.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Outstanding |
Meet The Manager
Anita Astle MBE is Registered Manager at Wren Hall Nursing Home.
Anita a Registered General Nurse who specialised in burns and plastics surgery and intensive care nursing before leaving the NHS has been in post since Wren Hall opened in 1989 and, accoding to her, has loved every second of it!
Passionate about high quality personalised care, Anita has worked collaboratively and strategically to raise the standards in care homes across Nottinghamshire.
Anita is currently working towards gaining a Masters with Nottingham Trent University and has a real passion for quality care, workforce development and improving dementia care.
Anita was awarded the MBE in the New Year’s Honours list 2014 for 'services to older people.'
Wren Hall is an outstanding care home based in Selston, Nottingham. Opening in November 1989, it was family owned by Doctor and Mrs Kesari and their daughter Ms Anita Astle MBE. In April 2025, Wren Hall was purchased by Patrick and Lucy Atkinson (Owners of the Church Farm Care group).
Team Wren Hall prides itself on providing professional, continuing care in a homely, safe and friendly environment.
Day to day leadership is given by Registered Manager, Anita Astle MBE. She works "hands-on" acting as role model team leader, mentor and friend. Consisting of 114 people, Team Wren Hall is dedicated to providing the highest quality of nursing care, twenty four hours per day, to all family members (residents).
Wren Hall is equipped with modern up-to-date facilities in accordance with the Care Quality Commission's guidelines. Team Wren Hall is nurse-led and supports a community of fifty-four family members many of whom have complex care needs. The majority are elderly and frail, whilst others maybe physically or mentally disabled, all of whom require nursing care.
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| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Complex Care, Convalescence, Daily Respite Care, End of Life, High Dependency, Mental Healthcare, Nursing Dementia / EMI, Palliative, Personal care, Physiotherapy, Reablement, Rehabilitation, Support for Couples. |
| 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 | Aids, Bariatric care, Cancer, 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, Severe Dementia (EMI). |
| Dementia Behaviour | Agitation / Restlessness, Challenging Behaviour, Disrupted Sleep Patterns, Mild Forgetfulness, Violent 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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We go above and beyond Government guidance. We test staff weekly and Family members (residents) 4 weekly. We support staff and residents to be vaccinated. We screen all visitors with LFD tests; by taking their temperature and by getting them to complete a questionnaire/risk assessment. We ensure PPE is worn correctly and that stringent hand washing is followed. We have stringent cleaning practices. We conduct monthly infection control audits. |
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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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Regulatory Assessment | We have been assessed by the care regulator in our approach to infection control. |
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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) 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 Our care home provides a telephone in some of our residents’ rooms. 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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| LGBTQ Welcome |
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| Contract |
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| Template Wren Hall Conditions of Admission and Terms of Business All Types of Funding-1.pdf |
| Our Building and Facilities |
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Wren Hall Nursing Home was purpose-built accommodation in 1989. It is a brick built building with tile pitched roof. We offer a range of bedrooms offering 7 twin rooms, 4 single rooms with washbasins, 13 single en-suite rooms and 24 ensuite shower bedrooms. Extensions to improve our facilities were added in 1996 and 2010. In 2021, we added a sun-room to our beautiful garden and in 2023 we added our purpose built day-center. Wren Hall is equipped with modern up-to-date facilities such as specialist assisted baths and ceiling tracking hoists. We have 5 lounges, all with direct access to the outdoors. Three lounges have direct access to our gardens. Our garden offers a church, themed cabins (a pub, inter-generational classroom and a tearoom). We have an accessible chicken run where we have a variety of chickens and runner ducks; an aviary with budgies and quail and a pod with BBQ feature. There are raised beds for gardening as well as mature gardens to be enjoyed. Benches and comfortable seating offer places to sit and enjoy this wonderful outdoor feature. Wren Hall prides itself on using renewable energy. We have a Ground Source Heat Pump and a well and water filtration system. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| Yes |
| The Year Our Home Was Built |
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| 1 Nov 1989 |
| 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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| Bar / Pub, Coffee Shop / Café, Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Assisted Bathroom, Chiropodist, Day Centre, Hairdressers, Lift, Minibus, Overnight Guest Stay, Smoking Area, Therapy Room. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Pond or Lake, Private Garden(s), Seating, Secure Garden, Summer House, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| How 'Smart' Are We? |
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| Electronic Visitor Register, Individual Heating Controls, Interactive Digital Touch Table, Reduce Plastic Use. |
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| Description |
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The accommodation is laid out on two floors with eighteen rooms on the ground floor and twenty-nine on the first floor. A passenger lift in the reception gives ready access to the upper floor. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 54 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 42 |
| We offer these types of ensuite rooms: Shower Rooms, WC and Basin, Wet Rooms. | |
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| Double Room, Shared 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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| Alarm, Balconet, Balcony, Freeview TV, Internet Access, Secure Access, Telephone Point, Wifi. |
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| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Nursing Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,069.14 |
| Nursing Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,069.14 |
| Respite Fees From / Price Per Week | £925.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| 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. Find out more about Choice Dining.
| Styles of Food |
 Gluten-free
Halal
Pureed
Vegetarian
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| Dining Locations |
Bedroom Dining
Café
Lounge/Diner
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| Dining Styles |
A la Carte
Hot Trolley
Room Service
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| Hospitality |
Guests are welcome for dinner (Covid permitting)
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| Our Menu |
Wrenhall menu 6 WEEK MENUE PLANNER Week 1.pub
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| Specialities |
Wren's Nest Evenings - Themed a la carte dining with family and friends.
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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 has been verified by a registered nutritional therapist or dietitian.
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).
A la Carte
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 a Bistro.
Residents have access to Dining Room.
Residents have the option of dining in their own room.
Staff also dine themselves with the residents they support.
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’.
Residents have access to a flexible meal service beyond defined times.
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.
Gluten-free 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.
Residents can get involved in the growing of food and/or ingredients on site.
We grow some food and/or ingredients on site.
We use locally sourced and locally grown or reared food.
We use organically grown food.
Our energy usage is well maintained.
We are actively reducing food mileage.
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Every member of Team Wren Hall has the responsibility of supporting our wonderful ladies and gents with activities which they enjoy and find meaningful. These can range from gardening, sweeping leaves, collecting eggs from our hens, baking, washing pots, flower arranging and much more. We have a Well-being Coordinator who supports our plans well-being team to host social activities for our Family members throughout each week. A selection of daily newspapers are delivered to Wren Hall for the use of all Family members. Should you require your own personal newspaper or a magazine the Home can make arrangements for them to be delivered. You will then be billed directly by the Newsagents. |
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| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Crafts, Crosswords, Dancing, Excursions, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Music Therapy, 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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| Cinema, Garden Centre, Local Tourist Attractions, Park, Pub, Shopping, Shopping Centre, 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 |
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Do you use eco-friendly cleaning products? | 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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Is your boiler less than 15 years old? | 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 carry out projects that support wildlife? | Yes |
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Do you compost? | Yes |
| Our Pets |
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We have the following pets at Wren Hall:- Conor - a loving therapy dog Budgies and Canaries Chickens Ducks Small aquarium We have stables next door where we visit the horses. |
| Can You Bring Your Pet |
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| Yes |
| How We Help With Your Pet |
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| Feeding, Sanitation, Walking. |
| We Welcome |
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| Birds, Dogs, Horses, Others (subject to review), Rabbits, Reptiles. |
| Our Pet Policy |
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| Wren Hall owned pets information.docx |
234 Nottingham Road
Selston
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG16 6AB
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Outstanding |
| Safe | Outstanding |
| Well Led | Outstanding |
| Caring | Outstanding |
| Responsive | Outstanding |
| Effective | Outstanding |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 29th March 2022 |
| Last rated | 17th January 2020 |
| Current Report |
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| Historic Reports |
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| Registration Date | 25th January 2011 |
| Service Provider | Wren Hall Nursing Home Limited, NG16 6AB |
Wren Hall Nursing Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park, Car Park on-site, Train Station nearby. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Church, Methodist Church. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Chemist, Church, Garden Centre, Golf Club, Hospital, Library, Local Walks & Bike Rides, Park, Post Office, Pub, Restaurant, Shops, Surgery. |
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