Ashlynn Grange Care Home
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Bretton Gate
Bretton
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 9UZ
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Profile Strength |
Excellent 96%
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| Care Type | Care Home |
| Care Category | Residential | Nursing | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £1,050.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Requires Improvement |
Meet The Manager
Donna Smith is Manager at Ashlynn Grange Care Home.
Donna is a qualified nurse and joins us with more than 25 years’ experience in the care sector. She has experience working with those with learning disabilities and mental health conditions, autism and behaviour that challenges, as well as those living with dementia.
Donna is really excited to see what 2024 will hold for the Ashlynn Grange family and is passionate about engaging and listening to our residents, making time each day to visit each of the communities at Ashlynn Grange.
Donna is warm and welcoming and she will be holding regular Meet the Manager sessions so that you can get to know her better and ask any questions you may have. Donna is keen to make Ashlynn Grange a key part of the local community and welcomes friends, relatives and neighbours into the home.
The level of care at Ashlynn Grange is exceptional, and all staff love to keep residents entertained with a full programme of activities and live performances on our outdoor stage.
Our 153-bedroom care home prides itself on the surrounding gardens that grow flowers and a variety of different vegetables. Our newly refurbished café is available to our residents and their visitors, serving a variety of fresh tea, coffee and cakes daily.
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| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Complex Care, Convalescence, End of Life, High Dependency, Nursing Dementia / EMI, Palliative, Personal care, 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, Injection, Suppository. |
| Nursing Specialisms | Cancer, 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, Stroke, Ulcerative Colitis. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia, Severe Dementia (EMI). |
| 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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Ashlynn Grange is committed to controlling the spread of any infectious disease and protecting its residents. The safety of our residents and staff is always our primary focus and we have continuous infection control procedures in place. |
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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. |
| 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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Testing | The provider assured the regulator that it was accessing testing for people using the service and staff. |
| To view the provider’s latest Inspection Reports, Click here. | ||
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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. |
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| Our Building and Facilities |
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Our beautiful care home prides itself on the surrounding gardens that grow flowers and a variety of different vegetables. Our newly refurbished café is available to our residents and their visitors, serving a variety of fresh tea, coffee and cakes daily. |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| Yes |
| How Many Floors We Have |
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| 1 |
| Who Owns Our Building |
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| Private |
| Communal Rooms |
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| Activities Room, Bistro, Coffee Shop / Café, Conservatory, Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Assisted Bathroom, Beauty Salon, Chiropodist, Cinema, Coffee Shop, Dentist, GP, Hairdressers, Optician, Physiotherapy, Smoking Area. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Greenhouse, Seating, Secure Garden, Sensory Garden, Vegetable Plot, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| How 'Smart' Are We? |
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| Combined Heat & Power (CHP), Interactive Digital Touch Table, Reduce Plastic Use, Solar Panel Heating. |
| Our Photos |
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| Description |
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We have a huge selection of rooms styles across our home. At our residential community, Milton Lodge, we have recently completed a full refurbishment and rooms have flashed of Art Deco styling and smart televisions in all rooms. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 156 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 42 |
| We offer these types of ensuite rooms: WC and Basin. | |
| Type Of Room |
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| Separate Sitting Room, Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Direct Garden Access, Furnished, Garden View, Step Free Access. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Alarm, Catch up TV, Freeview TV, Internet Access, Private Patio, Safe, Secure Access, Sky/Cable TV, Tea and Coffee-making Facilities, Telephone Point, Wifi. |
| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,050.00 |
| Nursing Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,350.00 |
| Residential Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,250.00 |
| Nursing Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,350.00 |
| Respite Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,175.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Peterborough |
| Region | East |
| 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.
| Styles of Food |
 Gluten-free
Halal
Kosher
Pureed
Vegan
Vegetarian
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| Dining Locations |
Bedroom Dining
Café
Lounge/Diner
Restaurant
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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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| Our Menu |
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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. 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’.
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.
Halal food can be served.
Kosher 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.
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.
| Activities Are So Important |
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Making every moment matter is as important to us as the standard of care we deliver at Ashlynn Grange. As one of the leading nursing homes, Peterborough, our residents’ needs are at the heart of everything we do. When a new resident joins us, we invest time in understanding their life story, as well as learning about their hobbies and the important people in their lives. This information enables us to encourage our residents to live life to the fullest, with laughter and love. Regular feedback forums enable residents and their families to suggest new experiences, outings and events. This means that our activities programme is varied, engaging, and truly reflects the choices and interests of our residents. |
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| Timetables |
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| 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, 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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Do you measure your energy consumption? | Yes |
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Do you use solar power? | Yes |
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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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Please speak to the home manager |
| Can You Bring Your Pet |
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Bretton Gate
Bretton
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE3 9UZ
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Requires Improvement |
| Safe | Requires Improvement |
| Well Led | Requires Improvement |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Requires Improvement |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 19th June 2023 |
| Last rated | 9th August 2023 |
| Reports | |
| Registration Date | 21st November 2016 |
| Service Provider | Athena Care Homes (Bretton) Limited, IG11 0RH |
9th August 2023 | 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, Buddhist Temple, Catholic Church, Methodist Church, Mosque. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Church, Hospital, Local Walks & Bike Rides, Park, Post Office, Pub, Restaurant, Shopping Centre, Shops. |
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