Brook Court
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Profile Strength |
Very Good 88%
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| Care Type | Care Home |
| Care Category | Nursing | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £1,465.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Nirmala Rattu is Home Manager at Brook Court.
The team and I consider it a huge privilege to care for older people and are proud that their families trust us to care for them.
This is a lovely friendly and happy home, with a great family atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you here soon.
About Us
Brook Court care home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire provides ‘outstanding’ care that makes a difference to residents’ lives. Our skilled team takes pride in delivering the very highest quality residential, dementia and nursing care. We also offer short-term respite and specialised end-of-life care.
When you visit Brook Court, you’ll discover an impressive range of hotel-style facilities, including a cinema, a hair and beauty salon, and a welcoming coffee shop. You’ll find residents enjoying a variety of activities too, including pamper sessions, singalongs, art classes and visits from therapy animals.
Brook Court residents and their families also make decisions about their care and changes to the home. At residents’ request we’ve recently created a seaside-themed garden and even adopted pets, including our much-loved greyhound, Honey.
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Care
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Convalescence, End of Life, High Dependency, Independent Living, Learning Disability (ALD), Mental Healthcare, 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, Injection, Suppository. |
| Nursing Specialisms | Bariatric care, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Crohn's Disease, Crohns, Depression, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Huntington Disease, Korsakoff, Liver Disease, Lung Disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Parkinson's Disease, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ulcerative Colitis. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Wandering . |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal, Lewy Body, Mixed Dementias, Picks Disease, Vascular Dementia. |
| Respite Care | Yes |
Infection Control (S.A.F.E.)
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. |
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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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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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Building and Facilities
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When you visit Brook Court, you’ll discover an impressive range of hotel-style facilities, including a cinema, a hair and beauty salon, and a welcoming coffee shop. You’ll find residents enjoying a variety of activities too, including pamper sessions, singalongs, art classes and visits from therapy animals. |
| 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, Cinema, Dentist, Hairdressers, Lift, Minibus, Optician. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Private Garden(s), Seating, Secure Garden, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
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Rooms
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Our bedrooms are beautifully decorated with en-suite facilities. Residents are encouraged to bring along some home comforts for the personal and familiar touch. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 67 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 67 |
| 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. |
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Meet our Team
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It takes all sorts of different skill sets to make our Kidderminster care home run smoothly, and bring the best of care to our residents. Every member of our team is passionate about delivering the best experiences to residents. They love what they do and they support each other to do their best work. |
| Our Team |
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Nirmala RattuHome ManagerThe team and I consider it a huge privilege to care for older people and are proud that their families trust us to care for them. 
Kay MayesCustomer Relations ManagerI have qualifications in management as well as counselling, prior to joining the Brook Court team I spent a couple of years working for a Birmingham charity that provided rehabilitation services for people with brain injuries. I thought the job at Brook Court fitted well with my experience in health and social care. I love working in a big team where everyone plays a part in making a difference in residents’ lives. I’ve not worked in care homes before, so there’s plenty to learn, but I’m enjoying every minute. I’m particularly enjoying getting to know the residents and their families and helping them in any way I can. 
Sue MeolaLifestyle LeadThe thing I enjoy most about providing activity based care at Brook Court care home is putting a smile on the faces of residents who live here. It is so important to me to make a difference and make their day a happy one, by delivering a varied programme of activities. I am a caring person, with a jolly personality. I think it helps to be flexible in this role too and be able to adapt activities to individual residents, depending on their needs and abilities. I get other members of the team involved where possible, which makes it a fun experience and creates a wonderful atmosphere in the home. 
Tracey GwinHead HousekeeperThis is a great home to work in, everyone is friendly and helpful, and the atmosphere is wonderful. I really enjoy cleaning the residents’ rooms, it’s a chance to get to know them properly and how they like things done. They know where they want things to go, and it’s up to our team to learn this. It’s my job to model the high standards I expect from my team. In my free time I like to bake (I’m a qualified chef), gardening, and to be around my family, especially when my grandsons are around. |
Fees
| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,465.00 |
| Nursing Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,665.00 |
| Residential Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,520.00 |
| Respite Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,675.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| 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 |
Food (Choice Dining)
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
| Activities Are So Important |
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When it comes to activities the sky is the limit! Our home has a different and ever-changing programme of activities including pub quizzes, afternoon teas, wine and cheese evenings, themed days, fundraising and even intergenerational activities! |
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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, Exercise Class, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Singing, Themed Events, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Local Tourist Attractions. |
Map
37-39 Oldnall Road
Kidderminster
DY10 3HN
Regulator Ratings
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Outstanding |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 2nd December 2019 |
| Last rated | 22nd January 2020 |
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| Registration Date | 26th September 2013 |
| Service Provider | Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, CO4 9QB |
22nd January 2020 Amenities
| 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, Local Walks & Bike Rides, Park, Pub, Restaurant, Shops. |
