Brook House Care Home
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45 Seymour Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB1 3DJ
| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Residential | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £1,100.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Anca Roman is Home Manager at Brook House Care Home.
Anca started at Brook House as Home Manager on the 1st November 2012, prior to this Anca has been working at Buchan House Care Centre since November 2008 as a Team Leader and was promoted to Deputy Manager in May 2012. Anca has an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, as well as a Level 5 in Management and Leadership.
Brook House is a 35 bedded Care Home, which offers a home-from-home atmosphere with the assurance of a safe environment. We are proud to offer care with integrity.
The friendly faces, homely facilities and comfortable, modern accommodation at Brook House will make the transition to residential care much easier. We provide residential, respite and palliative care for older people, including those with Dementia, as well as Day Centre services. Our professional and experienced Care Staff are committed to ensuring that the people that use our services live as independently as possible and continue to live life to the full. Here at Brook House, we provide a personal service which respects and values people.
The home is within walking distance of local shops, which have a wide range of facilities including a post office, banks, supermarkets and bakers, alongside pubs, restaurants, cafes as well as a market that opens Monday to Sunday. Brook House is set near the famous Cambridge University Colleges. There is a local bus service to the Grafton Centre which hosts a large section of modern shops under cover.
Brook House has four units within the home spread across two floors.
Brook House Care Home Virtual Viewing
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Daily Respite Care, End of Life, Independent Living, Mental Healthcare, Palliative, Personal care. |
| Disability Support | Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Medication | By Mouth. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia. |
| Dementia Behaviour | Mild Forgetfulness. |
| 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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We are working within the government guidelines to help protect our staff and clients. |
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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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Brook House has been specially designed to provide maximum comfort, convenience and stimulation for the people who live there. We have a beauty salon, a Day Centre, a variety of attractive lounges, a welcoming dining room and some lovely outdoor spaces for sitting and enjoying time with friends and family. Our residents are encouraged to plan their own daily activities, as they would in their own homes, and dine in their chosen locations. To receive visitors, we have a number of quiet rooms as well as our landscaped gardens, where family and friends can be entertained whenever they visit. Light refreshments are always on offer for these occasions. To assist people who are living with dementia, we have included a number of ‘pockets of opportunity’ around the home – small details designed to aid memory, provide sensory stimulation and promote conversation and interaction. We also have enclosed, safe, gardens where pets are welcomed. We encourage the development of personalised memory boxes which help people living with dementia to feel surrounded by familiar objects. |
| 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, Beauty Salon, Day Centre, GP, Hairdressers, Lift. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Communal Patio, Seating, Secure Garden, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
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Our bedrooms, which are beautifully decorated and ready for people to add their own personal touches. Life can be confusing at the best of times, yet even more so when it involves moving away from home where special memories have been formed. For this reason, we encourage everyone to personalise and decorate their bedrooms with small items of furniture and treasured objects, to provide comfort and familiarity in their new surroundings. We have 35 bedrooms including 2 new rooms with en-suite facilities. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 35 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 3 |
| We offer these types of ensuite rooms: Wet Rooms. | |
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| Kitchenette, Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Furnished, Unfurnished. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Catch up TV, Freeview TV, Sky/Cable TV, Telephone Point. |
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| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,100.00 |
| Residential Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,300.00 |
| Respite Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,300.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Region | East |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority Funding | 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 |
 Pureed
Vegan
Vegetarian
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Bedroom Dining
Lounge/Diner
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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.
A freedom to eat the food you want, when you want it.
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.
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.
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.
| Activities Are So Important |
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From our experience, the ability of older people to maintain the skills to do things for themselves offers significant advantages, particularly for those living with dementia. The benefits from improved health, self-esteem and increased confidence are obvious and ultimately enable people to continue life as they know it. We encourage people to join in the everyday activities of life, such as making a cup of tea, laying the table or helping with flower arrangements. Everyone goes at their own pace, in their own way, with our support and companionship. To add a bit of spice to life, we arrange outings to places of interest and optional activities which are designed to engage the abilities and inclinations of people; some of the most popular activities include our movie experience, board games, quizzes and listening to their favourite music. We even have our own in-house drama therapist who runs hugely enjoyable, interactive sessions. People decide for themselves just how much they wish to participate – some prefer the more sociable activities whilst others prefer to read a good book in a quiet spot or relax in the gardens. The choice is entirely theirs. The sense of community at Brook House is palpable and we welcome visitors at any time, so please feel free to pop in and sample our hospitality, view our home and chat to our team. We regularly receive visits from Music for Health and Peter Day, the Elvis Impersonator. We go out on planned activities at least once a month for a pub lunch, to visit the Steam Train Museum or to a Garden Centre. Brook House Care Home has a dedicated Activities Coordinator who regularly liaises with the people in our home to make sure everyone is enjoying the activities provided and taking any new suggestions for the future. |
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| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Animal Petting, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Crafts, Crosswords, Dancing, Excursions, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Themed Events, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Garden Centre, Local Tourist Attractions, Pub. |
| Our Pets |
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We welcome pets by arrangement, and visiting pets in our gardens. |
| Can You Bring Your Pet |
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45 Seymour Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB1 3DJ
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 23rd February 2021 |
| Last rated | 21st March 2020 |
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| Registration Date | 29th November 2010 |
| Service Provider | Brook Healthcare Limited, EC1R 5HL |
Brook House Care Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Train Station nearby. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Church, Catholic Church, Methodist Church, Mosque. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Church, Hospital, Local Walks & Bike Rides, Park, Pub, Restaurant, Shops. |
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