Lyncroft Care Home

81 Clarkson Avenue, Wisbech PE13 2EA
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  • Lyncroft Care Home, Wisbech
Lyncroft is a large, period house situated in an attractive wooded avenue in the old market town of Wisbech in Cambridgeshire. It provides a perfect setting in which to care for and support its elderly residents. Whilst the main building retains many of its original features, modern facilities and a homely atmosphere throughout combine to offer comfort in an environment that blends the contemporary with the traditional.

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Care Provided by Lyncroft Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability
  • No Medical Intervention
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 53 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alcohol Dependence (past or present)
  • Alzheimer's
  • Asperger Syndrome
  • Autism/ASD
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Bipolar/Manic Depression
  • Cancer Care
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Head/Brain Injury
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Neuropathic
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Clair Taylor (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 55+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (53)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (50)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2010
    • Number of floors: 3

Funding & Fees Guide for Lyncroft Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,500
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,500
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,550
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,550

  • All our fees are subject to a care needs assessment. All fees quoted are a guideline, please contact the care home for a detailed price for your care requirements.
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Lyncroft Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Bar/Café
  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Stairlift
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting

  • Visitors welcome at any time


  • Parking

  • There is onsite car parking available


Lyncroft Care Home Reviews (73)

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Lyncroft Care Home has a Review Score of 10 (9.967) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Lyncroft Care Home has 73 reviews.

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Review from Teresa B (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Lyncroft has very caring staff. They will stop in their tracks amidst a resident who is in need of attention. The staff are polite and helpful to the resident's family. The home is clean and practical. At present, there are alterations being completed. This has been achieved by ensuring the development
has not affected the resident care or safety.

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Review from Susan E (Niece of Resident) published on 16 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The people are all very kind. It is nice and clean, they work very hard and nothing is too much trouble.

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Review from B C (Daughter of Resident) published on 5 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The care which mum receives is very good. The food lets it down the most "chips with everything" and "tough meat" is not what I expect to hear.
Recording that mum does not like the chips or sandwiches seem to always be an issue - allergies can be recorded - why not that and the constant "we have no
yoghurts"!
Bit of an issue with clothing going adrift in the laundry we have to keep an eye on.

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Review from Adam B (Grandson of Resident) published on 8 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

I think the staff do a good job as a whole. Seen a couple of incidents of staff speaking quite strongly to the residents, which I wasn’t too impressed with but understand that sometimes the residents can be hard work. I also think that a lot of the furniture and fittings are past their best, some of
the armchairs in the lounge are in a bad way, scruffy and stained. Also, some of the dinner tables and chairs aren’t in the best condition. Another example is in my gran's bedroom, her bedside cabinet - the wood effect is all peeling off the draw but I can say that she has seemed to settle there and the staff are always nice to her, thanks.

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Review from R S (Friend of Resident) published on 20 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I visit my friend quite a lot and find everybody quite friendly.

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Review from Angela C (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 January 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Lyncroft Care Home is a very caring place for people like my mother who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. They understand her illness and know how to cope with her more challenging behaviour - and how to encourage her to participate and engage with other people. Most importantly, they make her feel
safe and cared for in a world which, due to her illness, can be a very frightening place.


We now have the comfort of knowing that she is in a place where she is well cared for and where they organise events - large and small - to entertain, stimulate and occupy her. Oh, and the food is very good too!


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Review from Jade C (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 17 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since my nan has become a resident at Lyncroft care home she has improved dramatically! She has put on weight, cares about her appearance and has found a new lease of life. She goes out regularly and joins in most activities going on in the home, she loves being involved and helping where she can. We
can't thank Lyncroft enough for all they do!

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Review from Julie B (Daughter of Resident) published on 4 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When mum moved into Lyncroft Care Home, of course, it was such a worry as all families experience.
When we visited a few days after her move, we were so comforted by the fact she was joining in social activities, making friends and was happier than we had seen her for years.
Mum has been diagnosed
with Alzheimer's, and Vascular Dementia, and had been refusing all intervention from her carers at home.
Since living at Lyncroft, mum has a new beginning and her life had become so much richer.
Living at home was refusing all food and had lost so mush weight. Now mum has been putting on weight, eating all her meals, and it has been such a transformation. Thank you to the manager and the team. You are all stars !!

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Review from Lisa B (Friend of Resident) published on 28 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at the care home are all lovely and have slot of time for the residents. They are always doing fun things and days out with them and my old neighbour is happy there.
When I've been to visit, it's always been lovely and clean and her room is always clean and tidy too.

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Review from Tony C (Son of Resident) published on 6 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Formal managers good. Recent change of management excellent. Now looks smarter as a building inside and out. Staff more relaxed and extra staff to support the residents. Food choice and quality very good. Always there to answer any questions. We have found the carers very dedicated and caring often
sitting with my mother talking to her. Her last few days again staff sitting with her and showing compassion to her. Her last night a carer was with her during the night which was much appreciated be her family. We have found her stay exceptional and excellent care. Thank you to Lyncroft.

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Review from Michael M (Resident) published on 4 April 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My stay here has been very good. I have been well looked after by the staff and would recommend it to anybody at any time.

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Review from Anne-Marie A (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother has just been sent to Lyncroft for respite and I cannot fault the care they have given her. The food is lovely and the staff are very caring, can't rate them enough.

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Review from Crystal A (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 8 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have just recently come here, the rooms are very clean and homely, there are a lot of activities to go to and the food is very good. The staff are very helpful and go out of their way to accommodate you.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.967)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.967) out of 10 for Lyncroft Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.967 for Lyncroft Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (148 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 153 Ratings = 4.967

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Lyncroft Care Home is based on 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 53 registered maximum number of service users is 10.6, which has been reached with 13 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 28 Jun 2022

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    Good

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    Good

  • Safe

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (2)

Clair

Clair Taylor

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2009

Clair has worked at Lyncroft Care Home for ten years starting as a kitchen assistant and then moving over to care.


Clair has worked her way to Deputy Manager, now Home Manager, she loves Lyncroft as it's like one big family. The staff make it like family, now with Clair leading the team.


Hannah

Hannah Mills

Job Title: Senior Customer Relations Manager

Joined: 2024

Hannah is our Senior Customer Relations Manager at Lyncroft Care Home. She is responsible for ensuring the transition of your loved one into our home is as smooth as possible. Hannah takes a great deal of care to get to know each resident and their family.