The Firs Residential Care Home

2 Lickhill Road, Calne SN11 9DD
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  • The Firs Residential Care Home, Calne
The Firs care home is a registered 30 bedded residential home for people with dementia. The home is situated on a main bus route, only five minutes walk from the centre of Calne, a quiet market town. The Firs provides a safe, secure, friendly and nurturing environment for service users. The age group of service users range from 50 and over.

Accommodation is provided in a single room with facilities of television, telephone point, electric profile bed and En-suite

The home provides two supportive living flats for respite or convalescent care. This accommodation is designed for short stay, if family or personal carers are on holiday or for convalescence to improve fitness, mobility and general health with emphasis to regain their independence and return home as soon as possible. Each flat consists of a lounge with kitchenette a bathroom and a bedroom allowing independence with the benefit of 24 hour care and support including all facilities within the care home.

In addition, service users also have a good choice of communal areas to enjoy including three lounges, dining room, large conservatory, and a large enclosed courtyard. There are plenty of secured garden for service users.

Regular visits are made to the home by an experienced hair stylist and chiropodist. The home has a dedicated activities co-ordinator.

The philosophy is to promote quality through person centred care. This is achieved with prompts and encouragements and by respecting the service user’s personal choice, rights, dignity, privacy and independence all within a safe, secure, happy and nurturing environment

Carers also aim to recognise each service users’ emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual needs and actively encourages friends and family to visit service users.

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Care Provided by The Firs Residential Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 32 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alcohol Dependence (past or present)
  • Alzheimer's
  • Cancer Care
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Challenging Behaviour/Psychosis
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Epilepsy
  • Head/Brain Injury
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • 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

  • Owner
  • The Firs Care Home (Calne) Ltd
  • Person in charge
  • Molly Joyce (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Four weeks trial to permanent stay
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (28)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (12)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2010
    • Number of floors: 1

Funding & Fees Guide for The Firs Residential 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 £900 – £1,000
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £975 – £1,050
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care £1,000 – £1,200
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £1,150 – £1,200
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact The Firs Residential Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Stairlift
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting

  • Visiting is available 24/7.


  • Parking

  • Care Park Located


The Firs Residential Care Home Reviews (1)

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Review from H. (Friend of Resident) published on 22 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Firs is a brilliant home at managing service users needs and ensures that everyone is happy content and relaxed at all times. Even in situations that may not seem the easiest all the staff members work incredibly well together to maintain the safety of the residents within the home.

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Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 20 Aug 2024

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Good

  • Caring

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • Safe

    Requires improvement

  • Well-led

    Good

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Frequently Asked Questions about The Firs Residential Care Home

What types of Care is The Firs Residential Care Home registered for?

Older Person Care, Dementia, Respite Care, Mental Health Condition, Physical Disability & Sensory Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

What additional types of Care does The Firs Residential Care Home provide?

Palliative Care, Day Care, Convalescent Care, Own GP if required & End of Life Care are other types of care provided.

How many Rooms does The Firs Residential Care Home have?

There are 28 Single Rooms and 2 Couples/Companion Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at The Firs Residential Care Home?

Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Ground Floor Accommodation only, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is The Firs Residential Care Home to the centre of Calne?

0.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.