The Orchards Residential Home

1 Perry's Lane, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 9AX
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  • The Orchards Residential Home, Swindon
The Orchards Residential Home is located a short walk from the village of Wroughton and provides a range of care services customised to the needs of each individual. These include: residential care, day care, dementia care and respite care.

The welcoming home is made up of en-suite bedrooms to provide residents with the privacy they desire. The communal areas of the home stand out, with a sun room, as well as three additional spacious and peaceful lounges. A well-maintained garden with a charming allotment area is available for residents to tend to if they wish.

The homes' close proximity to the town makes it easy for residents to take trips to the Old Town Gardens with members of staff. There is also a varied timetable of daily activities including: film afternoons, armchair basketball and aromatherapy sessions to help stimulate the mind.

Freshly prepared food is served by the on-site French chef. Full of flavour and adapted to suit every resident’s needs, the dishes are varied and interesting, making every mealtime a time to look forward to.

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Care Provided by The Orchards Residential Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition
  • No Medical Intervention
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 48 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • AIDS/HIV
  • Alzheimer's
  • Cancer Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Down Syndrome
  • Epilepsy
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Neuropathic
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome
  • 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
  • Julie Beale (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Referral/Assessment
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (48)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (2)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2017
    • Number of floors: 1

Funding & Fees Guide for The Orchards Residential Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,452
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,452
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,452
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,452
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact The Orchards Residential Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

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

  • Protected mealtimes.


  • Parking

  • Car park to front of the home.


The Orchards Residential Home Reviews (64)

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9.8

The Orchards Residential Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.809) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Orchards Residential Home has 64 reviews.

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Review from Catriona C (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 28 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have been very happy with the care my grandma has received while she has been in the care of The Orchards.

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Review from Jean L (Partner of Resident) published on 21 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very good terms with staff and management and treated with respect by all.
One person looks after maintenance with help from another person. Nothing is too much trouble for them. I visit the home every other day to see my partner so I do know how people are treated.

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Review from S S (Son of Resident) published on 27 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

The staff are very caring and mum does lots of activities.

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Review from John W (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 11 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot speak too highly of The Orchards. They may not be bristling with the plethora of processes and procedures that other homes may have but make no mistake, the care provided here is first class.
I have lots of experience here, my wife was a verifier in care for many years, my father spent the
last three years of his life in various homes before passing away with dementia and my mother is currently in care due to her dementia.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.809)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.809) out of 10 for The Orchards Residential Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.809 for The Orchards Residential Home is calculated as follows: ( (182 Excellents x 5) + (25 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 215 Ratings = 4.809

  • 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 The Orchards Residential Home is based on 18 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 48 registered maximum number of service users is 9.6, which has been reached with 18 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: 16 Feb 2024

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  • Caring

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    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 (1)

Julie

Julie Beale

Job Title: Registered Manager

Joined: 2018

Julie originally trained as a nurse in Surrey before moving back to Swindon in 1987 after meeting her husband. She has over 30 years of nursing experience with the past 20 years in care homes as a nurse, a clinical lead, deputy manager and manager. She has numerous qualifications including RN2, Mentor - Northampton University, NVQ Assessor and Leadership and Management Level 5. Her passion is Elderly Care - especially
Dementia and End of Life care. Julie has a very open and honest approach and puts our residents first at all times giving compassion not only to our residents, but to their families as well.
She has an 'open door policy' and is a firm believer that the Orchards is our residents' home.
In her free time, she loves to spend time with family and friends, walk her dogs and read.