Holmewood Care Home

27 Barnfield Close, Holmewood, Chesterfield S42 5RH
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9.7 105 Reviews
  • Holmewood Care Home, Chesterfield
Holmewood is located on the outskirts of the busy town of Chesterfield, nestled at the heart of the community alongside its sister home, Barnfield.

Holmewood prides itself on the care and attention given to residents and their families. Carers concentrate on getting to know residents and their families, enabling staff to look after physical needs and more importantly delivering what emotional support residents and their family might need.

The home understands that choosing a care home is one of the most difficult decisions a family member or advocate can make and are there to help families through that decision, through the move-in and beyond.

Holmewood Care Home also offers excellent activities, which provide stimulation and engagement to all residents. The home's activities coordinator works with individuals to ensure that they are offered activities that will suit each person. Sometimes, this means that one-to-one activities are more appropriate than group activities.

Along with the excellent care offered by very experienced teams, significant support is offered to family members too. Other seminars are around funding care, lasting power of attorney or where end-of-life care takes place and discussing wishes and wants with loved ones.

Care Provided by Holmewood Care 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 40 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • Epilepsy
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Cathy Shaw (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 55+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (40)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Last Refurbishment: 2012
    • Number of floors: 1

Funding & Fees Guide for Holmewood 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 £1,300
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,300
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,300
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,300
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Holmewood Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
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9.7

Holmewood Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.718) out of 10, based on 36 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Holmewood Care Home has 105 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

1, Food great
2, Staff very helpful
3, Cleanliness above average
4, Activities brilliant for inpatients
5, Trips out amazing

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Me and my husband live here and we like it very much.
They care for all of our needs, including our health appointments.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When my husband became ill, I chose Holmewood Care Home for him to go and live. Sadly he passed away and I was so grateful for all the care and support.
Now I'm needing more and more help so I decided to come and live here as well.
I am confident in the care workers. They have become my new friends.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I live here along with my wife.
We are very comfortable here and enjoy it very much. We are still able to go out with our family.
We really enjoy the day trips the home provides.
Thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

Mum-in-law has been here for 6 days so its still early days. She still asks to go home but is joining in with the activities and doesn't seem unhappy. All the staff know her by name and always seem to know where she is. She is here for two weeks so she may be more settled when she has been here longer.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

Too early to tell only been here a few days!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent care home with all residents treated with dignity.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have been very pleased with the overall standard of care my mother-in-law has received. The staff have the patience of a saint and go out of their way to make the resident's life as good as can be.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff are approachable and responsive to my comments and requests about Mum's care. Nurse practitioner also approachable and very helpful.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff and management provide invaluable support to mum and myself the care they give is excellent they make everyone welcome at all times we all feel at home not just the people they are for. A very professional service.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mum was very opposed to the idea of a care home, but from the moment she arrived at Holmewood she loved it. Every time I phone her she tells me how kind the staff are and what a lovely place it is.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I think Holmewood Care Home is a very nice place to stay has all the staff do a very good job.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother-in-law has been living at the Holmewood care home for the last 3 years and she is very happy there. She reports that the food is very good and plenty of it! The staff are friendly, helpful and polite, and if there are any issues or we need advice, we feel comfortable to ask any member of staff.
We would definitely recommend this home to family/friends for future residents.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The standard is excellent and the care they provide. The staff and management are brilliant, so is the food/drinks. Safety is paramount and value for money is great. Cleanliness is excellent and the home nicely decorated for the residents.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care given to my mother-in-law is very good. The meals are also very good with as much as they like. Nothing is too much trouble.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

While being in the home my mum has been very well cared for, the food is good and wholesome, always plenty to eat, snacks and drinks are always available.


The staff and management are brilliant, nothing is too much trouble.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This home provides first-class care for all its residents with a wide menu range.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Over the past 6 months, my brother's condition has worsened quite fast and he has needed more nursing care than the home is set up for.
The staff have coped very well with the extra demands, considering it is primarily a care home, not a nursing home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care of the resident is second to none. The rooms and food are exemplary. The care and compassion is first class. There is nothing to complain about. 1st class care home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I find the Holmewood Care Home very friendly to the residents there and the visitors.


I visit my brother weekly and it has the same happy atmosphere every week.


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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.718)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.718) out of 10 for Holmewood Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 36 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 35 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 4.718 for Holmewood Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (324 Excellents x 5) + (79 Goods x 4) + (17 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 422 Ratings = 4.718

  • 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 Holmewood Care Home is based on 35 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 40 registered maximum number of service users is 8, which has been reached with 35 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: 17 Dec 2021

Overall
Requires improvement

  • Caring

    Good
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Requires improvement
  • Safe

    Requires improvement
  • Well-led

    Requires improvement

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

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Meet the Team (2)

Corina

Corina

Job Title: Activity Coordinator

Joined: 2023

I have been working here since summer 2023 but I have over 10 years of experience in activities and care. I am an NVQ 3 qualified, fire trainer instructor and I have a degree in pedagogy & psychology. I can sing, and play the guitar and my favourite activity is a fun singalong. My proudest achievement in this role is winning 1st place for the tastiest cake in a cake-making activity. In my spare time, I also like to take photographs. You will see some of these pictures on our Facebook page. My biggest passion in life is volunteering for charities supporting children in need.


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Cathy Shaw

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 1999

My passion for care began when I used to visit my grandma who was in Holmewood Care Home, I got to know the manager who saw something in me and suggested a career in care, I wasn’t sure if I could do it but she encouraged me to give it try and I have never looked back.


I started as a care assistant 25 years ago and gradually worked my way through the different roles in the home, becoming a deputy in 2014 and then manager in 2022, an achievement I am really proud of.


Every day is so rewarding, when new resident arrives, they can start off scared and unsettled so the challenge is to make them feel at home and like part of the family, when you see them transform and thrive, it makes it all worthwhile.


My qualifications include NVQ levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Health & Social Care and management.