Gregory House

Welby Gardens, Grantham NG31 8BN
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9.9 114 Reviews
  • Gregory House, Grantham
Gregory House is registered for thirty-two residents and offers a team of skilled and friendly carers, able to provide care for older people, while also welcoming respite and day care needs.

Care homes from The Orders of St John Care Trust are well respected in Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire where the voluntary sector charity has a strong presence after seeing healthy growth since it first opened homes in 1992.

All residents are supported in the pursuit of active lifestyle and personal interests, while benefitting from a care philosophy that prioritises dignity and independence alongside health, safety and security.

Care Provided by Gregory House

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 32 Service Users
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Day Care
  • Own GP if required

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Marie Young (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (32)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (2)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Last Refurbishment: 1993

Funding & Fees Guide for Gregory House

  • 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 £1,000 – £1,175
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £1,160 – £1,250
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care £1,080 – £1,250
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £1,240 – £1,330
  • Your fees cover several areas while in their care.
    These services are: Personal care, accommodation,
    utilities, use of communal areas, meals, drinks and
    snacks, laundry (excluding dry cleaning),
    housekeeping, maintenance and activities run by the
    home.


    Services NOT included in price are: dentistry, chiropody,
    physiotherapy, occupational therapy, opticians, hairdressing,
    medications, toiletries, clothing, newspapers/magazines.
    During your stay, you may need to purchase additional goods
    and services. If they are able to provide such goods and
    services, they will tell you how much these goods and services
    will cost and they expect that you will pay for these goods and
    services at the time you request them.
    They can accompany loved ones to private appointments,
    however the fee attached to this is £21 per hour. Where private taxi
    services are used for transportation to appointments the cost should
    be paid for by yourself.


  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Gregory House to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Wheelchair Access
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9.9

Gregory House has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.868) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Gregory House has 114 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely home with lovely atmosphere. Everyone happy to help. Always being offered cup of tea. Food is amazing. Would recommend to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I visit regularly to see a family friend and the staff are always friendly and welcoming and can never do enough for anyone entering the home and especially the residents. There is always activities for the residents and the food is amazing. Senior staff are always there to listen to any concerns and
they all work really hard and cannot thank them enough for the care they provide for my friend. I would recommend Gregory House to anyone who ever needed to go into a care setting.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely home with friendly staff. New manager full of ideas and very hands on. Nothing is too much trouble.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been a volunteer with Gregory House for nearly 2 and a half years. I usually go in on a Wednesday from 10 am - 3 pm. I take a trolley around with toiletries, confectionary etc and do different activities with the residents. The home is amazing and feels very friendly and I get a real sense of
gratification from my interaction with everyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Dad has settled in very well. Care staff are always very friendly and willing to help. It always smells clean and looks clean and tidy. Dad enjoys the food very much and I am really pleased with the home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

We were happy with the care my mum received during the day but sensed a shortage of staff on a night time when putting residents to bed or requiring the toilet and then having to wait which a lot of the elderly can't do. Food was very good. For staff that had been there all the time my mum was a resident,
I would call friends.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very nice home and all staff are very polite and well mannered, nice to see how will the staff care about everyone there I couldn’t wish for a better.
Keep up the good work!!
The manager is always welcoming and friendly and very understanding.
It’s nice to know they are all in good hands.


Well

done everyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This care home is truly a home. Nothing is too much trouble. Everyone is very friendly and have time for laughter. Would recommend to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My husband and I are close friends of an elderly resident who was my mother's best friend and I have known her since I was a child.
She doesn't have any family so we look out for her and visit regularly.
Our experience of Gregory House has been a positive one.
Ideally, the rooms could be slightly
larger, as the current size is very restrictive.
Any care and meal times we have witnessed have been good.
Overall a pleasant environment.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very good care home but some carers could do with some training - not good at talking to residents at times. Also, carers are slow to react to residents needs and think putting a tea trolley away is more important than taking a resident to the toilet. Think carers need to knock before entering someone's
room. Training needed with dignity and respect. This only relates to some carers, NOT all. More staff on shifts would help too!

Reply from Tracy Turfrey, Home Manager at Gregory House

Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. I am pleased you find Gregory House a ‘very good care home’. I am happy we have had the opportunity to have a chat to clarify the points you made and that as a result you are reassured that our residents' wellbeing is our top priority. Please do not hesitate to come and talk to me about any future concerns you may have - my door is always open.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So pleased with the home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Care was very good. Food was very good but too few staff, how ever they all keep cheerful working under such stress I don't know!!

Reply from Anne Upton, Home Manager at Gregory House

Thank you very much for your comments. We appreciate all feedback and are pleased that you have commented positively about Gregory House. I would like to reassure you that we do have a full complement of staff on each shift, however due to the increase in our residents’ dependencies we have taken the decision to recruit additional carers to cover a new 8-11 shift to help ease the busy morning period.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It doesn't matter when I visit, from the gardens, to the care home, the food, care, thoughtfulness and expertise of staff is second to none.
Always hygiene conscious.
It would be the care home of my choice for myself if and when the need arose.
I have not seen or heard anything that would cause
me to question any aspect of the care home.
Just wonderful management and staff, they are conscientious and efficient. Innovative volunteers who exceed all expectations. Gregory House is a home from home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

At the age of 101, my mother is not the easiest person to care for being doubly incontinent and restricted mobility. She needs mechanical lifting from chair to wheelchair etc. Despite these limitations, she is well cared for. Enjoys the food, feels secure and partakes of the arranged entertainment.
She loves singing songs of her era and watching performers who visit the home. We especially commend the care home manager and its entertainment manager. A nice friendly atmosphere, relatives are always made to feel welcome.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.868)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.868) out of 10 for Gregory House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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 4.868 for Gregory House is calculated as follows: ( (200 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.868

  • 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 Gregory House is based on 19 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 32 registered maximum number of service users is 6.4, which has been reached with 19 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 Dec 2017

Overall
Outstanding

  • Caring

    Outstanding
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Outstanding
  • Safe

    Good
  • Well-led

    Outstanding

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

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Meet the Team (5)

Karen

Karen Jackson

Job Title: Head of Care

Joined: 2019

Karen joined the Trust in 2019 and is a key member of Gregory House’s care team. She is responsible for leading, managing, and supporting the team.


Karen plays a crucial part in care delivery in the home, making sure that care plans are regularly reviewed through ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. She also actively engages with residents and their families to understand each resident’s preferred lifestyle choice in a way that values the individual whilst respecting their dignity and differing preferences.


Ashleigh

Ashleigh Pinder

Job Title: Activities Co-ordinator

Joined: 2021

Ashleigh joined the Gregory House team in August 2021. Ashleigh is full to the brim of fantastic ideas to keep our residents entertained and stimulated. She has a weekly activities program, which includes something for everyone.


Ruth

Ruth Sansom

Job Title: Cook

Joined: 2008

Ruth is Gregory House’s fantastic cook. She has been working for the Trust since 2008. She is directly involved in meeting all resident’s dietary needs and ensuring everyone receives a high-quality dining experience. Ruth goes out of her way to meet individuals’ personal choices and will always cook something different if our residents don’t choose what's on the day’s menu.


Lisa

Lisa Lawlor

Job Title: Administrator

Joined: 1998

Lisa has worked for the Trust in various departments since 1998. She is highly motivated and has excellent organisational skills. Lisa holds Private Secretary’s certificate as well as an RSA Diploma and can write shorthand at 100wpm.


Lisa is on hand to provide guidance and support with finances, contracts, and belongings. She is also your first point of call to show you around the home and answer any initial enquiries.


Andrew

Andrew Smith

Job Title: Handy Person

Andrew is our dedicated maintenance man. He ensures that Gregory House is well-maintained, well-presented, safe, and secure. He shows great pride in keeping the home and surrounding gardens neat and tidy.