Garnant House

75 Cwmamman Road, Garnant, Ammanford SA18 1ND
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  • Garnant House, Ammanford
Garnant House is a 21-bed residential care home situated within the village of Garnant on the main bus routes, only three miles from Ammanford and seven miles from Pontardawe.

As well as residential beds, the home also offers EMI care.

Prospective residents and families are welcome to view the home at any time, no appointment necessary.

Garnant House is proud to say that the majority of carers are fluent Welsh speakers. The home has its own Welsh language policy.

The manager has over 25 years of care experience and has achieved LMC in Care Award. The three Senior Carers are qualified at NVQ Level 3.

Garnant House is a member of Care Forum Wales.

Garnant House has been awarded Top 20 Most Recommended Care Homes in Wales for three years running from 2016 to 2018.

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Care Provided by Garnant House

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 21 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Other Care Provided
  • Day Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Garnant House LLP
  • Person in charge
  • Heidi Tyrrell (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Local authority funded and privately funded accepted.
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (19)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (2)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2021
    • Number of floors: 2

Funding & Fees Guide for Garnant 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 £861 – £967
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £861 – £967
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care £861 – £967
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £861 – £967

  • Please contact us for more details and information.
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Garnant House 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
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Stairlift
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting

  • Please contact Heidi Tyrrell, Manager, to arrange a convenient time to view the Care Home.


  • Parking

  • Parking available to the rear of the property.


Garnant House Reviews (37)

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9.5

Garnant House has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.467) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Garnant House has 37 reviews.

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Review from J W (Sister of Resident) published on 10 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The home and staff are all very welcoming and helpful on the telephone and when visiting.
The resident suffers from Dementia and has been aggressive in her manner but staff have a way to calm her down well.
She is always clean and tidy, has hair done and feet/toenails are checked regularly.
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is very appetising with a choice and nicely presented.
Coffee/tea served regularly.
The bedroom is adequate and when the resident is in bed is checked during the night.

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Review from Diane P (Daughter of Resident) published on 5 July 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care home is very clean and the staff are friendly and helpful. Mum seems to be settling well.

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Review from Keri M (Regular Volunteer) published on 3 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Always welcoming and happy to provide for our needs. All staff ensure residents are present and comfortable and we are provided with a good atmosphere.

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Review from Leighton (Regular Volunteer) published on 22 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have volunteered at Garnant House on several occasions during events and open days. I find the staff are patient, polite and very approachable; nothing is too much work when it comes to their residents & visitors to the home! It's always very clean and homely at Garnant House giving off a relaxed
atmosphere for everyone that lives there & visits! I have come to know the residents personally and take warmth in knowing that they are each looked after superbly.

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Review from Zoe R (Regular Volunteer) published on 21 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have met with a few of the carers at the home and seen first hand how gentle and professional they are with the residents. There is a large effort to keep the residents engaged in activities that stimulate them mentally and physically as much as possible and volunteers are invited to help with these.
There is also an ongoing effort to keep the activities fresh and varied and bring new faces into the home.

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Review from Tracey L (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Pleasant welcome always on arrival, plenty of activities to entertain the residents. Always very
helpful and informative. Organized trips weekly are offered to residents. Staff are friendly, nothing too much trouble.

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Review from Michelle J (Friend of Resident) published on 20 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The residents and their family can be completely at ease knowing that their family members are in the best possible place and getting the best care love and attention. They are all very well looked after its like one big extended family.

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Review from Lynda W (Friend of Resident) published on 20 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The care home is within the centre of a Welsh village. The activities and the care reflect the Welshness of the way the residents have lived their entire life, making the care and the attendance from staff a 'home' where it has become an extension of the way that the elderly have lived all their lives.
A big thank you to all the staff for having empathy and love to care for these wonderful people.

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Review from Cath J (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 20 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care and attention the residents get at Garnant House is outstanding. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming and the staff go out of their way to ensure relatives and more importantly residents are safe and happy.

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Review from Ross G (Grandson of Resident) published on 7 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As you will see from the marks below, I can not fault the facilities at Garnant House. Each staff member I have dealt with have been extremely professional whilst being very caring towards my grandmother, who has settled incredibly well, which is and should be accredited for their ongoing commitment
to their clients.
Thank you to all at Garnant House.

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Review from Sara E (Niece of Resident) published on 18 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My aunt has Alzheimer's and is a resident at Garnant House. Since moving to Garnant House my aunt has had a better way of life. They have trips out and go out for food on a regular basis. The staff are amazing and would recommend this home to anyone.

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Review from Richard Brian H (Husband of Resident) published on 9 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very very happy and satisfied with all the help and the safety of the home.

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Review from Marta E (Friend of Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 9 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From what I/we have experienced on our regular visits the level of care is excellent. Staff are extremely welcoming. They are very hard working and treat all patients with huge amounts of patience. From what we have seen all staff give everything to all the residents in Garnant House. Activities all
very well organised and the activities officer encourages all residents to take part. An excellent care home.

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Review from Odette C (Sister-in-law of Resident) published on 9 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Visited above care home, on a number of occasions, on each visit, the staff are very friendly and obliging to the residents. All needs are met. The activities are very good, and all posted in a notice board. The care support to each resident is exceptional.

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Review from Marion T (Friend of Resident) published on 9 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From what we have experienced on our regular visits the level of care is excellent. The staff are very welcoming and very hard working. They treat all patients with dignity and they try their level best to involve all residents in the arranged activities. An excellent care home.

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Review from E E (Resident) published on 2 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm very happy here, it's a nice comfortable place. We get peace when we want it but plenty going on if we ant to do things. There's often music playing, from our era and time is taken to find out what we like and what we don't like. The food is always tasty and warm but there could be more choice.
I do enjoy it when we have a take-away, my favourite is Chinese! The staff are always helpful and accommodating. My son and family can visit whenever they want to and always treated with a warm welcome.

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Review from B H (Resident) published on 2 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's like being on holiday here. Everything's done for you if you ask for something you get it. I get to go our for meals which I really enjoy. The food is always excellent and there's plenty of it. I find it hard to find fault with anything here. The staff are brilliant and very caring. I can't grumble
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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.467)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.467) out of 10 for Garnant House 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 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 5 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 Garnant House is calculated as follows: ( (59 Excellents x 5) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 60 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 4.5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Garnant House is based on 5 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 = 3.5

    • 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 21 registered maximum number of service users is 4.2, which has been reached with 5 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

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Meet the Team (4)

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Heidi Tyrrell

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2004

Heidi joined Garnant House as a care assistant in 2004. She has been home manager since 2007 and is fully qualified at Leader and Management in Care, Residential Management Level 5 and QCF Advanced Practise Level 5.


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Maria Miles

Job Title: Senior Carer

Joined: 2003

Maria has worked at Garnant House since 2003. She has progressed her career throughout that time and has been a Senior Carer since 2009. Maria is fully qualifier at QCF Level 5.


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Lisa Tyrrell

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2010

Lisa has been worked at Garnant House since 2010. She has progressed her career with us from carer to Deputy Manager. Lisa is qualified to QCF Level 5 advanced practise.


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Sharon Laugharne

Job Title: Senior Carer

Joined: 2015

Sharon started at Garnant House is 2015 as a Carer. She has progressed her career to become a Senior Carer and is qualified at QCF Level 5.