Alexander Care Home

21 Rushey Mead, Lewisham, London SE4 1JJ
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9.5 83 Reviews
  • Alexander Care Home, London
Alexander Care Home, situated in the London borough of Lewisham, supports older people to lead their best lives with personalised residential, nursing and dementia care.

From Care Assistants and Nurses, to Wellbeing Coordinators and Chefs, each and every member of the professional care team is committed to delivering the best care and support to residents in whatever way they can.

Focusing on encouraging residents to lead an active and enjoyable lifestyle, the dedicated and professional care team at Alexander care home spend time learning about each resident’s hobbies and interests to design a comprehensive activity programme, supporting those living at Alexander Care Home to enjoy the things they love most.

Meanwhile, the catering team at the home understand the nutritional needs of older people and create delicious meals to ensure dining is enjoyable for all residents. The popular dining areas provide a welcoming space to enjoy meals with fellow residents or family and friends. For the warmer months, the garden and patio area is also a firm favourite with residents and their loved ones to enjoy a spot of al fresco dining.

From the pretty garden and patio area, which is looked after by some residents, to the dedicated activities and entertainment room, there is plenty to enjoy at Alexander Care Home. With four sitting rooms and three dining areas, a hairdressing salon and treatment room, there’s a choice of places in which to dine, socialise and relax.

Care Provided by Alexander Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 78 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anorexia/Bulimia/Self Harming
  • Bipolar/Manic Depression
  • Cancer Care
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Challenging Behaviour/Psychosis
  • Epilepsy
  • Head/Brain Injury
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neuropathic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Anthony Warner (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 60+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (78)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Last Refurbishment: 2005

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
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9.5

Alexander Care Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.481) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Alexander Care Home has 83 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother has been in Alexander Care Home since the end of April 2017.
As a family, we have been very impressed with the very high standard of care provided.
The staff are highly professional at all levels, management to cleaners, and all very friendly.
On all our visits we have always felt welcome
and been given information about my mother's well-being.
In July my mother had her 100th birthday and the care centre made arrangements for the family to celebrate the event at the centre and we all had a fantastic time.
Her room is well decorated, modern and always clean.
I highly recommend The Alexander Care Home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The home is very friendly and clean. Well equipped for my Grandmothers needs. The staff are very helpful and friendly.
Her room is light and very clean and being able to make it as much like her own room at home is greatly appreciated.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The home is very nice, clean and friendly, good attitude and very helpful.
Also, communication is very good.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The home is very nice.
Staff are friendly.
Communication is good.
Helpful.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum is well-looked-after.
Friendly staff.
The home is clean and not smelly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My sister has been a resident for about 3-4 years during which time she has been treated with great care and kindness. She receives regular medical attention and on my recent visit, she appears to be very fit and was clearly very happy. She enjoys her food and has a pleasant room.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent staff care and support. Much appreciated. Thank you very much.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Even though my mother's stay at Alexander has proved to be short, I am extremely pleased with the quality of care and service that my mother has received and also the level of communication, service, kindness, time and support provided by the manager personally and her team to me and family.
I am glad
that my mother's final days were spent at Alexander Care Centre.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff and care of the highest quality.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very caring, supportive and helpful during a difficult time - thank you very much.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Dad had a very positive stay here. He was well looked after and was put back in a routine after a stay in the hospital.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I find everyone here extremely pleasant and helpful. That includes nurses, all care home staff and the management. Our friend seems very contented with everything here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was very pleased with the attention given by all the staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From day one I have been very impressed with the care my cousin has been given. Just recently Alexander Care Home has undergone a refurbishment which is very high standard and very stylish. I think that the food needs some improvement. What I have seen has been rather bland and not enough thought into
what has been put together (e.g corned been cold with mash and baked beans and similar other mixtures).

Reply from HC-One, Careline Team at Alexander Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to complete a review. We really value the feedback provided by those who use our services.
You have highlighted concerns about the food on offer at the home, and apologise if we have fallen short of the high standards we aspire to.
Each home has its own dedicated catering team, who prepare all meals using fresh, raw, ingredients.   
Making sure Residents have a choice of their favourite foods is really important to us. We record individual preferences to make sure our fresh food menus are created around what they want most. We are delighted to welcome families and loved-ones to share in mealtimes, and the Sunday roast is a special time at many of our homes.


The Home Manager operates an open door policy, please feel free to call in and discuss any concerns you may have.
Thanking you again for taking the time to provide really helpful feedback about the home. We value all feedback and ensure it is recorded and acted upon.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As long as I have been visiting this care home it has been nothing but up to very good standards. This home has been through some changes and each change has been excellent in refurbishment and to the staff. Of what I see the service is to high standards. If I could change one thing it would be to see
more staff at weekends, as sometimes if I wanted to discuss anything the staff are very sparse and busy therefore don't want to disturb. Me and my sister work, so difficult to visit during weekdays, to again get to see the full benefit of what is provided.

Reply from HC-One, Careline Team at Alexander Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to complete a review. We really value the feedback provided by those who use our services.
You have raised concerns about staffing levels at the home. Please be assured all of our homes meet or exceed the staffing guidelines that are set by our regulators. We are committed to providing Residents with the high quality, kind care they deserve, and therefore tailor our staffing levels to ensure we can meet everyone’s individual needs.
The health, wellbeing, safety and happiness of Residents are our top priorities, and we work hard every day to ensure we are delivering the high quality, kind care all Residents deserve.
Thanking you again for taking the time to provide really helpful feedback about the home. We value all feedback and ensure it is recorded and acted upon.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very caring and helpful staff and always smiling with a lovely energy. Pleasant atmosphere. Genuinely care. My father is in very good hands.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's a lovely rest home people always helpful and happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother received first class care here, I cannot praise the staff and manageress highly enough. Please thank them all on my behalf.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care given to my mother-in-law was first class. The staff were friendly, patient and caring. We cannot praise you all here highly enough. The staff here were so kind and helpful when my mother-in-law passed away.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing home from home, wonderful staff and management. My mum is very happy here.

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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.481)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.481) out of 10 for Alexander Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 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 4.519 for Alexander Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (122 Excellents x 5) + (44 Goods x 4) + (22 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 189 Ratings = 4.519

  • 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 4.962 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Alexander Care Home is based on 15 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 78 registered maximum number of service users is 15.6. 15 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.6 = 0.962

  • 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: 8 Oct 2021

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  • Caring

    Good
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Good
  • Safe

    Good
  • Well-led

    Requires improvement

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

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San

San Koromah

Job Title: Home Manager

Introducing San Koromah
Home Manager at Alexander, Lewisham


What does ‘kindness’ mean to you?


“To me, kind care is enriching Residents’ lives and making them feel as comfortable as possible at all times.”


As a Registered Nurse with over 17 years’ experience, San has gained a wealth of experience in providing care and nursing support to elderly people, to enrich their lives. He is a knowledgeable and dedicated leader who is passionate about delivering the highest standards in care and quality of life for Residents.


San closely shares HC-One’s vision in aiming to provide the kindest care for each and every Resident. He extends this caring approach to his Colleagues and works closely with them to deliver care and support to Residents in a way that they gain the most benefit, in a warm and welcoming home.


He also works hard to arrange events and activities with nearby schools and clubs and is always keen to include the local community in life at Alexander.


When asked what he enjoys most about his role, San remarked: “The best thing about my job is seeing Residents with a smile on their faces. It means the world to know they are happy with the care we provide to them.”


In his spare time, San enjoys playing and watching sports, and particularly enjoys football. If you would like to find out more information about Alexander, San has an ‘Open Door Policy’ and would be pleased to welcome you for an informal discussion.