Clare House is a well run, extremely friendly home
V S (Wife of Resident)
The staff are great, really good-humoured, very professional, very welcoming
Richard W (Son of Resident)
I was always made to feel very welcome, with a tea or coffee and some homemade cake
Tony W (Son of Resident)
On-site parking available.
Clare House Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.737) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Clare House Care Home has 59 reviews.
Review from Nick R (Stepson of Resident) published on 23 December 2024
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. We are so pleased that your stepdad received such wonderful care and that the staff were kind and engaging. Thank you for taking the time to write to us and best wishes.
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Review from P C (Husband of Resident) published on 13 August 2024
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Reply from Maria Ricketts, Customer Care Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for your lovely review. It is always nice to hear from family members feeling like their loved one is cared for and looked after. We hope to continue providing your loved one with the best possible care.
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Review from A B (Sister of Resident) published on 13 August 2024
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Reply from Grace Langfield, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for your kind words. It is always nice to hear words like "outstanding", "exceptional" and "above and beyond" being used to describe the care for our residents and our facilities. We hope to continue providing your sister with the best possible care.
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Review from R T (Son of Resident) published on 5 August 2024
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Reply from David Mclean, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. It is always nice to hear from family members feeling like their loved one is cared for and looked after. We hope to continue providing your Mum with the best possible care.
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Review from D T (Wife of Resident) published on 9 July 2024
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Reply from Maria Ricketts, Customer Care Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for your lovely review. We are glad to help you and your family through such a difficult time. We hope to continue providing your loved one with the best possible care.
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Review from C M (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 April 2024
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Reply from Grace Langfield, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for your feedback. It's nice to hear words such as "welcoming", "clean" and "fun" being used to describe our home and the care the staff provides. Thank you for choosing Clare House care home.
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Review from M B (Son of Resident) published on 22 January 2024
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Reply from David Mclean, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for taking the time to leave your kind review. We hope Clare House Care Home did everything possible to make the transition as easy as possible for your mum. Thank you for choosing Clare House for her stay.
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Review from H H (Respite Resident) published on 10 January 2024
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Reply from Grace Langfield, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
We appreciate you taking the time to leave your comments. We are very pleased to hear you were satisfied with the overall care you were provided at our Clare House care home. Our residents' experience is a top priority for us so we will pass on your comments to the Home's Manager to help them continually improve their services.
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Review from Paul C (Son of Resident) published on 13 November 2023
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Thank you for your lovely review. It is always nice to hear from family members feeling like their loved one is cared for and looked after. Hopefully you will all go away from this feeling like your mother received the best possible care while she stayed with us.
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Review from M J (Partner of Resident) published on 18 October 2023
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Reply from Grace Langfield, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for your feedback. It is always nice to hear words like “peaceful” and “efficient” being used to describe our care and home. Thank you for choosing Clare House for your loved one's stay.
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Review from S A (Relative of Resident) published on 25 August 2023
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Reply from Fran Donno, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review. We are pleased to hear that you are very happy with Clare House Care Home. We will discuss your feedback with the home’s manager to help them continually improve their service.
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Review from Stephen C (Son of Resident) published on 18 August 2023
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Reply from Eden Tomlinson, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
We are glad to hear you enjoyed the recent garden party at Clare House Care Home. We hope to see you at future events.
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Review from Patricia C (Respite Resident) published on 8 August 2023
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Reply from Rebecca Kellegher, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for your kind words. We are very happy to hear you felt at ease in our care at Clare House Care Home and that you was treated very well by all of our staff.
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Review from Diane W (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 June 2023
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Thank you for taking to time to leave us your lovely review. We are pleased to hear you have received great reassurance on how your mum has settled in with Clare House and that she is very happy in our care. If there is anything further we can do to make her stay as comfortable as possible, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
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Review from E H (Wife of Resident) published on 10 May 2023
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Reply from David Mclean, Customer Service Adviser at Clare House Care Home
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We do send our condolences for your loss. We are very happy to hear you felt at ease with your husband in our care and hope Clare House Care Home did everything possible to make the transition as easy as possible. Hopefully, you will go away from this feeling like he received the best possible care.
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Review from Christine A (Resident) published on 22 February 2023
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Thank you for your kind words. We hope Clare House care home did everything possible to make the transition as easy as possible, and we are very happy to hear you felt at ease in our care. Hopefully, you will go away from this feeling like you received the best possible care and thank you for choosing Clare House for your stay.
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Review from Gillian O (Resident) published on 12 October 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are happy to hear you feel like a part of our Clare House family. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make your stay as comfortable as possible.
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Review from David H (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 18 March 2022
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Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you are happy in our care.
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Review from Alan P (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 18 March 2022
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Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear that you feel you are very well looked after by our staff and are happy in our care.
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Review from Rosemary B (Resident) published on 18 March 2022
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Thank you for your review, we really appreciate your feedback.
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The Review Score of 9.7 (9.737) out of 10 for Clare House 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 15 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.
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 4.737 for Clare House Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (138 Excellents x 5) + (35 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 179 Ratings = 4.737
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 Clare House 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 40 registered maximum number of service users is 8, which has been reached with 15 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.
Date: 27 Aug 2022
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Job Title: Home Manager
Joined: 2018
Jeanette is qualified as a nurse in 1986, initially working on a high dependency surgical ward, moving into elderly care in 1991.
Jeanette moved into care manager roles in 2004 and joined Bupa in 2018.
Jeanette’s main drive and interest is in promoting independence and autonomy for residents.
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Joined: 2015
Catalin qualified as a nurse at the end of 2014. Since then, he's worked as a Registered General Nurse before moving to Clare House in June 2015. He became the Deputy Manager at Clare House earlier this year.
As a passionate individual, Catalin always inspires his team to provide the highest level of person-centred care.
Job Title: Chef
Joined: 2020
Marzena is one of our chefs, she has worked at Clare House for 4 years. She has a bright and sunny personality. With a warm and caring nature.
Marzena said she enjoys working at Clare House as “Its fun and lots of laugh with Residents and staff alike. I like the residents. Its hard work but very rewarding”
Job Title: Senior Carer
Joined: 2015
Our Senior Carer Karen has worked at Clare House for almost 10 years. She previously worked in the community as a carer. Karen started out as a Carer and after 2 years she was able to progress in her career and trained to be a senior carer.
Job Title: Activity Co-ordinator
Joined: 2010
Amy is one of Our Activities Co-ordinators, she has worked at Clare House for almost 15 years.
Amy said “I enjoy working at Clare House, as you get to be part of the resident’s family. I enjoy getting to know them and helping them find new ways to continue their interests”.
Amy is a very thoughtful and empathetic person. Always helps the residents with their needs and requests. Amy is a jack of all trades; you name it she does it. Hence a good all-rounder.
Job Title: Activity Co-ordinator
Joined: 2021
Jackie is one of our activities co-ordinators, and she has worked here for almost 3 years.
Jackie has worked in reception in the corporate industry for over 30 years, and volunteers for Lynda Jackson Macmillan centre.
Jackie cares for her mother who is living with dementia, which is what brought her into working in care. As through volunteering and attending dementia groups she had seen the benefits of activities and interactions for elderly people.