The staff at Bernard Sunley Nursing Home were exceptional. They seem to genuinely care
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she was cared for with incredible kindness, dignity and love
Jill S (Daughter of Resident)
We were able to personalise our father's room with all his favourite furniture and belongings
J W (Daughter of Resident)
Car park at front of property
The Bernard Sunley Nursing and Dementia Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.794) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Bernard Sunley Nursing and Dementia Care Home has 77 reviews.
Review from S L (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 March 2025
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Thank you for your lovely review. It's a pleasure having mum here with us.
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Review from C P (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 March 2025
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Thank you for your lovely review, it is much appreciated. Please make sure Dad is not a stranger... I will always have a cuppa and his cake ready!
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Review from D S (Daughter of Resident) published on 31 January 2025
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Thank you for the lovely review. Mum was a character that will be missed here.
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Review from J M (Son of Resident) published on 23 September 2024
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Thank you for your kind review. It is most appreciated by all the team.
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Review from S G (Mother of Resident) published on 11 July 2024
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Thank you for the lovely review, it is much appreciated by the whole team. We are glad we could be there for mum and your family at the time in need. Thank you.
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Review from B F (Wife of Resident) published on 10 July 2024
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Thank you for the lovely review, it is most appreciated.
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Review from A R (Son of Resident) published on 24 April 2024
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Review from Rich E (Son of Resident) published on 22 February 2024
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Thank you for this fantastic review. It is great to be able to share this with my team. Many thanks.
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Review from R G (Brother of Resident) published on 16 February 2024
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Review from J W (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 26 January 2024
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Thank you for the lovely review, it is very appreciated by all the team here.
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Review from M K (Friend of Resident) published on 7 December 2023
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Thank you for this lovely review. It is very much appreciated by all of the team here.
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Review from Val J (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 September 2023
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Thank you for the lovely review, it is really appreciated by all the team here at Bernard Sunley.
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Review from Simon H (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 5 April 2023
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Review from Gala M (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 March 2023
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Thank you for the lovely review, we will miss your dad greatly. It was a pleasure to have known him and his wife for the time they were with us. We will always have his special garden.
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Review from Jezz W (Son of Resident) published on 1 February 2023
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Thank you for the great review. It is appreciated by all the team. He was a lovely chap and will be missed.
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Review from Mike F (Son of Resident) published on 12 January 2023
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Review from Claire C (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 December 2022
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Thank you for the lovely review. it is most appreciated by all the team at Bernard Sunley. Take care.
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Review from Judith E (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 December 2022
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Thank you for the great review. Mum will be missed here.
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Review from Darren N (Partner of Resident) published on 29 November 2022
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Thank you for the review, I will pass your compliments to the chef as well.
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Review from C G (Nephew of Resident) published on 22 November 2022
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Thank you for the great review, it was a pleasure to look after your uncle.
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The Review Score of 9.8 (9.794) out of 10 for The Bernard Sunley Nursing and Dementia Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 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 4.794 for The Bernard Sunley Nursing and Dementia Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (135 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 165 Ratings = 4.794
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 The Bernard Sunley Nursing and Dementia Care Home is based on 14 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 62 registered maximum number of service users is 12.4, which has been reached with 14 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: 16 Apr 2020
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Job Title: Care Home Manager
Joined: 2014
I first started with Bernard Sunley in 2014 as an Administrator and soon progressed to Office Manager – these roles allowed me to build trust and relationships with staff, residents and their families. In early 2018 I was promoted to Home Manager and it is my vision to build a home that is fully integrated in its community and to expand on relationships with local services, groups and organisations to enhance the welfare and opportunities for our residents.
Bernard Sunley a welcoming, friendly home where residents and families are encouraged to engage in all aspects of the home from activities to discussions on what they would like to see happening at the home. The atmosphere is relaxed and staff and residents form great relationships built on trust and care.
Quite simply the best thing about my job is the people. We take the time to get to know each resident who lives with us – their likes, dislikes, the lives they have lived and the sort of life they would like to continue to live in our home. To see a family happy and at ease knowing their relative is well looked after and happy is a great reward. But perhaps the biggest reward is being allowed to share a smile, a story, a memory, with some of our residents and knowing that they are happy to give that time to me.