Elmwood House Care Home

88 - 90 Sleaford Road, Boston PE21 8EY
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9.9 65 Reviews
  • Elmwood House Care Home, Boston
Elmwood House, set within the wider setting of Park Place, a private, age-exclusive, independent village in Boston, Lincolnshire, supports older people to lead their best lives with personalised nursing and residential care.

With a lovely sitting room, space for residents to pursue their hobbies and interests and a delightful dining room, Elmwood House is the perfect place to enjoy the later years with the peace of mind that support is always on hand.

Every member of the team at Elmwood House is focused on delivering the highest quality care alongside an engaging lifestyle that empowers residents to be as independent as possible. A varied and carefully designed activities programme offers plenty of things for residents to get involved in, with various levels of participation to suit those who prefer to take a backseat.

The creative catering team recognise the often complex nutritional needs of older people as well as the various challenges that residents can face when it comes to meal times. A diverse menu offers options for every person whilst also catering for visits from friends and families.

Under the careful supervision of the home manager, Elmwood House offers a place residents are proud to call home.

Care Provided by Elmwood House Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • No Medical Intervention
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 48 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Cancer Care
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Liliana Barbu (Care Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 55+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (48)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2010

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Elmwood House Care Home Reviews (65)

Total of 65, showing 41-60
9.9

Elmwood House Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.875) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Elmwood House Care Home has 65 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very clean, mother-in-law is happy and well looked after.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All residents seem well cared for and looked after. The food always looks good and nutritious.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My aunt always appears happy and contented (motivated) very happy with her room, she can not speak highly enough of the food she receives.
It is a comfort to know that she is happy and well cared for in her twilight years.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very pleasant carers.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

When I have visited my friend at Elmwood I have found all the staff kind, approachable and caring. The home itself could benefit from an update. More visitor parking would be helpful.

Reply from Clare Sheehan, Careline Advisor at Elmwood House Care Home

Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. As you may be aware from your visit in December 2018, we have commenced a full refresh of the home to include all communal areas and bedrooms. We will also be developing new areas, such as a café in the new entrance – all of which will promote our residents’ wellbeing within the home. Parking at the home is currently being reviewed by our Estates Team to try to achieve optimal use of existing space.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff are friendly, security is good, they've made the place festive.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

When I first called Elmwood House Care Home (unannounced visit, purely as I was passing), I was met and welcomed from the first minute. Everyone was very friendly indeed. I was shown round in detail and had time to ask questions - nothing seemed too much trouble. Everyone welcomed my mum and made her
feel at home for her short stay.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My stay at Elmwood House Care Home was most enjoyable, staff always happy to help. Polite and friendly at all times. Short stay for me but wouldn't hesitate to contact you again if required.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

What a lovely home Elmwood House Care Home is. From entering the building I felt relaxed and everyone was helpful with a smile. I would call it top class 5 star. The whole place is clean and a fresh smell to it. The office staff are very polite with a good attitude all with impeccable manners. Rooms
are spacious and light. My mother was only in Elmwood for a few days before she died, but I was more than happy with the way she was treated. Well done Elmwood.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The home seems calm, clean the residents are clean and seem comfortable.
The staff are friendly, caring and attentive.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm not satisfied with my room, too small.
Otherwise, food good, entertainment good, very good staff that look after us. Always available when we need them.

Reply from Clare Sheehan, Careline Advisor at Elmwood House Care Home

Thank you for your review; we value all feedback as it helps us to improve our service where required. We are sorry to hear that you are unhappy with the size of your room and following our conversation we look forward to resolving this in the near future. The wellbeing and happiness of all our Residents is of paramount importance to us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The overall experience is excellent, staff are very friendly and helpful, no complaints.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is the best care home I have stayed in.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

I like living here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are very kind, but at weekends are under a lot of pressure as they are very often short of staff and take time to come to bells. Often miss out on the once a week bath.

Reply from Claire Hurworth, Care Line Manager at Elmwood House Care Home

Thank you for your review; we value all feedback as the helps us to improve our service where required. We have taken on board your comments about the number of colleagues available to deliver care. Please be assured that staffing needs are regularly reviewed and that our staffing levels do meet regulatory requirements. Thank you for your encouraging comments about our carers, we will be sure to pass on your kind words to them.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The home is very friendly and welcoming. The staff seem very caring and provide some good activities. Residents decorate their rooms as they wish and have a choice of lounges to use. The gardens are beautiful and mum likes to sit outside and watch the ducklings on the pond whilst having an ice cream.
The food is homemade and mum has put weight on! Lots of visitors who join in. Glad we chose this place, they look after mum very well.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very good, friendly, resident helped to feel at home, visitors and family made welcome at all times. Excellent care staff, quick to respond especially in an emergency. Good homely food and choice if needed. Home is very clean with excellent cleaning and laundry staff. Nice gardens.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My aunt is very well looked after and always clean and tidy. The food is excellent. The carers are friendly, all the staff are very friendly. She is very happy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Dad never wanted to go in a home, but due to ill health, he needed to.
He settled in quickly and was very happy because of the friendly and caring staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have been pleasantly surprised by the care and compassion shown by both the nursing staff and care assistants to my father. Having lived a number of years on his own not coping with the daily life he was very set in his ways. Personal hygiene could be an issue but the staff have dealt with these
issues sensitively, and he now is happy to cooperate. His room is small but pleasantly furnished with a relaxing colour scheme. Communication from the staff is good and if I have any worries about my father's health they will find the time to speak to me.
There seems to be a good range of food offered, but kitchen staff will prepare something else if the resident prefers.
Although my father tends to keep to himself there is a range of activities to keep the residents entertained.
The gardens are lovely and my dad did enjoy seeing the ducklings grow over the summer.
I have found all the staff friendly and approachable.
Finally, my father is very happy and that's the most important thing.

Reply from Sue Scarlett, Manager at Elmwood House Care Home

Elmwood House is pleased to receive any feedback which we use to improve the standard of care.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.875)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.875) out of 10 for Elmwood House Care Home 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 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 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 4.875 for Elmwood House Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (122 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 136 Ratings = 4.875

  • 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 Elmwood House Care Home is based on 12 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 48 registered maximum number of service users is 9.6, which has been reached with 12 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: 4 Apr 2020

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  • Caring

    Good
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Good
  • Safe

    Good
  • Well-led

    Good

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

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Awards / Recognitions (7)

Top 20 Large Care Home Groups 2023

Recipient: HC-One

Date: Tuesday 28 Feb 2023 More details

Top 20 Large Care Home Groups 2020

Recipient: HC-One

Date: Friday 28 Feb 2020 More details

Top 20 Large Care Home Groups 2019

Recipient: HC-One

Date: Thursday 28 Feb 2019 More details

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Meet the Team (1)

Liliana

Liliana Barbu

Job Title: Home Manager

What does ‘kind care’ mean to you?


“To bring a smile to the face of each resident I speak with, and to make sure each resident is comfortable, pain free and happy.”


As a Registered Nurse, Liliana has gained a wealth of experience in providing care and nursing support to elderly people, to enrich their lives. She is a knowledgeable and dedicated leader who is passionate about delivering the highest standards in care and quality of life for residents.


Liliana closely shares HC-One’s vision in aiming to provide the kindest care for each and every resident. She extends this caring approach to her 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.


When asked what she enjoys most about her role, Liliana remarked:


“I love being able to make decisions that help our residents, and I also like being here for my colleagues when they need me.


I like to work with people, for people. My biggest sense of achievement at work is when people feel they can trust me.”


Outside of work, Liliana enjoys traveling, especially meeting new people and learning about different cultures, customs and traditions. She also likes listening to music.


If you would like to find out more about Elmwood House care home, Liliana would be delighted to have an informal discussion with you to answer any questions and provide further information.