Priory Gardens Care Home

Ladybalk Lane, Pontefract WF8 1JQ
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9.7 133 Reviews
  • Priory Gardens Care Home, Pontefract
Priory Gardens Care Home, located in the popular town of Pontefract, provides personalised residential, nursing and residential dementia care to older people.

The friendly and comfortable home offers a place for residents to relax, unwind and socialise with friends and family. This home offers lovely en-suite bedrooms, hair salon, shop and wellbeing programme which helps residents to maintain their hobbies, learn new hobbies and to have opportunities to engage with the local community.

Priory Gardens boasts a selection of specially designed dining areas that provide the perfect space to share meals with fellow residents, or family and friends. The catering team prides itself on ensuring that each meal is an enjoyable and heart-warming experience for every resident and visitor to the home.

The professional care team at Priory Gardens takes the time to learn about each resident’s individual hobbies and interests, to help those living in the home to lead an active and fulfilling life. In addition to the range of activities available, residents are able to take an active role in the Pontefract community, from building relationships with neighbours in local community groups and schools, to arranging sightseeing trips in the local area.

Each member of the professional care team is there to help you or your loved one settle into the home. With a wealth of knowledge and experience in the care sector, the friendly home manager leads the team at Priory Gardens to deliver the kindest possible care to the residents, supporting them to lead their best possible life.

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Care Provided by Priory Gardens Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 72 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • Epilepsy
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Allison Gill (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (70)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Facilities

  • Bar/Café
  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Priory Gardens Care Home Reviews (133)

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Priory Gardens Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.708) out of 10, based on 48 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Priory Gardens Care Home has 133 reviews.

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Review from Louise C (Niece of Resident) published on 19 November 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was very apprehensive of my uncle going into a care home after being so independent. However, I can honestly say he is very happy. He says the quality of care is brilliant as are the staff and I am really happy with all the support they have provided. I would recommend Priory Gardens Care Home to
anyone considering care for their loved ones.

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Review from Sylvia G (Friend of Resident) published on 2 November 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff here is remarkable- nothing is too much trouble for them to do. The home is impeccably clean and odour free, not like some other nursing homes I have been to. If ever I got any complaint where I might need to be in a nursing home I would have to be here. It is perfection in this home. The
staff is pleasant but professional at the same time.

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Review from Carol M (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 8 October 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are very helpful, friendly and caring.

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Review from Colleen T (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 August 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff and home are highly recommended.

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Review from A B (Niece of Resident) published on 16 July 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My Uncle came to Priory gardens for end of life care. Throughout his final weeks, he was treated with care and compassion by all the staff who he came into contact with. They saw the person, not just the patient. He was joking and interacting right to the end and that was due to the connections that
the staff made with him. This is a fantastic place. A real home from home.

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Review from Margaret W (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 June 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The home and staff are excellent. Mum seems happy so we are happy too. The only negative is the telephone system. Sometimes it takes a long time to speak to someone. Overall, we are very happy with Priory Gardens.

Reply from Diane Kerwin, Hospital Liaison Team Administrator at Priory Gardens Care Home

Thank you for your feedback, we are delighted to hear that your mother is enjoying her stay at Priory Gardens and that you find the care we provide to be of the highest standards. We are sorry to hear about your challenges getting through to the home via the telephone system. A member of our Area Team will be visiting the home next week and will review this. If you want to discuss this further with the Home Manager, please contact her on 01977 602111.


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Review from G A (Son of Resident) published on 1 June 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall I think the home does a good job. The only slight fault is my Dad has to ask for a shower or bath and sometimes can be two or three weeks between which I feel is too long.

Reply from Julie Caygill, Hospital Liaison Team Administrator at Priory Gardens Care Home

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear of your concerns about the bathing opportunities for your Father. Please contact the Home Manager directly on 01977 602111 so that she can discuss how to address your concerns.


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Review from A A (Wife of Resident) published on 6 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All staff are very caring and the home is very clean.

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Review from Karen P (Daughter of Resident) published on 28 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would recommend Priory Gardens to everyone, the staff are all amazing and my mum is very happy and well looked after.

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Review from Peter W (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 24 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My father in law is being looked after so kindly and whatever time we ring, nothing is too much for them. I went for my first indoor visit on the 11th of March and it was such a wonderful atmosphere. My wife can't visit as she is critically vulnerable. Improvement to what they do is impossible. Well
done Priory Gardens.

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Review from Stephanie G (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 25 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My Gran has been here since the pandemic started and the staff here have been great at helping us keep in touch with her. Sometimes it's hard to get to video call but the window visits have been amazing. All the staff have a smile on their face and my Gran tells us that everyone is nice. Such a welcoming
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Review from Chris (Son of Resident) published on 9 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Mum needed 24-hour end of life care in 2019. We visited all the nursing homes within the area unannounced on a Saturday morning to try and get a feel for one that was right for mum. On arrival at Priory Gardens, a carer welcomed and chatted with us to see what we were looking for. She then took us for
a tour of the home. First impressions were, very clean, tidy and most important, it didn't feel like a nursing home. Upstairs, lovely rooms, clean, the visitor's kitchen and restroom are spacious and comfortable with Tea and Coffee facilities. All the staff cared for mum and was made to feel at home like one of the family from day one. We had an issue with the food being served to mum and made an official complaint. This was dealt with promptly by the home manager and she resolved the issues we had. As mum approached the end of life, we cannot thank the staff enough for the care, love and compassion they showed her. We would highly recommend Priory Gardens.

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Review from Kathryn G (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 26 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was very anxious when our Nan decided she wanted to go to a care home, especially as she had always expressed she would hate it and I have seen some that are not so great. We took her around a few and could tell immediately she liked it at Priory Gardens, we got a warm welcome and a cuppa, always
a good start. She has been there for a year now. The staff are amazing. She has mixed dementia and is very prone to urine infections, but they know her so well, they see the smallest change and get her on antibiotics. Her room is lovely, looking out over the garden and trees. It is clean, and we have been allowed to make it her own sanctuary. She tells us the food is good, especially the cakes! We are always kept up to date with her plan of care, and if anything changes, this is reviewed. It has been a tough year not being able to visit her as normal, but we know she is in safe hands and that reassures us. She likes the staff, and they can have a banter which is important to her. Thank you!

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Review from Tanya G (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care and affection showed to our mum during our visits id heart-lifting. They are amazing with her, we are so grateful and pleased to have had her placed here.

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Review from M F (Friend of Resident) published on 2 March 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff are most welcoming to visitors as is the building itself offering a clean and warm pleasant ambience. The range of activities are impressive. Foods offered to residents looks wholesome, tasty and varied. The staff appear to have a good rapport with the residents, in my opinion, are doing an
excellent job to a very high standard. Overall I was very impressed.

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Review from Reginald (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 26 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very satisfied with everything at Priory Gardens. I have settled in well.

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Review from S J (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Old people enjoy 'traditional' food (e.g. Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding) rather than things like pasta and other savoury food. Most have been brought up on a diet of meat and potato pie, stew and dumplings etc.

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Review from A R (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum went to Priory Gardens needing 24/7 care, after badly breaking her leg, which is in a brace, non-weight bearing. From the moment mum arrived, she felt at home, all the staff from the managers, carers, nursing to the chef are always smiling, friendly and very very caring. Holding residents hands
and giving them cuddles are a daily occurrence and is lovely to see and means a lot to the residents. Mum's room has a nice garden view and like the rest of Priory Gardens, it is spotlessly clean. The equipment mum needs to move her, were all there and in place, special mattress, rotary stand etc. Mum is not a big eater, but the chefs delicious meals have tempted her and she is eating really well, she tells me his homemade Yorkshire puddings are like her own. There is regular entertainment from Bingo, Bollywood Dancers, Sing-a-longs and that's just in the last two weeks. I feel so lucky mum is in Priory Gardens because I know she is in a safe and very caring place, this is a really good feeling for family members to have. Many many thanks to everyone at Priory Gardens.

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Review from M H (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We moved mum here from another care home. Staff are excellent, food is really good. Activities are consistently taking place and of good quality.
Sense of family is good here.

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Review from Roy D (Husband of Resident) published on 11 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My wife, who suffers from Alzheimer's dementia and I/we feel this home Priory Gardens is the best home for her after being in previous three. My family and I am very pleased with my wife's care which makes me very happy! And that she is very settled. We (I) have full confidence in the staff looking
after her. Making me/we more very very pleased with her treatment (first class!)

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.708)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.708) out of 10 for Priory Gardens 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 48 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 47 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 4.708 for Priory Gardens Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (441 Excellents x 5) + (95 Goods x 4) + (36 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 572 Ratings = 4.708

  • 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 Priory Gardens Care Home is based on 47 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 72 registered maximum number of service users is 14.4, which has been reached with 47 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: 16 Mar 2019

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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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Meet the Team (1)

Allison

Allison Gill

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2019

What does ‘kindness’ mean to you?


“Kindness to me, means being generous, helpful and caring at all times.”


As a Registered Nurse, Allison 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.


Having worked at Priory Gardens for over a year, Allison now 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.


She 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 Priory Gardens.


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


“I get huge satisfaction out of making the Residents lives at Priory more fulfilling and bringing a smile to their faces.”


Outside of work, Allison enjoys spending time with her family, especially her two new grandchildren, and enjoys reading a good book.


If you would like to find out more information about Priory Gardens, Allison would be pleased to welcome you for an informal discussion over the phone.


T 01977 602111
W hc-one.co.uk
E PrioryGardens.HomeManager@hc-one.co.uk