Brocastle Manor Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.560) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Brocastle Manor Care Home has 27 reviews.
Review from Jeffrey R (Son of Resident) published on 18 February 2025
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Thank you for your review. We will pass on your comments to the colleague team at Brocastle.
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Review from Francis J (Wife of Resident) published on 4 February 2025
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Reply from Carolann Jones, Customer Engagement Lead at Brocastle Manor Care Home
Thank you for your lovely review, we are pleased that you are happy with the level of service.
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Review from Johanne S (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 January 2025
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Thank you for your review. We will pass your comments on to the team at Brocastle.
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Review from Steven M (Brother of Resident) published on 25 November 2024
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Review from Jonathan P (Godson of Resident) published on 14 November 2024
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Review from Susan P (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 November 2024
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review about Brocastle and for your kind words. We're so pleased you were happy with the care given to Dad. Your dad was such a gentleman who was adored by all. Our staff team work hard to provide a personalised service and always appreciate the feedback. I will ensure your comments are passed on to the team.
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Review from B O (Husband of Resident) published on 5 June 2024
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Review from P T (Niece of Resident) published on 3 May 2024
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Review from J E (Daughter of Resident) published on 28 March 2024
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Reply from Carolann Jones, Management Information Officer at Brocastle Manor Care Home
Thank you for your review. We will pass on your comments to the colleagues at Brocastle.
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Review from Rachel D (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 March 2024
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Review from Lisa A (Daughter of Resident) published on 18 September 2023
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Review from Liz B (Mother of Resident) published on 16 September 2023
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Review from Ralph Anthony B (Brother of Resident) published on 7 September 2022
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Reply from Carolann Jones, Management Information Officer. at Brocastle Manor Care Home
Thank you for your lovely comments, they will be passed onto the team at Brocastle. We are so pleased that you are happy with the way your sister is being cared for.
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Review from Elizabeth B (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 June 2022
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Reply from Carolann Jones, Executive PA at Brocastle Manor Care Home
Please accept our sincere condolences on the loss of your father. Thank you for your very kind review, we are so pleased that you value the hard work and dedication that our staff put in each day. Your review has been passed on to the colleague team at Brocastle, who will greatly appreciate your words during this challenging time.
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Review from J G (Wife of Resident) published on 8 June 2022
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Thank you for your lovely review. I will pass on your comments about a newsletter, as this is something that we are in the process of looking at.
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Review from A S (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 June 2022
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Review from George A (Husband of Resident) published on 13 May 2022
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Review from P D (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 May 2022
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Review from K A (Daughter of Resident) published on 10 May 2022
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Thank you for a lovely review. We will pass your comments on to the colleague team at Brocastle.
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Review from Jane F (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 February 2022
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Reply from Linda Jenkins, Manager at Brocastle Manor Care Home
Thank you so much for your kind words, your mother will always be part of our Brocastle family. Best Wishes, Linda
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The Review Score of 9.6 (9.560) out of 10 for Brocastle Manor 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 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 12 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 4.810 for Brocastle Manor Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (116 Excellents x 5) + (25 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 142 Ratings = 4.81
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 4.75 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Brocastle Manor 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 80 registered maximum number of service users is 16. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 16 = 0.75
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.
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Job Title: Home Manager
Joined: 2008
Linda has been working alongside Hafod for many years whilst she was employed by Cardiff Council. In 2008 Linda then joined Hafod where she has gone carried out various roles.
Linda has gained her QCF Level 5 in Health and Social Care.
Job Title: Clinical Lead Nurse
Joined: 2013
My name is Amanda Davis I am the clinical lead nurse in the dementia care community at Brocastle Manor. I have worked at Brocastle for 9.5 years, the last seven of those has been in the role of Clinical Lead Nurse.
I am passionate about making a difference for people living with dementia, however small the outcome achieved. In my role I am lucky to have the opportunity to build relationships with the families of those we care for learning about their lives they lived and the adventures they had, this helps us all to enhance their lives.
Job Title: Nurse
Joined: 2019
My name is Clara Kasvosve and I am married and a mum of three beautiful children. I did my nurse training in Birmingham and I have been a registered Mental health nurse for over 13 years. I have worked in a variety of setting including secure units with challenging behaviour, management role and to Dementia care settings.
I had been working at Brocastle initially for 3 years as an agency nurse. I became permanent with the Home from July 2021. The home has such great people in all the departments, the level of professionalism and the level of care I have seen has been exemplary. We did face our challenges through the Covid pandemic, but the staff worked together as a team to deliver care to our residents. The effects of covid has impacted on all of us, but staff do support each other and continue to deliver the best care to the residents.
Job Title: Nursing Care Assistant
Joined: 2019
My name is Kelly Davies, I am a mother of two beautiful children and I have been working as a care assistant at Brocastle since July 2019. I love working here as I feel part of a big family and love looking after all our lovely residents, seeing them all laugh and smile every shift I’m it fills me with joy.
Job Title: Financial Administrator
Joined: 2016
My name is Gillian Watson, I have been the Financial Administrator at Brocastle since March 2016.
What I love most about being at Brocastle is the sense of being part of a big family. Everyone looks out for everyone else, and we all work together as part of that team. That became apparent in the pandemic when we all swapped roles and did everything we could, to ensure that the residents were all well looked after and safe.
I had never worked in the care sector as such when I started at Brocastle, but I had worked at Colchester Hospital, so was working in the NHS for about 2 years. It was definitely an eye opener coming to Brocastle, but I grew to love it and the residents and staff and really enjoy working here.
Job Title: Head Cook
Joined: 2016
Hi, my name is Gail and I am the Head Cook at Brocastle.
I have one grown-up son and two darling grandchildren whom I love spending time with.
I have worked at Brocastle since June 2016, however, I have been in the catering trade for 30 years +
I enjoy working to Brocastle preparing good quality tasty meals and providing any dietary requirements for our residents. I love when I get positive feedback.
Job Title: Activities Organiser
Joined: 2009
Hello, I’m Ceri Powell one of the activity organisers at Brocastle Manor and I have worked here for over 12 years. Before coming here I held the same position at Southerndown Home for the Blind and Elderly for 11 years.
Planning activities for our residents to enjoy is a job which is always interesting and rewarding, it is always nice to see the smiles at the end of one of our activity sessions. A stimulating varied and fun activities programme has always been a priority at Brocastle and I enjoy looking for new ways to achieve this with the help of the dedicated team I work with.
The last two years have been challenging and to see the hard work and dedication of all the staff at Brocastle has been truly inspiring, and by all working together we have continued to put our residents needs first and to make a difference, I have learned many new ways to help residents to keep in touch with families using technology, with only a few mishaps!
In my spare time, I love spending time with my family, traveling, listening to music and going out for meals with friends.
Job Title: Activities Coordinator
Joined: 2020
Hi my name is Debbie Dicks I am one of the activities organisers at Brocastle.
I have been working here for two years. I have been married for 36 years and have two children. I enjoy my job. I enjoy getting people motivated and most of all I like to work with a good team. I feel that working at Brocastle has been an achievement as I have never done anything like this before, and I get great satisfaction out of making people smile and doing different activities. music and singing gets most of our residents happily participating. We also have facetime’s with our resident's family of which are in America.