Hallmark Shire Hall

Overstone Court, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5NT
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9.9 131 Reviews
  • Hallmark Shire Hall, Cardiff
Just a short walk from the beautiful Cardiff Bay, Hallmark Shire Hall is a nautical-themed, luxury care home conveniently located close to the city centre. With a large, landscaped garden for residents to enjoy, a therapy dog named Archie, and various features within the home – including a social café, activities room, and traditional pub – Shire Hall is a place where residents thrive.

Moving into a new home is a significant moment in anyone’s life, but with a bighearted approach that puts residents and their loved ones at the centre of everything the team provides, easing into life at Shire Hall is a smooth transition. From the moment the team meet the resident and their family, they really get to know them; likes, dislikes, hobbies, and pastimes, all so they can support them to live fulfilled days. Plus, Hallmark All-Inclusive covers all residents' food, drink, and care needs, right down to their favourite biscuit.

The doors of Shire Hall are open day and night for loved ones to drop by for a home-cooked meal, a game of something fun in the lounge, or a gentle stroll around the gardens. However residents wish to spend their time, the team will make it happen.

Care Provided by Hallmark Shire Hall

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Younger Adults
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 99 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Epilepsy
  • Head/Brain Injury
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neuropathic
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Karen Grapes (General Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 18+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (99)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (39)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Year Purpose Built: 2007
    • Number of floors: 3

Funding & Fees Guide for Hallmark Shire Hall

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,590
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,820
    • Self-Funded Nursing Care from £1,820
    • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care from £1,820
  • The nursing fees are inclusive of NHS funded nursing care which is currently £213.18 per week. This amount will be deducted from the total cost of a nursing placement.


  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Hallmark Shire Hall to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Bar/Café
  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting
  • Moving into a care home can be daunting, but the team’s bighearted approach puts residents and their loved ones at the heart of all they do. As they would have in their own home, loved ones are welcome to pop-by day or night.


  • Parking
  • Hallmark Shire Hall has a car park, which is accessible for visitors


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9.9

Hallmark Shire Hall has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.854) out of 10, based on 31 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Hallmark Shire Hall has 131 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Everyone appears to do their best to make it a warm friendly and caring environment, just like your own home would be.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother is looked after with care and dignity at this home. I could not be happier with all aspects of this care home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's a pleasure to come to Shire Hall and visit my mother, it is always clean, tidy and well presented. It always smells fresh and clean. The nursing staff are always helpful and kind to my mother and you can see how happy my mother is both with her surroundings and with the way the staff treat her.
Thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are very welcoming. The home has a very pleasant atmosphere. I feel very happy with all the care mum is receiving.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother has been in some different homes in the past, she has never settled any where apart from Shire Hall. She is more aware of her surroundings and interacts a lot more. The staff are amazing with the elderly and myself and family could not be happier that she is safe and secure.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Comfortable, happy no complaints. Now he is safe, healthcare needs met.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I came down for the first time with another friend. We found it first class and will remember it with every kindness to us all.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very friendly and caring staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The friendly, clean, caring atmosphere were what attracted me to this home, but I am most impressed by the range of activities, group and one to one offered to my step-mum. Time has been taken to get to know her personally, her likes and dislikes, and this has been shown in the range and quality of
activities she is included in. Staff on the floor, and reception are friendly, helpful and respectful and I am really pleased at how well my step-mum has settled her, thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff very caring, always ready to help. Always a lovely greeting at reception, a pleasure to visit.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very good, friendly carers. I have lived at Shire Hall for 7 years and would recommend it to anybody.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.854)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.854) out of 10 for Hallmark Shire Hall 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 31 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 31 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 4.854 for Hallmark Shire Hall is calculated as follows: ( (317 Excellents x 5) + (41 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 364 Ratings = 4.854

  • 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 Hallmark Shire Hall is based on 31 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 99 registered maximum number of service users is 19.8, which has been reached with 31 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

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posted 03 Mar 2025

Please contact the home for current vacancies


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Meet the Team (6)

Karen

Karen Grapes

Job Title: General Manager

Joined: 2008

Karen is the General Manager at Shire Hall and has been the General Manager since 2008, having previously worked as a nurse for over 20 years. As General Manager, Karen works to ensure the highest standards are achieved in all areas of the home including relationship-centred care, clinical compliance, hospitality services and business performance.


Karen's aim is that all residents live a happy and fulfilled life at Shire Hall


Hannah

Hannah Leggat

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2009

Hannah has been a member of the team here at Shire Hall since 2009, previously as a Nurse and now as Deputy Manager. Within her role, Hannah supports the General Manager in ensuring high-quality relationship-centred care is provided to all residents.


Olivia

Olivia Sullivan

Job Title: Customer Relationship Manager

Joined: 2024

Olivia has worked at Shire Hall since early 2024, having previously held the role of Customer Relationship Manager in our sister home. Searching for a care home for loved ones can be one of the most important, yet one of the hardest decisions a family can make. As Customer Relationship Manager, Olivia is here to ensure this stressful and sometimes, difficult process is as easy as it can be.


Fred

Fred Gest

Job Title: Hospitality Services Manager

Joined: 2018

Fred started working at Shire Hall in 2018 having previously held various managerial roles within the catering and hospitality sector. Fred is responsible for managing the catering, housekeeping and maintenance teams and for ensuring our hospitality standards are always met.


Sheila

Sheila Charles

Job Title: Lifestyles Lead

Joined: 2013

Sheila has worked at Shire Hall since 2013 and, alongside the Lifestyles Teams, aims to ensure all residents are engaged and stimulated with meaningful and interesting activities. Whether it's traditional pastimes or new and exciting experiences, we want all residents to make the most of every day at Shire Hall.


Lynn

Lynn Davies

Job Title: Business Administrator

Joined: 2011

Lynn has worked at Shire Hall since 2011 - her role as BA is very wide-ranging including managing payroll and recruitment as well as all other administrative tasks within the home. Lynn also aims to support families and residents with any financial queries they may have.