Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

160 Llanllienwen Road, Cwmrhydyceirw, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6LT
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9.8 66 Reviews
  • Ael-y-Bryn Care Home, Swansea
Ael-Y-Bryn provides high quality care for up to 30 residents some living with dementia who are no longer able to fully look after themselves. Staff do their utmost to provide residents with a friendly and comfortable atmosphere where they can feel at home.

Residents are treated as individuals and their unique qualities, abilities, interests and needs are always taken into account when designing individual care plans. The supportive staff strive to enhance residents’ lives by providing appropriate, person-centred care and helping them to engage in stimulating activities.

Menus are tasty and nutritious, made using fresh and seasonal produce. The team are very proud of their 5-star rating.

Ael-y-bryn care home pride ourselves on being a small, fun, homely home where everybody knows and looks after each other.

Care Provided by Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 30 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Asperger Syndrome
  • Bipolar/Manic Depression
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Head/Brain Injury
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Own GP if required

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Andrew Williams (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Essentially we are here to help & support anyone needing 24hr residential care.
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (30)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2025
    • Number of floors: 2

Funding & Fees Guide for Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

  • 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 £1,000
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,000
  • Prices of rooms can be discussed with a member of the management team either over the phone or when viewing the care home. Prices are dependant on the room available, large/small room/en-suite/non-ensuite & the level of needs of each resident.


  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Ael-y-Bryn Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

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)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Stairlift
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting
  • Families & friends welcome to visit throughout the day and early evening


  • Parking
  • Car park at rear of property


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Ael-y-Bryn Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.781) out of 10, based on 47 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Ael-y-Bryn Care Home has 66 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team at Ael-y-Bryn care home have been fantastic from day one.
From the beginning, the management team have been extremely helpful, meeting privately on multiple occasions to assure me I was picking the right facility.
The care staff are always welcoming, happy to help, knowledgeable and engaged.
The events the team put on to stimulate residents almost every day are brilliant, and the major events they put on are well thought out with a lot of thought and effort.
Finally, the intricate details they can share, from medication, well-being and engagement are first class. They know exactly what the residents are eating and drinking, when they wake up and go to bed, how engaged they are throughout the day, and even the mood they are in.
The staff have all been in my shoes at one time or another, and therefore, they show genuine care for the residents.
My only criticism is cost and that's less to do with Ael-y-Bryn and more with the government.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you for your kind words and feedback. We really appreciate it


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My dad became a resident a few weeks ago and has really settled in well. We were a bit apprehensive at first, but the management staff met with my dad to make sure they were able to meet his needs and really put our minds at rest. My dad now joins in with activities and also takes advantage of the other
services available (including podiatrist and hairdresser), as well as still having visits from his physio. It's a very happy place with lovely food and very friendly carers who get to know the family members, as well as the residents. It is a great relief to know that he is being looked after so well in lovely surroundings.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

We really appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. Thank you for your kind words.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a family, we have had the most horrific experience of one parent needing to access respite care, so when faced with needing to find a long-term residency for our father we were extremely anxious, all the more so as we no longer lived local and couldn't check in as often as we'd want to. Ael-y-Bryn
has been a breath of fresh air for our dad. The staff were so welcoming when he first arrived, they took time to get to know him (and his ways). They have a laugh with him (as opposed to talking down to him). There is always something going on in the home to break up the residents' monotony. He's just so happy there, he's most definitely found his home from home. Research these homes properly because as our family experience has shown us, some places can put out a great advert but some places are just inherently good. Thank you to all at Ael-y-Bryn.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager AYB at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Members of staff are very helpful and my dad seems settled at the care home. I would highly recommend this care home.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager AYB at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My nan has only been here a short period but has settled in lovely. All staff are very helpful and always appear to join in with activities with the residents. I especially like the fact they often upload photos on social media so we can follow what family members are doing.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

We really appreciate your review and kind words. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm very happy with the care our mother is receiving at Ael-y-Bryn and cannot fault the care home in any aspect. Staff are always welcoming and helpful when needed, the home in general is very clean when we visit and our mother's room is also always clean and tidy.
When we ask our mother how well
she's getting on she always feels looked after by the staff and happy with the quality and variety of food provided. Entertainment is also regularly provided with family always made welcome to join in.
All in all the home is providing a safe and happy place for our mother to be.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager AYB at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely care given to my grandfather. Patience and kindness received from staff have been excellent. Great interactions. The entertainment that is put on for the residents is very uplifting, and it is great to see updates on social media.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you for your lovely review. We really appreciate it .


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm very happy with my sister's care. All the staff are very caring and look after everyone with compassion.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you for your feedback and kind words. I will pass on to the care staff team.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful care and attention with all members of staff and carers, always going the extra mile for everyone's enjoyment with activities for all.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband has recently become a resident at Ael-y-Bryn and has settled in very well thanks to all the staff. He has a lovely, bright spacious room, and enjoys the food and activities that have been put on for the residents.
I would definitely recommend Ael-y-Bryn to anyone as I have peace of mind
that my husband is safe and looked after there.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager AYB at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you very much for your positive feedback. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The home is clean and welcoming. The staff are very pleasant, caring and happy. They show genuine interest in the residents. My gran loves her food at the home and loves her room. Very happy with the care of my gran at Ael-y-Bryn. The management is also available and approachable.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager AYB at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care given in this home is second to none. All the staff are so caring and show so much love to everyone and nothing is too much trouble.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you for your feedback. I will pass on your kind words to the rest of the team.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm so pleased that my mum is a resident of Ael-y-Bryn Care Home. I have very high standards of what care should be. I'm pleased to say that Ael-y-Bryn meet these. By what I can see it has a wonderful management team supported by an excellent care staff team. Staff always appear to go the extra mile.
I would certainly recommend Ael-y-Bryn as a placement.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When my mother was accepted at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home, I did not think she would ever settle. However, the staff are always caring, helpful, empathetic and sympathetic to her needs and are very kind.
They arrange activities. I thought my mother would never bother to take part, but how wrong was I?
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mother has settled and seems very happy. I take her out shopping, and she is happy to return.
Lovely care home due to the lovely, caring manager and care assistants.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager AYB at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

We really appreciate your feedback.
Thank you for your kind words.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My nan is a resident and has had a lovely experience so far. Staff treat her with kindness and on her birthday, put up banners/balloons in her room and brought her a present, card and birthday cake with candles. She had a wonderful day and it is these personal touches that make all the difference -
thank you!

Reply from Jayesh Mehta, Proprietor at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you for your feedback, it is much appreciated.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am really pleased with the care my grandmother has received. Everyone is so welcoming and friendly. The staff were and are very patient, but most of all, love her unconditionally as I do.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you very much for such kind words.
Your feedback means a lot to us all at Ael-y-Bryn.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The carers are Ael-y-Bryn Care Home have always been accommodating to Mam's needs. Nothing is too much trouble and they go out of their way to show care and affection to not just Mam but to us as her daughters. We as a family have never experienced a situation like this before and there is never any
rush when we've been asking questions about how Mam is doing or how she settled in when just joining the Ael-y-Bryn family. The manager and the team of carers are always available to talk about any problems that crop up (although these are infrequent.) and are happy to work with us to make any changes to Mam's care. We highly recommend the care of the staff of Ael-y-Bryn Care Home to anyone who needs a loved one to go into a home such as this.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager AYB at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you very much for your lovely review. Our whole team will appreciate this.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team have looked after my auntie over and above what we initially thought. We've had regular contact and updates to put our minds at ease as we were nervous leaving her in respite for the first time. They have treated her like an individual, taken care of her needs and given her the care and company
that she deserves. They work so hard to look after their residents and my auntie has loved it, she has nothing but positive things to say about how the staff treated her like a queen lol. Thank you so much for not just being carers but actually caring and looking after our family, ensuring she is safe and happy. We can't thank you enough.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager AYB at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Many thanks for you kind words & feedback. We take great pride in our roles and being able to support residents/families of the local community in any way we can.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother has just spent the past 4 weeks at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home. She has been extremely happy there and can’t compliment the staff, the food and her surroundings enough. Every time I’ve been to visit her there, I’ve been so impressed in the way the staff treat the residents with kindness, gentleness
and great respect. They also have a tremendous sense of humour which generates big smiles all around. Medication is given out as directed each day. The food looks and smells delicious and also varied each day with plenty of it too. It is also very clean and well-kept throughout. I wouldn’t hesitate to place my mother there again if and when needed as I was able to have a break with no concerns of her well-being whatsoever. Her needs have been truly catered for. Thank you all so very much for taking such good care of my mother.

Reply from Jayesh Mehta, Proprietor at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Thank you for your positive feedback and comments we all really appreciate it.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband has been a resident in this home for the last eight months. In all that time he has been treated with the greatest respect, kindness and he is a very contented man. I am happy because I know that he is being looked after so well, I could not ask for more.

Reply from Andrew Williams, Home Manager at Ael-y-Bryn Care Home

Feedback like this is exactly why we love the job we do. Thank you for feedback and kind words.


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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.781)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.781) out of 10 for Ael-y-Bryn 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 47 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 46 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 4.781 for Ael-y-Bryn Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (478 Excellents x 5) + (60 Goods x 4) + (7 Satisfactorys x 3) + (12 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 557 Ratings = 4.781

  • 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 Ael-y-Bryn Care Home is based on 46 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 30 registered maximum number of service users is 6, which has been reached with 46 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.

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Meet the Team (6)

Andrew

Andrew Williams

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2018

Hello all my name is Andrew- I am the very proud manager of Ael-y-bryn care home.


My journey in the care sector started in the year 2000 almost 25 years ago. It began with young adults, then moving on to more clinical settings and hospital work to now residential elderly care at Ael-y-bryn where I have been for almost 7 years.


I am passionate about my role, delivering high standards and excellent levels of care not only to my residents but also to their families and my fantastic staff team. My door is always open to chat and solve any problems or queries you may have.


Outside of work, I love to spend time with my family and close friends. My favourite hobbies are cricket and football-most weekends you will find me somewhere across the country watching and supporting my teams.
I love to travel to different parts of the world and experience different cultures on offer. My favourite holiday destination to date would have to be the east coast of Australia and Byron Bay.


Elaine

Elaine Ferris

Job Title: Deputy Home Manager

Joined: 2022

Hi, my name is Elaine. I joined Ael-y-Bryn Care Home 2 years ago initially as a team leader on the day's team.


I have since progressed to deputy manager. I have been in the care industry for 35 years in a variety of different roles over the years. I take great pride in my role working closely alongside the home manager & care staff team in striving to deliver the best care possible to our residents. I love my role as no two days are the same and I like to be kept on my toes.


Outside of work, I like to spend time with my family and friends. I enjoy my foreign holidays-favourite destination being Corfu.


Natalie

Natalie Johnson

Job Title: Home administrator

Joined: 2021

My name is Natalie Johnson. I joined Ael-y-Bryn Care Home 3 years ago as a home administrator. I enjoy my role within the home and the great team we have.


My role at Ael-y-Bryn is to support the management team with the business aspect of the home, also supporting residents and families. From the pre-admission stage all the way through their stay.


I take great satisfaction in being there to support and be supported by the team as we all strive to make a difference in all our resident's days at Ael-y-Bryn.


Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my children, walking my dog in the mountains and holidaying in Cyprus.


Sukena

Sukena Wickham

Job Title: Activities/well being co-ordinator

Joined: 2023

Hello guys- My name is Sukena or Suki for short. I absolutely love my role at Ael-y-Bryn care home. I am on hand 5 days a week. I support, stimulate and entertain our residents and families. I support management in bringing the best entertainment acts into the home so our residents and families can enjoy themselves. I also facilitate any important events like birthdays, anniversaries etc.


Ael-y-Bryn is a great home and we have so much fun-if you have any questions or suggestions regarding activities or events you would like to see-please contact the home and ask for Suki.


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Dan Crumbie

Job Title: Handyman

Joined: 2023

Hi all My name is Dan. I have been at Ael-y-Bryn for 12 months now. Joining the team was the best career move I have made to date. My main role is the upkeep of the home and making sure the grounds, safety checks, decoration and refurbishments are all in hand. I take great pride in my work and ensuring we are offering a fantastic facility.


Before joining Ael-y-bryn I was a carer myself for almost 20 years. I love to interact with and support the residents as well.


I can put my hand on anything and love to work on any home improvements.


Outside of work I am a dad to 4 wonderful children and love a pint of Guinness to watch the rugby at the weekends.


Gillian

Gillian Hicks

Job Title: Head Cook

Joined: 2016

Hi all, my name is Gillian- I have been the head cook at Ael-y-Bryn care home for 8 years. I take great pride in my role offering our residents a wide choice of nutritious meals. We maintain the highest standards and are very proud of our 5-star food and hygiene rating.