Hollins Care Centre

The Hollins, Cimla, Neath SA11 3BQ
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Care Provided by Hollins Care Centre

  • Type of Service
  • Nursing Home
  • Privately Owned
  • For a maximum of 92 Service Users
  • Primary Care Categories
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Own GP if required

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Cherish Care Homes (Wales) Ltd
  • Person in charge
  • Amanda Holden (Matron)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (92)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
8.0

Hollins Care Centre has a Review Score of 8.0 (7.954) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Hollins Care Centre has 4 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We took the hard decision to admit my mother into care as her needs had gotten to much for the family to manage, our district nurse got her a placement at Hollins Care Centre.
We have been overwhelmed with the level of care and attention that my mum and us as a family have had all the staff have been
amazingly helpful. The nurses have gone above and beyond with Mam's care and discussed every decision with us and acted upon anything we have raised. They have been very accommodating with the family being by Mum's bedside as she's deteriorated. We are very grateful for this.

Reply from Teresa Handford, Manager at Hollins Care Centre

Thank you for the lovely comments and caring for mum was our pleasure.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5

This has to be the worst Nursing home I have ever come across. My father was only here for one month before we removed him due to safeguarding concerns. The staff are overworked and constantly short-staffed and unable to meet the needs of residents. This is totally ignored by the Manager and Owner.
Their main concern is filling beds and making money. I left messages for them to ring me to discuss my concerns but they never returned my calls. In 4 weeks there were drug errors, lost glasses, lost hearing aids, lost clothes, pressure sores developing as left in bed for too long. He lost 8lb in 2 weeks due to missing meals as they would get him up late (due to being short-staffed) serve breakfast at 12noon and then he wasn't hungry for lunch. He was surviving on 2 meals a day and he's diabetic! We received phone calls from him saying he was hungry and thirsty! Thank god it is under scrutiny by CIW and no admissions allowed. This place needs to be closed down for good!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5

The lift was out of order over the last 3 weeks - the entire duration of my Mother-in-law's stay.


I found the staff to be friendly enough but very overstretched. My Mother-in-law was unable to walk and needed help to get to the bathroom. She was regularly told that staff were too busy to take her

or after asking to be taken she was left waiting over 30 minutes. I think this is unacceptable.


Following the passing of my Mother-in-law, the family were very concerned about the lack of dignity she was afforded. I am also upset by the treatment of family who came to see her when they were notified she had passed; there was no care or concern for their feelings about how she ought to have been cared for. Comparing this with my experiences with care homes for my family members; this was significantly worse - very disappointing care.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5

The care staff are superb, unfortunately the management and the proprietor have no idea or don't care what needs to be done. The only lift has been out for 7 weeks, which means the residents on the first floor are confined to 2 rooms in the day, with no stimulation at all. The staff have to carry breakfast,
lunch & dinner up a flight of stairs which leaves little time to 'care' for the residents - the staff are at breaking point & the management/proprietor do nothing.

Reply from Ben Jenkins, Managing Director at Hollins Care Centre

I do not believe this to be a fair and/or accurate view of the Hollins Care Centre. The only point I would agree with is that our staff are excellent and go above and beyond the role when required to do so.


The lift in Hollins Park (One wing of the Hollins Care Centre) has been experiencing some problems recently. All concerned both care staff and management have taken immediate action whenever there has been a problem and sought to minimise the impact on our clients and ensure their safety at all times as well as the safety of our staff. We have called out our lift maintenance provider as soon as any faults occurred and they attended as per their stated response times. We have unfortunately experienced some delays in the delivery of parts from overseas but this is beyond anyone's control and we have always made the best possible arrangements during these times to ensure a minimal impact to our clients.


We have now ordered a new lift that will be installed in Hollins Park. However due to lead times for delivery and installation times this will not be in place until around Christmas. I should clarify that the installation time is only expected to be 3 weeks and that the existing lift will be serviceable until then.


I would also like to clarify that the current lift was always repaired (as per industry standard) in the shortest time frame possible and while there has unfortunately been several issues of late we have always been assured that the lift was now fixed. It is due to these repeated problems that we have made the decision to replace the lift. This is a very large capital expense for us and we are not a well funded industry either locally or nationally and a lift is not a piece of equipment that can be replaced at the drop of a hat due to lead times, installation times and the cost of funding the purchase.


We always put the safety and excellent care of our clients above all else and it is my understanding that the concerns this lady has all centre around the lift. I feel that it is completely unfair and misrepresentative of the Care Home as a whole and that her comments are designed to injure the reputation of the home and little else.


We have apologised to all concerned for the inconvenience and disruption caused and are doing our best to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. I would also like to state that we have always made it very clear to our staff how proud we are that they are so often the focus of such kind words for our clients and their families and how grateful we are for the outstanding job that they do in sometimes difficult circumstances.


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Current Review Score: 8.0 (7.954)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.0 (7.954) out of 10 for Hollins Care Centre 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 1 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.1 out of 5 from 1 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 4.900 for Hollins Care Centre is calculated as follows: ( (9 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 10 Ratings = 4.9

  • 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 3.054 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Hollins Care Centre is based on 1 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 = 3

    • 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 92 registered maximum number of service users is 18.4. 1 Positive Reviews ÷ 18.4 = 0.054

  • 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Hollins Care Centre

What types of Care is Hollins Care Centre registered for?

Older Person Care & Physical Disability are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

What additional types of Care does Hollins Care Centre provide?

Convalescent Care & Own GP if required are other types of care provided.

How many Rooms does Hollins Care Centre have?

There are 92 Single Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Hollins Care Centre?

Own Furniture if required, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room & Television point in own room are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Hollins Care Centre to the centre of Neath?

1.0 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.