Weald Heights

Bourchier Close, Sevenoaks TN13 1PD
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  • Weald Heights, Sevenoaks
The expert team at Weald Heights care home offers quality residential, nursing and dementia care on a respite or permanent basis. They spend time getting to know residents and their families so they can create tailored care and lifestyle plans.

Every element has been designed to provide 5-star luxury and comfort. The home has its own café, hair and beauty salon, bar and cinema room. The team believes in enabling residents to live as independently as possible whilst ensuring their care needs are sensitively looked after.

Weald Heights is proud to be accredited with the Gold Standards Framework Care Homes Programme, recognising a commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care to residents at the end of their life.

They are proud to have been internally accredited with the evidence-based, person-centred Care Fit for VIPS.

Care Provided by Weald Heights

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 80 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Cancer Care
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neuropathic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Maria Covington (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 55+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (80)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (80)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Funding & Fees Guide for Weald Heights

  • 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 £1,930
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £2,020
    • Self-Funded Nursing Care from £2,170
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £2,140
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £2,230
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care from £2,380
  • Fees are subject to a pre-admission needs assessment which is required to fully understand the level
    of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
    Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible. There are no additional fees
    for respite stays.


    What’s included?
    • All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
    • All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
    • In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
    • Use of in-house cinema
    • Access to landscaped gardens
    • Activities and lifestyle programme
    • All utilities and other accommodation costs
    • Housekeeping and laundry services
    • WiFi internet access


    Please note, the weekly fee does not include hairdressing, chiropody or other healthcare visits or
    appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
    medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
    other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply
    an agreed hourly charge for this service.


  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Weald Heights 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
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
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9.8

Weald Heights has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.796) out of 10, based on 51 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Weald Heights has 198 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The first respite for my wife in a care home filled me with dread! I need not have worried. Weald Heights was absolutely brilliant - in every way. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff - who were brilliant - caring, knowledgeable, informative, reassuring.
I am massively grateful to Weald Heights.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A wonderful experience for my mother. She is more animated that I have seen her for a long time. The home has made her feel so welcome and everyone has been so kind. I have been able to enjoy my holiday safe in the knowledge she is being well cared for. Excellent.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My aunt was very anxious about moving in but the staff have been wonderful. The standard of care, food and accommodation are excellent and the range of activities mean that there's something for everyone.
Weald Heights is just the right size to feel homely and we are delighted that she is here where
we know she is safe and valued.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From our experience in the last couple of months, this is a very well managed care home. All of our experiences with dealing with all staff from management at the outset to carers on a more regular basis have been excellent so far. All the staff appear to be happy to be there and the carers genuinely
seem to care about their residents and this is reflected in the level of care provided. Long may this continue.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother-in-law with Alzheimers became a resident at Weald Heights 8 months ago. We had previously searched a number of other care homes but none even came close to the standards of Weald Heights. The care home is relatively new and the staff, amenities and activities for the residents are all excellent.
There is a warmth and friendliness which pervades the entire Home and the residents are treated with dignity and respect. I have no criticisms and would highly recommend Weald Heights.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff were very friendly and my cousin settled in really quickly. There are many activities on offer for her to enjoy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have visited the care home on many occasions to visit family. I have remarked to the care home manager today on how lovely the home is looked after and how friendly the assistants always are. I always feel welcome and reassured my family are well looked after.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our family has been very pleased with every aspect of Weald Heights Care Home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Everything from welcoming my mum into the home and the love, care and attention to every detail is outstanding. My mum is on a respite stay but as a result of how well this home has looked after her in every way, we will be putting her on a permanent residency. Cannot say enough good things about Weald
Heights and the manager and staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very pleased with the staff and management. Food is very good. Weald Heights is very clean and when I want something I buzz and they attend. I have enjoyed lots of great activities.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I conducted a thorough review of care homes in the Sevenoaks area and Weald Heights was an easy and obvious choice for my mothers care needs. The home is of a very high standard in terms of the surroundings, facilities and most importantly the quality of care.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Although we have only been involved at the home for a couple of weeks, we have found the staff and facilities highly satisfactory.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum couldn't be looked after any better.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very impressed with the place and staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother has Dementia and became a resident at Weald Heights Care Home in December 2017. She has been made to feel very welcome by all the members of staff. All the rooms are clean, light and airy.
The care and concern from all members of staff has been excellent both to my mother and our family.
Weald Heights has a warm and friendly atmosphere and there is always a variety of different activities for the residents and families to take part in. My mother has enjoyed in so many different activities and outings in her short time there.
As a family, we are reassured that Mum is happy and well cared for.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Seeing a relative enter a care home is never easy but the warmth and friendliness of the staff, from the manager to the housekeeping team, made this an easy transition. Weald Heights is a calm and restful home and my mother has settled in well. In the family's opinion, our mother could not be better
looked after or in nicer surroundings.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My father moved into Weald Heights at the end of April 2018 and I have been extremely impressed with how the home is run. The staff are always polite and friendly and I have nothing but praise for how my father has been looked after in the time that he has been at the home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Following advice from a friend, who went and looked at Weald Heights as I was in hospital/spent three weeks convalescing in room 19 on the ground floor. Needed "medical/nursing" assistance to begin with, and then just the rest of my elevated leg following major surgery, to rebuild a smashed ankle. Could
not recommend Weald Heights and all the staff more highly. Even laid on a super lunch for my family to join me on Easter Sunday!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A friendly well run nursing home with excellent accommodation. Friendly helpful staff on hand. Could not be better.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Was made to feel welcome by the staff. The room was lovely with good facilities. Weald Heights is more like a 5-star hotel than a care home. My father settled quickly. He enjoyed the entertainment on Monday as did the other residents in the room. I love the thought that has gone into the decor of the
Dementia wing, and the set up for their residents who like to wander and fiddle with things, they can with no bother. Overall a lovely place with excellent staff.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.796)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.796) out of 10 for Weald Heights 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 51 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 50 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 4.796 for Weald Heights is calculated as follows: ( (497 Excellents x 5) + (86 Goods x 4) + (11 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (2 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 598 Ratings = 4.796

  • 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 Weald Heights is based on 50 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, which has been reached with 50 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: 28 Aug 2024

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Good

  • 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)

Maria

Maria Covington

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2016

I’m a registered nurse by training and have worked in older people’s care for 25 years. Before joining Weald Heights in 2016, I had managed a large care home for ten years. I’ve been at Weald Heights since before it opened its doors. I’m delighted at the way my team and I have made it a home with a first-class reputation.
I believe in setting the standard, rather than following, and we take an innovative, personalised approach to resident care. When residents said they fancied learning a new language, we set up Spanish lessons, and joined with a local parent and toddler group so that the generations could learn together. And when a gentleman, who is a keen musician, wanted to visit the Royal Albert Hall for his 90th birthday, we worked with his family to make it happen and to give him an unforgettable day.
I was delighted with our ‘good’ rating from the CQC, which we gained in September 2018. I’m now looking forward to continuing to work with my skilled and passionate team to go one better. Our aim now is to become an ‘outstanding’ provider of great care for older people in Sevenoaks, and across Kent and the South East of England.