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.
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Buchanan Court has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.679) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Buchanan Court has 61 reviews.
Review from Sara G (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 January 2025
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Review from Elly B (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 January 2025
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Hi Elly, thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Buchanan Court Care Home - Care UK, we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks, the Care UK team.
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Review from Sandra M (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 January 2025
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Hi Sandra, thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Buchanan Court Care Home - Care UK, we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks, the Care UK team.
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Review from Anne J (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 October 2024
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Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Buchanan Court Care Home - Care UK we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one.
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Review from Jon D (Son of Resident) published on 3 July 2024
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Review from R S (Son of Resident) published on 7 May 2024
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Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Buchanan Court Care Home - Care UK, we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one.
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Review from Tina T (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 April 2024
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Review from A R (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 15 February 2024
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At Buchanan Court Care Home - Care UK, we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one.
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Review from G S (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 30 January 2024
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Hi, thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Buchanan Court Care Home - Care UK we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one.
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Review from Pauline J (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 January 2024
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Hi Pauline, thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Buchanan Court Care Home - Care UK we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. Thank you for your time, and we look forward to hearing from you.
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Review from R S (Son of Resident) published on 12 December 2023
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Review from A S (Wife of Resident) published on 5 December 2023
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Review from Christine R (Wife of Resident) published on 15 November 2023
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Review from M S (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 May 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review for Buchanan Court. We are pleased to hear you are happy with the care service delivered by our Elton suite care team - we are very proud of the team for their hard work and commitment to residents. We are in the process of reviewing our lifestyle activities and we are aiming to increase our lifestyle team availability and activity offering on weekends. We would also like to assure you that we have started the process of changing our menu and will soon be introducing a summer menu, with all constructive feedback taken into account. We will be giving residents the choice of what they want to see on their menu, with a tasting session before the new menu is launched. Please don’t hesitate to speak directly with the home manager should you wish to discuss your concerns further.
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Review from Heverly D (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 May 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are pleased to hear your lovely comments regarding the staff here at Buchanan Court and how they attentively care for your mother and all residents. We hold ourselves to a high standard, so we are disappointed to hear about your concerns with some areas of communication and we would like to assure you that we are working very hard to ensure these areas are improved. We currently have an excellent and permanent home manager in place, and we are recruiting a new deputy manager to further support our management team.
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Review from C K (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 May 2023
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Review from Trevor S (Husband of Resident) published on 18 January 2023
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Thank you for your review and positive scores and comments regarding the team at Buchanan Court and the care and support they provide residents, particularly in relation to your wife's care on the dementia suite. Please be assured these comments will be passed to the team. When there is a change in management at a care home, it can be an unsettling time for all as adjustments are made, while recruiting the right person to take over the role. Our regional support manager was put in place during this time to effectively maintain morale in the team and ensure continued delivery of high-quality care to residents. We are pleased to say that we now have a new home manager in place at the home who is working hard to maintain the high standards expected.
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Review from Janet L (Wife of Resident) published on 20 December 2022
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Review from Terry S (Husband of Resident) published on 13 December 2022
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Review from Terry H (Friend of Resident) published on 15 November 2022
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The Review Score of 9.7 (9.679) out of 10 for Buchanan Court is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 16 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 4.679 for Buchanan Court is calculated as follows: ( (137 Excellents x 5) + (46 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 190 Ratings = 4.679
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 Buchanan Court is based on 16 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 16 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.
Date: 10 Dec 2021
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I have over a decade's worth of experience in the health sector both in the NHS as a Registered Nurse, and working as a Clinical Lead and Operational Manager for a private health company.
Empathy, patient-centred care and effective team leading are some of the qualities and skill sets I display in my managerial position.
The services provided by Care UK reflect the same quality and this is one of the reasons why I chose to join the company in 2022. Care UK is a leading care provider with over 156 homes and has the most Good and Outstanding CQC-rated homes among large providers. It is a privilege to work for such a great company and serve our community.
My favourite part of each day is working alongside my team, meeting with relatives and listening to their childhood or memorable moments with their loved ones, having conversations or playing card games with the lovely residents.
Buchanan Court is not just a residential home, it is a home filled with fun, joy, laughter and good care and we look forward to welcoming you home.