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The Orchards has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.465) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Orchards has 32 reviews.
Review from Angie D (Daughter of Resident) published on 10 March 2025
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Reply from Elaine Cole, General Home Manager at The Orchards
I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the wonderful review you have shared about our care home. Your kind words mean the world to us and truly brighten our day.We are dedicated to providing the best possible care and creating a warm, welcoming environment for all our residents. Knowing that our efforts have made a positive impact on your family brings us immense joy and motivation to continue our work with even greater passion.Thank you once again for your support and for being a part of our community.
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Review from Trudie H (Niece of Resident) published on 17 December 2024
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Reply from Clint Farmer, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for completing a review for The Orchards Care Home and your positive comments, I will share these positive comments with the care team. Many thanks once again.
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Review from J T (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 October 2024
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Reply from Clint Farmer, Home Support Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for your review of the Orchards Care Home, we are so pleased that you feel the transition went well for Mum and that she is now settled in on the Peach Unit, I will make sure that I pass your feedback and comments onto the team. Many thanks once again.
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Review from Ruth W (Resident) published on 26 September 2024
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for your review. I am delighted that your move to The Orchards has been so transformative for you and that your mobility has so greatly improved. It is wonderful to read that you now feel you are a useful addition to our community. We most certainly agree! I very much appreciate your feedback on the menu. Following our recent conversation I hope you are reassured that sufficient funds are being made available to ensure we provide tasty and varied meal choices. I am confident you will continue to see current improvements in the weeks and months ahead.
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Review from P H (Friend of Resident) published on 28 August 2024
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for leaving us with a beautiful review. I am so pleased that your friend is happy and that you feel that she is being cared for in the best way. Thank you once again for taking the time to leave a review.
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Review from A G (Friend of Resident) published on 28 August 2024
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for leaving a beautiful review of The Orchards. Thank you for taking time to leave a review of The Orchards. All of the staff at The Orchards are passionate about delivering outstanding person centred care every day. Once again thank you for your kind words.
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Review from Liz D (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 22 August 2024
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Review from A H (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 August 2024
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Reply from Donna Mills, Support Manager at The Orchards
Many thanks for submitting your review, we really appreciate honest feedback as it helps us to reflect and ultimately continue to improve our services. As discussed in our recent correspondence, we regret that the lack of communication from the hospital regarding your father's care meant we were unable to effectively communicate with you in the way we would have liked to. We value transparency in our communication with our residents and their relatives, so we are disappointed circumstances outside of our control meant we fell short in this instance. We are glad that you were happy with the care your father received from us, and we thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him.
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Review from Geoff F (Son of Resident) published on 30 May 2024
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for your lovely review of The Orchards. The staff appreciate the feedback, it was a pleasure to look after your mother, please keep in contact.
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Review from C B (Daughter of Resident) published on 21 May 2024
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for The Orchards, I will ensure that your kind words are passed over to the team.
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Review from L G (Friend of Resident) published on 8 May 2024
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for taking the time to share your lovely feedback myself and the team really do appreciate it.
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Review from Simon R (Son of Resident) published on 26 April 2023
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Review from Charles C (Son of Resident) published on 23 February 2023
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you so much for your feedback, all of which is appreciated. The team love to hear when the care they provide is recognised as being of excellent quality as this is their aim each and every day. Where we haven't quite met the expectation, we welcome the opportunity feedback provides us for further discussion and resolution.
I will be in contact so that we can catch up to discuss food preferences and choices.
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Review from B C (Son of Resident) published on 14 February 2023
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for your review of The Orchards.
We welcome all feedback.
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Review from Simon C (Son of Resident) published on 6 February 2023
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Thank you for leaving a review of The Orchards.
It was a pleasure to look after your father and I will ensure your kind words are shared with all of the staff team.
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Review from Andrew M (Son of Resident) published on 1 February 2023
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for your review.
I will ensure that the information from the review is passed to the team at The Orchards.
Currently, staff are not wearing face masks whilst working at The Orchards.
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Review from Andrew C (Son of Resident) published on 1 December 2022
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Thank you for your review, I will ensure that this is shared with the team at The Orchards.
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Review from Graham F (Son of Resident) published on 31 August 2022
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Reply from Sam Humphreys, Home Manager at The Orchards
Thank you for your review. We welcome reviews and I will ensure that this is passed to the team. Once again, thank you.
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Review from C H (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 August 2022
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Thank you for your review, I will ensure that the team at The Orchards are made aware of your positive feedback.
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Review from John P (Resident) published on 25 January 2022
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The Review Score of 9.5 (9.465) out of 10 for The Orchards is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 11 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 4.632 for The Orchards is calculated as follows: ( (100 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (4 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 136 Ratings = 4.632
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 4.833 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Orchards is based on 11 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 66 registered maximum number of service users is 13.2. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 13.2 = 0.833
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: 20 Feb 2021
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Job Title: Senior
Joined: 2019
I enjoy being a carer as I love learning about my residents’ lives and taking care of those that have made the world what it is today. When I’m not working I love to curl up at home with a cup of tea and a good book!
Job Title: Healthcare assistant
Joined: 2021
Looking after my Nan got me to start working as a carer.
I enjoy going home every day knowing that I have done something positive for the residents I look after.
Job Title: Healthcare assistant
Joined: 2022
I like looking after people.
I enjoy learning about the resident's life history.
Job Title: Healthcare assistant
Joined: 2019
We have a good team working together to care for the residents.
Job Title: Healthcare assistant
Joined: 2021
A good place to work
Job Title: Healthcare assistant
Joined: 2021
I enjoy looking after people.
I like to make sure their needs are met.
I am devoted to my job.
Job Title: Healthcare assistant
Joined: 2022
I like caring for people
Job Title: Senior
Joined: 2022
I enjoy working at The Orchards, I started as a carer and have developed my skills to move to a senior role
Job Title: Maintenance Manager
Joined: 2022
I work in a family-style environment, also the job role covered my skills in compliance and maintenance.
Job Title: Maintenance
Joined: 2019
I started at The Orchards as I wanted to work in a modern
hi-tech care home.
Job Title: Care and Compliance Manager
Joined: 2022
I enjoy getting to know the residents and I enjoy that I can speak to several residents in French.
Knowing that you are making a difference in a person's daily life is always rewarding.
Job Title: Activities Assistant
Joined: 2021
I love working at The Orchards because of the great team that I am part of.
My background in teaching was with Health and Social Care so this seemed a natural progression.
I enjoy the varied nature of each day of working with the wonderful residents.
I enjoy being active and involved in their everyday lives.
Job Title: Activities Assistant
Joined: 2021
I enjoy working at The Orchards because it is a great space to learn new things.
It is interesting to hear about our lovely resident's life stories and not to mention how good the team here is.