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Haviland House has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.629) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Haviland House has 60 reviews.
Review from Aaron S (Grandson of Resident) published on 7 January 2022
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Reply from Melody Akena, Care Home Manager at Haviland House
Hi Aaron, thank you for taking the time to write these lovely words. We truly understand how difficult this journey can be, and we strive to make every step as comfortable as possible. Despite the challenges that the last couple of years have provided, rest assured that we will continue to give your Nana the care and love that she deserves.
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Review from Chris B (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 July 2021
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Reply from Alex Mason, Digital Comms Officer at Haviland House
Hi Chris. We are so pleased that your mother has settled in so well over the last three and a half years – as you wrote, our staff love making a fuss over family members. We cannot wait to keep going the extra mile.
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Review from T B (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 March 2020
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Reply from Helen Tidball, Customer Liaison Officer at Haviland House
Dear Theresa, thank you so much for this lovely review. I am very pleased that you and your dad are happy with the care provided by all our excellent staff. The activities run by our fabulous health and wellbeing co-ordinator every day are fantastic aren't they, I wish I could take part in some of them too. I will pass on your kind and supportive words to everyone at Haviland House.
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Review from Susan F (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 March 2020
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Reply from Helen Tidball, Customer Liaison Officer at Haviland House
Hi Susan, thank you very much for your review. Your feedback is really important to us and we will pass on your kind words to the team. We recognise that the financial burden of care is difficult for many people. If you have your own home, you are expected to pay the full private fee rate. But, we guarantee after three years if your money runs out, you will not be asked to leave, this is a home for life. Regarding your Mum’s food, I understand she is now on a puree diet. If this is still an issue, the Head Chef would be happy to meet up and discuss what we can do. Please feel free to contact me by email helen.tidball@guildcare.org or call me on 01903 528600. Warm regards.
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Review from Sarah R (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 February 2020
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Reply from Chris Walton-Turner, Manager of Haviland House at Haviland House
Thank you so much for your review of Haviland House. We are honoured that you chose Haviland for your Mum and for the trust and faith you have placed in us. The team strive every day to ensure all our family members (residents) feel loved and are well cared for so it’s great to hear that’s how you feel about the care and support here at Haviland. I will make sure this is passed on to the team.
Regards, Chris
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Review from Lorraine J (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 February 2019
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Reply from Samantha Philpott, Head of Marketing and Communications at Haviland House
Thank you for your review. We know how hard a decision it is to put a loved one into a care home. But we are glad your mum has settled in so well at Haviland House and feels part of the family. Best wishes.
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Review from Paul (Son of Resident) published on 17 January 2019
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Reply from Samantha Philpott, Head of Marketing and Communications at Haviland House
Thank you for your review, I am very pleased to hear that you are happy with all aspects of your mother's care. Regards, Guild Care
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Review from Stella C (Wife of Resident) published on 13 July 2018
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Reply from Samantha Philpott, Head of Marketing and Communications at Haviland House
Stella thank you for your review I am very pleased to know that you find our care home excellent. Regards,
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Review from Ian V (Son of Resident) published on 13 June 2018
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Reply from Chris Walton-Turner, Care Home Manager at Haviland House
Thank you for your very honest feedback. I was sorry to read this review and disappointed that you feel that the home is run badly. We have spoken and met a number of times since your father joined us so I do understand your concerns and I know it was a very difficult decision for you and your family to have to place him in a care home. However, it is now very important that we work with you more closely to make sure that your father feels more relaxed and comfortable with us and I have written to you separately with some dates for us to meet formally to discuss your concerns.
We realise that Haviland House is not a care home for everyone. We have adopted the ‘Butterfly Approach’ at Haviland House, working very closely with external consultants. This means that our staff, the individuals living here and their relatives can spend the day together and we focus on people’s feelings as much as their personal care needs. We are no longer restricted by the usual routines of a care home and staff don’t wear uniforms - we are trying to create a homely environment for our family members with daily activity and engagement with the community including visits from local school children and various entertainers.
Value for money
With regards, the issue of value for money, the cost of care, dementia care, in particular, is very expensive and Haviland House is a not-for-profit care home. We also offer some subsided beds for those who cannot afford the full cost.
Basic care of our residents
Our records demonstrate that our care staff support residents with personal care 4 to 5 times over a 24 hour period.
Standard of care staff
You acknowledge there are very good staff which I am pleased to hear, and whenever individuals have been singled out for criticism or praise, this has been fed back to that person and action taken when required. If you can let us know those members of staff that you consider to be poor I would appreciate it so that I investigate properly.
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I disagree with your point that the cleanliness of Haviland House is poor. Environmental Health has visited and although there are some areas for improvement, they are satisfied with the levels of cleanliness within the home. If you could be more specific though about what areas of the home you believe have such poor standards that would be appreciated.
Once again I am very sorry that you feel this way about Haviland House, as we always strive to provide outstanding customer service making this feel like a home from home. It is clear though that you are not happy with the level of care being provided to your father and we will do all we can, working with you, to ensure that we can resolve the situation quickly.
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Review from Sue M (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 3 January 2018
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Review from Andrea (Resident) published on 28 December 2017
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Thank you for your comments which we take very seriously. We have recently adopted the ‘Butterfly Approach’ at Haviland House which is aimed at making the environment less clinical and more like a home. Taking on this approach means we have changed some of the ways we work so there are no strict routines; staff and individuals living here spend the day together and we focus on people’s feelings as much as their personal care needs. We have also removed staff uniforms and created five households which care for a particular stage of dementia. Having talked to other care homes who have also adopted the 'Butterfly Approach' we knew there would be a high turnover of staff, typically up to 85%, at Haviland, it is around 60%. Dementia care is quite different to traditional residential and nursing care but since moving to a household model we have strived to ensure consistency of staff, but attracting people has always proved difficult. We are always looking at improving our recruitment processes to ensure we get the right people.
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Review from Sandor N (Son of Resident) published on 28 December 2017
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Reply from Samantha Philpott, Head of Communications and Marketing at Haviland House
Thank you for raising your concerns about your father’s wellbeing which we take extremely seriously. At a recent Relatives’ Meeting, we talked about the high turnover that Haviland has experienced this year. We knew from talking to other care homes that have adopted the ‘Butterfly Approach’ with Dementia Care Matters, that this would result in a high turnover rate of anywhere up to 80-85%. At Haviland, it is closer to 60%. Since moving to the household model we have strived to ensure consistency. Dementia care is quite different to traditional residential and nursing care and finding the right people has always proved difficult, but we have recently changed our recruitment methods and we will be monitoring turnover going forward. We encourage our staff to involve individuals in aspects of normal household tasks and activities such as laying the table for meals, sorting cutlery etc. as well as more planned events like watching films and quizzes and other events set up by our Health and Wellbeing Coordinator. We understand the concerns about your father being asleep on the sofa and this will be investigated further. We have commenced training for staff which focuses on providing person-centred dementia care – which is all about getting to know individuals and finding ways of connecting with people on an emotional level. The initial training has been on two households and will be rolled out to all staff in 2018. Staff also attend Guild Care’s Certificate in Principles of Dementia Care through Northbrook College. We hope that we can engage with you in person very soon to discuss all your concerns in more detail.
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Review from Amanda B (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 December 2017
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Review from Maureen W (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 14 December 2017
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Reply from Samantha Philpott, Head of Communications and Marketing at Haviland House
We are pleased that you are happy with the care your mum is getting at Haviland House. I know the transition to our carers not wearing uniforms or name badges has been a difficult one for some relatives and staff too, however the ‘Butterfly Approach’ we have adopted is aimed at making the environment less clinical and more like a home, so we do believe that this is in the best interest of our family members. However, we do though take on board your comments and hope in time you will get more used to this way of living at Haviland House.
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Review from Denise P (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 December 2017
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Review from Tracey S (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 December 2017
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Review from Jean R (Sister of Resident) published on 5 September 2017
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Review from Cyril S (Husband of Resident) published on 21 March 2017
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Review from David G (Son of Resident) published on 10 August 2016
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A lovely, lovely place.
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Review from Margaret P (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 June 2016
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The Review Score of 9.6 (9.629) out of 10 for Haviland House 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 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 21 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 4.629 for Haviland House is calculated as follows: ( (202 Excellents x 5) + (37 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) + (12 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 256 Ratings = 4.629
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 Haviland House is based on 21 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 67 registered maximum number of service users is 13.4, which has been reached with 21 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: 13 Jan 2022
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Job Title: Care Home Manager
Joined: 2022
I joined Haviland House as Care Home Manager on November 22. I started my career in Health and Social care in 2012 as an administrator at a nursing home in Brighton. I quickly progressed to Deputy Manager and then to Care Home Manager before moving on to be Registered Manager at an 80-bed Residential and Dementia Home.
I cannot envisage another career with more varied days, challenges and rewards than this role brings and the chance to make a positive change in people’s lives is a real motivator. I really enjoy being a manager with the ability to influence positive change, support a team and drive the highest standards of person-centred care.
The whole team at Haviland House show passion and dedication to providing a high level of care for people living with Dementia. We ensure our residents are fulfilled, engaged, well cared for and happy. Getting to know the people we care for, seeing them happy and empowering them to live their lives is one of the greatest rewards.
Job Title: Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator
My journey at Haviland House began in 2022 when I joined as a Dementia Support Worker. In August 2023, I had the privilege of taking on the role of Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator, which has been incredibly rewarding.
My primary responsibility as the Wellbeing and Activities Coordinator is to deliver a diverse range of activities aimed at stimulating the mental and physical well-being of our residents. One of the most important aspects of my role is ensuring that these activities are accessible and enjoyable for individuals at all stages of dementia and with varying abilities.
I genuinely love what I do. Being a part of our residents' daily well-being and creating a fun, positive atmosphere to care for them is at the heart of my role. It's incredibly fulfilling to contribute to their lives and make a meaningful impact on their overall quality of life.
My dedication to the residents at Haviland House drives me, and I am deeply committed to providing the best possible care and support to enhance their well-being.
Job Title: Deputy Manager - Resources
Joined: 2018
I have worked at Haviland House for 5 years. I started as a night carer and worked my way up to my current role as Deputy Manager - Resources. I manage resourcing and recruitment to ensure that we have a safe staff-to-resident ratio at all times. I am the 'go-to' person for any questions about our home due to my long tenure at Haviland House. I love meeting new residents and talking to residents' families. Haviland House is like one big family for me.
Job Title: Haviland House and Bradbury Centre Administrator
Joined: 2023
I am responsible for ensuring our residents' personal records are up to date. I also assist with rotas and invoicing. Haviland House has a wonderful family atmosphere, and I love being part of the team.