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Beaconsfield Road, Farnham Common, Slough, SL2 3HU
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27 February 2025
The staff are all very friendly and caring. It is a very difficult job. The staff work very hard and try to be as helpful as possible.
04 February 2025
The staff are all friendly and caring. Everything is spotlessly clean. The food looks very appetising. The chef made a beautiful cake for my friends birthday. My friend has settled down very quickly no longer saying she wishes to go home. She has made friends with one of the other residents and seems happy.
20 August 2024
My mother passed away in July after just over a year of living at Farnham Common House. The latter part of her stay was in the dementia ward. From day 1, the staff were wonderful, and by staff I mean not only the carers but also all others who work there behind the scenes, such as the office, activity, kitchen and cleaning staff. It's such a difficult job looking after very elderly people, and at FCH I experienced caring at its best, loving, patient (sometimes in the extreme!), reassuring, professional, and humorous. The atmosphere in the home is positive, and, as a visitor, I always felt very welcome. Residents' needs are met on a very individual basis, and I never felt any worries at all about the way my mother was treated although I was not able to visit very often. Not least, I appreciated the close contact that the home maintained with me throughout my mother's stay. Thank you all so much.
14 March 2024
As an ex-NHS worker, this is the very best care home I have personally come across. All staff, from the receptionist and office staff, kitchen staff (especially), activity staff (especially), laundry and cleaning are exceptional along with the care team - who are amazing. This really is a very happy and caring home from home. Exceptional.
11 January 2024
My husband became a resident in the dementia unit on November 20th 2023. He found it difficult to settle in the beginning but he is now more familiar with his surroundings. I have found all the staff very helpful and kind to him. He finds it difficult to cope with activities but enjoys any form of music and loves singing.
23 October 2023
This service is a new experience for myself and my family, as not been involved or been through the senial dementia illness ever before. Your service team are beneficial to assigning patients, who are unaware of daily tasks to choose and lifetime daily role. I (we), as a family, appreciate your involvement with managing and offering superb care for our family member and other patients with similar issues that helps their daily fun and care within a 24-hour cover to ease the situations. Thank you again for your care service.
14 September 2023
Plenty for kids, plenty of food and drink options. Residents mixed with others which was really nice.
26 July 2023
Access by bus - public transport is convenient. Front automatic sliding doors to press the button for secure entry by staff are very good. 8 of 9 entries no wait, immediate response and sign in/out. Friendly staff who recognised and remembered us. Quiet words of how she is doing physically and mentally. Her room was clean and fresh. The common room and piano are very nice! Dining room with a budgie and view to the patio - relaxing. Attending Saturday's meeting was informative.
26 July 2023
I cannot praise the staff here too much. The friendly, professional care is excellent. They try to personalise the rooms to make the rooms as much like home as possible. They pop in to see the residents to ensure they are not needing anything. It means that the family can relax knowing their family member is being well cared for. 5-star rating from me!
08 June 2023
My mother receives great care at the home despite her advanced condition. She is still treated with dignity and everybody addresses her by her name.
06 June 2023
My brother is not an easy person to deal with and needs a great deal of encouragement to carry out simple tasks with his personal hygiene and medication. However, although he frequently objects to taking showers, shaving and taking his pills overall the care staff now can read his moods and respond accordingly. I am pleased with the care he is given here and appreciate all that is done for him.
29 August 2022
Caring excellent and very attentive. The food is very acceptable and quite good.
03 August 2022
My husband has been in Farnham Common House nearly six months with dementia. It was such a hard decision to make, after being married for 56 happy years together. I found it a very emotional time of my life, after looking after him at home and having to let go. Farnham Common House, carers, management and all staff are excellent with their care and attention. He is happy and contented, I visit on a regular basis and I am so glad I chose Farnham Common House and would like to thank everyone concerned for all their help.
31 May 2022
The decision to move our mother into Farnham Common House is one that we are pleased to have made. On arriving we were warmly welcomed by a member of staff and to this day they have been caring and empathetic towards our mother's needs and supportive to family requests. We have found that all staff and management are professional and approachable at all times. The management of visitors (and staff) throughout the pandemic was robust and gave us confidence everything reasonable was being done to keep the residents as safe as possible. A programme of regular entertainment and activities for residents at the home is in place which helps maintain an engaging mindset for all and a homely feel for residents. Family member engagement and participation is also encouraged. All in all a very positive place.
22 March 2022
Friendly, homely care home. The staff are very helpful and caring with my dad. My mother feels reassured leaving him in capable hands. The only negative is the decoration which is a little tatty, needs painting in areas. But this is not respective on the excellent care my dad receives. I am pleased my dad is happy at Farnham Common House and I want to thank the staff for this.
16 April 2021
Feels like a real family atmosphere. The staff gave a compassionate and loving relationship with residents; they treat them with great dignity, they also have a sense of humour which residents enjoy. Visitors are warmly welcomed. There are a great variety of activities suited to the ability and understanding of the residents.
01 March 2021
Through these challenging times, my Dad and our family have been treated with kindness and respect. The team at Farnham Common House are friendly and helpful and have done their utmost in maintaining contact via video calls and with regular updates on his wellbeing when in-person visits have not been possible. It is a comfort to know that he is happy and well cared for even though at this time we are prevented from spending quality time together. We hope to be able to share in and experience some of the activities and entertainment in the not too distant future.
16 February 2021
I would highly recommend Farnham Common House. The staff are all so friendly and helpful at all times, we are always kept informed regarding any issues and with mum's general health. Rooms are all kept very clean, lots of activities for residents to do. I have no concerns with my mum being there as I know she is being well looked after.
16 February 2021
Dad has been with the brilliant carers at FCH for a few years now. He is well looked after which is even more of an achievement in these trying times. We have regular updates, video calls and visits have been well organised when we have been able to go. That has been surprisingly a good number of times when we were not in maximum lockdown. Of course, before covid visits were not to just dad but his fellow residents there as well. Enjoyable for him and even more so for us playing all the games and helping out with the activities. The staff there are a great bunch. So much so I would say they have become our friends and make us most welcome when we visit. It will be good to get back to all of the outings and entertainment that we had a year or so ago with a trip to tea dances and boats on the river. That will all be back and happening soon I'm sure. So well done FCH for a superb effort in trying circumstances.
16 February 2021
I have no hesitation in recommending Farnham Common House, it is an excellent Care home where the staff really do care. Many have been there for ages and it is very homely. The shared rooms and bedrooms are comfortable and always clean. It is a very welcoming place and I have spent many enjoyable times with my father there, joining in with the activities. Food is good, one year the chef set up a lovely dinner for our family to eat with my father on Christmas day. It is sometimes a challenge to get my dad to eat and they are experts at encouraging him. They have dealt with the covid situation really well, introducing safe visits where possible and keeping me updated on my dad's progress with calls and videos and sharing pictures of my Dad singing, dancing and joining in with many other activities, he certainly has a much better social life than me at the moment!
Latest Reviews for Farnham Common House
27 February 2025
The staff are all very friendly and caring. It is a very difficult job. The staff work very hard and try to be as helpful as possible.
04 February 2025
The staff are all friendly and caring. Everything is spotlessly clean. The food looks very appetising. The chef made a beautiful cake for my friends birthday. My friend has settled down very quickly no longer saying she wishes to go home. She has made friends with one of the other residents and seems happy.
20 August 2024
My mother passed away in July after just over a year of living at Farnham Common House. The latter part of her stay was in the dementia ward. From day 1, the staff were wonderful, and by staff I mean not only the carers but also all others who work there behind the scenes, such as the office, activity, kitchen and cleaning staff. It's such a difficult job looking after very elderly people, and at FCH I experienced caring at its best, loving, patient (sometimes in the extreme!), reassuring, professional, and humorous. The atmosphere in the home is positive, and, as a visitor, I always felt very welcome. Residents' needs are met on a very individual basis, and I never felt any worries at all about the way my mother was treated although I was not able to visit very often. Not least, I appreciated the close contact that the home maintained with me throughout my mother's stay. Thank you all so much.
14 March 2024
As an ex-NHS worker, this is the very best care home I have personally come across. All staff, from the receptionist and office staff, kitchen staff (especially), activity staff (especially), laundry and cleaning are exceptional along with the care team - who are amazing. This really is a very happy and caring home from home. Exceptional.
11 January 2024
My husband became a resident in the dementia unit on November 20th 2023. He found it difficult to settle in the beginning but he is now more familiar with his surroundings. I have found all the staff very helpful and kind to him. He finds it difficult to cope with activities but enjoys any form of music and loves singing.
23 October 2023
This service is a new experience for myself and my family, as not been involved or been through the senial dementia illness ever before. Your service team are beneficial to assigning patients, who are unaware of daily tasks to choose and lifetime daily role. I (we), as a family, appreciate your involvement with managing and offering superb care for our family member and other patients with similar issues that helps their daily fun and care within a 24-hour cover to ease the situations. Thank you again for your care service.
14 September 2023
Plenty for kids, plenty of food and drink options. Residents mixed with others which was really nice.
26 July 2023
Access by bus - public transport is convenient. Front automatic sliding doors to press the button for secure entry by staff are very good. 8 of 9 entries no wait, immediate response and sign in/out. Friendly staff who recognised and remembered us. Quiet words of how she is doing physically and mentally. Her room was clean and fresh. The common room and piano are very nice! Dining room with a budgie and view to the patio - relaxing. Attending Saturday's meeting was informative.
26 July 2023
I cannot praise the staff here too much. The friendly, professional care is excellent. They try to personalise the rooms to make the rooms as much like home as possible. They pop in to see the residents to ensure they are not needing anything. It means that the family can relax knowing their family member is being well cared for. 5-star rating from me!
08 June 2023
My mother receives great care at the home despite her advanced condition. She is still treated with dignity and everybody addresses her by her name.
06 June 2023
My brother is not an easy person to deal with and needs a great deal of encouragement to carry out simple tasks with his personal hygiene and medication. However, although he frequently objects to taking showers, shaving and taking his pills overall the care staff now can read his moods and respond accordingly. I am pleased with the care he is given here and appreciate all that is done for him.
29 August 2022
Caring excellent and very attentive. The food is very acceptable and quite good.
03 August 2022
My husband has been in Farnham Common House nearly six months with dementia. It was such a hard decision to make, after being married for 56 happy years together. I found it a very emotional time of my life, after looking after him at home and having to let go. Farnham Common House, carers, management and all staff are excellent with their care and attention. He is happy and contented, I visit on a regular basis and I am so glad I chose Farnham Common House and would like to thank everyone concerned for all their help.
31 May 2022
The decision to move our mother into Farnham Common House is one that we are pleased to have made. On arriving we were warmly welcomed by a member of staff and to this day they have been caring and empathetic towards our mother's needs and supportive to family requests. We have found that all staff and management are professional and approachable at all times. The management of visitors (and staff) throughout the pandemic was robust and gave us confidence everything reasonable was being done to keep the residents as safe as possible. A programme of regular entertainment and activities for residents at the home is in place which helps maintain an engaging mindset for all and a homely feel for residents. Family member engagement and participation is also encouraged. All in all a very positive place.
22 March 2022
Friendly, homely care home. The staff are very helpful and caring with my dad. My mother feels reassured leaving him in capable hands. The only negative is the decoration which is a little tatty, needs painting in areas. But this is not respective on the excellent care my dad receives. I am pleased my dad is happy at Farnham Common House and I want to thank the staff for this.
16 April 2021
Feels like a real family atmosphere. The staff gave a compassionate and loving relationship with residents; they treat them with great dignity, they also have a sense of humour which residents enjoy. Visitors are warmly welcomed. There are a great variety of activities suited to the ability and understanding of the residents.
01 March 2021
Through these challenging times, my Dad and our family have been treated with kindness and respect. The team at Farnham Common House are friendly and helpful and have done their utmost in maintaining contact via video calls and with regular updates on his wellbeing when in-person visits have not been possible. It is a comfort to know that he is happy and well cared for even though at this time we are prevented from spending quality time together. We hope to be able to share in and experience some of the activities and entertainment in the not too distant future.
16 February 2021
I would highly recommend Farnham Common House. The staff are all so friendly and helpful at all times, we are always kept informed regarding any issues and with mum's general health. Rooms are all kept very clean, lots of activities for residents to do. I have no concerns with my mum being there as I know she is being well looked after.
16 February 2021
Dad has been with the brilliant carers at FCH for a few years now. He is well looked after which is even more of an achievement in these trying times. We have regular updates, video calls and visits have been well organised when we have been able to go. That has been surprisingly a good number of times when we were not in maximum lockdown. Of course, before covid visits were not to just dad but his fellow residents there as well. Enjoyable for him and even more so for us playing all the games and helping out with the activities. The staff there are a great bunch. So much so I would say they have become our friends and make us most welcome when we visit. It will be good to get back to all of the outings and entertainment that we had a year or so ago with a trip to tea dances and boats on the river. That will all be back and happening soon I'm sure. So well done FCH for a superb effort in trying circumstances.
16 February 2021
I have no hesitation in recommending Farnham Common House, it is an excellent Care home where the staff really do care. Many have been there for ages and it is very homely. The shared rooms and bedrooms are comfortable and always clean. It is a very welcoming place and I have spent many enjoyable times with my father there, joining in with the activities. Food is good, one year the chef set up a lovely dinner for our family to eat with my father on Christmas day. It is sometimes a challenge to get my dad to eat and they are experts at encouraging him. They have dealt with the covid situation really well, introducing safe visits where possible and keeping me updated on my dad's progress with calls and videos and sharing pictures of my Dad singing, dancing and joining in with many other activities, he certainly has a much better social life than me at the moment!