A warm welcome to our home
Coombe End Court offers compassionate, individualised day care, respite, residential and dementia care for up to 60 residents in two relaxing, friendly and comfortable households. We believe our professional expert care team are the best people to provide the personal care you need.
- Dementia Care
- Residential Care
- Respite Care
- Day Care
- Intermediate Care
- Vaccinated against COVID-19
The home has been designed to enhance the quality of life of our residents and incorporates several features to promote reminiscence as therapy and with your wellbeing and comfort in mind.
Residents can enjoy the daily social activities going on in the central communal areas with the hairdressing salon open during the week. The cinema/entertainment room is used partly for activities but also for individual and personal use. The comfortable garden area and lounge on the ground floor are perfect for meeting family and friends.
If you’d like a little more privacy, then spend some time in our themed lounges, or in your own spacious bedroom, which are a personal haven for each of the residents. Each room offers a private bed-sitting room, an emergency 24 hour call system, ensuite shower rooms and plenty of space for those personal items from home.
Our key actions against Coronavirus
- Testing for employees and residents means that asymptomatic cases are picked up early.
- Plentiful supplies of PPE.
- Vibrant, fun and socially distanced social bubble activities for all residents.
- Indoor safe visitor spaces installed across the Trust.
- Rigorous cleaning including the use of the latest high-tech electrostatic devices.
- OSJCT is proactive in participating in the latest in research such as ‘instant’ Lateral Flow Tests and the Vivaldi2 antibody study.
We understand there may be a lot of questions and concerns at this time and to provide guidance to those looking to move into a care home view our admissions page.
Services & Facilities
The team
Food
Activities
Events
Pricing and Key Facts
About the team
All our Care Team are professionally qualified and trained to the highest standards. Every member of the team holds the Care Certificate. Your Care Team at Coombe End Court consists of a Home Manager, Head of Care, Care Leads, Activity Co-ordinators, Carers, Admiral Nurse, Handyperson, Housekeeping Team and the homes Chef.
Meet the teamFood
The talented chef and kitchen team prepare tasty, home-cooked meals on site daily from our own kitchens. We source quality produce for our excellent breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. All-day dining is available for lighter meals and snacks and all dishes are carefully balanced to get the best nutritional value and cater for individual dietary requirements and preferences.
Seasonal produce is chosen whenever possible and of course, relatives and friends are always welcome to join us. The menus change daily, and the kettle is always on. Our chef bakes every day so there is always a fresh cake to enjoy.
Each of the households has their own small kitchen dining room where residents can take their meals if they wish. Residents are also encouraged to help prepare their own food and to make snacks whenever they choose.
Activities
We understand how important it is to have daily activities to take part in and enjoy.
Our dedicated Activities Co-ordinators organise a wide programme of events around each person’s requests, hobbies and interests. The team will be delighted to assist you to continue with existing hobbies, as well as giving you the opportunity to try something new if you would like to.
They make sure everyone can enjoy themselves to the fullest, be that with arts and crafts, a coffee morning or more individual pursuits. Visits from outside entertainers happen regularly.
A typical daily activity schedule might include any of the following:
- Visits from local farms
- Birds of prey
- Visits from Alpaca’s
- Arts and crafts
- Cream teas
- Trips to the local Wildlife centre
- Birthday parties
- Board game competitions and quizzes
- Summer Fete’s
- Christmas Party
- Visit from Pets as Therapy Dogs
- Exercise and wellness activities, for example Seated Yoga, Zumba
- Music therapy sessions
- Gardening
- Arts and crafts
- Communal Church services
Download sample activities schedule
Each resident receives one-to-one time with the Activities Co-ordinators and together they will work on their own personal activity plan and goals.
Events
There's never a dull moment. We run regular activities and events for all to join including:
- Coffee mornings
- Care Home Open Day
- Summer and Autumn fetes
- Christmas parties
View our full events calendar below to see more upcoming events taking place. Simply click on any day with a dot to find out more...
Pricing
Care fees vary depending on the level of care required and this will be confirmed upon completion of a care assessment prior to moving into the home.
Below is indicative pricing for self-funded residents per week.
| Care Type | Fees From | Fees To |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia Long Term | £1195 | £1250 |
| Dementia Respite | £1315 | £1375 |
| Residential Long Term | £1095 | £1145 |
| Residential Respite | £1205 | £1310 |
Our home charges self-funder rates for the services we provide. We accept third party top ups for individuals funded by the Local Authority up to the self-funder rate.
We understand that paying for long-term care can often be a complex subject, and with several options available to you it can be confusing. You will find helpful guidance on our Paying for Care page.
Key Facts
The Key Facts document contains information regarding this care home which can be used in comparison with other care homes or can be printed for reference and brought with you when you visit the home.
Meet the team
Our homes' professional services are provided by the Management team, Carers, Nurses and Dementia support teams (where required), Admiral Nurses, Support Workers, Activities Co-ordinators, Housekeeping, Handy Person, Administrators and the home's Chef and Catering team. We also have health professional support from Doctors, Nurses and personal services who will regularly come into the home.
Mandy Palfrey
Home Manager
Amanda has over 25 years’ experience in Health and Social Care. Having worked for various companies including the private sector, Amanda has worked her way up within her role from a Carer to a registered Manager.
Amanda started her career working nights in a nursing home, which she did for 8 years and thoroughly enjoyed. Amanda then started to work as a Carer on days and this is when she really started to blossom in her role as a leader.
Amanda Joined The Orders of St John Care Trust in 2008, she soon became a Care Leader, Head of Care, then a registered Manager in 2014. During this time Amanda has completed various Health and Social Care Qualifications and completed level 5 in Leadership and Management for Health and Social Care before taking on the Registered Managers role.
Amanda sets high standards within her team, she encourages her team to learn new skills and knowledge, which also helps them to succeed, but more importantly to provide excellent care. This has been demonstrated through winning ‘Leader of the Year’ award in 2018.
Latest News
Mar 2021
Following on from our Living Well with Dementia and Wellbeing Support for Carers sessions, join our Admiral Nurses, specialists in dementia care, for a talk and Q and A session on how to communicate with a loved one who is living with dementia.
Feb 2021
Bill Tolley is the face of our latest Trust We Care campaign to promote the joys and benefits of care home living.
Feb 2021
The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) specialists in dementia care held a virtual event to provide carers with wellbeing support and tips on caring for themselves.