A warm welcome to our home
The Lakes Care Centre located in South Cerney offers an outstanding home environment. The private bedrooms are your personal haven and there are comfortable and homely living areas, including beautifully furnished lounges, a kitchen and dining room.
- Dementia Care
- Residential Care
- Respite Care
- Day Care
The home offers compassionate, individualised residential, dementia, respite and day care for up to 64 residents. The purpose-built home environment has been specifically designed to support the needs of older people including those with dementia, from aiding memory in day-to-day living and reminiscence therapy, to reinforcing personal identity and navigating around the home.
Cosy lounges are available to relax in, as are the safe terraces to take advantage of on sunny days and social activities take place daily for your enjoyment. If you’d like a little more privacy, then your own spacious bed-sitting room, with en-suite ‘wet room’ shower facilities, offers a peaceful oasis.
The Lakes Care Centre is surrounding by stunning scenery and a host of leisure facilities including cafes and restaurants. The home is located close to the popular destination of Cotswold Water Park which boasts 180 lakes and a host of activities.
Services & Facilities
The team
Food
Activities
Events
Pricing and Key Facts
About the team
Our friendly, professionally trained team are on hand around the clock to support our residents, ensuring they spend their day how they wish and enabling them to enjoy a fulfilling and independent lifestyle.
The attentive care team focus on the individual needs of the residents, with a tailored care plan for each person. Their aim is to improve the quality of life for our residents by creating lovely, comfortable, homely surroundings and by providing care, activities and other services designed around each resident’s needs and wishes.
Meet the team
Food
A talented chef and kitchen team prepare tasty, home-cooked meals. The freshly prepared, delicious 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.
The menus change daily, and the kettle is always on, so hot drinks are available throughout the day.
Each of the four households have their own personal kitchen-dining room where residents u can take their meals if they wish. Residents are also encouraged to help prepare their own food, and to make snacks.
Activities
Whether it’s wet or dry outside, we at OSJCT feel that activities are essential in providing the best caring environment to live in.
Hobbies don’t simply stop when living with us at The Lakes Care Centre. We have a dedicated Activities Co-ordinator who works closely with our residents to create a programme of fulfilling activities and events, tailored around each resident’s requests, hobbies and interests. The programme of events and activities provide a source of fun and laughter, to help each resident live their life to the full and make new friendships.
We are also fortunate to have the support of many volunteers of all ages from the local community, strengthening our links to this thriving market town. Here is a sample of activities on offer:
- Arts and crafts
- ‘Pat the dog’ – a visit from a trained dog
- Coffee mornings
- 100th birthday party
- Lunch club
- Manicure and massage
- Gents’ club
- Flower arranging
- Visiting musicians
- Knit2gether
- Visit from the Beavers
- Christmas party’s
- Summer fete
- Church service
- Gardening
- Mind song (music therapy)
Download sample activities schedule
Many of the activities feature Reminiscence Therapy to aid those living with Dementia to remember events, people and places using sight, touch, taste, smell and sound.
Events
We run regular activities for all to join in: (all community events are currently on hold, call The Lakes Care Centre on 01285 314141 for more details)
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 | £1480 | £1560 |
| Dementia Respite | £1630 | £1715 |
| Residential Long Term | £1380 | £1480 |
| Residential Respite | £1515 | £1630 |
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.
Shelley Hearn
Natalie Merriott
General Manager
Shelley joins The Lakes Care Centre with a wealth of experience having worked in the care industry for many years. Shelley initially started as a Housekeeper at OSJCT in 1995 and has progressed to an experienced Home Manager. When Shelley is not at work she enjoys walking her two dogs or getting out in her caravan any chance she gets to explore new places.
Activities Co-ordinator
Natalie joined The Lakes Care Centre in Summer 2022 following many years working in Customer Service and Childcare roles. Natalie loves being creative and enjoys supporting residents with activities and developing new skills. When Natalie is not at work, she is a keen car enthusiast, she attends many car shows and even runs her own car club!
