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Fonthill House Nursing Home
Fonthill House Nursing Home
Fonthill House Nursing Home
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FONTHILL HOUSE NURSING HOME

(5.0 Score)
Cassius Drive, St Albans AL3 4GD, UK Directions

Speciality:

✓ Group Exercise With The Physio Team ✓ Reading Club ✓ Live Music With Will Farmer ✓ Fonthill House Choir ✓ Hairdressing

“Fonthill House Nursing Home is a family-run care home that provides residents with high standards of care and attention. The whole team at Fonthill House is here to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable stay. At Fonthill House Nursing Home, their team is fully supported by the nursing assistants and care assistants. They have a hospitality, housekeeping, maintenance, and activities team. Their team of chefs prepares fresh dishes each day. Their passion is to care for their residents with the best quality. Fonthill House Nursing Home provides activities ranging from wine and canapés at 400ft to playing the piano at the Ritz.

2025 Update: They work with dietitians and nutritionists to create appetising menus which can be tailor-made for each guest.”

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Contact:

01727 532001

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The Orchard Nursing Home
The Orchard Nursing Home
The Orchard Nursing Home
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THE ORCHARD NURSING HOME

(4.8 Score)
129-135 Camp Road, St Albans AL1 5HL, UK Directions

Speciality:

✓ Live Entertainment ✓ Pamper Sessions ✓ Arts and Crafts ✓ Baking ✓ Day Trips ✓ Comfortable Coffee Lounge ✓ Hair Salon ✓ Bistro

“The Orchard Nursing Home offers residential, nursing, and dementia care, palliative care, set within a quiet residential area. They have comfortable lounges, an activity room, a hair salon, and a brand new bistro full of homemade cakes. They provide comfy armchairs, classic novels, and books on the shelves. You’ll find board games, cards, and puzzles at The Orchard Nursing Home to keep the mind sharp. Their unique arts and crafts room is perfect for creating your own. They offer special facilities, including bedrooms with beautifully appointed en-suite bathrooms. The Orchard Nursing Home also welcomes visitors on special occasions.

2025 Update: Their dedicated team is experts in varying types of care, and they are experienced in providing for residents with complex care needs.”

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Price:

Residential Starts from £1,495
Nursing Starts from £1,635
Residential Dementia Starts from £1,635
Nursing Dementia Starts from £1,745

Contact:

01727 223465 01727 221 484

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Eleanor House
Eleanor House
Eleanor House
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ELEANOR HOUSE

(4.8 Score)
London Road, St Albans AL1 1NR , UK Directions

Since 2017

Speciality:

✓ Bistro ✓ Estates Manager ✓ 24/7 Call System ✓ Camera Entry System ✓ Wheelchair Access ✓ Communal Lounge ✓ Car Parking ✓ Guest Suite ✓ Landscaped Gardens

“Eleanor House is a living space with a collection of one. and two-bedroom retirement apartments. The home is beautifully landscaped spaces with traditional outdoor amenities, including elevated community gardens, level walking paths, ponds and patios. They are exclusive to those over 70, allowing them to enjoy their private lives. Eleanor House has professionally trained and qualified workers who are on hand to deliver home care on-site. They have an on-site chef-run bistro with a changing seasonal menu. They offer a wide range of retirement services so residents can enjoy them at home. Eleanor House also serves Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Hatfield, Potters Bar, and Dunstable residents. They provide 24/7 support for the day-to-day running of the community.

2025 Update: Eleanor House has a range of additional cleaning and laundry services available. Also has wheelchair access availability, a guest suite with a car parking facility and is pet friendly. Eleanor House has rental properties available.”

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Price:

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1 Bed from £3,700
2 Beds from £4,500

Contact:

0800 201 4811

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FONTHILL HOUSE NURSING HOME REVIEWS

My son and I work at Fonthill House on a regular basis and admire the passion and dedication the staff display so openly. It is a clean, happy and friendly place where nothing is too much trouble for the staff. It's clearly a well managed home and I would be very happy to send any of my friends or family there.

I am so grateful to the staff at Fonthill who look after my elderly relative with dedication, love and care. I have had complete peace of mind during the Pandemic, knowing that she is so well looked after and that has been a huge relief. Caroline and her team are wonderful and it is a shame that all elderly people cannot see out their days at Fonthill.

The quality of care at Fonthill is AMAZING. Nothing is too much trouble for the nurses, carers and hospitality staff. My mum is treated with a lot of dignity and love.

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THE ORCHARD NURSING HOME REVIEWS

It's always a pleasure to visit The Orchard, the staff are really friendly and the activities team really support all the events and services taking place in the home. I lead worship there every month and they always support me, the residents and the service really well, taking part and gathering the congregation together. A wonderfully caring and kind place to be.

I have enjoyed my visits to the The Orchard Nursing Homes. Residents seem to be enjoying their days. Colleagues at the home doing everything that they can to ensure that the residents have meaningful and active lives. Working together to enrich lives.

i know a few people who have stayed here. when visiting i have had many a great conversation with the lovely staff members. all really hard working and caring people.

ELEANOR HOUSE REVIEWS

Very beautiful place, good for elders.

TBR® Inspection Score Report

FONTHILL HOUSE NURSING HOME Total Inspection Points: 119/120
Complete Info: 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Business Hours: 10
Business Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
Current Evaluation: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Reviews Study: 10
Special Features: 10
Videos: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

THE ORCHARD NURSING HOME Total Inspection Points: 116/120
Reviews Accuracy of : 8
Acknowledgements: 9
Complete Info: 9
Business Hours: 10
Business Images: 10
Contact Info: 10
Current Evaluation: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Pricing: 10
Reviews Study: 10

TBR® Inspection Score Report

ELEANOR HOUSE Total Inspection Points: 114/120
Experience: 7
Complete Info: 9
Current Evaluation: 9
Special Features: 9
Acknowledgements: 10
Business Hours: 10
Business Images: 10
Exact Services: 10
Legitimate Ratings: 10
Location Proximity: 10
Videos: 10
Website Source: 10
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