Alderwood Care Home
39 Essex Hall Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1ZP
01206 574 266Telephone
01206 879 963Admissions (Admissions)
Overview
Alderwood Care Home is an award-winning Colchester care home that provides exceptional residential, nursing, and dementia care. It is also accredited by the Gold Standards Framework for compassionate end-of-life care.
The experienced team takes a ‘resident-first’ approach, focusing on making each day meaningful for those in their care, alongside meeting their medical and physical needs.
With decades of collective experience, whether providing clinical care, assisting with daily activities, or supporting families, the long-standing team works as one to enhance the lives of their residents.
Life at Alderwood is fun, friendly, and vibrant. Residents enjoy a holistic activities programme that includes live music, seated exercise classes, reminiscence projects, intergenerational visits and pet therapy. As well as regular minibus excursions to the local places of interest.
Underpinned by strong community links, Alderwood also runs a ‘wishing tree’ initiative, working with local partners to grant residents’ wishes, big and small.
Alderwood is a stylish and comfortable home featuring beautiful en-suite bedrooms, spacious lounges, a bustling brasserie, cinema, and hair salon. The home is surrounded by a large, landscaped garden, which plays host to regular community events and the residents’ Gardening Club.
Care Types
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Duration
- Long-term
- Short-stay
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Age
- Adults 65 and over
- Adults under 65 yrs
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Type of care
- Dementia Residential
- Nursing
- Residential
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Short stay services
- Day Care Services
- Intermediate Care
- Reablement Support
- Rehabilitation
- Respite Care
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Specific care needs
- Autism
- Diabetes
- End Of Life Care
- Frailty
- Hearing Impairment
- Heart Disease
- Incontinence
- Parkinsonism
- Physiotherapy
- Sight Impairment
- Speech Impairment
- Stroke
- Young onset dementia
Care Home Facilities
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Key Features
- Cafe
- Dining Room
- Garden
- Lift
- Lounge
- Protected Mealtimes
- Purpose Built
- Quiet Area
- Resident Choice Dining
- Wifi
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Accessibility
- Escort Service to Appointments
- Free Parking (on-site)
- Minibus
- Sensory Room
- Wheelchair Access
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Leisure and Wellbeing
- Activities (bingo, etc.)
- Cinema
- Daily Newspapers
- Designated Smoking Area
- Dry Cleaning
- Hair Salon
- Individual/Group Outings
- Laundry Service
- Podiatry
- Post
- Terrace
- Wellbeing
Room Facilities
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Key Features
- Own Furniture Allowed
- Wifi
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Dining
- Meals In Bedroom
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Bathroom
- En Suite and Communal Bathrooms
- Wet Rooms
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Accessibility & Equipment
- Assisted Bathroom
- Call Bells
- Ground Floor Rooms
- Hoisting
- Wheelchair Access
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Leisure & Wellbeing
- Hairdressing (in room)
- Private Terrace/Garden
- TV Point
In The Area
| Airport | Airport | 24.2 miles |
| Bank | Bank | 0.4 miles |
| Bus Station | Bus Station | 0.1 miles |
| Cinema | Cinema | 0.8 miles |
| Dentist | Dentist | 0.3 miles |
| Doctor | Doctor | 0.6 miles |
| Park | Park | 0.4 miles |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 0.8 miles |
| Supermarket | Supermarket | 0.3 miles |
| Train Station | Train Station | 0.1 miles |
Languages
- English
- Filipino
- German
- Polish
Funding Sources
- Local Authority with top-upWhen you pay the difference between what your local authority is willing to pay and the care home's fee
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Self-funding (private)When you pay for care home fees yourself
Regulator Rating
Overall: Outstanding
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Safe:Good
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Effective:Good
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Caring:Outstanding
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Responsive:Outstanding
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Well-led:Outstanding
Additional Information
- Rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC during their last inspection in December 2020. https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-244876318
- Platinum accreditation in the Gold Standards Framework for compassionate palliative care. https://www.goldstandardsframework.org.uk/accredited-organisations
- Top 20 Mid-size Care Home Groups 2024, carehome.co.uk Top 20 Mid-size Care Home Groups 2023, carehome.co.uk Top 20 Mid-size Care Home Groups 2022, carehome.co.uk
- End of Life Care Award, Highly Commended, Great British Care Awards East Region 2023