Brooklands Nursing & Residential Home
Costessey Lane, Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6HB
01603 262 666Telephone
01508 500 841Admissions (Admissions)
Overview
Brooklands Care Home in Drayton, Norwich, provides award-winning residential, nursing and dementia care.
Brooklands is a homely environment with a skilled and long-standing team dedicated to delivering personalised care. With decades of collective experience, whether providing clinical care, assisting with daily activities, or supporting families, everyone works as a team to enhance the lives of their residents.
There are lifestyle choices available to suit all tastes and abilities, from chair Zumba to knitting club and topical quizzes. As well as regular excursions to local places of interest, and visits from entertainers, artists, and schoolchildren. The home also runs a ‘wishing tree’ initiative, granting residents’ wishes, big and small.
Brooklands features elegant en-suite bedrooms, spacious dining rooms, relaxing lounges, and a hair salon. It is surrounded by tranquil landscaped gardens with stunning views of the Norfolk countryside. These play host to regular events such as book club and summer barbecues.
Brooklands is proud to be a vibrant community, that welcomes friends and family and where every day is filled with laughter, friendship, and connection.
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
- Learning Disability
- Mental Health
- Nursing
- Physical Disability
- Residential
- Sensory Impairment
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Short stay services
- Day Care Services
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Specific care needs
- Autism
- Bariatric Care
- 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
- 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
- Wheelchair Access
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Leisure and Wellbeing
- Activities (bingo, etc.)
- 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)
- TV Point
In The Area
| Airport | Airport | 2.4 miles |
| Bank | Bank | 0.2 miles |
| Bus Station | Bus Station | 4.9 miles |
| Cinema | Cinema | 4.1 miles |
| Dentist | Dentist | 0.2 miles |
| Doctor | Doctor | 0.5 miles |
| Hospital | Hospital | 1.7 miles |
| Park | Park | 0.7 miles |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 0.3 miles |
| Supermarket | Supermarket | 0.2 miles |
| Train Station | Train Station | 4.9 miles |
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: Good
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Safe:Good
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Effective:Good
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Caring:Good
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Responsive:Good
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Well-led:Requires Improvement
Additional Information
- Rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) during their last inspection in December 2022. https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-320207612
- 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
- Care Team of the Year, Finalist, Great British Care Awards East Region 2023