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Drakes Place

Taunton Road, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8TD

08000 353 776Telephone

Regulator rating: Good
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Details updated 1 day ago

Rooms availableRooms available

Beds
26 total beds
Brand
Voyage
Ownership type
Privately Owned
Local Authority
Somerset County Council

Overview

Drakes Place provides support to 26 individuals with moderate learning and physical disabilities.

Our residential home is set in five acres of grounds, providing a spacious living environment for the people we support. The service also has a hydrotherapy pool and fully equipped sensory room.

Drakes Place has close transport links nearby as well as a large supermarket only a few minutes down the road. The service has close links with several colleges and adult learning centres where people currently attend courses in art and crafts, cookery, current affairs, computers, lip-reading and life skills.

Care Types

  • Duration
    • Long-term
  • Age
    • Adults 65 and over
    • Adults under 65 yrs
  • Type of care
    • Learning Disability
    • Physical Disability
    • Sensory Impairment
  • Specific care needs
    • Autism
    • Challenging / Specialist Behaviour

Care Home Facilities

  • Key Features
    • Dining Room
    • Garden
    • Lift
    • Lounge
    • Resident Choice Dining
    • Wifi
  • Accessibility
    • Free Parking (on-site)
    • Minibus
    • Sensory Room
    • Wheelchair Access
  • Leisure and Wellbeing
    • Activities (bingo, etc.)
    • Daily Newspapers
    • Individual/Group Outings

Room Facilities

  • Key Features
    • Own Furniture Allowed
    • Wifi
  • Bathroom
    • Communal Bathroom (only)
    • Wet Rooms
  • Accessibility & Equipment
    • Assisted Bathroom
    • Ground Floor Rooms
    • Wheelchair Access

In The Area

Airport Airport 19.3 miles
Bank Bank 0.3 miles
Bar Bar 0.1 miles
Bus Station Bus Station 6.0 miles
Cinema Cinema 0.5 miles
Dentist Dentist 0.1 miles
Doctor Doctor 0.4 miles
Hospital Hospital 0.4 miles
Park Park 0.5 miles
Pharmacy Pharmacy 0.2 miles
Shop Shop 0.2 miles
Supermarket Supermarket 0.1 miles
Train Station Train Station 6.0 miles

Funding Sources

  • Local AuthorityWhen your local authority pays for your care - sometimes referred to as 'state funding'
  • 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

  • Safe:
    Good
  • Effective:
    Good
  • Caring:
    Good
  • Responsive:
    Good
  • Well-led:
    Good