Drakes Place
Taunton Road, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8TD
08000 353 776Telephone
Admissions (Admissions)
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
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Duration
- Long-term
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Age
- Adults 65 and over
- Adults under 65 yrs
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Type of care
- Learning Disability
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
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Specific care needs
- Autism
- Challenging / Specialist Behaviour
Care Home Facilities
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Key Features
- Dining Room
- Garden
- Lift
- Lounge
- Resident Choice Dining
- Wifi
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Accessibility
- Free Parking (on-site)
- Minibus
- Sensory Room
- Wheelchair Access
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Leisure and Wellbeing
- Activities (bingo, etc.)
- Daily Newspapers
- Individual/Group Outings
Room Facilities
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Key Features
- Own Furniture Allowed
- Wifi
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Bathroom
- Communal Bathroom (only)
- Wet Rooms
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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
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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:Good