Care Homes in Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury has 3 CQC registered care homes. 2 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 2 of the 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Arranging and Funding a Care Home Place in Tewkesbury

Starting with the care needs assessment

Where one home has no published rating, the assessment and the visit have to carry more weight. An assessment of need is free, open to anyone who may require residential care, and it records the help needed across an ordinary day. Ask Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care to carry it out and to arrange the financial assessment that follows, which decides whether funded support applies. Homes will want to read the written outcome before offering a room, so requesting it early saves time later, whoever will be paying the fees.

Fees and the terms to settle

Fees are quoted as a weekly figure covering the room, meals, laundry and personal care, with hairdressing, chiropody and outings normally charged separately. Where capital falls below the national threshold, the council may contribute once its financial assessment is complete, and above it the place is funded privately. Ask every home for its fees in writing, together with the policy on annual increases, notice periods and what happens during a hospital admission. Where a property is involved, ask the council about a deferred payment arrangement before anything is signed.

Choosing the Right Home in Tewkesbury and What to Look For

Two published reports and one home without a rating

Theoc House and Apperley House are both rated Good, so read their reports for the strengths inspectors identified and note how recently they visited. Tewkesbury Fields has no published rating, so ask when it registered, whether an inspection has taken place or is expected, and what the provider measures internally in the meantime. Ask any home, rated or not, how care is planned and reviewed, how complaints are handled and how it checks its own standards. A home without a rating is not necessarily weaker, but it asks more of you as a visitor.

What to look for on a visit

Ask how many carers are on duty by day and overnight, how long the manager has been in post and how vacancies and sickness are covered. Ask to see a sample care plan, the recent activity programme and the menu, then ask how choice is offered at mealtimes and what happens if someone prefers to eat in their room. Notice whether residents are occupied or simply seated, and whether staff greet people by name as they pass. Visit twice if you can, once by arrangement and once at a quieter hour.

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