Care Homes in Evesham

Evesham has 11 CQC registered care homes. 8 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 7 of the 11 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 Evesham

The assessment that starts the process

Care is easier to arrange when the paperwork comes before the panic. An assessment of needs is free, available to anyone who appears to need care whatever their savings, and it produces a written account of the help required. Worcestershire County Council Adult Social Care carries it out, looking at mobility, health, medication, daily routine and the support already in place. Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment follows, and that second stage decides how much of the weekly fee public funding meets and how much the resident contributes from income and capital.

What residential fees look like in practice

Residential care costs less than nursing care because there is no requirement for registered nurses on duty around the clock, but fees still differ noticeably between homes and rise over time. Ask every home for a written schedule that separates the core weekly charge from extras such as hairdressing, chiropody and trips out. Where capital sits above the national threshold the resident pays in full, and where it falls below, the council contributes while the resident pays an assessed amount from income. If the preferred home charges more than the council will pay, a third party contribution is usually needed to cover the gap, so raise that question early rather than once a move is underway.

Other decisions that come with funding

If the council arranges and pays for part of a placement, it still works with the family on choice of home, and a preference will normally be met where the home is suitable and has a place available at a price the council will meet. Families who fund the care themselves can ask the council for advice regardless, and it is worth asking what happens if savings later fall below the threshold, because arrangements can change at that point.

Choosing the right care home in Evesham

Using the ratings sensibly

With a range of homes to consider and a consistent set of ratings, the inspection judgements will not separate them for you. Lime Street holds an Outstanding rating, and the other nine, among them Gloucester House, Abbey House, Cedar Lodge Care Home and Greenhill Park Residential Care Home, are each rated Good. Because the labels are similar, the reports matter more than usual. Read what inspectors said about staffing, about how residents are involved in decisions, and about how the home responds when something goes wrong, and check how recently each visit took place.

What to look for on a visit

Go in person, preferably at a mealtime, when a home is at its busiest and least rehearsed. Ask how many staff are on duty by day and overnight, how much of the team is permanent rather than agency, and how long the manager has been in post. Ask what the home does when a resident's needs grow beyond personal care, since a home registered for residential care cannot provide nursing on site. Ask how families are told when something changes, and how care plans are reviewed. Then pay attention to the ordinary things: whether residents look occupied, whether staff use people's names, and whether the place feels like somewhere a person could settle.

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