Care Homes in Farnborough

Farnborough has 10 CQC registered care homes. 8 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 8 of the 10 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Assessments and the cost of a Farnborough placement

Starting with an assessment of need

An assessment of need is free and open to anyone who appears to require care and support, whatever their savings. The practitioner will look at washing, dressing, eating, managing medicines, mobility and safety at home, and at how much a relative has been absorbing without help. The written outcome becomes the yardstick for judging whether a home can meet the need, and having it in hand before any visit turns a general worry into a specific list of requirements.

How funded support is decided

A financial assessment follows the assessment of need. Capital above the national threshold means funding a placement privately, while people below it receive a contribution towards the weekly fee, and a property is set aside in certain circumstances, for instance where a partner continues to live in it. Both assessments are arranged through the London Borough of Southwark adult social care team, which also commissions funded placements and reviews them. Where health needs are substantial, ask about NHS continuing healthcare.

Understanding the weekly fee

Fees differ between homes and between rooms within the same building, shaped by room size, whether there is an ensuite and the level of support required each day. Ask for a written schedule separating what the fee covers from what is billed on top, since hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers usually sit outside it. Ask how often fees are reviewed, what notice is given of an increase, and what happens if savings fall towards the threshold during a stay.

Choosing between the Farnborough homes and what to check

Where the ratings stop being useful

Eight homes here are rated Good, one is at Requires Improvement and one has no rating yet. When most of a field carries the same word, the rating cannot do your shortlisting for you, but the reports still can. Inspectors describe staffing levels, how people spend the day, how a home responds when someone becomes distressed and how families are kept informed. Check the inspection dates too, since older judgements may describe a home that has changed hands since.

What a visit adds

Call in more than once and vary the hour, since late afternoon is often the most honest time to see a home. Watch whether staff speak to residents in passing rather than only while carrying out a task, and whether anyone sits without a drink within reach. Ask how long the manager has been in post, what proportion of staff have been there more than a year, and how much agency cover is used.

Matching the home to the person

Once quality is established, practical fit decides whether a placement holds. Consider travel for the relatives who will visit most, whether a busier or quieter household suits better, and whether diet, faith or first language need accommodating. Ask how the home responds when needs increase and what happens if nursing care becomes necessary, since every home listed here is registered for personal care rather than nursing.

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