Care Homes in Newport Pagnell

Newport Pagnell has 5 CQC registered care homes. 4 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. All 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Newport Pagnell at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Newport Pagnell, to help you judge the options below.

  • Milton Keynes City Council pays, residential care: £936 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809, median £1,600
  • Care home beds filled across Milton Keynes: 84%. The 12 month average is 82%.
  • Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 75
  • People aged 75 and over: 21,200. Rising to 27,400 by 2035, up 29%
  • Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 80 beds.
  • Who pays, across Milton Keynes (estimate): 36% council, 47% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
  • Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,800. Rising to 3,800 by 2035, up 37%
  • People aged 85 and over: 5,200. Rising to 8,700 by 2035, up 68%

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Arranging an assessment and paying for residential care in Newport Pagnell

The assessment is what turns a long list into a realistic one, which is why it belongs before the viewings. It is free, anyone may request it, and it establishes whether residential care is the right level of support at all. Milton Keynes City Council is responsible for that assessment and for the financial assessment that follows it, and where a hospital stay is involved the discharge team usually begins the process.

How the financial assessment works

Savings, income and, in a permanent placement, usually the value of a property are measured against the national capital thresholds. Capital above the upper threshold means fees are met privately. Below the lower threshold only income is counted, with a weekly personal allowance protected, and a deferred payment arrangement can postpone the sale of a house.

Fees and the allowances people overlook

Ask at the outset what a weekly figure includes and what appears as an extra, since hairdressing, chiropody and escorted appointments are usually charged separately. Attendance allowance and the daily living part of personal independence payment are not means tested and are frequently missed by people funding themselves. Where a council contribution falls below a home's private rate, establish in writing whether a third party payment is expected and who would be liable.

Choosing between the care homes covering Newport Pagnell

Tickford Abbey, Linford Grange, Thurston House and Park House are each rated Good. Lathbury Manor Care Home currently holds a rating of Requires Improvement. None of these homes is registered for nursing, so ask each one how it would manage a resident whose health declines and what would prompt a move elsewhere.

Reading the grades properly

Each rating summarises one inspection across whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. A shortfall in record keeping is a different matter from a shortfall in how residents are treated, and the report says plainly which it was. Check the date of each report, and where a home sits below Good ask the manager what has changed since.

What a viewing should settle

Ask how many care staff are on duty by day and overnight, and how much agency cover the home relies on. Request the fee schedule and the notice period in writing before anything is signed. Visit near a mealtime, because the way residents needing help to eat are supported tells you more than a tour of the building.

5 care homes in Newport Pagnell

  1. Tickford Abbey · Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · CQC Good
  2. Linford Grange · Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · CQC Good
  3. Thurston House · Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · CQC Good
  4. Park House · Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · CQC Good
  5. Lathbury Manor Care Home · Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · CQC Requires improvement

What care costs in Milton Keynes, per week

Type of careWhat the council paysWhat self-funders are typically asked
Residential care South East figure, because too few Milton Keynes homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600.£936£1,500 to £1,809
Nursing care South East figure, because too few Milton Keynes homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933.£1,031£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few Milton Keynes homes publish this price. 82 homes. Median £1,709.Not published separately£1,571 to £1,942
Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Milton Keynes homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.Not published separately£1,975 to £2,226

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Longest since a report

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Newport Pagnell

How many care homes are there in Newport Pagnell?

Newport Pagnell has 5 CQC registered care homes: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Newport Pagnell?

Milton Keynes City Council pays an average of £936 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809 a week. South East figure, because too few Milton Keynes homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Newport Pagnell were inspected most recently?

Linford Grange (18 July 2023), Tickford Abbey (4 November 2022) and Park House (17 March 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.

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