The Dower House Nursing Home

Address: The Dower House Nursing Home, Springvale Road, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7LD

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Telephone: 01962882848

Fax: 01962883222

Latest Rating awarded on 31/03/2009 :   Excellent

Brief description

Up to 43 older people can make their home in The Dower House Nursing Home (the Service). The people who live in the Service can receive nursing care as well as personal support. The property is a purpose built nursing home, to which extensions have been added.

The accommodation is on the ground and the first floor. There are two passenger lifts and a stair lift that gives step-free access around the place. Everyone has their own bedroom.

Each bedroom has got a private wash hand basin and toilet. All but four of them also have a private bath. All of the bedrooms have television points.

There are four short stay rooms. These are provided with a television. All of the bedrooms have a private telephone.
 
There is also a call bell system.

There are call points in all of the bedrooms and in their private bathrooms. There are also call points in all of the other bathrooms, toilets and communal areas. There are call pendants for use in the grounds.

This means that people can ring for assistance.
 
The Service is set in five and a half acres of grounds and is in a semi-rural area. It is about three miles or so from Winchester. There is a pond and bog garden.

There is also an internal courtyard that has got seats and a small fountain. There is a local farm shop within easy walking distance. There are plenty of parking areas provided.
 
The Service does not have its own car.
 
The Registered Provider has recently become a Limited Liability Partnership.

The Responsible Individual is a legal term for someone who represents the company to us. The Responsible Individual for The Dower House Nursing Home was previously the Registered Provider for the Service.

This brief description is an overview of the service and may have been updated since the latest inspection report was published.

Latest inspection report

View latest inspection report 31/03/2009 (PDF in a new window)

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Service details

Type of establishment: Care Home

Type of service(s): Care home with nursing

Total capacity: 43 places

Type(s) of care (with number of places): old age, not falling within any other category
physical disability (43 places)

Ownership/management details

Provider type: Private

Registration date: 28/12/2007

Provider(s): The Dower House Nursing Home LLP

Manager(s): Mrs Mary Ann Crutchfield

Other Details

Care Quality Commission helpline: 03000 616161

enquiries@cqc.org.uk

Council: Hampshire