Abbeycrest care home
Retirement Home in Sonning Common
Contact Details
Essex Way
Home Manager
Marilyn Kimayong
New Resident Enquiries
During Office Hours
0808 166 9033
Outside Office Hours
0118 970 9000
Job Enquiries
0808 168 1300
Located in the quiet village of Sonning Common, in the heart of the Chilterns, Abbeycrest is one of Caring Homes’ newest care homes in Berkshire, offering exceptional residential, nursing and specialist dementia care.
Abbeycrest provides residents with a true Care Pathway by offering a full suite of residential, nursing and dedicated dementia care. As such, residents may rest safe in the knowledge that the home can cater for their care needs both now and in the future.
The home’s bedrooms and communal areas have been designed and furnished to the highest standard, utilising bespoke materials, with a blend of traditional fabrics, wall papers and furnishings to create a real ‘home from home’ ambience. Every bedroom features an en-suite bathroom and many have patio access to the landscaped gardens or Juliet balconies overlooking the nearby woodland. Communal living is enhanced with kitchenettes in the dining areas, where residents can relax together over a tea or coffee.
Abbeycrest Care Centre’s dementia care provision has been designed to meet the University of Stirling’s standards, which are widely acknowledged as providing the best living environment for people living with dementia. Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre is renowned as the world leader in this field. The Stirling approach ensures that residents are able to move freely around the home, with bedrooms and communal areas appropriately laid out and clearly signposted to minimise confusion or disorientation. Each bedroom features a memory box by its front door, where mementos from a resident’s life help to personalise their room and also remind staff and visitors of the individual’s life story.
Abbeycrest Care Centre is ideally equipped to provide residential support for elderly people living with different types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and Korsacoff’s syndrome. However, staff never lose sight of the fact that, first and foremost, Abbeycrest is home to our residents.
The retirement home offers a full range of residential, nursing and specialist dementia support, including trial stays, respite breaks and convalescent care as well as long term care. Residents are encouraged to bring important personal possessions to personalise their rooms. Abbeycrest Care Centre operates an open visiting policy, where residents and loved ones may visit at convenient times. In common with all of our homes, Abbeycrest’s manager has a qualified nursing background. The home is fully registered with the Care Quality Commission and has ISO9001/2000 and Hospitality Assured accreditation.
- Stunning care centre providing a full care pathway
- Dedicated residential, nursing and dementia care
- Stunning facilities inside and out
- Excellent care standards
- Strong community links
- Friendly dedicated staff team
Abbeycrest care home in Berkshire offers an opportunity to gain new experiences and learn new things whilst maintaining your existing hobbies and interests.
A dedicated activities co-ordinator, who is on hand to support residents, tailors an activity programme in conjunction with the clinical team.
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Care Categories
- Residential Dementia
- Residential
- Nursing Dementia
- Nursing
Care Specialisms
- Alzheimer's
- Cancer Care
- Epilepsy
- Hearing Impairment
- Huntington's Disease
- Motor Neurone Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
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"A very friendly, welcoming atmosphere. Feels more like a hotel than a nursing home. Caring, kind and considerate staff, who monitor my mother's health and well being conscientiously. I can leave the home after my visits knowing that my 97 year old mum is in very safe hands." - Jill Barker
"Good response to bell, meals are good. It's all pretty good really." - Shirley W
"Would recommend, its not overdone, it is out in the country. We're well looked after. Staff do well to get here because it's out in the country." - June/Ian M
"Competency of staff when they take care of me. They know what they are doing, they are pleasant." - Margaret T
"The care from the staff, they are friendly and helpful, organised team. We don't need to share our rooms, we have our privacy." - Gerald C
"All the staff are helpful. Small and friendly. Some of the rooms look out onto open countryside. There is a good choice of food which can be eaten in the comfortable bedrooms or in the dining room. Plenty of activities going on. I have peace of mind that Mum is cared for 24/7." - Lynette R
"It is a warm and comfortable home for the residents. Food is good and there are many activities to kill time and keep us interested. I am happy to recommend this care home to anyone of my age I am 89." - Enid C
"Good care provided. Carers are very kind. Accommodation is of high standard, always clean and tidy." - Sheila Thompsett
"Excellent care given by staff to the residents." - Janet H
"Staff are always friendly and helpful they go out of their way to make Mother feel happy and well cared for." - Barbara W
"I feel very safe and very well looked after. The staff are very pleasant." - Veronica G
"Because my husband was here and he was looked after very well. This is also why I chose this home myself to be looked after." - Margaret H
"When there is no alternative a care home looks after our relative so that you can have peace of mind." - Christine M
"The staff are most helpful and pleasant." - Freda M
"Friendly staff." - Ken Gittins
"Friendly and caring staff. Lovely food. Next best place to being at home." - Edith C
"All the rooms, dining rooms, and lounge are kept very clean and nice, with comfortable furniture. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Visiting hours are very good. You can feel safe day and night." - Vera F
"Staff are very caring." - Veronica Gravelius
"Good food and great staff." - Graham Nisbett
"My wife has been in Abbeycrest for 2 1/2 years. In the first year the management was outstanding. Currently there is a vacancy for a manger which is why grading has been part reduced, although temporary managers are trying hard to resolve issues. Occasional issues are always addressed promptly. Junior staff will report/comment on short comings of seniors e.g agency staff." - Robin H
"This home is friendly and open. It is a nice place to make friends." - Leah M
"Easy to settle in." - Joseph G
"My father-in-law has stayed at Abbeycrest twice this year and was happy and well cared for. Our priority is his happiness whilst we are away on holiday and although nervous on his first visit, when we collected him he was full of praise for all the care team and he was relaxed and happy. The choice of menu was also excellent. The rooms are light and have every amenity; he fell out of bed twice on the first visit, so pressed the call button and was helped straight away." - Sandra C