To help find the right care home for you, here's some questions you can ask when you enquire.
- What is your visitor policy?
- What types of activities are available?
- Can we specify a visiting GP?
- Are family members allowed to stay overnight?
- Are pets allowed to visit or stay?
- What types of food are offered each week?
- What kinds of days out do you offer?
- Can residents bring personal furniture?
- What security procedures are in place?
- How do you handle complaints?
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West Abbey
Stourton Way, Yeovil, BA21 3UA
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Call now for more details - staff are happy to answer any of your questions about care.
Summary
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Good
Regulator's rating
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Rooms available
Current availability
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97 beds
Maximum occupancy
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1994
Date opened
From the owner
Here at West Abbey we provide high quality 24-hour nursing and residential care. We offer expert care for people with dementia in our Memory lane Community. We also have a facility for younger people with physical disabilities. All our rooms are wh…
Here at West Abbey we provide high quality 24-hour nursing and residential care. We offer expert care for people with dementia in our Memory lane Community. We also have a facility for younger people with physical disabilities. All our rooms are wheelchair accessible and have en-suite facilities.
We have lots to offer - including onsite hairdresser, physiotherapy and our activities team offer entertainment and activities to suit our residents needs, including gardening, baking and regular outings.
West Abbey have been in partnership with Life Circles since 2012. Life circles is a new film to be released this year, capturing the 'inspirtational and poignant journey of the experiences of three dance artists working in care homes'. Please see the video below for a taster of things to come
To help find the right care home for you, here's some questions you can ask when you enquire.
- What is your visitor policy?
- What types of activities are available?
- Can we specify a visiting GP?
- Are family members allowed to stay overnight?
- Are pets allowed to visit or stay?
- What types of food are offered each week?
- What kinds of days out do you offer?
- Can residents bring personal furniture?
- What security procedures are in place?
- How do you handle complaints?
Contact this home
Call now for more details - staff are happy to answer any of your questions about care.
Care provided
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Residential care
Accommodation, meals, and assistance with personal care and medication.
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Nursing care
Medical care from a qualified nurse, and treatment for residents with illness or injuries.
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Dementia care
Specialist care designed to meet the challenges faced by people living with dementia.
Separate dementia accommodation
Care specialisms
This home offers specialised care for any of the following:
- Adults over 65 years
- Adults under 65 years
- Physical disabilities
- Brain injuries
- Dementia
- Alzheimer's disease
- Huntington's disease
- Parkinson's disease
- Cancer
- Stroke
- Multiple sclerosis
- Convalescent care
Features
- 97 beds
- 89 single bedrooms
- 4 beds in double / twin rooms
- 89 en-suite rooms
- Purpose built, opened in 1994
- Near public transport
- Elevator
- Wheelchair access
- Personal furniture allowed
- TV point in rooms
- Pets allowed (by arrangement)
- Grounds / gardens
- Separate dementia accommodation
Prices
Sorry, we don't have prices for this care home - please contact the care provider for more details.
Funding for care in England
If your total savings and property assets are below £23,250, then you may be able to access local authority funding towards accommodation costs, personal care and nursing care.
To qualify, you must first arrange a care needs assessment.
Read more about how to fund care