The New Deanary Care Home

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ENJOYING LIFE AT THE NEW DEANERY

“When I walk in through the front door it isn’t like walking into a residential home, it’s more like a family home, warm, friendly and inviting.”

Brenda B Resident

At The New Deanery, you can relax and enjoy yourself because we’re here to take care of you, 24 hours a day. What’s more, we offer our services as a complete package, so you never need to worry about bills, maintenance or dayto-day chores again.

Whether you prefer peace and quiet or lively company, you’ll be among friends at The New Deanery. There’s always plenty to do and people to share your interests with, or you can enjoy the comforts of your own room because every suite here is spacious and welcoming.

Our residential care home is a beautiful and historic house, set in glorious ten acre grounds, and it can be your home for life: we’ll care for you through ups and downs, and if you need more specialist nursing care our sister home is right next door.

Above all, by moving to The New Deanery you can retain your independence and quality of life, safe in the knowledge that our highly trained team is always at hand to help.

Every life sings.

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Kindness, comfort and respect.

We care for you as an individual. Before you join us we will sit down with you to find out what you need – and just as importantly we’ll talk about what you like and don’t like.

We have an important motto here: Kindness, Comfort and Respect. It’s at the heart of all we

do and our staff are trained to keep it in mind whatever they are doing.

Everyone on our team is highly trained and experienced, and not only do we have generous staffing levels, but we almost never use agency staff so you will know the people who care for you well.

We constantly check that we live up to our motto by asking you what we could do better, and by responding to what you tell us.

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The New Deanery is your home, so we’re here to make sure you can always choose to live the way you want to. You’ll feel safe at all times so you can enjoy a fulfilling life.

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“My mother has been at The Deanery for four years and has been looked after by a caring staff for all that time.

She came after a spell at Broomfield hospital and asked to stay at The Deanery – she did not want to go back home. This says it all about the care and attention she has been given.

Each and every member of staff who have looked after her during her time here cannot be praised highly enough.”

C Barnard

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My mother has been a resident for four years and during this time she has been as happy and content as possible thanks to the dedicated professional staff and the environment about the home. The staff throughout have always demonstrated a kind and caring attitude, having been very attentive to her needs in providing close companionship and affection resulting in her feeling relaxed, re-assured, befriended and “At-home�. I have never had any doubts that she is being well cared for and in a safe friendly environment. Having initially checked out numerous other care homes, I am confident that my mother is in the best facility available.

Dennis A

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A home for life.

Healthcare Because our staff are highly trained we can look after your health in partnership with your GP and the District Nurses. Our aim is for you to be able to stay at The New Deanery with our care and support, whatever happens, should you wish.

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The best of everything.

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“The food your chef and kitchen staff provided was of such a high standard and everyone was very impressed.”

Julie S, after her father’s 90th birthday party

What our all-inclusive package includes

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At The New Deanery you can enjoy life to the full because we’re here to look after you 24 hours a day, as much or as little as you like. You’ll have the support of a much higher than average number of staff, all of whom are highly trained, and there is always a manager on site too.

>> 24-hour care by well-qualified staff

You’ve no need to worry about bills because we provide everything you need in one inclusive package. You can make the most of what we offer while we take care of the rest.

>> bistro services

The quality of our services is exceptional, from our locally sourced home-cooked food, to our personal help with moving to The New Deanery. We hope we’ve thought of everything to make living here really pleasant, but if there’s anything that would make a difference to you, please let us know.

>> chiropody

>> spacious ensuite accommodation >> locally sourced, fresh home-cooked food >> special diets >> activities and entertainments >> daily newspaper >> weekly and monthly magazines >> wifi >> escort to hospital appointments >> hairdressing in our salon >> laundry and ironing >> housekeeping and maintenance >> all utility bills except private telephone >> trips and the use of our minibus >> private dining or buffet for family celebrations >> room service >> help to move in >> email postbox for family messages, delivered to residents daily

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Our all-inclusive package

A beautiful home.

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At The New Deanery we’d like you to be able to relax and enjoy yourself, so we’ve created an all-inclusive package that means you never need to worry again about running your daily life.

So if you’d like never again to face a heap of bills, to try to find a plumber to fix a leaking tap, or to plan yet another week’s meals, we invite you to let us take care of everything for you.

What’s more, we’ll help you to move to The New Deanery – all you have to do is come and see us and decide whether you’d like to live with us. You can stay for lunch or overnight if you’d like to get to know us better. We’re here to make your move as easy as possible.

“I have lived at The Deanery for 16 months.

I was unable to look after myself so it was the smart decision to come into a care home. I chose The Deanery because I was a local resident so I knew it would be easy for my friends and family to visit me. I like the security of having people here when I need them. The Deanery also has a homely feel about it: nothing compares to being in your own home, but this is definitely second best.”

Brenda B, resident

What our all-inclusive package includes

“It is so nice to be able to sit in the Bistro, have free cups of tea and interact with other people. I thank all the staff for the care they are giving my husband and their cheerfulness.”

Mrs GN

We are Grade II listed – with wonderful communal areas, a Bistro for all residents and visitors, and even a Tudor banqueting suite for celebrations and functions.

Every resident has their own room with ensuite facilities, and can bring their own furniture to make it really feel like home.

We’re lucky to have ten acres of beautiful gardens and woodland around our home, with patios, a croquet lawn, a potager, chickens, and a barbecue we use throughout the summer, so everyone can enjoy being outside.

There’s plenty of free parking for visitors, and a children’s play area in the garden. Our estate is in its own secure grounds, but of course residents may come and go as they wish.

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At the heart of The New Deanery is a wonderful Tudor building.

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Living life to the full.

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Life is for living, so whether your passion is cryptic crosswords or carpentry, or simply chatting with friends, we’re here to help you do the things you love.

We like to be actively involved in life and are always delighted to welcome friends and family. We pride ourselves on making people feel at home, and receive regular visits from professional musicians and speakers, a florist, an armchair physiotherapist, poets, dancers, a pet therapist, a carpenter, and many more – we even share our vegetable garden with a primary school so as soon as the first shoots show in spring, the children come over to garden alongside our residents.

We visit local towns, shops, restaurants and other places of interest regularly. Many residents like to use the public bus into town and we have our own minibus so trips are easy for everyone.

We also actively encourage residents to have a say in the running of the home if they want to. For example, we run monthly resident forums, residents can participate in staff interviews, and they attend and have an input at our Clinical Governance Board.

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Some of our many activities and entertainments >> Floristry >> Armchair physiotheraphy to music >> Fun with the English language >> Poetry readings >> Dancers >> Pet therapy >> Carpentry >> Bingo >> Outings to the Mulberry Tree >> Games >> Mobile shop >> Singing >> Quiz sessions >> The New Deanery residents’ meetings >> Craft sessions >> Word games “The atmosphere here is lovely, relaxed and happy, and I feel privileged to be part of it.”

Isobel Liebman, visiting flautist at The New Deanery

>> Daily films >> Church services

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Please come and visit us.

The New Deanery is in Bocking, near Braintree in Essex. There is open countryside around us, yet we are close to town, with a bus stop right outside.

Braintree has good shops, hotels, pubs and restaurants in the town itself, and there are many more at the Freeport designer outlet, as well as a cinema and bowling alley.

We are easy to reach by car from the M1, M11 and A120, and have plenty of parking. We are also close to Braintree railway station, with a regular service from London Liverpool Street.

We’d love to show you round our home, so if you’d like to visit us, please get in touch and we’ll arrange everything.

If you have any questions about The New Deanery or would like to arrange a visit with us, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Our Home Manager is Jane Sadowski.

Telephone: 01376 558 555 thenewdeanery@sonnetcarehomes.co.uk The New Deanery Deanery Hill Bocking Braintree Essex CM7 5SR

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Telephone: 01376 558 555 Fax: 01376 344 278 thenewdeanery@sonnetcarehomes.co.uk The New Deanery Deanery Hill Bocking Braintree Essex CM7 5SR

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