Birchy Hill Care Home
- Care home
- 70 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Ashley, Hampshire, South East
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2016.
8 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
336 of 420
rated care homes in Hampshire are rated Good, like this one.
Birchy Hill Care Home: inspection record
Rated Good in December 2018.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- RI Sway Place Requires improvement, 0.2 miles away
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 8 September 2020. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Birchy Hill Care Home provides care for up to 70 people who require residential or nursing care. The service cares for people with a variety of needs, including complex needs associated with chronic and acute medical conditions and provides specialised dementia care. Accommodation for people is arranged over three floors and five living units. There is a well maintained sensory garden that provides safe, accessible areas for people to enjoy.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice.
• Visits to the home were by appointment only to manage numbers. The provider policy stated one person at a time per family allowed to visit. There was ample outside space to enable socially distanced visits within each separate area of the garden in proximity to each individual unit. People were also able to keep in touch with friends and family via Skype. Computers were made available within the home with instructions and support on how to use them. • Each of the five units was treated as a separate entity, described by the registered manager as five 'homes' within the home. Staff only worked on one unit, which included cleaning staff, to reduce risks of cross infection between units. Staff took breaks individually and in designated areas, including outdoors in the garden. • Vulnerable staff were risk assessed and supported to manage any health conditions or to shield if required. Staff were asked if they would like to be re-deployed to non-contact duties to reduce risks.
Further information is in the detailed findings below.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 8 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Mark Yon
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)7 inspection reports, latest 8 September 2020. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Angel Care plc
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 03148764 (opens Companies House)
Angel Care plc runs 2 services in England, 1 of them in the South East. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding and 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Angel Care plc
- RI Newlands Care Home Requires improvement. Care home with nursing, Salford, North West
Getting help from Hampshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Hampshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 555 1386, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Tuesday 9.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Hampshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Birchy Hill Care Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Birchy Hill Care Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Birchy Hill Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 70 beds at Birchy Hill Care Home.
- When was Birchy Hill Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Birchy Hill Care Home was published on 14 December 2018.
- Who runs Birchy Hill Care Home?
- Birchy Hill Care Home is run by Angel Care plc. It runs 2 services in England, 1 of them in the South East.
- What is Birchy Hill Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 14 December 2018.
Contact
- Phone
- 01590 682233
- Address
- Birchy Hill, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6BJ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Sway Place Requires improvement, 0.2 miles away
- G Little Orchard Good, 2 miles away
- G Ashley Lodge Care Home Good, 2.2 miles away
- G Summerwood Good, 2.4 miles away
- G Deerhurst Good, 2.4 miles away