Jasmine Healthcare today

Our aim is to locate our homes in the heart of the local communities that they serve, using properties that were originally buildings of character. We endeavour as much as possible to retain as many of the original features as we can, whilst selectively extending and modernising the buildings to improve the standard of living for all our residents. This helps us to achieve what we believe to be a more optimal size for a care home in terms of balancing the culture and community offered with their operational and financial efficiency. In addition, we require that each of our homes offers private grounds for the use of residents and visitors.

St Andrew’s
This home is set in an old vicarage and provides personal care including nursing and dementia care for 41 residents in 37 bedrooms. It was recently extended to its current size by Jasmine through the addition of 12 high specification en-suite bedrooms along with increased communal space. Consequently, over half of the rooms are on the ground floor and are en-suite. Full occupancy of the new extension was achieved rapidly partly by obtaining a contract with the local PCT to provide them with intermediate care services for up to four service users. This home has extensive grounds despite the expansion that has taken place and these have recently been re-landscaped to a high standard. Refurbishment is continuing of the interior of the older parts of this home, including adding en-suites to a number of rooms. For more information see St Andrew’s website - www.standrews-carehome.co.uk.

Orchard Court
This home provides personal care in a former coaching inn. It currently provides accommodation for 27 residents in 25 rooms which are predominantly on the ground floor and en-suite. Since acquiring this home we have obtained registration to provide dementia care and have also recently extended and reconfigured the rear of the home to improve its aesthetics, add two further large en-suite bedrooms and provide a new landscaped patio area for the residents’ use. In addition, nine spacious high specification one bedroom close care bungalows for the elderly have been built in the grounds of this home. The staff of Orchard Court provide warden services, day care and personal care to the elderly people that own or let these. For more information see the Orchard Court’s website - www.orchardcourt.co.uk.

Oxendon House
This home is an old country house and provides personal care for 33 residents in 30 bedrooms, of which approximately two thirds are en-suite. Since Jasmine purchased the home all communal areas have been refurbished, including the main staircase; many bedrooms have been refurbished with some having new en-suites added; and six new en-suite bedrooms with a private lounge have been created on the second floor (previously unused by residents). A total makeover of the front of the home has been completed, which as well as radically improving the aesthetics of the home has increased the amount of parking available. Oxendon has only had one small extension, but has significant potential to provide a significant amount of further accommodation at the rear of the property without detracting from its large grounds overlooking countryside. We have also obtained dementia registration at this home since purchasing it. For more information see Oxendon House’s website - www.oxendonhouse.co.uk.

Avenue House
Avenue House began life as two large modern but classic-style detached residences that were joined together and selectively extended to offer a high standard of modern living accommodation. Avenue House provides personal care including nursing and dementia care to 46 residents in 41 bedrooms, all of which are en-suite. Jasmine having added three of these rooms since purchasing the home. The home currently has three garden areas and has the potential to be extended either through the use of one or more of these or by building on top of the existing single storey wings that the home has. However, the current focus of our strategy for this home, being the most recent acquisition, is to raise its standard of care to the level offered by our other three homes. For more information see Avenue House’s website - www.avenuehouse.co.uk.