Elizabeth Court
Care homes Grenadier Place, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5YJ, 01883 331590 View on map
Welcome to Elizabeth Court
Anchor’s Elizabeth Court in Caterham is a trusted provider of residential care for elderly people, and we offer specialised services for elderly people who have dementia and physical disability.
Our care home’s well trained and helpful staff provide 24-hour care and support to help you maintain your chosen lifestyle, adapting as your needs change.
At Elizabeth Court, activities play an important role and we aim to enhance our residents’ quality of life by providing a varied range of social activities.
We pride ourselves on the quality of our catering, with our chef preparing meals daily from fresh, seasonal ingredients.
Set in a quiet village location, in its own beautiful grounds, Elizabeth Court care home is close to local services and amenities, such as a GP surgery and Tesco.
In times of uncertainty, Anchor is a care provider you can depend on. We are proudly not-for-profit with 50 years of experience.
Come and visit us at any time. We’re here to help and look forward to giving you a warm welcome.
Features
Communal facilities
Shared facilities complementing each private residence:
- Engaging activities programme
- Garden
- Communal lounge
- Minibus
Care and support
In addition to residential care, we also offer:
- Personalised care plans
Food and dining
We promote wellbeing through a positive dining experience:
- Communal dining area
- Visitors are welcome to join residents for meals
Life at Elizabeth Court
At Elizabeth Court care home, we provide quality 24-hour residential care and specialist care for residents with dementia.
We support and develop our staff on an ongoing basis to enable them to provide the highest quality care for our residents.
At our home we have:
- A mini bus
- A home cinema projector
- A wide selection of books
- A ‘pets are welcome’ policy by arrangement with the Manager
- A shop for small items
- A hairdressing salon
- Internet
- A lift to upper floors
- A personal laundry facility and laundry service
- The facility for a private telephone line in each room
- Regular religious services and meetings should you wish to take part
- Wheelchair access and car parking
Nearby facilities:
- Caterham town centre is 1 mile away and can be reached using excellent bus services
- The nearest hospitals are The Dean Hospital and East Surrey Hospital
- Caterham Railway Station is 1 mile away
- A theatre, swimming pool, golf course and supermarket are under 1 mile away
Elizabeth Court is a unique, purpose-built residence which was designed to provide social care. Set in a quiet location and in its own grounds, Elizabeth Court has a number of en-suite rooms, some with lovely views of the gardens and countryside.
Our home is fully furnished and decorated to a high standard with a call system which ensures that help is at hand 24 hours a day.
We also have:
- Some rooms with views of the gardens
- A television point and connections for satellite and digital TV
- Tea-making facilities available to make drinks for you and your visitors
Other accommodation facilities include:
- Cosy lounges with TVs and quiet areas for reading and relaxing
- Bathrooms specially equipped so you can relax in comfort
- Safe, enclosed gardens
We encourage you to bring small personal items to enhance your room.
We know how important mealtimes are to our residents, so we always try to make this a sociable and enjoyable experience, whilst recognising individual choice.
Elizabeth Court's Food Promise ensures all our menus offer freshly cooked, appetising and nutritionally balanced meals including:
- Cooked breakfast everyday
- Wholesome homemade soup everyday
- Freshly baked biscuits and cakes everyday
- Traditional Sunday Roast
- Fish and Chip Friday
- Our Chef’s Signature dish - Tomato and Basil Soup
- A variety of snacks available all day
- A themed meal every month
Our Chefs understand the nutritional needs of older people and ensure that our meals are prepared using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
We serve tasty, wholesome dishes and involve residents in selecting our menus at a local level. We offer daily choice of meals and cater for special dietary needs and preferences, helping keep our residents healthy and well nourished.
Our care home organises and arranges a variety of opportunities for our residents to enjoy daily activities in our home and in the local community.
We work in partnership with the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA) and encourage activities that enhance our residents’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing.
Residents preferred activities, interests and ability are discussed when they move in and an agreed plan ensures that these requests are fulfilled (wherever possible). Our residents’ suggestions for activities also help shape the planning process.
We organise supervised day trips to leisure facilities and places of interest as well as social events in the home, including themed restaurant evenings, arts and crafts, quizzes and regular entertainers.
Activities calendar
| Day | Morning | Lunch | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seated movements | No activity | Quiz | No activity | |
| Baking | No activity | Word games | No activity | |
| Arts & crafts | No activity | Snooker | No activity | |
| Poetry Club | No activity | Bingo | No activity | |
| Gardening | No activity | Sing-a-long | No activity | |
| No activity | No activity | Pamper session | No activity | |
| Newspaper discussion | No activity | Church service (fortnightly) | No activity |
Health
At Elizabeth Court, our caring and attentive staff work with our residents and their loved ones to create a detailed care plan which ensures our residents individual health and care needs are met.
We know how important it is to care for our residents with the dignity and respect they deserve and this is at the heart of what we do at Elizabeth Court care home.
Our commitment to advanced dementia training for our staff has helped the Department of Health pass its goal of 3,000 Dignity Champions nationwide.
Our health and social care partners include:
- A GP who is available on request
- A hairdresser visits every week
- A chiropodist visits on request
- A dentist and optician who visit the home
- The district nurse and physiotherapist who visit by arrangement
- Holistic therapist visits can be arranged
Pricing information
Anchor endeavour to be completely transparent about all our charges and fees. For further information please contact us.
How much does it cost?
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Call us to discuss your specific care needs today
What is included in care home fees?
For many people, moving to a care home is a big decision and it can be difficult to know where to start. Care home fees are based on a range of factors, including specific care needs, which can change over time.
Living in an Anchor care home you can be confident that a single fee covers the cost of your personally tailored 24 hour care and support, utility bills and meals, as well as a fantastic range of daily activities. In an Anchor care home our weekly charge includes:
- cost of personal care
- accommodation
- utilities e.g. heating and light
- all resident catering, meals, snacks and drinks
- laundry undertaken on the premises
- television licence, including for person use
- housekeeping services.
The following extra items and services are not covered by the weekly fees, however we can arrange for them to be provided (at an additional cost):
- professional hairdressing
- personal copies of newspapers or magazines
- personal purchases such as stationery, confectionery, toiletries etc.
- clothing, shoes and slippers
- dry cleaning
- private telephone line rental and calls and cable connections.
In the absence of free provision by the NHS, we can also arrange for the following healthcare services to be provided, these will be charged in addition to the weekly fees:
- chiropody
- optometry
- dentistry
- physiotherapy
- other privately arranged healthcare
- care staff accompaniment to regular medical appointments.
No upfront deposit is required at any of Anchor’s care homes to secure a room.
At Anchor we pride ourselves on offering a truly tailored approach to care and therefore need to fully understand your needs to provide you with an accurate fee estimate. Please call us to discuss your specific care needs today. Alternatively we welcome you to visit us to discuss your situation face-to-face.
Want more information on care home fees?
Learning about the different funding options available to you can also help you feel confident in your decisions. Anchor know that securing care home funding can sometimes appear a rather daunting task and so to help we have put together a free guide covering requesting assistance, top up fees and third-party payments.
Care home feesAt Elizabeth Court we have a caring team of well qualified professionals, passionate about what they do and dedicated to ensuring our residents always feel confident that they can rely on a friendly face and helping hand 24-hours a day.
We encourage visits to Elizabeth Court so you can meet our team and get a feel of what it would be like to live here. You will be able to look around, meet other residents, find out what goes on and ask any questions you may have. It is important to us that you make the right decision and are happy with your choice of new home.
Benjamin Fenton
Administrator
The team here at Elizabeth Court take great pride in the quality of care we offer our residents and welcome you to pop in and see our home for yourself.
Getting here
Elizabeth Court
Grenadier Place, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5YJ, 01883 331590
What's happening at Elizabeth Court
Another Lottery Win We've had our 10th #lottery_winner : Mrs L (PURLEY) supporting #ElizabethCourt matched 2 numbers, #winning 3 free tickets for next week's draw. Sign up here to be in with a chance of winning £25,000 https://t.co/ViAEGeXztt … #happyliving #TandridgeLotto
Our #Easter #Raffle was drawn today. A list of the #winners is on display in reception. Don't forget to #claim_your_prize
We were delighted to #welcome_back Isabella and Daniel Pengelly who put on another superb #concert for us with Daniel playing the #flute and Isabella playing the #clarinet and #singing. Their #musical_talent was #amazing and the residents were absolutely thrilled. https://t.co/Hpv8DG0lbU
Lovely #EasterSunday morning at the #SoperHall in #Caterham looking at the #Art #Exhibition of the work by the #Tandridge #ArtSociety. The residents enjoyed #voting for their #Favourite #painting #happyliving https://t.co/vGAHuTRFPP
We are pleased to see our #favouritepoem #Warning by #JennyJoseph is back in pride of place by the lift in a smart red frame. #happyliving #makemesmile https://t.co/PclFzPOV9P
You never know who will turn up at Elizabeth Court....Today it was "Elsa" from Frozen" #frozen #elsa #happyliving #makemesmile https://t.co/4iHE4uDwfn
One of our Toddlers got a lovely surprise this morning when "Elsa" from "Frozen" turned up to wish her a "Happy Birthday". She was given some magic dust which she had to hold tight and make a wish. It was wonderful to watch. #frozen #HappyBirthday #happyliving #elsa https://t.co/WGTJ3HCo2X
Happy #MicroVolunteeringDay ! We're always happy to have extra help. If you're worried about commitment and time just a couple of hours as a one off would be a help! Even the samllest tasks make a big difference and some activities you could even do at home. #letmehelp
It's been a lovely day so Margaret and Helen have been out in the garden and have planted a row of lettuces and a row of spring onions. #gardening #growyourown #happyliving #makemesmile https://t.co/z0KDCtXFeh
Our residents love seeing Sonia Hunt, our local Town Crier, in her finery at the Tea Room Opening this morning. #cuppawithfriends #time_for_tea #happy living https://t.co/ZN8ZQctvMn
A huge thank you to everyone who donated crockery and other items to make out new "Lizzie's Tea Room" look so good! #time_for_tea #cuppawithfriends #happyliving #makemesmile As usual our brilliant Mariana made the most beautiful cakes for us. https://t.co/4C31bf4ewp
Has a wonderful morning with the opening of "Lizzie's Tea Room", our very own tea room for Residents and their guests. #occwi member Vivienne Collins cut the ribbon for us #time_for_tea #cuppawithfriends #bestchina #happyliving #makemesmile https://t.co/hBn12MEAxZ
Some people have asked if our trips to the Portcullis Club will be affected by the fire at Kenley Aerodrome: https://t.co/MuNGCXUwvo I'm pleased to say the Portcullis Club has not been damaged by the fire in the Officers' Mess, next to it.
We've had another lottery winner: Mrs L (PURLEY) supporting Elizabeth Court matched 3 numbers and won £25.00 Sign up here to be in with a chance of winning £25,000 https://t.co/ViAEGeXztt #winning #happyliving #makemesmile #TandridgeLotto
We attended the birthday party for the Tandridge Together lottery last week. You can read the article in the Caterham Independent here: https://t.co/JBJRNT3V9j #tandridgelottery #winning #happyliving
Spring is here so our gardening club is active again. If you have any spare seeds, plants or pots please do pass them on to us. #garden #growing #marigolds #GreenFingers #happyliving https://t.co/0BHetjT5ft
Our Gallery is coming along nicely thanks to the beautiful work by our residents #art #gallery #painting #all_my_own_work https://t.co/AkYpJJCcJY
Lovely Art session today with Frances #art #painting #happyliving #makemesmile # https://t.co/qiWnfVsIxO
"Test Drove" our tea room today ahead of the grand opening next week #TeaTime #tea_room #happyliving #makemesmile https://t.co/8NP1718aVj
This week we were able to take some of our Newer residents on their first trip to the Portcullis Club on Kenley Airfield. As usual we were greeted warmly, treated like royalty and had a lovely time #Kenley #happyliving #cheers https://t.co/zHPuTQPn9G
We were able to take two residents to the "Munch with Music" this week to hear the fabulous Alfred and Salamada Saxophone Quartet #music #munch_with_music https://t.co/c3NqN3KkyQ
Tandridge Together Lottery results are in! Remember to check your email to see if you've won! If you haven't signed up yet visit our page - https://t.co/ViAEGeXztt Have a great weekend everyone! #winning #happyliving
We are having a fundraising Bingo night this Friday (28th) at 6.30pm. Tickets are £7.50 (free for residents) to include games and a buffet supper. we have some lovely prizes courtesy of Pinks, Hamsey Green. #bingo #join_in #happyliving #StillWinning
Just to remind you all that we have a Coffee Morning from 10:30 until noon thids Thursday. Everyone is welcome to join us. #CoffeeFriends #CupCakes #happyliving #makemesmile https://t.co/3xziN08Pe0