Halcyon Court
Care homes Cliff Road, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2EZ, 0800 0854319 View on map
Welcome to Halcyon Court
Anchor’s Halcyon Court in Leeds is a trusted provider of care for elderly people offering both residential care and specialised dementia care services.
Halcyon Court care home is an impressive period building set in beautiful grounds in a residential area of inner city Leeds. It is close to local Headingley services and amenities, such as local churches, shops and pubs, and is within easy access of Leeds city centre and university.
Our care home’s qualified staff provide 24-hour care and support to help you maintain your chosen lifestyle, adapting as your needs change.
At Halcyon Court, activities play an important role and we aim to enhance our residents’ quality of life by providing a varied range of social activities including regular events and outings. Our safe, secure garden with patio area is ideal for sitting out during the warmer months.
We pride ourselves on the quality of our catering, with our chef preparing meals daily from fresh, seasonal ingredients to create a menu of delicious, nutritious food to suit all tastes and dietary requirements.
Should you or your loved one require a short stay with us, Halcyon Court have a designated pre-bookable respite room. Please contact Halcyon Court directly for further information.
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
- Hairdressing salon
- Communal iPad
Care and support
In addition to residential care, we also offer:
- Respite care
- Dementia care
- Personalised care plans
Food and dining
We promote wellbeing through a positive dining experience:
- Communal dining area
- Nutrition and hydration stations
- Visitors are welcome to join residents for meals
Life at Halcyon Court
At Halcyon Court care home, we provide quality 24-hour 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 ‘pets are welcome’ policy by arrangement with the Manager
- A mobile shop for small items
- A hairdressing salon
- Tea room
- Lifts to all floors
- A personal laundry facility and laundry service
- A library
- A pay telephone
- We can arrange religious services if you wish
- Newspapers which can be ordered and delivered daily to your room
- Wheelchair access and car parking
Nearby facilities:
- Headingly town centre is 1 mile away and can be reached using excellent bus services (every 15 mins) or via many local taxi firms
- The nearest hospital is Leeds GeneraI Infirmary
- Leeds railway station is 2 miles away
- A theatre, swimming pool, and supermarket are under 2 miles away
Halcyon Court is a unique, Victorian building, which has been thoroughly modernised and adapted to provide dementia care. Set in a quiet location and in its own safe and secure grounds, Halcyon Court provides single en-suite rooms and some larger rooms for couples.
Our newly refurbished home is 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 attractions include:
- Cosy lounges with TVs and quiet areas for reading and relaxing
- A guest suite available for family and friends to stay overnight
- Bathrooms specially equipped so you can relax in comfort
- Safe, enclosed gardens
- The Halcyon tea room
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.
Halcyon Court's Food Promise ensures all our menus offer freshly cooked, appetising and nutritionally balanced meals including:
- Cooked breakfast every day
- Wholesome homemade soup everyday
- Freshly baked biscuits and cakes everyday
- Traditional Sunday Roast
- Fish and Chips weekly
- A variety of snacks available all day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair exercise | No activity | Sing-a-long | Games evening | |
| Pamper session | No activity | Hairdresser | Games evening | |
| Chair exercise | No activity | Arts & crafts | Games evening | |
| Reminiscence activities | No activity | Afternoon tea | Games evening | |
| Ipad activities | Fish & chip lunch | Film club | Games evening | |
| Music session | No activity | One-to-one chit chat | Games evening | |
| Ipad activities | No activity | Knit & natter | Games evening |
Health
At Halcyon 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 Halcyon 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 on request
- 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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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 Halcyon 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 Halcyon 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.
Miriam Nkoma
Deputy Manager
The team take great pride in the quality of care we offer our residents and welcome you to pop in and see our home for yourself.
Rachel Potter
Administrator
Our home offers a warm, safe and friendly environment with facilities to make you feel at home. I’m proud to say our professional caring team provide individually tailored care, excellent food, fun activities and plenty of good company. I look forward to showing you all our home has to offer.
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Getting here
Halcyon Court
Cliff Road, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2EZ, 0800 0854319
