The Ridings care home, Off Daventry Road

Name: The Ridings
Address: Calder Close, Off Daventry Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 3WR
Telephone: 0800 085 4158
Price range: ££

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The Ridings is one of the highest rated homes in Banbury on carehome.co.uk

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Welcome to The Ridings

Anchor's The Ridings care home in Banbury is a trusted provider of care for elderly people, and we offer support for older people who have residential and dementia care needs.

The Ridings provides a high standard of care and was rated Outstanding in the area of Responsive by the Care Quality Commission in their most recent full inspection published in May 2018.

Our care home’s well trained and helpful staff provide 24-hour care and support to help you maintain your chosen lifestyle.

At The Ridings, 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 Manager preparing meals daily from fresh, seasonal ingredients.

Set in its own beautiful grounds in a market town location, The Ridings care home is close to local services and amenities. These include a chemist, doctors surgery, shop, church and public house.

In times of uncertainty, Anchor is a care provider you can depend on. We are proudly not-for-profit with almost 60 years of experience.

We’re here to help and look forward to giving you a warm welcome.

Features of The Ridings

Communal facilities

Shared facilities complementing each private residence:

Engaging activities programme
Garden
Communal lounge
Hobby / craft room
Hairdressing salon

Care and support

In addition to residential care, we also offer:

Respite care
Palliative care
Dementia care
Convalescence care
Parkinson's disease

Food and dining

We promote wellbeing through a positive dining experience:

Communal dining area
Nutrition and hydration stations

Life at The Ridings

At The Ridings care home, we provide quality 24-hour residential care and specialist care for residents with mild to moderate 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 library
- A ‘pets are welcome’ policy by arrangement with the Manager
- A shop for small items
- A hairdressing salon
- A lift to upper floors
- A personal laundry facility and laundry service
- A pay telephone and the facility for a private telephone line in each room
- Regular religious services and meetings should you wish to take part
- Newspapers which can be ordered and delivered daily to your room
- Wheelchair access and car parking

Nearby facilities:
- Banbury town centre is less than a mile away and can be reached using excellent bus services
- The nearest hospital is 1 mile away
- Banbury Railway Station is less than a mile away
- A cinema, swimming pool, and supermarket are 1 mile away

The Ridings is a unique, purpose-built residence which was designed to provide residential care. Set in its own beautiful grounds in a market town location. The Ridings has single en-suite rooms and two
room apartments, several with lovely views of the gardens.

All residents at the Ridings bring their own furniture, and we encourage you to bring personal items to enhance your room.

We also have:
- Rooms with views of the gardens
- Some rooms open directly onto 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. All residents at the Ridings bring all of their own furniture etc

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.

The Riding'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
Monday	Games morning	Luncheon club	Gentlemen's club	Pamper session
Tuesday	Prize Bingo	Luncheon club	Arts & crafts	Jigsaw puzzles
Wednesday	Hairdresser	Luncheon club	Outing	Games evening
Thursday	Outing	Luncheon club	Baking	Scrabble
Friday	Knit & natter	Luncheon club	Entertainment afternoon	Fish & chip supper
Saturday	Prize Bingo	Luncheon club	Reminiscence activities	Film club
Sunday	Outing	Luncheon club	Circle dancing	Movies

Health

At The Ridings 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 The Ridings 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 optician who visit the home when requested
- The district nurse and physiotherapist who visit by arrangement
- Holistic therapist-visits can be arranged

Pricing information

We 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 fees

Spring - Two weeks free with a Permanent Stay Offer

We are offering you an opportunity for two weeks’ free stay when you move into one of our participating care homes on a permanent basis.

Terms & conditions apply

A warm and safe welcome

To start your enquiry simply click 'Enquire now' at the top of the page and either call us or complete an online enquiry form.

We’ll provide you with full details of the home, along with any other information you’d like, such as sample menus and activity schedules.

Whether you’re looking to stay with us permanently, or for a short break, we’d be delighted to take you on a show round of the home in person, subject to meeting COVID-19 safety guidelines. Simply book a tour with the home manager once you’ve made your enquiry.

We can also provide a virtual show round if you’d prefer. Either way, we’re keen to show you what daily life is like here and for you to meet our friendly team. You can also see for yourself how we keep residents safe.

We hope you decide that following your visit that you or your loved one would like to move into the home, in which case we’ll organise an assessment to make sure we can meet all your care needs.

Ensuring residents’ safety and wellbeing is our absolute priority.

Our friendly team will discuss every area of moving-in with you in detail to make sure you and your loved-one know exactly what to expect and feel confident, safe and welcomed when coming to live with us.

We understand how important visits are for everyone and we follow government guidelines in welcoming regular visits from family and friends. We also actively support our residents to have visits away from the care home, and make sure this is always in line with any government COVID-19 guidance.

As each of our homes are different, the home manager will provide all the information you need around visiting.

For more information make an enquiry

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Calder Close, Off Daventry Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 3WR

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The Ridings care home, Off Daventry Road

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One of the highest rated homes

Welcome to The Ridings

A friendly and safe welcome

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Features of The Ridings

Communal facilities

Care and support

Food and dining

Life at The Ridings

Activities calendar

Health

Pricing information

How much does it cost?

What is included in care home fees?

Want more information on care home fees?

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