Chestnut Court in New Milton is located between the New Forest and the Sea offering a healthy and quiet place to live, yet within a short reach of local facilities offered by New Milton town. The home stands in its beautiful landscaped grounds with secured garden which can be accessed and enjoyed all year around. All our rooms have en suite facilities; they are decorated and furnished to higher standards.

Accommodation and Facilities

• Total 25 places.
• All with en suite facilities and shower.
• Single rooms – 24; Shared room -1.
• Emergency call system in each room and communal areas
• Specially adapted bath facilities.
• One passenger lift.
• Well landscaped, secure garden area.
• Hairdressing Salon.
• Two separate lounges.
• Library and reading area.

Services Offered

We can provide care for up to 25 elderly people of both sexes with Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.  We recognise that for people with dementia there are special considerations that we need to be particularly sensitive to and that, for many, residents they still can retain ability. We have a number of staff fully qualified and trained in dementia care activities, thus bringing long-term experience and expertise.

We can also provide short-term respite care or day care.

Fees

Fees vary according to the room chosen, care requirement and facilities available such as en-suite, ground floor etc. Fees quoted below are minimum fees per service user and covers accommodation, full board, laundry, in house activities and most importantly complete Residential Care.

En suite Single Room per week Minimum £475.00

District Nurse Service

We have regular visits from district nurses and community practitioners to meet any clinical needs of our residents.

GP Service

Our Home is well served by local Doctors practices. Residents may continue to use the services of their own GP, if they wish.

Laundry

Personal laundry is performed in the Home using our own facilities, at no extra charge. Specialist cleaning, if required, can be arranged, but an additional charge will be incurred. All clothing should be capable of being machine-washed and must be suitably labelled. We request relatives assist us in this process.

Optician and Dental

The services of visiting optician and dentist are available if required.

Hairdressing/Chiropody

Hairdresser visits the Home weekly and is available to all residents on request and our chiropodist visits every six weeks and sees residents, as necessary. Residents will be invoiced directly for these services.

Newspapers/Magazines

Newspapers/magazines can be arranged and delivered on a daily basis. Residents will be billed monthly, in arrears, for this service.

Religious Service

The services of chaplains from various denominations are available. Holy Communion is held monthly, by local clergy, or as required by the resident.

Activities and Welfare

A comprehensive and varied activities programme, designed to stimulate the need of all our residents is arranged by our in house activities co-ordinator.

Activities range from indoor ball games to garden games.

We also have frequent outings such as a coffee and local street market trip, Christmas light viewing etc... to suit the season.

We also have Summer Garden parties and Christmas parties where friends, family and practitioners are invited.

External agencies and volunteers are encouraged to come in and offer their services.

Location and Surroundings

The home is located within walking distance of New Milton town centre that caters for most requirements such as shops, super markets, post office, banks and churches.

Area is well known for the beautiful coastline offering natural relaxation and spectacular views across the Solent in each season of the year.

Nearest Railway station - New Milton

Nearest major towns - Christchurch, Bournemouth.

Please click here for a link to Streetmap showing our location.

Participation and Involvement

To ensure our residents have a normal life as possible we encourage participation of friends and families of our residents.