Mountbatten Nursing Home
About us
We have been providing our very own special type of care here at Mountbatten since the 9th of October 2000. Led by our Registered Manager and supported by our team of nurses, senior health care assistants, and health care assistants alongside a team of ancillary staff who work together to create a friendly home from home atmosphere.
We understand that moving to a nursing home is a big transition and one that may worry you and your family. Our highly trained team will offer you or your relative as much time and support as is needed to make you feel part of the family as quickly as possible. We genuinely want you to feel not only safe and cared for here, but happy and relaxed too.
Since providing exceptional care is about listening to and adapting to each person’s unique needs and wishes, we combine high standards with a flexible approach.
Mountbatten Nursing Home
Why choose Mountbatten?
- Our CQC rating is consistently rated as ‘Good’ both overall and for each of the five domains
- We offer a ‘Key Nurse’ and ‘Key Carer’ on admission to help personalise your care plan
- Our staff are highly trained and receive regular training
- We are experts in elderly and complex care needs
- We offer short and long-term care, respite care, and holiday stays
- Visitors, including children and well-behaved pets, are warmly welcomed at any time.
When people have worked throughout their lives and have been committed to helping others, they deserve extra cherishing. They need a home where individuality is emphasised, with staff who have time to give attention to the small details and where they have the choice of enjoying the company of like-minded fellow residents.
Mountbatten Nursing Home
Our rooms and facilities
The home can accommodate up to 30 residents, comprising of 25 single rooms, many with ensuite facilities, 1 double room, and 2 specialist care 2-bedroom units. Although each room is fully furnished, you are very welcome to bring your own furniture and personal items to make the room feel your own.
You are welcome to have a private telephone line fitted if desired, and every room has a TV socket, a nurse call bell, and an individual thermostat so you can adjust your heating to suit you.
We also have:
- Two bathrooms equipped with hydraulic bathing facilities
- Two shower rooms with full safety features and equipment
- Ceiling mounted hoists in all rooms
- Disabled toilet facilities
- Lift to all floors
- Separate lounge, dining area, conservatory, and garden
- GP visits each week, and as needed
- Visiting hairdresser and chiropodist
- Activities co-ordinator
- Our own wheelchair friendly minibus
- Group and 1-2-1 activities
- Our own chefs who prepare fresh homemade meals every day
- Our own on-site laundry.
Please visit us for an informal tour of our lovely home. We will be happy to show you our rooms and facilities, introduce you to some of our staff and answer any questions.
Mountbatten Nursing Home
Our history
Built in the 1880’s, our lovely building was once home to a famous children’s author of the day, Juliana Ewing, who with her husband Alexander, purchased ‘Villa Ponente’, as it was then known, in 1883. We have it on good authority the building cost £70 to build, a bargain compared to the £81 Alexander paid for his grand piano!
Juliana was a contemporary of Rudyard Kipling who was said to be able to recite one of her novels by heart, and she was also much admired by author E Nesbitt. We know that she wrote at least one novel while she lived at Villa Ponente, and it was inspired by her love of English country gardens. No doubt she tended the garden we enjoy at Mountbatten today – we do our best to maintain her high standards!
Since then, the building has served as a maternity nursing hospital and a cottage hospital before becoming a nursing home. Of course, the years have seen many changes as the building has been adapted and extended to suit the needs of a modern nursing home, but we are very proud of its heritage and history that began in Victorian times.
We have just started working with the Somerset Heritage Centre to study and unpick the history of the building and will keep this page updated with our findings.
Mountbatten Nursing Home
Our ethos
Maintaining the dignity, individuality, and privacy of residents within a warm and caring environment is at the heart of our care philosophy. Our staff are trained to be respectful of a resident’s individual and changing needs at all times, reflecting our person-centered approach to care.
Our core care values are:
- Privacy
- Dignity
- Rights
- Independence
- Choice
- Fulfilment
Mountbatten Nursing Home
Meet the team
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Congratulations Sadie
At Mountbatten we aim to provide the best support to our staff in their professional continued development. We’re proud to share that last week staff
Registered Nurse Manager
Our organisation is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse Manager to join our team. The Registered Nurse Manager is responsible for overseeing a team of Registered
