A CARE home near Bridgwater has been rated as one of the best in the south west based on reviews by residents and their families.

The Old Vicarage Care Home, located in Stockland Bristol, has been chosen as one of the top 20 care homes in the region out of 1,914 in total.

The top 20 have received an award from the UK's leading reviews guide to care homes, carehome.co.uk.

The award is based on reviews written by residents and their friends and relatives.

Sam O’Brien, director and owner of The Old Vicarage care home, said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive this award in recognition of the hard work and dedication of the entire team at The Old Vicarage.

“The thank you letters and reviews we have received from the residents and their families makes everything we do worthwhile.

“Our team have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to ensure that the residents have continued to be well looked after, both physically, mentally and emotionally.

“We are proud that our team have maintained a happy, safe and secure community for everyone.

“We were very fortunate that no resident contracted Covid throughout the pandemic.

Bridgwater Mercury: “The thank you letters and reviews we have received from the residents and their families makes everything we do worthwhile.” Picture: Carehome.co.uk“The thank you letters and reviews we have received from the residents and their families makes everything we do worthwhile.” Picture: Carehome.co.uk

“The team went above and beyond to ensure that everyone was kept safe and spirits remained high despite us all being separated from our loved ones.

“Our beautiful garden was re-designed just before the first lockdown and has provided the most wonderful space for residents and staff to share.

“Our full-time social activities include gardening classes amongst many others and this years’ construction of a greenhouse has been a wonderful addition.

“We are a small rural home and rely heavily on the dedication and goodwill of our wonderful team and they thoroughly deserve this award, they are an amazing group of people.”

Amanda Hopkins, reviews manager of carehome.co.uk, said: “We now have nearly 250,000 reviews of care homes on carehome.co.uk so we are able to give people a real insight into what a care home and its staff are like.

“Our reviews reveal the quality of their care, activities and nutrition as well as if the care home is value for money and the standard of their facilities.

“Reviews of The Old Vicarage show they provide an excellent standard of care and we would like to congratulate them on being a Top 20 care home in south west England.

“It is a huge achievement to be named as a top rated care home by the residents who actually receive the care as well as their family and friends.

“Choosing a care home can be daunting for both the person going to live there as well as their family, so we hope our awards which are given to the highest rated homes will help make the search easier.”

To view The Old Vicarage’s reviews, visit: www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/10002030OLDA.

To see the full list of winners, visit www.carehome.co.uk/awards/.