Colbury Nursing Home
Colbury Nursing Home is situated in the residential area of Calmore, just six miles from Southampton town centre
Welcome
The care we offer
A nursing and residential home, Colbury has been specifically designed to meet the needs of people with dementia. We offer long term care and respite as well as convalescence, palliative care, and care for people with Parkinson's disease.
Our standards of care are first-rate. We employ registered nurses including mental health nurses and highly trained care assistants who provide 24-hour professional support.
Key features of Colbury House
The interior of Colbury House has been decorated and furnished to ensure the home is visually appealing and stimulating. All corridors have memory triggers including vibrant colours to aid residents’ orientation, and themes such as eye-catching pictures and bright floral prints.
The communal areas around the home have interesting items to touch and feel. For example statues and wall hangings in a variety of fabrics and textures. Doors to resident areas are painted in strong colours. Those to other non-public areas are painted in lighter colours to act as a prompt and aid memory.
A nursing and residential home, Colbury has been specifically designed to meet the needs of people with dementia. We offer long term care and respite as well as convalescence, palliative care, and care for people with Parkinson's disease.
Our standards of care are first-rate. We employ registered nurses including mental health nurses and highly trained care assistants who provide 24-hour professional support.
Key features of Colbury House
The interior of Colbury House has been decorated and furnished to ensure the home is visually appealing and stimulating. All corridors have memory triggers including vibrant colours to aid residents’ orientation, and themes such as eye-catching pictures and bright floral prints.
The communal areas around the home have interesting items to touch and feel. For example statues and wall hangings in a variety of fabrics and textures. Doors to resident areas are painted in strong colours. Those to other non-public areas are painted in lighter colours to act as a prompt and aid memory.
AddressHill Street
Calmore
Totton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 2RX
Phone: 023 8086 7125
Manager: Margaret Collins
Types of care
Dementia care 
Respite
Palliative
Parkinson's
ConvalescenceAbout the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things.
John Appleseed
Bedrooms
The bedrooms feature ensuite facilities and are decorated in calming pastel colours. All have 24-hour call systems, underfloor heating, aerials and smoke detectors. Some of the bedrooms have views of the delightful landscaped gardens. We encourage residents to personalise their rooms with their own pictures, photographs and ornaments to make them even more homely.
There is a memory box outside each resident's bedroom which can be filled with personal items such as photographs, certificates, and other memory triggers. These can provide a link with the person’s past and provide prompts for staff and visitors, and the opportunity to reminisce about the resident’s life.
Garden
Colbury House has secure wheelchair accessible landscaped gardens, which residents enjoy on warm sunny days.
The bedrooms feature ensuite facilities and are decorated in calming pastel colours. All have 24-hour call systems, underfloor heating, aerials and smoke detectors. Some of the bedrooms have views of the delightful landscaped gardens. We encourage residents to personalise their rooms with their own pictures, photographs and ornaments to make them even more homely.
There is a memory box outside each resident's bedroom which can be filled with personal items such as photographs, certificates, and other memory triggers. These can provide a link with the person’s past and provide prompts for staff and visitors, and the opportunity to reminisce about the resident’s life.
Garden
Colbury House has secure wheelchair accessible landscaped gardens, which residents enjoy on warm sunny days.
Key features
- Large landscaped gardens
- Ensuite facilities in every room
- Wheelchair accessible gardens
- Lift access
- Separate activities room
- Hairdressing salon
- Distinctive décor to aid orientation
- Local amenities within walking distance
More Details
Food
Mealtimes are an important part of each day in a care home. The chef at Colbury House always ensures there is a tasty, seasonal menu, with a hot and cold choice available. We aim to fully understand new residents' nutritional needs, tastes, special diets and preferences shortly after their arrival. We also encourage feedback so we can continue to improve our food service.
Delicious home-made cakes are served each day with afternoon tea, and there is a Sundown menu available between 6.30pm and 6.30am. As well as our everyday menus, we make sure that on their birthdays each resident receives a special meal of their choice and a personalised birthday cake.
Mealtimes are an important part of each day in a care home. The chef at Colbury House always ensures there is a tasty, seasonal menu, with a hot and cold choice available. We aim to fully understand new residents' nutritional needs, tastes, special diets and preferences shortly after their arrival. We also encourage feedback so we can continue to improve our food service.
Delicious home-made cakes are served each day with afternoon tea, and there is a Sundown menu available between 6.30pm and 6.30am. As well as our everyday menus, we make sure that on their birthdays each resident receives a special meal of their choice and a personalised birthday cake.
Activities
The dedicated activity co-ordinator regularly plans enjoyable and stimulating activities such as music and movement sessions, games, reminiscence therapy and painting. We also encourage residents to continue with their own hobbies and interests if they wish.
We recognise that activity involves anything that may bring comfort, stimulation, pleasure and a sense of wellbeing - this could be holding someone’s hand, sharing cups of tea or enjoying the taste and texture of interesting food. Residents may even enjoy familiar household activities such as dusting or laying tables if they want.
The home holds special events at least once a month. These include special themed events for Burns night, Pancake day, Mother’s day, Wimbledon, and Halloween to name just a few.
The dedicated activity co-ordinator regularly plans enjoyable and stimulating activities such as music and movement sessions, games, reminiscence therapy and painting. We also encourage residents to continue with their own hobbies and interests if they wish.
We recognise that activity involves anything that may bring comfort, stimulation, pleasure and a sense of wellbeing - this could be holding someone’s hand, sharing cups of tea or enjoying the taste and texture of interesting food. Residents may even enjoy familiar household activities such as dusting or laying tables if they want.
The home holds special events at least once a month. These include special themed events for Burns night, Pancake day, Mother’s day, Wimbledon, and Halloween to name just a few.
- Reminiscence therapy
- Painting
- Separate activities room
- Coffee mornings
- Seasonally-themed monthly events
- Religious services
- Local community and charity events
- Regular days out
AddressHill Street
Calmore
Totton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 2RX
Phone: 023 8086 7125
Manager: Margaret Collins
Care features
- Sensory features around the home
- Use of colours to aid orientation
- Memory boxes
- Additional therapies available on request
- Residents can use their own GP
- Individual diets catered for
- 24-hour call system
- Highly trained, specialist nursing and care staff
- Personalised care plan
- Thermostatic radiators
Home features
- Under floor heating
- Large landscaped gardens
- Ensuite facilities in every room
- Wheelchair accessible gardens
- Lift access
- Separate activities room
- Hairdressing salon
- Distinct décor to aid orientation
- Television and telephone points
- Smoke detectors
Additional extras
- Hairdressing
- Therapies not in care plan
- TV licence (for residents under 75)
- Telephone bills
- Personal toiletries
- Newspapers and magazines
Inclusive in the price
- Sundown menu
- Fresh, home-made meals
- Daily activities
- Bed linen and towels
- Daily cleaning
- Laundry
- Utility bills (inc heating)
Directions
Directions
From Southampton
From Southampton, take the A36 out of the town centre heading West. At ---to be finished later
From Southampton
From Southampton, take the A36 out of the town centre heading West. At ---to be finished later