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Sally Urwin2024-10-07 12:19:032024-10-07 12:19:03Over 2200 litres of apple juice pressed at the Corbridge Community WeekendRESPITE, RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING ROOM VACANCIES
Please click below to read more about our respite, residential and nursing room vacancies.
OUR COMMUNITY RESPITE BED HAS REOPENED
Please click below to read more about our free of charge short term respite care bed
Key Information
Part of the community for over 100 years, Charlotte Straker House is a warm and welcoming non-profit care home located in Corbridge, Northumberland. We’re dedicated to supporting the health and happiness of our elderly residents.
We offer a range of care options to suit individual needs. Our comfortable 32-bed care home provides residential and nursing care, while our eight supported living bungalows offer greater independence. We also offer free of charge short term respite care as well as a day care service for those needing extra support.
Everything we do is for the benefit of our residents. Any surplus income made is reinvested in our care home, ensuring access to top-notch facilities and activities.
At The Charlotte Straker Project, you’ll find a safe, nurturing, and friendly environment. Our dedicated staff, made up of trained professionals and caring volunteers, are available 24/7 to provide personal care, medical support, and engaging activities. We understand that emotional well-being is just as important to our residents, so we offer a warm and supportive atmosphere.
Come see for yourself! We’d love to welcome you to Charlotte Straker House!
Residential & Nursing Care
We provide expert nursing and residential care for the elderly in our care home, Charlotte Straker House, in the centre of Corbridge. We have expertise in providing 24/7 care for elderly residents with complex needs. Our care home has a wonderful warm atmosphere, well-equipped accommodation and dedicated and committed staff.
Community Respite Bed
We offer a free of charge short stay respite care for those over the age of 65 years of age from the local community. Please click here to learn more about our respite bed.
Application for Prospective Residents
If you would like more information or to discuss a potential application, please call our office on 01434 633 999 or email office@charlottestraker.org.uk
Please click on the link to download a resident application form.
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Sally Urwin2024-09-20 12:16:182024-09-20 12:16:18The Corbridge Apple Pressing Weekend is BACK for 2024 on 5/6 October!! 🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏
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“The staff are absolutely wonderful: kind; welcoming; and always smiling. They are always ready to help you, and I don’t feel guilty if I need to ask for anything. I loved the fact I could have a proper, glorious bath, as I don’t have a bath at home so it was wonderful to have a long, luxurious soak. The food is so tasty, and I think I’ve put on some weight since staying here! I’ve had my eyes opened. I wasn’t keen on entering a care home as I’ve heard such stories, but Charlotte Straker House is absolutely wonderful. It ticks all the boxes.”
“I was worried when I first came in, but now I’m here I’m enjoying the food and I like the people who look after me. I’ve taken part in the crafts and music afternoons and had my hair and nails done.”
Thank you for the wonderful love and care you have shown my mum during her stay. She was always happy and particularly enjoyed her meals!
Our mother spent 5 years at Charlotte Straker in such a lovely environment both inside the house and the gardens. There are plenty of activities each week for residents to enjoy together with trips out to other places that Mum loved to do when able. My sister and I found the care given to Mum by the nurses and carers was first class with nothing being too much trouble. The staff often went the ‘extra mile’ in helping out with requests. We always felt so fortunate that when it came to the difficult realisation that Mum needed residential care that she was able to go to Charlotte Straker. We had absolute confidence in the exemplary level of care and we’re so grateful for everything that was done for Mum in her time there.
As a family we were increasingly concerned about mams safety when she was at home so we were delighted when she was able to utilise the marvellous respite service at Charlotte Straker. She loved it and it completely opened her mind up to the possibility of residential care.
Mam was able to move in to Charlotte Straker House as a permanent resident several months later and it gave us all great peace of mind knowing how safe and happy she was going to be.
The staff were exceptional, taking all her many needs and problems in their stride and making her feel part of the family. She was able to continue her hobbies with the support of the activities coordinator which made her happy.
We felt communication with staff and trustees was exceptional. Nothing was ever too much trouble and we were kept informed not only by phone but by regular emails too. We were particularly pleased with the honesty, openess and transparency surrounding the Covid outbreak. It instilled trust in us all!
We felt that not only did the staff care for Mam during such an extreme situation but they cared for us too. Mam couldn’t have been cared for better and even though it was the most horrendous time we took great comfort from knowing you were all there when we couldn’t be.
Basically we were delighted with the care and CSP is certainly an organisation you should all be proud of.
Our mum Lily moved into Charlotte Straker in June 2015. Over the next 5 years the level of health, social and loving care received as a member of the Charlotte Straker family was immense. Lily become well liked and loved by the Charlotte team and her peers. Lily really flourished in a way that the family could never have imagined. This was all due to the forward looking and imaginative activities that encouraged participation, enjoyment and relaxation.
The legacy of Lily that her family would like to portray is that the Charlotte Straker Project provides a level of care that others can only aspire to and without hesitation we would highly recommend to anyone.
“The day care service at Charlotte Straker House is becoming a lifeline for my Mum. Charlotte Straker Day care offers a holistic approach which helps in many ways, not only with personal care but also helps her to become happier and more engaged in life. It has given her the opportunity to socialize with other people, to participate in activities that she enjoys, and to stay mentally and physically active. Thank you to Charlotte Straker for giving us this resource to support our mum’s wellbeing and for the wonderful staff who make it possible.”
My mother has lived at Charlotte Straker House for four years. Staff ensured her move was straightforward and she settled quickly. Mum is very well cared for, enjoying her nice, sunny, en suite room, with views of the garden, Corbridge and beyond. She is looked after by a core group of very capable and compassionate staff – carers, activity coordinator, housekeeping and catering – and the volunteers who support them. There is always a warm welcome from everyone, including the excellent admin team who are the first point of contact when I visit. I genuinely feel included as Mum’s Essential Carer and appreciate regular conversations about her needs and the monthly calls to check how things are going. I am confident about the way concerns or occasional health emergencies are dealt with. I would like to acknowledge the exceptional way trustees, managers and staff worked together through COVID, and the contribution and support of the Corbridge community of which Charlotte Straker House is part, then and now.
My aunt needed emergency respite accommodation last year after a fractured water pipe caused a flood which brought a ceiling down. Charlotte Straker came to the rescue and my aunt stayed with them for five months.
I want to thank everyone there for their care and kindness, not just to my aunt, but also to me. When I first made enquiries all the office staff were so helpful, kind and patient with me. It was such a stressful time for me and this kindness meant a lot. I met Pam and Sam then, who were also so reassuring and kind. Sam visited my aunt at the neighbour’s house where my aunt was staying and really put my aunt at her ease.
When my aunt moved to Charlotte Straker she was taken through an assessment by Mary the nurse, who again was so patient and helpful with both my aunt and me. Throughout my aunt’s time there, every time I visited I was met with smiles and friendly greetings from all the staff, inside and outside the building. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble. I met Christian several times, also Ian and Mary again, I know my aunt became very fond of them and I can see why.
I am so grateful to everyone at Charlotte Straker – what a wonderful organisation you are, we are lucky to have you.
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of caring experience
The Charlotte Straker Project
Charlotte Straker, Cookson Close
Corbridge, NE45 5HB
01434 633999
office@charlottestraker.org.uk
