During my working life I have visited many residential/nursing homes and have no doubt that The Abbey is where I would want to go when I couldn’t manage on my own any more. But when you actually commit a loved one into ‘the care’ of what is essentially a business you find that your senses sharpen a little. This is why I was confident that my mum would benefit from living at The Abbey. When my 92 year old mother moved into The Abbey she was physically very weak. She had come out of hospital after many visits there throughout the year and now her life had to change. When you walk through the door the smells from the kitchen are of freshly home cooked food at the same time you are greeted by smiling faces - this is every time, at whatever time. The place is warm and homely, relaxed and welcoming. Without doubt The Abbey has prolonged my mum’s life. In the 3 months that she has lived there she has regained strength, her balance has improved and her overall appearance is so much better. She’s eating more and drinking more, we now know that she is taking her medication. She knows too that she is now not able to live independently but her light and spacious room here is clean. She is safe, well fed and attended to, and by people who are professionals who seem to have unlimited patience and humour, I don’t know how they do it. -Tim, Relative