Welcome to Avon Cliff

Residential & Nursing Care Home

About Us

Experience the serene seaside charm of our care home in Bournemouth. Just steps away from stunning Blue Flag beaches, our residential and nursing care home provides a peaceful and calming environment where residents feel safe and their loved ones reassured.

Our residents enjoy a vibrant and active community within a home that has been designed with comfort in mind, making it the perfect setting to receive care of the highest standard.

Every photo you’ll see on this website is of real residents and staff, because the quality of life at Avon Cliff is not just a promise, it’s a reality.

“Our friendly team is passionate about creating a positive, happy, homely environment, where our residents feel more like family.” – Theresa Sales, Home Manager

This is Us

The residents and staff of our Bournemouth care home are a family, making memories with each other every day. We are living life to our full capabilities, with positivity, empathy, compassion and respect.

Edie and our gardener Sarah preparing the veg for our entry to this seasons instalment of the produce show!

Edie and our gardener Sarah preparing the veg for our entry to this seasons instalment of the produce show!

Resident Sheila with our freshly baked apple pastries.

Resident Sheila with our freshly baked apple pastries.

Margaret and Sue arranging flowers for our dining room

Margaret and Sue arranging flowers for our dining room

Edie Crowley showing off our homemade pickles

Edie Crowley showing off our homemade pickles

Judy moves it with Mr Motivator

Judy moves it with Mr Motivator

Peter 'monkeying' around at our Circus event

Peter ‘monkeying’ around at our Circus event

Paulina and resident Brian enjoying the cherry blossom in the garden

Paulina and resident Brian enjoying the cherry blossom in the garden

Shirley planting Alpines in the mini garden

Shirley planting Alpines in the mini garden

Sylvia playing table top skittles

Sylvia playing table top skittles

Cheers! Peter enjoying tasting a German beer

Cheers! Peter enjoying tasting a German beer

Words of Wisdom from Sylvia

Words of Wisdom from Sylvia

Edith taking the Armchair Express to France

Edith taking the Armchair Express to France

Jean taking in the views at the beach

Jean taking in the views at the beach

Lois and her beautiful daffodils

Lois and her beautiful daffodils

Celebrations for Patrick's birthday

Celebrations for Patrick’s birthday

OUR NURSING CARE SETS US APART


We employ our own nurses

It is inevitable that, sooner or later, most elderly care residents will need nursing care, yet over the last decade, we have seen many care home operators move away from offering nursing care, relying instead on visiting community nurses.

At Avon Cliff, we have always believed that nursing is an intrinsic part of elderly care, and that as a care home, we have a moral obligation to provide our residents with whatever care they need, whenever they need it.

 

Reassurance 24 hours a day, seven days a week

You can’t put a price on peace of mind. We employ highly-skilled nurses to be on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so that our residents can enjoy their homely surroundings, vibrant atmosphere and beautiful gardens with the reassurance that should they require nursing assistance at any time of the day or night, it’s not only available immediately, it’s provided by nurses they know, and who know them.

Your Care Services

Assisted Care

Our care teams assist with all aspects of daily living for our residents, from personal care to taking regular medications, working flexibly to promote independence providing support to maintain the physical care and comfort of residents.

Nursing Care

Avon Cliff’s nurses are available for all residents, at all times. We believe that’s the bedrock of a safe and happy home, providing nurse-led care to manage complex medical conditions, whilst ensuring all residents can stay within their familiar and comfortable home setting should their care needs change.

Residential Care

Our residential care service is designed to provide a comfortable and relaxed home environment where home maintenance, laundry, cooking and housekeeping are taken care of on your behalf.

Short Stay & Respite

We offer the same high quality care services enjoyed by our long-term residents on a short-term basis. Whether it’s for a short period of recovery, a respite break or simply a trial run for those looking for a permanent move, we offer a home from home where residents can live their life, their way.

Dementia Care

Although Avon Cliff is not a dementia home, we are committed to supporting our residents to live meaningful and fulfilled lives, and that includes those living with the earlier stages of dementia or cognitive impairment.

End Of Life

We want people to live well with us, making the most of every single day. If that means being together until the end of life, we want our residents to die well with dignity with family around, in familiar surroundings with staff they know well.

Wish you were here!

We aim to make every day worth writing about, and our residents enjoy keeping loved ones up to date with what they’ve been up to at our residential and nursing home. Here are some of their recent highlights.

07 Mar 2024

Rainbow Party

Avon Cliff residents and staff presented a cheque of £2,251.85 to Amelia’s Rainbow, a local charity supporting children with critical…
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26 Feb 2024

It’s Finger Lickin’ Good!

We all love to indulge in a takeaway every now and then and this month our residents really fancied a…
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20 Feb 2024

Truth Be Told Storytelling Session

We had a visit from our local Toddler Group and the Truth Be Told storytelling group! It’s fantastic that they’ve…
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15 Feb 2024

Welcome To Avon Cliff, Max!

Today, we had a delightful surprise at Avon Cliff – an unexpected visitor named Max the tortoise! His presence brought…
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07 Feb 2024

The Bug Hotel

Gardening club is always a highlight for us, and this week was no exception. We had a fantastic time working…
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30 Jan 2024

Birdhouse Building

As part of our ongoing preparation for Colten Cares’ Produce show, here we see a few of our residents lending…
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Daughter of resident from Avon Cliff

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The words of our residents and relatives say more than we ever could.

“Thank you all so much for taking such special care of mum during her time at Avon Cliff. You have all been so lovely and we feel like you are our second family. We will miss seeing you all.”

Daughter of resident at Avon Cliff

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The words of our residents and relatives say more than we ever could.

“My mother is a resident in Avon Cliff and I wanted to highlight how impressed my family and I are with the care and attention our mum is receiving. The staff are consistently kind and compassionate including reception staff. Teresa serving food and health care support staff, Karen and the delightful Maria, I am so impressed with their skill and attention. As a registered nurse I am very familiar with the values, knowledge, skills and behaviour required for residents and feel a huge relief when I witness these at Avon Cliff in the care of our very own dear mum. Thank you very much and very well done team.”

Respite resident at Avon Cliff

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The words of our residents and relatives say more than we ever could.

“Just a note to say thank you for looking after me. You have all been so warm and friendly.”

Relative of resident at Avon Cliff

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The words of our residents and relatives say more than we ever could.

“A big thank you to all the wonderful staff who looked after our relative so well.”

Sister-in-law of resident at Avon Cliff

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The words of our residents and relatives say more than we ever could.

“Thank you so much to all the staff at Avon Cliff for looking after our sister-in-law, and for all your kindness and support to her and all our family. You are all stars.”

Respite resident at Avon Cliff

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The words of our residents and relatives say more than we ever could.

“Thank you all so much for making my stay so pleasant; for your kindness, care and friendliness which I have really appreciated. It has certainly helped me on the road to recovery. Keep up the good work.”

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How we’re doing

Finding the right care home for a loved one is about trust. At Bournemouth’s Avon Cliff, you can be confident in the quality of care we provide. See our latest report from the Care Quality Commission, as well as reviews from residents and relatives on carehome.co.uk.

CQC Rating: Good

Avon Cliff

CQC Overall Rating

Good

25 May 2023

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CareHome.co.uk Review

FAQ

Avon Cliff has 50 beds and its residents embrace the gentle rhythm of coastal living within a purposefully designed environment that merges homely comfort with nursing care of the highest standards. The home has a hair salon, café, minibus, communal lounge areas, and wonderful gardens.

Avon Cliff offers residential care, assisted living, nursing care and palliative care for older people in Bournemouth, Dorset.

For those looking for specialist dementia care, we have two sister homes who are dedicated to meeting the needs of people living with dementia.

The Aldbury Dementia Care Home in Poole, Dorset

Fernhill Dedicated Dementia Care Home in Ferndown, Dorset

The CQC overall rating for Avon Cliff is “Good”.

Yes, find more about our other care homes in the local area.

Care homes in Dorset

Care Homes in Bournemouth

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