Austen House Care Home

Kilnsea Drive,

Lower Earley,

Reading,

Berkshire,

RG6 3UJ

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Care enquiries

01189 145 484

New care enquiry phone lines are open 8am - 8pm

All other calls 01189 266 100

Austen House Care Home in Reading

Austen House is a purpose built residential care home in Reading, set in a semi-rural location and within easy reach of Wokingham and London. Our staff at Austen House are dedicated to meeting residents’ personal needs and our nurses are on duty 24-hours a day to provide top quality elderly care.

Staff on Austen House’s specialised Memory Lane Community (for people living with dementia) have been awarded certificates by the Alzheimer's Society for passing a course that helped with enhancing their understanding of dementia. It involves improved insight into dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and learning that feelings matter most.

Austen House welcomes enquiries and is pleased to show people – whether they're looking for advice or support – around if they would like to drop in to investigate for themselves.

Latest News

We are delighted to announce that we have introduced a Magic Table into our home, an interactive light projector, designed to support residents living with dementia. Please click here for more information.

Following significant investment, Austen House has a brand new look! The appearance of our home has been carefully designed with the people we care for in mind, including our Memory Lane Community for people living with dementia. Our bright new reception area is the perfect spot for socialising or taking part in one of our many daily activities. Our beautiful new dining room is a wonderful place to enjoy a three-course home-made lunch and our new bedrooms are comfortable and tastefully decorated. Why not take a look at our virtual tour to see our brand new look? Or alternatively, pop in to our home to see for yourself!

Types of care

At Austen House, our qualified Nurses and Carers achieve job satisfaction through making a difference each and every day to residents' lives.

In our Memory Lane communities of Thames, Bourne and Loddon, we care for individuals living with dementia, and in our Kennet unit, we provide nursing care for individuals with a wider range of nursing needs.

Prior to moving into our home, a full assessment of individual needs will be undertaken to ensure that the care services we provide are person-centred. Care needs are reviewed each month - or upon any change in need - and we encourage the involvement of loved ones in this and indeed all aspects of the care we provide.

Dementia Care

Respite / Short Stay

Services for Under 65

Facilities

Wi-fi available
Sky TV
En-suite rooms
Pet-friendly

On-site

Activity room
Bar/café
Flexible mealtimes
Internet access/wifi

Accessibility

Disabled bathroom
Disabled WC/facilities
Disabled parking
Disability awareness/equality training

Accommodation

Electric profiling bed
En-suite toilet
Furnished rooms and own furniture welcomed
Nurse call system

Our Team

The dedicated and experienced team are passionate about providing quality care to each individual living at the home.

Natsayi Dunira

General Manager

Hi, my name is Natsayi, and I am the General Manager here at Austen House. Welcome to our website!

My mother says I was born a nurse; I have never known anything as fulfilling as being a nurse. I qualified in the year 2000, and I have successfully managed nursing homes since 2002.

It was my father’s experiences with strokes, depression, dementia, prostate cancer and diabetes that finally affirmed my commitment to maximize the potential of not just myself, but those around me as well. Be it my son who is autistic, my residents or my staff. I believe every human being has the potential to blossom when loved and nurtured.

I am passionate about maximising the potentiaI of those living with dementia. I chose Dementia Studies at Bradford University, which involved learning about Quantum Reflex Integration, music therapy, Gut & Psychology Syndrome, and I am currently studying Sensory Enrichment Therapy.

Together with my fabulous team of like-minded individuals, I am dedicated to ensuring that our community here at Austen House experiences the very best of what life has to offer.

"When what hear and what you see don’t match, trust your eyes." - Dale Renton.

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Our people

Barchester’s Charitable Foundation distributes over £150,000 per year to individuals and small community groups/charities across England, Scotland and Wales.

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New care enquiry phone lines are open 8am - 8pm

01189 145 484

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01189 266 100

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