Nursing Care
in Portishead BS20
Who is it for?
For families in Portishead and the wider north Somerset and Bristol area, Harbour Care Centre offers a vital local nursing care service: a “forever home” where residents never have to move simply because their health needs change. Under the leadership of Manager Wayne Price, the home has re-established a robust nursing provision, ensuring that care can evolve seamlessly from residential support to more complex nursing and end-of-life care.
The heart of our clinical expertise resides in the Sycamore Suite on the second floor, a specialised space designed for residents with more complex healthcare needs. What truly sets our care apart is our commitment to a permanent, dedicated team. As Renata, our lead nurse with two decades of experience explains, Harbour Care Centre feels like a “family,” not just a workplace. This is something that Renata has carefully nurtured since she arrived a few years ago to help our Manager Wayne Price, turn around the fortunes of the home.
By avoiding the use of temporary or agency staff, our full-time nurses build respectful, long-term relationships with residents. This personal knowledge is vital; it allows our team to instinctively spot even the slightest changes in a resident’s health, ensuring proactive and precise care.
Our fees are highly competitive with those from the Bristol area, and we feel, with our coastal setting, that we provide a highly attractive alternative to nursing homes in Bristol in terms of both cost and amenities.
Continuity of our staff
Many of the carers on the second floor Sycamoure suite are actually fully qualified nurses from places like India, so at any one time there is a real experience and expertise within the home.
Many of our carers and nurses live on-site on the top floor of the home and have been working for Wayne and his senior team for a long while now. Our residents get to see familiar faces and form bonds of trust with our staff, who, in turn, learn how to keep our residents happy and as healthy as possible. It’s an arrangement that works really well and is quite unique.
Conditions we manage
Our nurses are trained to deliver high-quality, person-centered support, blending clinical expertise with a compassionate nature, to enhance every resident’s quality of life. By prioritising continuity through a “no agency” policy, our nurses ensure that care is provided by familiar faces who understand each individual’s health needs and history.
- Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: Specialist support for cognitive decline and complex behavioral needs.
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Long-term management of neurological symptoms and mobility.
- Parkinson’s Disease: Specialized coordination of care to manage tremors and motor function.
- Stroke Recovery: Intensive rehabilitation and nursing support to regain independence and mobility.
- Palliative Conditions: Compassionate end-of-life care focusing on comfort, dignity, and pain management.
- Motor Neurone Disease (MND): Support for progressive physical decline and respiratory or nutritional needs.
- Cancer Care: Management of symptoms and treatment side effects in a supportive residential setting.
Our Nursing Care Fees
Care home fees include all meals, accommodation, bills, laundry, and activities. The final price depends on each individual’s varying needs, as assessed by Renata, our lead nurse and deputy.
Shorter stay nursing respite care is also available; please speak to Eloise or Jeanette on reception for details.
Harbour Care Centre currently has nursing care rooms available. Speak to Eloise or Jeanette to book a show around and to talk about your requirements in more detail.
- Lower dependency nursing care from £1625 per week
- Higher dependency nursing care from £1725 per week
- Respite nursing care from £1725 per week
- Premium rooms available at a premium of £100