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Barchester TowerDementia and Alzheimer's care · St Leonards on Sea
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Rooms & garden

Where life is lived, at a domestic scale.

The character of the home — both the building and the day — is the most important decision a family makes when choosing residential care. We'd encourage you to come and see it for yourself; the description below is only the bare frame.

  • 12 rooms · single occupancy

    Twelve single bedrooms

    Comfortable single rooms with space for personal furniture, photographs, and the small things that make a room a person's own. Each is set up to support resident dignity and independence, with quick access to staff when needed.

    Photography: indicative · rooms vary

  • 5 rooms · designed for couples

    Five shared rooms — for couples

    Five of our bedrooms are designed for two, so married couples can stay together when one partner's care needs change. Couples are welcomed and supported as one household within the wider home.

    Photography: indicative · current home

  • Domestic-scale, dementia-friendly

    Communal rooms and the dining room

    The shared living spaces are quiet, easy to navigate, and built around the rhythms of a real home — a sitting room, a dining room where meals are taken together when residents choose to, and circulating space that supports residents living with dementia.

    Photography: indicative · current home

  • Year-round planting · accessible paths

    Two-thirds of an acre of secluded gardens

    The gardens are mature, walled, and planted for year-round interest. Pathways are gentle and accessible. Residents take long, slow walks here — often the most settled part of the day.

    Photography: indicative · current home

A view of the secluded garden at Barchester Tower

Come and walk through the house.

Choosing a care home is a slow, careful decision. We don't rush it — visit at a time that suits you, meet the staff, see the garden. There's no pressure, and no appointment is too late in the day.