Sceats, Gloucester

Dear Tracey

I hope that you understand just how grateful we are for all that you, and your wonderful staff have done for Mum, not just in her last weeks and in preparing her for her onward journey, but for the last two and a half years that she has called Sceats her home … your constant presence for Mum and us has been a godsend and for that you will always have a special part in our hearts.

There are 30 rooms at Sceats, making it our largest-capacity care home.

Built in the 1930s, 1 Kenilworth Avenue was originally a residential family home, which was later augmented by and joined to 3 Kenilworth Avenue to form the current care home. In the 1960s Mr Caleb Sceats donated 3 Kenilworth Avenue to a local Christian group in memory of his wife, and the Sceats Memorial Housing Association was formed.

The home became part of Keychange in 2008, shortly after the completion of a new sun lounge, together with fully-upgraded plumbing and heating systems by the previous owners of the home.

The front garden has well-appointed flower beds, and there are 2 lawns at the rear, together with the home’s own greenhouse which supplies salad vegetables in season.

Sceats is situated on the outskirts of Gloucester city and is in a residential area. The parish church of St. Catharine’s is an easy 200 metre walk away.