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Riverview Lodge, in the Kingsbury area of London, is well-equipped to achieve excellent residential and residential dementia care for 36 residents in en suite accommodation. The home is located next to a church and has a lovely view overlooking a stream from the well tended garden.
The home prides itself on providing a homely, safe environment and ensures residents and their families are at the centre of everything as are...
Care Provided by Riverview Lodge
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 36 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Riverview Lodge for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Riverview Lodge to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- MHA
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Anne Fenlon (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (36)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (36)
Riverview Lodge Reviews (52)
Riverview Lodge has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.913) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Riverview Lodge has 52 reviews.
'Very good people' is an understatement - we owe a debt of gratitude to the team at MHA.
Thank you very much for your excellent review. I will share this with our staff team. We are going to miss your mum she was a lovely lady.
All the staff were amazing and made my dad's last months comfortable and happy. He was so well cared for and Dad, though he could no longer be out of bed or feed himself due to his condition, was always content and calm. The care provided was excellent in every respect and staff so friendly and caring whenever I visited. The home is immaculately clean and decoration cheerful and bright. The other residents always seemed happy and there was always a lovely atmosphere with music being played. Dad being there gave me and my family so much comfort to know he was safe and being cared for.
Thank you very much for your lovely review. I will share your fantastic comments with the staff team who all loved your dad and we will all miss him.
My Dad was a resident at Riverview Lodge care home from December 2016 to December 2017. Sadly he passed away in January of this year. He received wonderful dedicated care from all the staff. Today I returned to visit a resident who was celebrating her 100th birthday. There was a big party for her with relatives, friends and residents all involved. The lounge was all decorated with streamers and balloons and the choice of food was wonderful. The staff all made sure it was a day to remember.
Thank you very much for you positive review. I will share this with my team to encourage them to keep up high standards of care.
My husband always stays in a different care home whenever I travel and usually when I call him each day I have to prepare myself for him being dissatisfied or perhaps upset for some reason or other. This time at Riverview Lodge, it didn't happen (except for him being dissatisfied about the lumpy and cold mattress). Every time I called he was as happy and cheerful as he is at home. And each time he was concerned about something and I called the staff to tell them (he doesn't communicate well for himself), the staff jumped on the issue immediately and by the next time I would speak to him, he was happy again. It was such a relief for me! For both of us! I would definitely tell people to stay there except I want to make sure there's a bed for him the next time I need to travel. Thanks to everyone at Riverview Lodge. They all knew him and they all knew how to take care of him no matter who I spoke to.
Thank you very much for your positive review of our home. I will share this with my team who always look to improve in giving a high standard of care to make our residents feel at home. We will certainly check the bed to try and make it more soft and comfortable.
I am so pleased he spent his final years here. He said many times he could not be in a more caring and happy environment. When he first arrived he was in poor health and very weak but after a couple of months of wonderful care, he was healthier and stronger than he had been for many years.
The care and love the staff showed towards him was second to none and it amazed us how special he was made to feel.
We cannot praise the staff enough from the manager and all the other nursing staff and carers and cleaning staff who gave my Uncle such a happy last couple of years of his life. All the staff looked after him so well and it makes me so happy to know that his every need was attended to.
Thank you all so much, Riverview Lodge.
Staff are extremely caring and welcoming not just to the residents but to the family and friends too. It was my great grandmother’s 100th birthday last month and they went all out to make it as special as possible and I have not seen my great Nan smile so much and we all had a wonderful time. All of the staff are fabulous and we know we can leave the home knowing that my great-grandmother will be looked after and will be treated well.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review of the care and support you see at Riverview. It is great to hear that you are so confident of the consistency of the care given and have peace in this knowledge when you are unable to visit yourself.
I will share this with my team.
Our relative has been a resident of Riverview Lodge since April 2016. We have found staff caring, polite and supportive, they always make you feel very welcoming.
Thank you very much for your lovely comment, I will share this with all my staff.
The staff are all very friendly and patient, I have full confidence that my mum is receiving the best level of care. The home itself is lovely, my mum's room is perfect for her needs and everything is very well kept.
Obviously, it's not a good idea to turn up when staff are trying to get residents ready for bed or when helping them to get up and washed and dressed. Whenever you arrive you are offered tea and a biscuit just as you would be when you arrived at your parent's home.
The home is bright and spotlessly clean. I have never walked in and noticed any unpleasant smells. The food is cooked on site by a chef who caters for all diets. The rooms are very well furnished and cleaned daily by the wonderful happy cleaning staff. Well done to all who work at Riverview Lodge and thank you for doing such a hard job.
I don't know how I would have managed without your help.
Thank you from all our family.
My friend had already been diagnosed with cancer in advanced stages before he was admitted to Riverview Lodge care home, where he remained until his passing. Over the years I have had extensive experience of many different care homes, but never once have I encountered one like Riverview Lodge. On the surface, the care provided was efficient, professional, and caring. But there was a deeper level at which the staff – from the cleaners to the managers – seemed to make a spiritual connection with those who needed it. My friend was an atheist but this did not prevent him from having a deep and meaningful friendship with the chaplain in the last few weeks of his life. I experienced deep compassion and support expressed both towards myself and towards my friend, by many different members of staff. I took this as evidence of a very deep level of spirituality permeating the whole ethos of this wonderful home.
Dear Brian
Thank you so much for taking the time to review our home Riverview Lodge and for your wonderful words of appreciation. The team at Riverview Lodge do try their utmost to build a relationship and understanding with our residents and their friends and families. I am pleased both you and your friend experienced care with so much empathy and understanding.
Kind Regards
Deborah
My father spent two weeks respite here this July, 2016. I am extremely happy with the service and the care that was provided for father. He enjoyed the food. He has returned home a different man, his confidence and self-esteem has been boosted. My family and I also enjoyed visiting him, the experience was very pleasant and friendly. The staff were helpful, supportive, very understanding and accommodating.
Dear Monica
It is great to hear what a success the respite care was at Riverview. They are indeed very welcoming and caring and I am glad that this was a positive time for your father.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review, it will be reassuring to others when looking for a placement and I know the team will appreciate this.
Kind Regards
Deborah
Warm friendly staff and kind, understanding management. One evening when visiting my relative looked peaceful and serene. There was a loving atmosphere in her room and it was clear she has been gently handled during her personal care. Before going to bed (also, her hair is always braided lovely). Thank you!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review of the care and support you see at Riverview. It is great to hear that you are so confident of the consistency of the care given and have peace in this knowledge when you are unable to visit yourself.
I will feed back to the team how you feel about the care delivered to mum.
Regards
Deborah
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 15 April 2021Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
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- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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News (5) & Events (0)
- 11 Dec 2025
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