Down Lodge Residential Care Home

11 Sturges Road, Wokingham RG40 2HG
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9.3 22 Reviews
  • Down Lodge Residential Care Home, Wokingham
Down Lodge is a sixteen capacity care home only 200 yards from Wokingham Town centre, ideally situated for residents with care needs to have easy access to local amenities, while being able to contact skilled carers at all hours of the day and night.

This comfortable residence has been organised with a satisfying retirement in mind, while the service strives to be as versatile as possible to healthcare needs, having close contacts with GPs, District Nurses and visiting chiropodists and opticians.

All service users can choose from a menu of traditional meals and enjoy relaxing in a south-facing conservatory garden during the warmer weather.
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Care Provided by Down Lodge Residential Care Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 16 Service Users

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Stairlift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1065 – £1300
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1065 – £1300

lodging and care with staff available 24/7; excludes hairdressing and chiropodist fees available to at Down Lodge; hairdressers - weekly, chiropodist - 6-weekly.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Down Lodge Residential Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Contact Down Lodge Residential Care Home 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)

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Good to Know

Owner

  • Down Lodge Residential Care Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Jody Chivers (Registered Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2017
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (14)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (1)

Visiting

  • Visiting is 24/7; however, families to visit before 20:00.

Parking

  • On site parking for 8 cars

Down Lodge Residential Care Home Reviews (22)

9.3

Down Lodge Residential Care Home has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.339) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Down Lodge Residential Care Home has 22 reviews.

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Review from Tracy K (Daughter of Resident) published on 2 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother recently spent 3 months in 'Down Lodge Residential Care Home' receiving respite care in between the hospital and returning home. I cannot praise the team enough for their compassion, caring and empathy before and during her stay. The manager runs a thoroughly professional business and no
request is too large or small. 'Down Lodge Residential Care Home' is very homely and welcoming for residents and visitors alike and I would happily recommend it to anyone who is considering care for a loved one.
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Review from Susan H (Aunt of Resident) published on 27 June 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My aunt has been at Down Lodge for 3 years. I live abroad and visit yearly but speak to my aunt every other week. It is a relief that we have found a nice safe home for my aunt. The home is friendly with well trained staff and my aunt always says how happy and content she is living at Down Lodge. When
I visit the home is always bright and clean and the staff and manager most helpful.
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.339)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.339) out of 10 for Down Lodge Residential Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.789 for Down Lodge Residential Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (56 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 71 Ratings = 4.789
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.55 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Down Lodge Residential Care Home is based on 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 = 3.55
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 16 registered maximum number of service users is 3.2, which has been reached with 6 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 1 Nov 2018

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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