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The main philosophy at Milton Lodge is to provide residents with the support that they need in order to live a life of dignity. Professionals always involve the residents and families in all aspects of care planning so that the correct care is given.
Carers...
Care Provided by Milton Lodge
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 35 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Contact Milton 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
- Sohal Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Trudi Snee (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
Room Information
- Single Rooms (29)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (3)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (23)
Milton Lodge Reviews (50)
Milton Lodge has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.740) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Milton Lodge has 50 reviews.
My mother in law has been in the home for the last 16 months. The care and support she gets are second to none from all the staff. The facilities that are there means she has everything she needs. I can't praise the staff enough as they are all professional and caring in their jobs. My mother in law is well cared for and I could not pick any fault in the care home.
My wife's nan was a resident at Milton Lodge and in the time she was in there my wife always said and felt how amazing the care staff were taking care of her nan. She was always clean and fed and was stimulated daily by the activities. My wife always felt at home. When my wife's nan passed away at the home the staff were amazing and couldn't do enough for the family. Overall the home is amazing, the manager and staff are a credit to the caring sector.
My Aunt sadly died in January and during the weeks leading up to her death, nothing was too much trouble for the staff, both for her and myself. I have 25yrs of palliative and end of life care experience and was extremely impressed with the skills the staff demonstrated, individually and as a team, helping to make this time as manageable as possible. Their suggestions and attention to detail could not be faulted and as such were comparable to other specialised hospitals and units. It is a testament to their recruitment and training policies.
My grateful thanks and best wishes for your future success.
The place is always clean and free of any odours and a comfortable residence where older people can better relate to the corridors and rooms as being home from home rather than a clinical new building.
I am so grateful to Milton Lodge for what they did for my mother I now volunteer and help with craft activities. So pleased my mum was in Milton Lodge and am most grateful to the management and staff for their wonderful care.
The staff are so friendly and attentive, nothing is too much trouble. It is the residents "home", not a care home.
The staff were very caring and I was very impressed that they did a guard of honour for her. They look after the residents well.
Thank you, Milton lodge.
Staff were always welcoming.professional and nothing was ever too much trouble. Milton Lodge as a home has done so much for my grandmother in her final seven weeks than in the previous home in the three years she was there. They showed so much love and respect and as a family that will stay with each one of us forever. The guard of honour they did when we went to see our deceased relative for the final time was so lovely and warming. We will miss not visiting the home as much as our relative.
Milton Lodge is a place I would recommend to everyone. This place is filled with such a warmth that when you go there, you feel welcome and get the impression that all the staff are happy to work there and that they sincerely care about their residents. My grandparents are residents there and I know they are very happy being there. I'm impressed with how much effort the staff puts into celebrating every event that comes up. Furthermore, the way they include their residents in the process, which gives them something to do so they still feel useful. I appreciate that a lot. I live in a different country and that is really hard to be so far way because of their age. But it makes me happy and less worried when I know how good they are being taken care of at Milton Lodge.
My Dad stayed at Milton Lodge for about 7 weeks for a period of respite care after a stay in hospital.
He was well looked after in Milton Lodge and this is down to the staff in there who are very good. Some of them are real gems, but I always felt that the team as a whole really cared about my Dad and the other residents there.
Dad enjoyed the food there - a little bit too much he said as far as all the cakes and biscuits went! He said the cooked meals at lunch time were delicious.
Once I walked in to a big lounge there looking for my Dad (he was elsewhere). There were about 15 residents bunched together, all in a jolly mood waving at me. Very different from another home that I visited a while ago where it was all very subdued and a bit depressing in the residents lounge. So if you've got a relative who's sociable and enjoys company this home might well suit them! They do also have other lounges where things are a lot more peaceful if residents want some peace and quiet.
The one downside was the room my Dad was staying in which I personally thought could have done with some redecoration, but overall I would definitely recommend Milton Lodge to anyone interested.
(ps. another minor blip - when my Dad went in quite a few bits of clothing got lost in the home's laundry. If you've got a relative going into a home name everything!)
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 18 October 2019Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 24 Oct 2013Recipient: Sohal Healthcare Ltd
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

My name is Trudi Snee and I’m the proud Manager of Milton Lodge Care Home. I’ve worked in care since the age of 16, spurred on with the courage and conviction of wanting to make a difference, having witnessed a poor level of care afforded to my own Grandfather and therefore firmly believing that not all care homes fail to deliver.
I started working at Milton Lodge in 2000 as a Care Assistant and then progressed my way up through the ranks until being appointed Manager in 2006. I’m extremely passionate about the home and pride myself on the service and level of care that my team and I deliver to our residents, all of which we have come to regard as family – this is never just a job to me, it has become my life.
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