Autumn Lodge

Autumn Lodge is exceptional. Everyone is treated with warmth, respect and understanding with ALL staff going out of their way to ensure the wellbeing of residents – and their family! We're so fortunate to have found Autumn Lodge and instantly knew that it was the right place for Mum to be. Mum has later stage dementia and she's lived here for eight years; I know that as her illness progresses they'll not abandon her.

The home is maintained to a very high standard yet it is undoubtedly everyone's comfortable home, not just somewhere they happen to live. Personal care, nutrition and involvement in social activities are all treated as equally important to the happiness of the residents and if someone wants to spend the day in bed (a favourite activity of Mum's!) That's fine too; care is not stinted just because they are in their own room. Continued monitoring of health is exceptional too and I think it is fair to say that Mum is happier and has thrived in recent years because of their care.

In April 2014, following emergency respite care, I was told my husband would not be able to return home. Following several viewings, Autumn Lodge was the secure home I was looking for. It is in every sense a home, and we were warmly welcomed to join the special Autumn Lodge family. Every member of staff engages and cares for the residents. From housekeeping, kitchen, maintenance etc, they all fully enter into the spirit of caring. Residents enjoy a lively, stimulating, happy and safe atmosphere. Every birthday is celebrated. Christmas parties, summer barbecues, afternoon and morning tea and coffee mornings are enjoyed by us all. I was heartbroken when I could no longer look after Brian but I soon realised that at last we were both being cared for.

This wonderful care home which specialises in Alzheimer's gives peace of mind to relatives. The staff are caring, compassionate and very well trained. Visitors can pop in at any time, food is plentiful and of excellent quality; being all cooked on the premises. Nobody is left in their room all day and everybody is encouraged to join in with the daily afternoon events. The buildings and lovely gardens are all maintained to the highest standard. We count ourselves very lucky to have a place there.

Words cannot express how well this home look after their residents the staff are exceptional and the management team are excellent we all know when managers perform well so do the staff. The activities are well-structured family and friends are always welcome and one can always see how well patients are treated, daily efforts are met by gathering all in the main lounges after personal cleaning ready for the day ahead. My father was there for two years and when things got bad and he needed one to one treatment they provided this and did not refer him to a rest home as their duty of care was for long-standing residents other homes just disrupt them by moving them into a nursing home. Autumn Lodge offered nursing care till the end to existing residents. I have known of other homes via friends in Hove when patients have been made to move and only lived for very few weeks.