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The home is well-located with easy parking. All rooms are en-suite, decorated and furnished to a high standard. There has been continual investment into the home to improve...
Care Provided by Autumn Lodge
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 19 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
- 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
Weekly Charges per Person
We accept local authority funding for dementia residents only without a top up but only hold certain rooms for funded residents.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Autumn Lodge for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Autumn 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
Owner
- Autumn lodge ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Nicola Hunt (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (17)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Visiting
- The home excepts visitors with no restrictions
Parking
- A large car park at the front of the home
Autumn Lodge Reviews (59)
Autumn Lodge has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.736) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Autumn Lodge has 59 reviews.
Living so far away it is a blessing to me to know that my mother is in such dedicated, caring hands. Having spent the last eight days going in and out of Autumn Lodge at different times of the day I can honestly say that my mother could not be treated any better. Every day she is dressed in nice clean clothes and you can tell that they really care about her. From the senior management to the nice lady who brings in the laundry, they always make sure her needs are met and go beyond what I would have expected. Having met so many of the staff and witnessed my mother's daily experience, I can honestly say that she is in a wonderful, caring home.
A well-run care home with the welfare of the residents is of a high standard.
Staff are caring and kind. Would be better if more staff were in on the weekends and afternoons.
Extremely well managed.
Communication between home and families is very good.
Increased activities have been popular and received well by residents.
'Big events' such as The Royal Wedding, Wimbledon and The World Cup were made into special events for residents.
Great food.
Residents well cared for.
A clean and happy home with considerate management and staff.
Autumn Lodge is very comfortable and happy environment. I am happy that my father is well cared for and is safe, well fed and comfortable. I would happily recommend this lovely home.
Though sometimes, quite difficult she was treated with care and kindness. Her room was always clean and the food was always on time and good.
Staff are well trained and managed.
The service I receive is very good. I cannot find any faults or room for improvement in the care I receive. I find all the staff ready to help and nothing is too much trouble for them.
Staff are friendly and there seems to be a happy working environment.
We can join in activities if we wish, we feel safe and cared for.
Our visitors are welcomed at any time and nothing is too much trouble.
Our friend and neighbour a widow with no family was very sociable but lonely, forgetful and in denial about her (in)ability to cope. After choosing Autumn Lodge from the six care homes we visited she reluctantly agreed to go for a week while we went on holiday. We had been checking on her 2 -3 times a day. When we returned she was fresh, happy and never mentioned going home. I visit her weekly. She loves the staff they, in turn, love her always treating her with respect, consideration and sympathy in her increasing frailty. Now in "end of life care" she is calm and peaceful. One could not ask for more.
Never a problem only a solution, with all of the staff that work there. Things are never left as soon as a problem arises the solution is found. Polite, friendly and a very happy place to reside.
All the staff from the manager to the cleaners, care staff and chef treat me extremely well.
We have found the home well run, the staff caring, and the environment very homely.
Both of our mothers are in Autumn Lodge one has been there for three years the other for three months. As you can tell we were more than happy with the care so had no hesitation in placing my mother in their care now that the need has arisen. The staff from manager to carers, cleaners and cooks have shown great kindness and respect for both our mothers. The home is always spotlessly clean, the food is excellent and residents are always able to choose an alternative if the main meal does not suit. There is a good range of activities which they love. We are always warmly welcomed and feel happy to leave our parents in their care.
Pleased with the home, always warm and clean. My cousin is not an easy lady to get on with bit all the staff treat her with respect and understanding. After a two and half hour drive to visit I am always offered tea and sometimes a meal. Very pleased with the care she is given.
I have found the home to be very caring and keep me fully informed regarding my mother's well-being and I would if asked recommend this home to anyone!
I give full praise and thanks to all the team at Autumn Lodge, especially to the Manager and Assistant Manager for the excellent management of the care home. My father was a resident for over three years and he continually told everyone how happy, contented and well looked after he was. The staff were always very kind and caring and always with a smile. Nothing was too much trouble and whenever I visited, always unannounced, I was always made to feel very welcome and told I could help my self to tea and coffee and was offered a meal if I had wanted. The family could always call Autumn Lodge and get updates on Dad's well being and if he was unwell we knew that we would get an immediate call and, if necessary, the Doctor would be called. I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Autumn Lodge and indeed, should I need the same care myself in the future, I would only be too happy to be a resident there. Best wishes for the future, well done and thank you Autumn Lodge!
Autumn Lodge is a 'home from home' atmosphere. It is always clean, tidy, comfortable, well maintained and supplies lovely home cooked meals. My father lived at Autumn Lodge for 3 and a half years during that time he was happy, well cared for, always clean and comfortable. His dignity and independence encouraged and his individual needs catered for, all staff were kind, respectful and caring. As the family we were welcomed at any time, kept fully up to date with his progress and were given good support and shown sympathy and kindness when it was needed most.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 09 May 2019Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledOutstanding
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.
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Meet the Team (2)

I hold an NVQ level 2, 3, 4 and the RMA I am also a qualified assessor.
I love my job and believe in creating a home from home environment for the service users coming to live with us.

I have been employed at Autumn Lodge since 1996.
I hold an NVQ level 3, I am passionate about my job and strive to deliver the best care to the residents that come to live at Autumn Lodge.
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