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Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC (October 2024), the home includes 86 en-suite...
Care Provided by Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home
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 86 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
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Contact Penwortham Grange & Lodge 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)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Orchard Healthcare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Andrew Polverino(Regional Operations Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2007
Room Information
- Single Rooms (86)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (86)
Visiting
- Visitors welcome anytime.
Parking
- Free on-site parking.
Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home Reviews (53)
Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.402) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home has 53 reviews.
One gripe is that activities are planned but regularly do not take place or are changed at short notice.
However, our biggest concern is the food. Although there is always at least two good choices, it is not unusual for food to be delivered to the table when it is no longer as hot as it should be.
Despite the above concerns, we would have to say that this home is very good when compared to others we are aware of and we are happy for my Mother-in-Law to stay there as she is very happy with the care she receives.
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Penwortham Grange & Lodge, your feedback is greatly appreciated and I will most certainly pass your comments on to the team. As a team, we strive to provide the best care possible for our residents and I am pleased to hear that on the whole, you...
Penwortham Grange & Lodge has been a wonderful care provider for my mum who suffers with dementia and limited mobility. I cannot praise the staff enough for their professionalism, dedication, humour and patience while dealing with my mum. They are all heroes. The building and accommodations are fantastic. Facilities are superb. Always very clean and welcoming. I would not hesitate in recommending Penwortham Grange to anyone.
Thank you so much for this perfect review! All of the staff here at Penwortham Grange & Lodge are dedicated to providing the best possible care for our residents whilst balancing a professional yet friendly relationship. It is wonderful to see this so perfectly reflected in your extremely kind words. Once again, thank you.
Kind Regards,Mellisa Thompson,
Care Home Manager
We are very happy with the staff and the care and kindness they show. The home is bright, clean and inviting and well maintained. The reception staff are efficient and approachable - the food is good with regular menu changes.
My father came in for 1 week respite in June 2018. This care home is outstanding, it's bright extremely clean and overall a friendly establishment that puts the residents first. Highly recommended.
My wife has Alzheimer's and was first placed in the dementia part of the carehome. However, she became depressed as there were no residents she could communicate with. For the last year, she has been in the residential side which proved beneficial. The staff are caring and efficient. The experience has been good for her. The only problem is that the home has had difficulty in recruiting an activities coordinator.
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Penwortham Grange & Lodge, your positive feedback is greatly appreciated and I will most certainly pass your comments on to the team. As a team we strive to provide the best care possible for our residents and I am very pleased to hear that your...
My mother has spent the last 12 months as a resident here, unfortunately, due to deterioration of her dementia, she has had to move as her needs cannot be safely met anymore. I wish to thank the staff for the care she has received. She was always clean, all meals freshly prepared and nicely presented. All the staff are friendly, caring and welcoming.
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Penwortham Grange & Lodge, your positive feedback is greatly appreciated and I will most certainly pass your comments on to the team. As a team, we strive to provide the best care possible for our residents and I am very pleased to hear that you...
The current manager and staff really care about the residents and their families and cannot do enough for them.
My mum is a resident and dad visits her every day, he was 90 recently and the staff decorated the 'café' room and provided sandwiches, cakes and drinks so that we as a family could celebrate this milestone birthday with our mum.
It was really appreciated and we felt that the staff definitely 'went the extra mile'!
Thank you.
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Penwortham Grange & Lodge, your positive feedback is greatly appreciated and I will most certainly pass your comments on to the team. As a team, we strive to provide the best care possible for our residents and I am pleased to hear that you have...
We have used Penwortham Grange for the second time in four years having previously used this home for my mother-in-law in 2014. All staff are extremely caring and Mum was treated with great dignity. We are very glad that the last two weeks of her life were spent in such good care.
My mother was recently a resident of Penwortham Grange and the standard of care she received was excellent. The staff are all very professional and friendly and cannot do enough to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Even when my mother's condition deteriorated and eventually died, the staff continued to provide a high level of care right to the end which is very comforting and reassuring to the family.
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Penwortham Grange & Lodge, your positive feedback is greatly appreciated and I will most certainly pass your comments on to the team. As a team, we strive to provide the best care possible for our residents and I am pleased to hear that you...
I recommend the home as in my opinion its the best around. Its cleanliness is second to none. The staff and management are caring and patient and the needs of the resident are extremely important to them. Residents are made to feel welcome from the minute they enter the home. The resident's rooms can be adapted to their particular liking and personalised to feel like home. Mum has been in the home five years now and I am extremely happy with the way she is treated and looked after. She seems very content, happy and relaxed which makes me feel much better. Although Mum has deteriorated over the years, this has been taken into account and reviewed at regular intervals to adapt her care to her needs. Her room is en-suite which is an added bonus. Improvements are taking place all the time in the home which makes it a pleasurable place to be.
Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Penwortham Grange & Lodge. Your positive feedback is greatly appreciated and I will most certainly pass your comments on to the team. As a team, we strive to provide the best care possible for our residents so I am pleased to hear that you are...
I went to visit a friend and I found a good atmosphere in the home. I also felt the staff seemed very caring and hospitable.
We are very happy with all aspects of the home.
Many thanks for your review of Penwortham Lodge and Grange. I am happy to hear you are pleased with all aspects of care the home provides and thank you for the ratings of excellent. Kind regards
My mum has been in this home for quite a few months and I feel the need to inform you about the care she has received. I have never met such caring and compassionate people in my life. The staff have treated my mum like family and I can't thank them enough. It's a very hard decision to turn the care of a loved one over to strangers but the kindness of the staff made the transition so much easier. The CQC have only given this home a rating of good but from our experience they deserve an outstanding. I would highly recommend this home to anyone. Finally, I would like to thank all the staff for everything they have done for my mum, you are all superstars keep up the fabulous work.
It is lovely to hear such positive words.
I am so glad that your mother is enjoying her stay and feels so at home.
Our staff do work hard to make sure the residents and their families are made to feel welcome and well cared for, so it is great to know that this is noted.
Thank you again.
Best wishes.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 03 June 2024Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- 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
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (4) & Events (0)
- 27 Feb 2026
Christmas is the season of giving and gifting, so when the Penwortham team began brainstorming fundraising ideas, the idea of a gift wrapping event seemed like the perfect way to...
- 27 Nov 2025
Residents and colleagues of our amazing Preston care home recently visited the iconic bright lights of Blackpool. It made for an outing full of smiles, songs and special moments. As...
- 04 Nov 2025
The 'Roaring Twenties' was an iconic decade for music and fashion, making it an exciting theme for a sing-along party. Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home recently threw a Roaring...
There are no upcoming events for Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home.
Awards / Recognitions (3)
- 15 Jun 2024Recipient: Orchard Healthcare Group
- 16 Nov 2023Recipient: Orchard Healthcare Group
- 08 Oct 2021Recipient: Orchard Healthcare Group
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Penwortham Grange & Lodge Care Home.
Meet the Team (1)

Hello! My name is Thomas Lovell, and I'm the Home Manager at Penwortham Grange and Lodge Care Home in Preston.
I have worked in health and social care since 2008, working in a variety of roles from care assistant to a regional dementia services manager covering 11 services. I began to manage care homes in 2014 and have spent most of my time in management, completing turnarounds of homes needing improvements with both relationships and quality. My ethos is that people living in a home have the right to live well and as independently as possible with the right support.
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