Amberley Lodge

Well done to the activities organiser and Amberley Lodge.

My Mum was a resident at Amberley Lodge from summer 2014 until she sadly passed away in April 2018. I am very impressed with the excellent care which Mum received from all the staff. I visited her on a regular basis but I had the confidence in knowing she was being looked after in a professional and caring manner when I wasn’t there. The staff were very kind to Mum, they washed her and fed her, when she could no longer look after herself. Some of the nurses formed a close connection with Mum, which was lovely to see. They had activities, which Mum took part in, whilst she was able to. Everyone was friendly and made me feel welcome when I visited the home. The nurses helped me to understand that Mum was dying and needed palliative care. I was able to talk with the GP’s who visited the home. When Mum died, she was not alone, the nurses were with her. They played her favourite music, they massaged her hands, they talked to her about me. She died peacefully and with dignity.

The staff are caring, kind and can I say, loving.

Everyone is wonderful, all residents are treated really well and kindly, activities are great and also entertainment. Staff seem to really care and have great fun with the residents who respond. I have visited other homes where my aunt was (not care UK homes) and I hated going there but Amberley Lodge is so pleasant from the minute you enter the front door I enjoy going there.

Also still registered with the previous GP as the homes Doctor has no more places left.

As a family, we are very happy with his care.

All staff are very friendly and helpful.

This is a very pleasant home, nice friendly staff, very clean, nice rooms - lovely gardens, available to residents and visitors.

Amberley Lodge Nursing Home was chosen for mum because of the cleanliness and warmth shown by the management and staff.

My father (age 87) has Alzheimer's and has stayed at Amberley Lodge three times for respite care, September and December 2016, and most recently for four weeks until mid-February 2017. On each stay, he has been given a genuinely warm welcome by the staff and looked after with great kindness and compassion, giving my mother a much-needed break. Everyone we came into contact with at Amberley Lodge, from the care assistants and nursing team to the managers in reception, were extremely professional and took a personal interest in my father. The activities lady also went out of her way to find out about Dad and what he enjoyed doing. We would have loved Dad to have stayed permanently but my mother (also 87), was finding it too far to travel to visit him so, with great reluctance, we have moved him to another care home nearer where she lives. I recommend Amberley Lodge highly if you are looking for respite or long term care, especially if your relative has dementia.

We initially used Amberley Lodge Nursing Home for respite care, but due to other circumstances, my father is now a permanent resident here. I find the home to be clean and well equipped with a lovely dining room and excellent food. The staff are genuinely caring and my dad is happy and settled. Before my mother passed away recently, she visited my father every day, and the staff couldn't have been more welcoming to her. When we visit my father, we find him enjoying the social life at the home, and he has made some good friendships. The home feels warm and inviting - not clinical. I can't thank the staff enough for the care and compassion they have shown my father - it provides real peace of mind for us as a family.

I would like to visit more often, but being 81, diabetic and living in Gloucester makes visiting more difficult. I do not really get all information that I require all though, you have my email address to forward to me various events through. Thank you.

My father-in-law went into Amberley Lodge in February 2016 from another care home where he was very unhappy. In the 8 weeks he has been there the transformation is amazing. He is happy and settled really quickly. The staff are professional and caring and the management are very helpful and approachable. The manager is very efficient and runs the home very well. We definitely made a really good decision moving him to Amberley Lodge. It really is a home from home. It's very clean and well run