
Mum has been extremely well cared for by all the staffJohn S(Son of Resident/Service User)



Mum has been extremely well cared for by all the staffJohn S(Son of Resident/Service User)



Godden Lodge Care Home, idyllically situated close to the coast in Thundersley, Benfleet, provides high quality residential, nursing and dementia care.
Emphasising person-centred care, the dedicated and professional care team at Godden Lodge spend time getting to know residents. Not only does this allow them to offer the care and support they need, now and in the future, it also ensures they are able to design a lifestyle that all...
Care Provided by Godden 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
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 133 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
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Godden Lodge Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Godden 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)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- HC-One
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lewis Chester(Care Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (133)
Godden Lodge Care Home Reviews (124)
Godden Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.410) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Godden Lodge Care Home has 124 reviews.
Our Mum came into this home for end-of-life care. All the staff were very kind, respectful and caring to our Mum and our family in the last few weeks of her life. Can't praise or thank them enough.
This was then followed by my Mum being admitted due to palliative care. The staff worked hard to get them on the same ward, which is incredible having been married for 73 years and never separated, what more can I say.
The lodge is always clean and tidy with the staff providing a friendly welcome on arrival. The staff are helpful and always willing to help whenever we visit and also know when to leave us for some 'family time'. Everyone seems to know our father-in-law throughout all the staff and always makes sure he is provided with good care.
This home is a caring environment. Recently changed management has turned this place around. Staff care for the residents and there is good interaction, food is good and constant supply of tea, snacks, etc. Staff always provide a warm welcome and any issues are dealt with immediately. I would recommend this home.
We have been very happy with the carers caring for our brother-in-law
We have been very happy with the carers caring for our brother-in-law.
We are so reassured that Dad is being looked after at Godden Lodge. Dad is very well cared for and treated like family. Dad is always kept clean and they look after his specialised needs so well. We can now rest and feel calm that Dad is in a good home. I cannot praise the staff enough on how they make Godden Lodge feel like a home from home. It is always clean and the food is lovely here.
My father-in-law is safe here and treated with dignity and respect. The family are encouraged to make themselves at home too and are always offered a drink. We are happy he is here.
Extremely dissatisfied, have moved my relative to another care home. Many concerns, including care staff, management, care records, over-reliance on agency staff and lack of staff, particularly one nurse only in the unit and that often being ad hoc agency nurse.
Thank you for your review, we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. We are sorry your relative's experience was not what it should have been. We are aware enquiries into your feedback have already been undertaken by the local authority, however, should you have...
Well done to the manager and team; you are amazing!
The staff could not do enough for my dad.
My husband has now been in Victoria House for 1 year; I can say as a family we could not be happier with the care and attention he receives from all the staff. They are all so kind.
My mother resided at Godden Lodge for 18 months. Firstly, I do want to praise the carers on Boyce Unit who cared for my mother well during her residency and were very kind after she passed away, hence the 3 stars. However, the last few days of her life were not to the same standard of care. I spent a great deal of time tracking down nurses and talking to management, who showed no empathy, when I should have been with my mother holding her hand. There were issues with the administration of the prescribed anticipatory medicines, irregular mouth care and a general lack of communication with us regarding my mother’s condition leading up to her passing. This made a very difficult and sad time even harder. I have provided feedback and hope this will help the home make improvements going forward.
Please accept our condolences on the passing of your Mother, we are deeply sorry we did not meet your expectations towards the end. Thank you for taking the time to review your experience; feedback helps us to improve our service where required. Having carefully reviewed your comments, we have...
Dad was resident at Godden Lodge for the last 2 years of his life, at which point he needed 24-hour nursing care. Without exception, the staff were excellent, kind and considerate. As a family, we feel the CQC judgement was totally unwarranted. Godden Lodge deserves to be rated outstanding!
My brother came to the home and all the staff we had contact with were very helpful and caring. As we live a long way from the home, I made several phone calls and was always given the information needed by really helpful staff, they also rang me if there were any problems. When we visited he was always clean, dressed and had a drink available. I would like to say thank you to all the staff.
My husband lives here. I'm very pleased with his care and the staff and he is also very happy here.
Godden Lodge is a lovely place and they all do a wonderful job in keeping Dad happy.
It's always clean and tidy and residents are as well, maintaining their dignity.
All the staff are friendly and helpful, always ready to answer any questions that I have. The home has a happy welcome feel to it. The rooms are tidy and clean.
I can’t thank the staff on the Cephas unit enough for the kind and compassionate support they gave to my Grandad and our family in a difficult time. For his last few weeks, my Grandad finally had his smile and personality back.
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News (37) & Events (0)
- 01 Apr 2026
Residents at Godden Lodge Care Home in Benfleet, Essex, are enjoying a little extra relaxation and self-care thanks to the home’s popular monthly Pamper Afternoon, designed to boost wellbeing and...
- 23 Mar 2026
Residents at Godden Lodge Care Home in Benfleet, Essex, are enjoying a new sensory-rich activity that combines creativity, purpose, and a connection to the natural world: making bird feeders. As...
- 19 Mar 2026
Residents at Godden Lodge in Benfleet were delighted to welcome back Together in Musical Expression (T.I.M.E), an Essex-based charity dedicated to making music accessible to everyone. This was the charity’s...
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