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The home offers a stimulating activity programme that caters to the residents' individual preferences, all religious and cultural...
Care Provided by Wessex Lodge Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
- 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 40 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Contact Wessex Lodge Nursing 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
- Hestia Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sherlyn Rowland(Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 50+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2005
- Last Refurbishment: 2023
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (40)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (40)
Visiting
- Anytime
Parking
- Free onsite parking
Wessex Lodge Nursing Home Reviews (57)
Wessex Lodge Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.243) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Wessex Lodge Nursing Home has 57 reviews.
Mum appears to be happy and comfortable in the home. Meals always smell delicious. The place is warm and has a nice feel about it. Residents are always doing something to occupy themselves. Halloween was brilliant, all had their faces made up and staff were dressed up.
I am very happy at Wessex Care Home, I had a stroke and sometimes I cannot say what I want but everyone is very patient with me.
Nothing is too much trouble, the staff and carers are lovely. I have no worries about my mum being here as they look after her very well.
Well looked after for all my wife's needs.
Helpful staff make this a good place to be.
My father was admitted for end of life care in October 2016. All the staff, from cleaners and laundry workers right up to the Manager were committed and very caring. Nothing was too much trouble. I felt my father was in very good hands and feel lucky that this nursing home was on our doorstep.
The home is a happy home, the staff are willing and pleasant. The food is very good. My friend and partner is happy. Most importantly he is "safe" and well cared for!!
Very friendly and welcoming nursing home. High standard of cleanliness with comfortable furnishing. Staff were very professional and caring. they looked after mum with compassion her needs were met all times. Staff informed the family immediately if there were any concerns with mums health. Visitors of all ages were welcomed by all the staff. Would highly recommend this nursing home.
The staff at the nursing home are very good although the home is under resourced and rely on agency staff too much. The regular staff I cannot compliment enough, they are thoughtful and very helpful. The agency staff do not care and they give this impression. The general quality of the food is poor. Residents pay enough so the food should be of much better quality and more variety. No consideration appears to be given to peoples diet requirements. The home needs a good overhaul to smarten it up.
On occasions, all homes have to resort to the use of agency staff to support their regular team, these occasions are kept to the absolute minimum and where it is unavoidable we ensure that we use reputable agencies that can provide us with well trained and experienced staff. We do provide a varied...
My husband stayed for a week of respite care. Room was pleasant, a good size and clean. Everything he needed was at hand, staff were friendly and helpful and appeared to have attended well to his care needs. He is at high risk of falling and attention was paid to this risk and to falls during his stay. Clothes all clean at the end of the week and next stay booked.
Level of care and attention meets the needs of the resident in a more than adequate way.
My friend has been cared for carefully and with great compassion.
In my opinion and on my mother's behalf she has been treated in the best of care that I have seen over the 3 1/2 years that she has been there. The staff are well trained and treated my mum with the best of respect and still do. Like all homes they are understaffed sometimes, which is a lot to do with funds, and all the paperwork which I know is all relevant, but does mean a lot less care for residents at various times during the day. Overall I would recommend the home to friends and family.
My experience of Wessex Lodge was very good indeed. The atmosphere was always happy which was credit to the staff. My wife was very satisfied with the food especially as she is very fussy about her food at home. My only negative comment would be the fact that her medication was not always delivered correctly time wise. Having said that her regime is very complicated.
Thank you for your very positive review of Wessex Lodge. With reference to your wife’s medication, we sometimes have to change residents medication schedules in order to fit around their personal activities on any particular day. We endeavour to be as flexible as possible when meeting client needs...
Having a long association with Wessex Lodge covering many residents I have nothing but praise for this home. The staff at all levels are polite, friendly and caring- the home is always immaculately clean, bright and warm and the residents are settled and content. There is good liaison with local G.P's.
It has changed my life, with no more worries and being looked after. Wonderful staff.
My wife has been at Wessex Lodge for over 2 years and has been well looked after throughout.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 18 August 2025Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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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