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A modern and spacious interior includes numerous homely comforts, the option to personalised bedrooms, a multi-sensory snoezelen room and an activity room, while outside is a secure garden.
Specialist beds, hoists and baths help those with mobility issues and all staff have ongoing training to keep standards high. Different backgrounds are respected and regular assessments are made.
Care Provided by Sovereign Lodge Care Centre
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 64 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
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- 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
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Sovereign Lodge Care Centre for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Sovereign Lodge Care Centre 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
- Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Margaret Coscolluela(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 18+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (64)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (39)
Sovereign Lodge Care Centre Reviews (245)
Sovereign Lodge Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.754) out of 10, based on 38 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sovereign Lodge Care Centre has 245 reviews.
My mother has sadly been bedbound for four years, but when I visit, she always appears comfortable, clean and hydrated. Her room is always clean and tidy, and the staff care about her appearance. The staff are always friendly and welcoming. I have to travel two hours each way to visit her, and the care home is always accommodating and approachable.
Kind regards,
Home Manager.
Excellent as always. Staff clean, always approachable. All-round excellent. Care home and manager is first class.
Kind regards.
I have been visiting the service user as a friend (first introduced to her through the Alzheimer's group) weekly - (except during the Covid lockdown). I have always found the staff and managers of the care centre to be efficient, friendly and keen to make the visits as pleasant and successful as possible. I was very impressed with all Covid arrangments - testing, PPE and especially the "pod" or summerhouse in the garden.
Thank you so much for taking the time.
Kind regards.
Excellent as always. My mother is very well cared for. Her room is always spotless. The staff are very approachable. Nothing is too much trouble.
Kind regards.
We received a good welcome, and all Covid rules were followed with the correct security procedure. All the staff we met were very approachable and kind, as well as being well informed and considerate. We appreciated a few words with our relative's named nurse and also the manager, who was very supportive.
Kind regards,
Home Manager.
My husband was very happy here during a short stay (one month). The staff were so kind and friendly. A very nice home - large rooms and a varied menu. Plenty of choices. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend to others.
Kind regards,
Home manager.
My siblings and I have been delighted with the care that our father has received at Sovereign Lodge. The standard of care has been consistently high, and the staff have gone out of their way to strike up a rapport with Dad. We all feel that Dad is very happy here.
Kind regards,
Home Manager.
My wife's daughter (my stepdaughter) visited from South Africa, and the thing that impressed her most, and gave her the most comfort, was the attitude and quality of all the staff. I can only agree with her. Excellent all-round. Thank you.
Kind regards,
Home Manager.
I found all the staff very caring, and nothing was too much trouble. Very friendly and helpful by all staff.
Dear Roy, thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, it was very much appreciated. Kind regards, Home Manager.
My wife suffers from dementia and epilepsy. She has been at Sovereign Lodge for three months. The staff are friendly, helpful, courteous and kind to both patients and visitors. The accommodation and care provided are of good quality, caring and efficient. I would recommend this establishment to friends.
Kind regards.
My experience with Sovereign Lodge has been very good. My mum seems happy with her surroundings and the staff, and the staff are always friendly and helpful to the family. We recently had to move my mum into the home permanently, and the manager was very accommodating letting us bring in her personal bits to make her room more homely. I feel that everyone has the residents as their number one priority. Well done to all.
Kind regards.
The manager was amazing in helping us get Mum transferred, and Mum's nurse was reassuring and took ‘the weight off my shoulders!
Activity ladies on floor two are lovely. Cheer Mum up when she’s having an emotional day.
Kind regards
Home Manager.
My mum moved into Sovereign Lodge in December, and she has settled well after having been really poorly in hospital. I have met a number of staff who have been welcoming, friendly and cheerful. Mum keeps saying she is safe here and ware and doesn't;t want to move anywhere else. I believe there has been a real answer to our prayers, that God has blessed my mum by providing such a beautiful home with beautiful carers.
Kind regards,
Home Manager.
I'm extremely grateful to the Sovereign Lodge team for the excellent standard of care given to my grandfather in his final weeks. It was a great comfort to know that he was safe, comfortable and being treated with dignity and respect. The staff and the manager were supportive and lovely. The facility itself was very clean, with decent rooms and a positive atmosphere.
Kind regards
Home Manager.
The standard of care given to Mum was excellent. Staff were very friendly and helpful. They treated Mum as if she was a relative. The home was spotlessly clean and tidy. I would highly recommend this care home.
Kind regards.
My father has been there since May 2021. We have had countless changes to rules. The team have adapted and made it possible for me and my family to stay connected to my father.
So, if you are looking for a place where the team care and work really hard to help you stay connected, then this is a great place to start.
Kind regards.
Thank you all.
Kind regards.
Dad was a resident at Sovereign Lodge for nearly two and half years until he passed away on 12 December 2021, aged 80. During his residency, the care he received was outstanding. I cannot praise the staff highly enough, and the manager of the care home has always been friendly, helpful and supportive. Even when my brother and I were unable to visit as regularly as before during the Covid restrictions, we always knew that we didn’t have to worry about Dad’s care and that he was in the best possible hands. During the last days of his life, we were always contacted whenever they felt we should be there, and the attention, dignity and compassion shown was amazing. We are so pleased that Dad’s last days were at Sovereign Lodge - I don’t think he would have received better care anywhere else, and we cannot thank the manager and her team enough for making those last days of his life as comfortable as possible. They do an unbelievable job and have our eternal gratitude.
Kind regards.
A well organised, clean and welcoming care home. The staff are efficient, hardworking and caring. They liaise well with outside bodies such as GP's and social services departments. Relatives are kept well informed of their resident's welfare and are treated with kindness and courtesy.
Kind regards.
Both the nurses, care staff and management always made it possible to visit, be with Mum, at any time, other than the Covid-19 restrictions.
Most importantly, in the last days of her life, and at the time of her death, the nurses contacted me to ensure I was with Mum whenever they felt I should be there. And in particular, in her last few hours/moments.
The above care has made it possible for me to grieve appropriately and know Mum always had the best care possible.
My sincere gratitude goes to all the care staff who cared, made Mums, the management whose management practices ensured all her medical and personal needs were always attended to such a high standard.
Kind regards,
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 19 December 2019Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- 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
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News (3) & Events (0)
- 13 Nov 2024
At Healthcare Homes, we believe in the power of nature and community to uplift and enhance the lives of our residents and service users. This year’s InBloom 2024 competition brought...
- 14 Oct 2024
On Friday, 6th September 2024, Healthcare Homes had the privilege of supporting the Rob George Foundation (RGF) at their annual golf day, hosted by Colchester Golf Club. The day was...
- 14 Oct 2024
On Friday, 6th September 2024, Healthcare Homes had the privilege of supporting the Rob George Foundation (RGF) at their annual golf day, hosted by Colchester Golf Club. The day was...
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Awards / Recognitions (11)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
- 28 Feb 2023Recipient: Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (5)

Our day-to-day can be challenging, but it requires commitment, motivation, and skills to make a vision into reality. I am passionate about delivering person-centred care to our residents and maintaining their independence as much as possible. It is a big adjustment for a resident to leave their own house and be in a nursing home, thus, we as a team help them feel welcomed and ensure a homely environment.
The best part of my working day is knowing that I have made a difference in someone's life and have helped them through a difficult situation. Knowing that a resident is satisfied with the care we provide is the greatest achievement for me at the end of the day."

I wished to be part of this growing company and be able to contribute my knowledge and skills, at the same time learning and growing with the company.
Before I came to Healthcare Homes I was anadministrator/receptionist for a different provider.
I think a person needs to be knowledgeable or must be willing to learn. You must be people orientated, know how to deal with different kinds of people in a friendly but professional manner. Must be well organised and know how to manage time. Stay calm.
The favourite part of my working day is being able to help out with the team. Completing tasks and being ready to accept more. Meeting new people.
The biggest professional challenge in my current role was moving from a corporate company where I had been for 5 years to a smaller but growing company. Luckily enough, after a few weeks of intensive training, I was able to adapt and settle quickly into my new home. Thanks to the most friendly and accommodating staff/residents and relatives of Sovereign Lodge and those at our operations office Apex.
My biggest career highlight to date? I am quite happy to see the progression of my career over the span of six years.
Qualities that make me stand out are;A good home manager must have good leadership and at the same time be caring and have a passionate heart. Time management is also very important.
My interests outside of work are spending time with my little boy, playing in the sand or swimming together. I also like watching movies and shopping.
I look forward to working with my colleagues who are a bunch of happy and energetic people. Meeting and greeting residents and relatives. Being productive at work – being able to accomplish all tasks given

Before joining Healthcare Homes I was a landlady at a local public house. I had always worked in the service industry.
To be good in my role I need to be bubbly, outgoing, motivated and confident. Being able to work as part of a team or take a lead role if necessary. Energetic, enthusiastic and loving the job of making people happy.
The favourite part of my working day is putting a smile on people’s faces and making a difference. Giving residents something to look forward to.
My biggest professional challenge in my current role is being diverse in the role and giving a wide variety in the activity schedule; keeping it fresh and exciting. I am undertaking a Health Care Practitioner trainee role which I am very excited about and looking forward to the outcome.
Although there have been many highlights during my time here, none more important than walking in to the lounge areas and seeing smiling, happy residents
The qualities I have to make me stand out are good leadership qualities, being able to communicate freely with staff. Good problem solving skills
Outside of work I like spending time with my family, dining out, walking and enjoying the fresh air with loved ones, watching movies and shopping
The relationships I have formed with my colleagues and residents; it’s not just a job to me. I can honestly say in my time working here, this is my family as well as my friends

I enjoy working with the staff and being part of a supportive team. I take pride in meeting residents’ expectations and resolving any problems quickly to keep the home running smoothly. I hold a degree in Carpentry and Joinery from Sussex Downs College, which helps me maintain a safe and comfortable environment for everyone.

We have a great team here, and I’m passionate about providing good food for our residents.
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