
I find the staff friendly and always willing to help with any concerns I have. Mum is happyJ G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

A lovely home with kind, caring staff who look after the residents so well.I A(Great Great-Niece of Resident/Service User)

I immediately felt at ease when I dropped my husband off for respite care.Sally C(Wife of Resident/Service User)

I find the staff friendly and always willing to help with any concerns I have. Mum is happyJ G(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

A lovely home with kind, caring staff who look after the residents so well.I A(Great Great-Niece of Resident/Service User)

I immediately felt at ease when I dropped my husband off for respite care.Sally C(Wife of Resident/Service User)

Bamfield Lodge Care home is surrounded by parks and open spaces in South Bristol and is within easy access to local amenities and leisure facilities.
The home provides nursing, residential and dementia care both on a permanent, or respite basis. Residents also have access to a spacious back garden with a sun-trap, ideal for the summer months.
Activities at Bamfield are designed to enhance the residents' well-being, encourage social interaction, and...
Care Provided by Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 60 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
This Weekly Fee rate is an indication only of a typical standard fee rate for a resident living in a standard, comfortable room. A final Weekly Fee rate will be confirmed once we have carried out a pre-admission needs assessment. For nursing care, Weekly Fee rate will be dependent on personal needs.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Barchester Bamfield 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
- Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Dorina Davey(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (60)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (60)
Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home Reviews (89)
Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.4 (9.434) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home has 89 reviews.
To all the carers at Bamfield Lodge Care Home - Barchester Healthcare a huge thank you for all that you do in big and small ways. For the cheerfulness you show in performing your work and for bringing so much care and love. Thank you all.
We greatly appreciate your support and trust in us.
Home is clean and well maintained . Staff are friendly and understanding of not only the service users needs but that of the family too
Highly recommend
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and for your kind words. We are delighted to hear that your husband felt welcomed and settled into the home so well following his respite stays. Your recommendation means a great deal to us, and we appreciate your trust in our care.
The home provides lots of activities including music events and the residents are asked if they would like to go on day trips.
The Management are friendly and approachable and the Reception Team are always very welcoming.
Thank you to all the lovely staff at the home. I appreciate everything that you all do to look after my Mum.
I have only given 3 stars for value for money as care home fees are so expensive in general.
The family have found the admission of our Uncle to be excellent. It was a complicated admission but everything we asked for was adhered to. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff who are always very polite and willing. One of the best residential homes in our area. I speak from experience as I have managed many residential homes and had 33 years service before I retired.
Both my Father In-law and Mother In-law are residents. I can honestly say that Bamfield impressed us instantly and choosing them was an easy decision. They are super professional with caring and kindness at the heart of every minute of the day. We had to arrange care in extremely difficult and stressful circumstances but as soon as we met the team we were totally assured that our loved ones would be looked after impeccably. The staff and kindness is so beautifully genuine. They are a family who will care for your family!
Thank you to everyone at Bamfield, you do an amazing job :)
Our family has had an extremely traumatic experience with Barchester, which led me to question the ethics of this business, which unsurprisingly, I found to be based on minimum standards and maximum profit. The complaint nearly 4 months on is still not resolved and have had to involve other organisations to investigate these serious issues.
I would strongly suggest that anyone who is considering placing a relative or loved one, within a home run by Barchester especially Bamfield Lodge, to think twice, as below the very thin veneer lies an organisation who's motives are at the very least questionable. Management tell you what you want to hear before admission but when care is questioned they remain unhelpful, unprofessional and totally unresponsive and will not fully involve the family regarding care.
Hi Caroline, we're sorry to hear you remain unhappy following the response you've received to your complaints raised to the home and our team. Your concerns were fully investigated at the time and we explained the reasons the financial elements took a short amount of time to resolve, as they had...
You took my dad on the day we contacted you which has brilliant as we needed to find emergency care for him.
I was greeted by the Lodge General Manager a very professional & person of values which instils confidence.
All departments of the care home are perfectly effective, kitchen, service, all of the staff are very cooperative & have the residents interested at heart in the endeavours to help them to pass the most comfortable stay.
The cleanliness of the rooms is without exception very well looked after.
The secluded garden with it colourful fresh plantations is a paradise in the middle of this busy location.
It's nearly possible to forget it's outside.
Please let me pass this message to all those who are hidden behind the scenes or not " Congratulations on this excellent team work to achieve such a wonderful result & all the Entertainment & leisure events which fill the free time of the residents. This is 1 example of a Lodge used as reference
Food looks delicious and nutritious.
Management and admin are approachable and often have seen them chatting with residents and family members. My family member is looked after well.
No issues at all. Positive experience overall.
Mum has only been in Bamfield for 2 months but has settled in well and enjoying her time there. The laid back atmosphere, helpful caring staff, cleanliness and food and drink options a plenty ensures my mind is at ease during her stay
I have to say the staff on reception, to all the girls upstairs, are extremely helpful and look after my auntie very well. Would totally recommend this care home, if you need anyone looking after you. My aunt is happier than she's been in years.
The staff were all very good and kind and helpful.
Each time I enter the home, there is a lovely atmosphere. All the staff are very caring and friendly and always happy to help. The management team are always happy to help and always very welcoming. I can not fault the home or the staff at Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home.
Since I chose Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home for my sister 6 months ago, although it is expensive, everything is as I expected it to be, good.
Amazing. The staff are fantastic and so understanding. So happy my wife is staying here.
Very good staff, nice room, clean rooms.
Perfect home in every way. My father-in-law is cared for exceptionally. Good menu - homecooked food.
The staff assistants could not do enough to encourage them to join in the daily activities. Food was 10/10.
A very relaxing and friendly place and will be retuning in the near future for further respite.
Perfect environment for residents. Fabulous food. Staff are like family. Outstanding care home.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 29 July 2022Good
- 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
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (4) & Events (0)
- 20 Jan 2026
The children from Perry Court visited our care home today and brought so much joy with their songs and dances. They helped residents with quizzes, shared conversations, and took the...
- 15 Jan 2026
We want to share a huge shout-out to the incredible Christopher Copeland! Chris is a familiar face here at Bamfield Lodge; when he isn’t visiting his lovely mum, Jenny, he...
- 15 Jan 2026
Today we celebrated The King’s birthday in true style! We were lucky enough to have the main man himself enter the building... aka the amazing Andy T! ?Andy delighted our...
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Awards / Recognitions (32)
- 09 Jun 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- 09 Jun 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- 15 Apr 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home.
Meet the Team (12)

My door is always open to anyone considering care for themselves or for a loved one. Please do not hesitate to contact our home, and I will do my utmost to assist you in whatever way I can.
My passion is to ensure that our residents are provided with the very best of care, dignity, respect and support to enable them to live a healthy and happy life in our home.
I look forward to welcoming you to our home.

Hello, my name is Attila and I am the Clinical Deputy Manager here at Bamfield Lodge. I have over a decade of experience in the care sector, I bring not only my expertise as a Registered Nurse but also experience from various senior roles that I have fulfilled across a number of care settings including being a General Manager, Deputy Manager and Clinical Lead.
I thoroughly enjoy supporting residents at Bamfield and working alongside a wonderful team.

My name is Elias and I have dedicated to providing compassionate care .
I am passionate about this role as it allows me to utilize my skills to make a meaningful impact on our residents' health and well-being. At Bamfield Lodge, we foster a nurturing environment where our residents feel like part of a big family. I am committed to enhancing their quality of life and ensuring they receive the highest standard of care.

Lavinia enjoys getting to know our residents and families and likes the strong community feel of our home.
My absolute goal is to make sure myself and the team make our residents happy, provide them with all they need all along with the highest standards of care. Making a difference to our residents is extremely important to me.

I have worked in the care sector for many years, working with various people who are on different stages of their dementia journey. I am passionate about giving my resident the best care possible. I have been working for Bamfield lodge since 2022 as a senior carer, and was promoted to head of unit in 2023.

Amy joined the team in 2022 as a care assistant, she loves spending time with the residents, joining in with activities and ensuring that our residents have a great experience every day. Amy is our training champion to ensure good quality in the home supporting all of the staff with their training to maintain our high standards of care for our residents.

Daniela has worked in Barchester homes for a number of years, and leads the way for junior care assistants. Daniela has very high standards and she ensures that residents are having a good day - every day! We are very lucky to have Daniela with our team.

Sue joined Bamfield Lodge in September 2024.
Sue has a prestigious background, Sue is highly organized and detail-oriented, and she manages schedules, and resources efficiently, demonstrating strong problem-solving abilities when faced with challenges.

I have join Bamfield Lodge this year I enjoy working here, staff are friendly and have lots of laughs with the residents.
I lived in South Africa for 6 years where I trained to be a hairdresser.
I decided to join Barchester to broaden my experience in the caring sector because I have a genuine passion for helping and caring for others.

Hi, I'm Pete, the Maintenance Manager at Bamfield Lodge.
I've been part of this amazing team recently, and I absolutely love working here! I've been in the maintenance industry for almost 20 years, but my experience at Bamfield Lodge is unlike any other. I really enjoy interacting with the residents and find it extremely fulfilling to help out wherever I can.

Hi, I'm Kinga, I'm the Home Administrator.
I have been working as an administrator for many years and I was proud to join the Barchester team here at Bamfield Lodge.
As a strong believer in positive thinking in workplace, I bring in my years of experience and it is my pride and joy to work with such an excellent, passionate and thriving team in a beautiful home.
My role at Bamfield Lodge involves supporting with the finance, recruitment, and administration of the home.If you ever need any help regarding the above, my door is always open.

I am Jose and I have worked within the healthcare sector for over 10 years. My background is supporting those living with dementia. My passion is providing extraordinary care with a person-centred approach. My ultimate aim is to ensure our residents feel safe, comfortable and their wishes and choices are respected.
Frequently Asked Questions about Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home
What types of Care is Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Physical Disability are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home have?
There are 60 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Bar/Café, Residents Kitchenette, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Barchester Bamfield Lodge Care Home to the centre of Bristol?
2.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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