Sycamore Lodge

Lodge Lane, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 1LX
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9.2 63 Reviews
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Sycamore Lodge is bright and spacious with lots of love and laughter where the ethos is wellness, happiness and kindness to care for the individual and support the family.

It is a 78 bedded residential and nursing home in Nailsea near Bristol.

They care for people living with dementia with either residential or nursing needs from the onset of dementia to end of life. They also care for elderly persons with general nursing needs on the 18-bed nursing floor.
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Care Provided by Sycamore Lodge

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 78 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Palliative / End of Life 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
  • Stairlift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1454
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1352
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1463
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1500
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1398
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1563
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Sycamore Lodge for full pricing details and T&Cs.

Contact Sycamore Lodge 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.

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Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Barry O'Driscoll (Service Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Year Purpose Built: 2008

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (78)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (78)

Sycamore Lodge Reviews (63)

9.2

Sycamore Lodge has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.167) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Sycamore Lodge has 63 reviews.

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Review from H R (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 June 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My father, who has advanced vascular dementia, moved into The Granary after being in Hospital. He was too ill to return home and The Granary was recommended by a Care Navigator. We have been pleased with the way the manager and staff have managed his care. His needs are complex and challenging, but
staff are thoughtful and understanding. He has plenty of room to walk, which he does a lot and especially enjoys the garden. He and I took part in a singing session last time I was there, which was fun and stimulating.


I feel confident that the home has overcome past difficulties, which did give us pause for thought before we had seen the level of care for ourselves. The managers and staff deserve praise for the way they are caring for vulnerable and challenging people. They are really kind and make the place feel like home, as much as is possible. I feel comfortable to visit at any time and they do not make a fuss and just let me join in with whatever is going on at the time.

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Review from Rodney S (Son of Resident) published on 17 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Father is in The Granary for enablement following a two-month stay in hospital prior to him coming to live with us. On visiting, we are very pleased to find my father in the best of health we can expect, having rallied after the lengthy hospitalisation. We found The Granary layout superior to most,
the food that we have seen is excellent but paramount the staff are tremendous and nothing is too much trouble and residents are treated with dignity and respect. Not only is this apparent when visiting, but living at a distance, we never have a problem gaining a full report about our father as each and every occasion we telephone. Highly recommended.
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Review from Jane H (Daughter of Resident) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Although my mother was a resident for a very brief time, I don't hesitate to recommend this facility for the care of your loved one, the staff are extremely supportive, friendly, helpful and caring. The facility is clean, the individual rooms very comfortable. Please don't be swayed by the negative
publicity, I highly recommend you arrange a visit and go and see for yourself, meet the lovely staff at this bright cheerful modern facility, I'm sure you be as impressed as I was!
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Current Review Score: 9.2 (9.167)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.2 (9.167) out of 10 for Sycamore Lodge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.3 out of 5 from 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.330 for Sycamore Lodge is calculated as follows: ( (112 Excellents x 5) + (43 Goods x 4) + (14 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (12 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 182 Ratings = 4.33
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.837 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Sycamore Lodge is based on 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.875
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 78 registered maximum number of service users is 15.6. 15 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.6 = 0.962
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 30 Jan 2026

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Bed Vacancies

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Meet the Team (3)

Barry

Barry O'Driscoll

Job Title: Service Manager Joined: 2021

Barry qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 2005. Prior to qualifying, from 2010, Barry worked across Acute and PICU settings as a staff nurse and manager and moved to the independent sector in 2008 working in a variety of quality and managerial roles. Throughout this time Barry had responsibility for a variety of setting including personality disorder, PICU, forensic pathways as well as social care environments including learning disability and nursing homes.


Barry joined Shaw healthcare in Oct 2021 taking up the role of Registered Manager at Sycamore Lodge. Barry is passionate about excellent service delivery and enhancing the care experience for our residents and families. Barry is also focused on staff engagement and experience believing that good care is only possible with a consistent and engaged staff team.


Barry is passionate about patient-centred care and multidisciplinary work to achieve the best outcomes for patients in our care.

Lauren

Lauren Julyan

Job Title: Deputy Clinical Manager Joined: 2022

Experienced manager, Commenced nurse training in 201 and post qualifying has worked in a variety of settings within the care home sector. Joined the team in March 2022 and has responsibility for managing our Nursing Dementia and Pathway 3 beds within the home. Lauren is passionate about clinical standards within nursing homes and palliative care.

Norica

Norica Irimia

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2021

Norica joined the team in November 2021 and has responsibility for managing the residential service, Norica provides a lot of mentorship and supervision to our new starters and is currently working towards qualifications within the leadership and managerial field.

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