
I am more than satisfied with care and support given at all timesBeryl C(Wife of Resident/Service User)

All staff friendly and helpfulT B(Brother of Resident/Service User)

Dad was treated wonderfully and settled really wellP E(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I am more than satisfied with care and support given at all timesBeryl C(Wife of Resident/Service User)

All staff friendly and helpfulT B(Brother of Resident/Service User)

Dad was treated wonderfully and settled really wellP E(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Summer Lane is a 120 bed purpose-built care home with an excellent reputation, providing elderly care for a range of needs.
The home has dedicated wings specialising in nursing care, dementia care and for general residential care. With 24-hour nurses on-site and top of the range facilities, the home is well-placed to deliver high standards of care in Weston-Super-Mare and surrounding areas. Residents enjoy a range of lounges and dining areas...
Care Provided by Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- 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 120 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
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- 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
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
All our fees are subject to a care needs assessment. All fees quoted are a guideline, please contact the care home for a detailed price for your care requirements.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Summer Lane Care & 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)
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
- Country Court
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Vimal Samuel(Care Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 50+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2010
Room Information
- Single Rooms (120)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (120)
Visiting
- Visitors welcome at any time.
Parking
- Car park available on site.
Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home Reviews (140)
Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.812) out of 10, based on 32 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home has 140 reviews.
Care and food etc, for my nan, have been incredible with understanding staff who work so hard and are so willing to do everything they can for you. I have always been welcomed with a friendly smile and hello, and they do everything they can to make my nan happy. The only thing I would improve is communication between head office and relatives - just on updates on Covid rule changes etc, just to keep us updated, but I have no complaints other than that. The care home is always bright and clean, and the rooms are made personal to the resident's needs and tastes.
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review for Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home. We appreciate all feedback and have passed on your comments regarding communication to the relevant people in our team. We are delighted to hear how happy you are with our care and support of your loved one; it is our pleasure to care for her as part of our family here at Summer Lane.
You have to explain how to put a sling on properly as new staff do not get the training. The management does not care about the resident's well-being as you never see them helping out.
We are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your time with us at Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home. The well-being of our residents is at the heart of everything we do and we are saddened to hear that this was not your experience. We have taken on board your comments and will be discussing them with the staff team.
They have recently had a big redecoration up grade with new carpeting and furniture in communal areas, along with a hair salon and a new cafe for residents and their visitors.
I have always been made to feel more than welcome on my visits.
Thank you for your kind review and for taking the time to do it. We are extremely pleased that your friend feels well looked after and happy here at Summer Lane. The renovations we have carried out are providing many different areas for our residents and families to use, like the fine dining room, which will be lovely for celebrating those special occasions.
My mom was at Summer Lane Care home in Weston. From the first contact, my mom was treated with respect and dignity. They kept me, her daughter overseas, regularly updated on her medical care. The staff helped me Facebook time her, they were always helpful in any requests I had of them. They put my mind at ease. Polite staff, extremely professional. I would highly recommend their facilities. My experience has been awesome. And even when she passed, they helped me through that process too. Awesome staff and facilities. My mom was very happy there.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home. We are delighted to hear how happy you have been with our care for your mother. We will pass your kind words on to the staff team and thank you for your recommendation.
My mother has been a resident for nine months. She has settled in well and says that she could not ask for more. The staff are warm, friendly and professional in their approach. The facilities at the home are maintained to a high standard.
Thank you so much for your lovely review; we are very happy that mum has settled well and feels all her needs are met When all of our renovations are complete, we will be able to offer even more opportunities for your mum and her family to enjoy.
The guys and gals at Summer Lane looked after my aunt for me while I went to my son's wedding in Mexico. What a brilliant job they did, and will definitely use them again in the future. Great work from all!
Thank you, it was a pleasure to have her with us and to be able to help. We are glad the wedding went well, and you all had an amazing time.
Although my husband was only there for two months, he was cared for to the best of the staff's ability. Not enough carers by far to provide the support and care/attention that dementia patients need and deserve. I never met the manager at all. The reception and admin staff were absolutely fantastic and extremely helpful.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for Summer Lane Nursing Home. We appreciate all comments and will certainly take your feedback onboard. Over the last 18-months, we have faced a very challenging time, with recruiting and retaining staff being a major issue for the whole care sector....
My mother, who suffers from Dementia, has been a resident for 18-months. During visits and through regular communications, often fraught due to the COVID pandemic, the staff have been tremendous. The administrative team have been thorough and professional, and the day to day care that Mum receives appears to be of the highest order. Mum, who can be very difficult at times, always appears happy and content around the staff. The building, along with fixtures and fittings, is modern, light and airy. They have good security and during the pandemic, as regulations eased, they had put in place strict measures for visiting, which was very reassuring. My wife and I are extremely pleased that Mum has settled in and that she seems to have a good rapport with the staff. All the members of the staff with whom I have been in contact with, have been professional and caring.
Thank you kindly for your lovely review. Covid has made this a particularly difficult time, but we have taken every precaution we could to keep our residents and staff safe and this has proved very successful. We thank our residents and families for their understanding and support during this...
All of the staff and management that we met were efficient, helpful and kind.
They did a lot to make a difficult time more bearable.
Thank you for your kind review. We are glad to know that we helped to make what is a very stressful and upsetting time a little bit better for you and your family. Kind regards.
The reception, admin, other staff, most of the carers are all good. However, I feel there is a huge lack of human interaction with the dementia patients on the Waverley Unit. I'm talking about love, holding their hands when they are sitting, talking to them, giving them their time, assuring them, giving them some love, a rub on the arm etc. There are not enough carers and very much an institution rather than the human touch home and the love that is needed. However, there is a need to have at least 2/3 more carers on the Waverley unit (1st floor) purely to give the love and items I have mentioned earlier. This should either their job or, Summer Lane needs to ensure all carers have the time to do this spreading the workload and taking some of the workloads off of them with more carers. I feel it a total waste of money building a 'Pub' and 'Cinema' for the first floor as most of the residents would not understand. Also building more rooms should be replaced by more loving carers.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home. We appreciate all comments and feedback. Please be assured that our staffing levels are carefully planned to ensure residents receive plenty of interaction and stimulation. The planned improvements and new...
Mum has been at Summer Lane for four years now and has become very settled. There is a core of carers who have been there all this time and have established a rapport with Mum. Such continuity is essential since it has provided familiar faces through difficult times when it has not been possible to make visits. Staff encourage Mum to join in the activities and are sympathetic to the fact that she is over 100-years-old and has hearing difficulties. During my visit this week, she had new hearing aids, was smiling, in a good mood and enquiring about her great-grandchildren. Mum and I are both happy with the care at Summer Lane.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home. It is our pleasure to care for your mother as part of our family here at Summer Lane. We are very pleased that you are so pleased with her care and look forward to welcoming you to our home again on your next visit.
Communication is so good and I feel very confident that I know what is happening with Mum. I know she is safe and comfortable. I also feel that we have received help and support with coming to terms with Mum's dementia.
Thank you for your lovely review. I am very pleased that you and your mum are happy with Summer Lane. It is a difficult time for families, and I am glad that we have been able to help and support you through this, and we will continue to do so in any way we can.
Both my mother and mother in law have used this home for their care.
My mother passed away a couple of years ago but my mother in law is happy there.
Thank you for your kind review, and we are very pleased that your mother-in-law is happy and settled.
The day he went in the staff were there to greet him like an old friend which was so welcoming and reassuring for him. He was put into a lovely bright bedroom with his ensuite bathroom. The food has been wonderful, if he doesn't like whats on offer, the chef will make him an alternative to the other choices on the menu that day.
When he's well enough he goes down to the lounge where there are all sorts of activities that he can join in with. He watches old films, they play all sorts of games, have a sing-song and do a bit of light exercise to music.
Summer Lane is a really lovely caring place. The staff from the manager and reception through to cleaning staff are all very helpful.
Can thoroughly recommend Summer Lane.
Thank you for your lovely comments. We are very happy that dad has made Summer Lane his home as well, the staff already knew him and he knew them from his visits to your mum, so that made the move a lot less stressful. He has settled in very well.
All the staff have been outstanding in helping him through this tragic time and encouraged him to socialise with all the activities it provides.
It was such a difficult time for you, your family and especially your dad. We are happy that we were able to help make a stressful time a little bit easier for you all. I know that your dad has settled in well and am very pleased that you felt our staff supported him in every way they could to make...
The home is spotlessly clean, there is always a lovely welcome from the reception staff, and there is always someone available to talk to if I have any concerns.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Summer Lane Care Home.
It is a hard decision to put your loved one in a Care Home but we made the right choice in Summer Lane.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments, I will pass them on to my staff. You are right, it is a difficult decision to make and we are glad that you, your family and especially your husband feel you have made the right decision in choosing Summer Lane.
Reception staff and office staff were caring, thoughtful and most helpful to our needs. They couldn't be more kind. The home was beautiful and bright and clean. Most definitely will use them again and would recommend it to others. Thank you.
Thank you for your lovely review, it is very much appreciated and I will pass on your comments to my staff. We are always very pleased when respite residents and their families are happy and will come and see us and stay again. Many thanks.
I am on the understanding that the home is now on lockdown due to the current UK circumstances, whilst it is upsetting for myself and two other sisters that we cannot visit mum, I applaud you for doing this to keep our mum and other residents safe. We find Summer Lane a very good place for Mum to be as she is well cared for and she loves the food. The staff are very friendly and the home is lovely and clean. Nothing seems to be too much trouble for them - this includes the ladies that bring round the teas. Please keep all the residents safe at this unsettled time for everyone; including all the staff.
Thank you for your lovely review and your understanding of the situation at what is a very difficult time. I will pass on your comments to my staff and we are happy that Mum is settled and you are pleased with the care we give.
As soon as you walk in, it smells nice, staff are always smiling, and you are greeted with well looked after happy residents.
It's always clean, and the nursing staff try to encourage activities.
Plenty of hot drinks are always offered and the facilities are very good indeed. My mother-in-law is quite fussy, and she's very happy indeed!
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we are very glad that your mother-in-law is happy here and is now permanent. I will pass on your comments to my staff who always work very hard and its nice for them to know that you have taken the time to review our home and are happy. Many thanks.
The home is always welcoming with friendly staff. Dads room is always clean and fresh and the staff all refer to him by name. Any queries are addressed quickly. My only criticism is that personal care possessions should not be used on other residents i.e electric razors this has happened a few times with my father's razor which we have had to go and find it. Apart from this all ok.
Thank you for your review and that you are happy with our home. I am sorry you have a concern about personal care possessions and if you would like to ask to see me or our deputy when you are next visiting we can discuss this further.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 26 April 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 (2) & Events (0)
- 12 Sep 2025
Fenchurch House Care Home, part of Country Court, welcomed residents and colleagues to celebrate the Country Court in Bloom 2025 Awards, the group’s annual gardening celebration. This year’s theme, “Your...
- 24 Feb 2025
Country Court is proud to announce the winners of the Country Court Staff Awards 2025, sponsored by Evans Vanodine and Alliance Local. These awards recognise the outstanding dedication, passion, and...
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Awards / Recognitions (15)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Country Court
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Country Court
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Country Court
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (2)

Vimal completed his nursing degree in 2007 and went on to tutor for a year in medical and surgical nursing. He worked at several nursing homes in Lincolnshire before making the move to Somerset in 2015. Vimal’s special blend of expertise, knowledge and deep compassion for residents has made him a popular and highly respected manager with both staff, families and local health care professionals.

Lin is our Home Administrator and has worked at Summer Lane since 2019; she joined the Country Court family in 2017 bringing many years’ experience of working in care homes in Weston-Super-Mare and throughout Somerset. She keeps the administration running smoothly for the home and brightens everyone's day.
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