
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.
The home is well placed for road and rail links and the staff cannot do enough for the residents. They have recently put a daily activity list together for the residents and they also have weekly outings for those that can cope with this.
The rooftop garden has been refurbished and the residents enjoy being able to sit out there and have their tea and ice cream.
Very professional friendly staff - very clean - food good - a lovely place where I am confident my mother will be safe and happy. I have just moved her from a care home as I wanted staff on hand who were medically qualified so if she gets any health problems they will be able to treat them promptly. She had very swollen legs when she moved here but have noticed that after a couple of weeks they have gone down considerably. I have taken her home for some tea and the staff are quite happy for her to go with me whenever. I feel sure she will be happy here for some time to come.
This care home is truly excellent in all aspects. The staff are OUTSTANDING and the interest, compassion and expertise they illustrate is evident and deeply appreciated.
I enjoyed my stay at Summer Lane.
I visited many care homes in the area and decided that this was one of the best. My Dad knew of this establishment and was impressed by it.
My mother's care over many years has been first class. The carers, nurses and management have been extremely supportive, knowledgeable and attentive. There is a very close relationship and bond between my mother and carers and all my mother's needs are met. Staff and carers spend much time with my mother, feeding, toileting and cleaning and lots of verbal interaction. There is a genuine love from all carers.
Lovely place. My mum is happy here, staff are lovely and kind to patients also reassuring to relatives.
The management staff are the best you can get, not only for him but for me. They are all so very kind and loving.
Food is excellent.
I haven't enough words to say. Thank you.
I would like to thank everyone in Waverley suite for their care and consideration in looking after my husband who has been with you since March 2017, after a traumatic time from December 2016 when he had several mini strokes and went to hosptial. My son and I visited Summer Lane and were very impressed. My husband is always clean and tidy and appears t be settled.
The facilities were ideally suited for Mum, and she soon settled into her room.
The staff, from management, nursing, carers, to laundry and cleaning, of which there were many, most importantly were highly professional, well trained, caring and very attentive to her needs.
Unfortunately Mum passed away and we then found the staff to be very supportive to family members at this very sad time.
I can only confirm we would have no difficulty recommending Summer Lane to anybody. The home provided an excellent service to Mum and support to us during her stay there.
My mother moved from a nursing home in our town six miles down the M5 to Summer Lane in Weston Super Mare. She moved into her new 'Home' and from the first moment that she became a resident, the care and attention she received was absolutely amazing. All the Staff were kind, attentive and very caring. One of the lead practitioners in the residence is an extraordinary person and is such a natural in her job that I never felt perturbed when I left mum's room to go home after a visit. Unfortunately, due to my mother's illness, she sadly passed away on the 12th of July after only a short, about 3 1/2 weeks, of being cared for at an extraordinarily high level. Thank you Summer Lane.
Mum had Alzheimer's and for the last 2.5 years of her life, she was resident in Summer Lane Nursing Home. It’s fair to say that there were one or two issues, in the beginning, however since the new Manager has been there, things have only improved to the standard it is now at, which in my opinion, is probably the best care facility in Weston-super-Mare. The food is lovely. The whole place is clean, and well cared for. It is on standard with a four star hotel. But the best praise is reserved for the staff. Their care and love for the residents makes it a home in every sense. Mum was happy, felt loved and was safe there.
The home was not only a home and family for mum but the rest of the family were included. We could come and go at anytime and were always made to feel part of the ‘family’. This is borne out by the fact that my sister-in- law still pops in to visit even though mum has since passed. We all have a fear of care homes but if that is the standard I could look forward to, I would be happy to move in tomorrow. There is always a hug for someone who needs it!!
Management and staff are striving towards an efficient and caring environment for all residents.
My aunt has been a resident for the last 6 months. The care has been excellent and we are really pleased with the home. The purpose built facilities are amazing and make it so much easier to take her in a wheelchair around this home. Staff are very kind and always finds the time to be helpful.
Dad was treated wonderfully and settled really well. He was very confused but they were patient.
All the staff were really kind to me, nothing was too much trouble. I would recommend to everyone. I made many friends here.
The care and support she had received for her short-term memory loss has been very challenging for all the staff. They have constantly, responded tremendously, treating her with the utmost care and dignity. She is always well dressed and looking respectable.
I feel she is safe and well looked after in a caring environment and treated with love and respect. Thank you.
We as a family are happy that our loved one is being so well cared for.
My husband and I visit our friend every week and always find the staff very cheerful and friendly. My friends room is always nice and clean. She looks well cared for and appears happy and well fed.
Mum is always clean with clean clothes and dressed nicely. All the staff are very caring and always talk to the lady as they pass. Her room is spotless. It is a shame that mum can't stop to do any activities as I'm sure she would love them.
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
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
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
There are no accreditations posted yet for Summer Lane Care & Nursing Home.
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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