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At Lakeview Care Home, they have the expertise and trained staff available to provide enablement health beds to people needing short-term support. These transitional placements in to the...
Care Provided by Lakeview Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 151 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
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- 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 Lakeview Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Lakeview 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)
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
- Kinly Care
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Richard Hodgkisson (Care Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed with male-only unit(s)
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1998
- Last Refurbishment: 2022
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (151)
Visiting
- Welcome to Lakeview Care Home, dedicated to providing a comfortable and safe environment for residents, and appreciate your cooperation to ensure a pleasant visiting experience for everyone. Visiting Hours: Flexible Visiting: Offer flexible visiting hours to accommodate your schedule. However, kindly ask that you avoid visiting during lunchtimes (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM) if possible
Parking
- • Large car park facility with numerous disabled bays marked near visitor receptions
Lakeview Care Home Reviews (110)
Lakeview Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.647) out of 10, based on 46 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Lakeview Care Home has 110 reviews.
Staff are very good including cleaning staff. Always on hand to answer any questions and look after all resident's needs. Always made them welcome and feel this is the best place for my husband to stay. Kendal is a well-run unit.
Thank you for your kind words, your feedback means a lot to us, and we'll be sure to share your lovely comments with the team on Kendal Unit.
They didn't drug her quietly or strap her down (as I've seen in other institutions) they simply took the verbal abuse and carefully controlled her more violent episodes, I never saw her with bruises.
The rooms are very basic and small, but the important thing is that she's treated well and is happy now.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We truly appreciate your kind words about the care your mother has received on the Keswick Unit. Our team is dedicated to providing compassionate, person-centred care, and we're so pleased to hear that your mother has settled and is happy. It...
When I need to talk with either the manager or a colleague, they are happy to spend time with me.
Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your experience. We're so pleased to hear that you feel supported and that our team on the Keswick Unit has been caring and attentive to both you and your dad. Providing compassionate care and open communication is incredibly important to us, and we're...
She passed away in the middle of December but in the short time she was at Lakeview I saw firsthand the patience, care and compassion she received, despite being a difficult customer. I am really grateful to the team for the care she received.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at Lakeview Care Home. It means a great deal to our team to know that we were able to provide your mother with the care, patience, and compassion she deserved during her time with us. Supporting residents with complex care needs is something we...
I was invited to and attended the Christmas party at Ullswater at Lakeview. The staff were fabulous throughout. Very welcoming and friendly and it was lovely to see the rapport they had with the residents. They made the meal, which was excellent, a very festive and joyful occasion and were caring and professional throughout. Thank you for inviting me and thank you for all the fabulous work that you do.
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback about the Christmas party on Ullswater at Lakeview. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the festive atmosphere, the meal and the warm rapport between our team and the residents. Our staff take great pride in creating joyful moments and meaningful...
Would highly recommend to people.
Thank you for your thoughtful review and recommendation. We're delighted to know you value the compassionate care and respect our staff provide, as well as the facilities and experiences we offer at Lakeview Care Home. We will share your wonderful comments with our Lakeview team.
Mum is well looked after and cared for by staff. The food is good and Mum is happy and content.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We're delighted to hear that your mum is happy and content, and it's wonderful to know she enjoys the food as well. We'll make sure to pass your lovely feedback along to our staff.
My mom suffers from dementia but always has a smile on her face when staff come into the room. She loves spending time with her doll given to her by the staff, it's given her a sense of purpose.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It warms our hearts to know that your mom feels joy and comfort with our staff and the doll we provided. Seeing her smile is what we strive for every day!
Staff seem very caring and considerate. The housekeeping throughout the site is excellent. Like all care homes some residents have some level of dementia and this is wearing on residents who are fully aware, and regularly lose possessions taken by these people. Overall there is often not enough mobility aids like transit chairs to get residents to the dining room, in which case my dad's transit chair gets taken and used by staff moving other residents. Generally the food is to a fairly high standard, although the tea supplied is quite insipid and my father stopped drinking it.
The patients come to view the staff as friends who try to stimulate them with various activities appropriate to their condition.
The staff take into account patients' individual foibles and needs.
Relatives are continually updated regarding the patients.
Overall, a supportive experience, giving confidence in the care being received.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review. We are delighted to hear your positive feedback about the care at Lakeview Care Home. Our team strives to provide professional, supportive, friendly, and sympathetic care, and it is heart warming to know that our efforts are appreciated. We believe that...
The home is bright and clean, and every effort has been made to make it feel like a home away from home. There are activities, such as gardening and crafts, and the food is amazing too!
Staff work incredibly hard to ensure that Dad is happy, safe and treated with dignity. That's all you could ever want.
Thank you so much for your heart warming review. We are thrilled to hear that your father has settled in well since moving to Lakeview Care Home. Our team is dedicated to creating a welcoming and homely environment, and it is wonderful to know that you and your family felt warmly received. We take...
The unit manager is always very responsive to emails regarding any concerns or queries we have. We feel reassured when we leave her, as we know she is safe.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with Lakeview. We are delighted to hear that your family is happy with the care your mum receives. Our dedicated staff takes pride in providing personalised, compassionate care to each resident, and it's wonderful to know that their efforts have made a meaningful difference for your mum and your family
My husband has been at Lakeview for three months. The staff look after him well, they encourage him to eat and drink. When I visit they talk to him and also ask after myself. The staff are pleasant, and well presented too.
Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to review us. We're delighted to hear that our staff's efforts have made a positive impact on both of you.
It's a very difficult and worrying time when a family member has to go into care, what will the level of care be like? How will the staff treat them? Will they be looked after properly? Fortunately there was no need to worry. The level of care is excellent. The staff are caring, kind, thoughtful and professional. They remember my dad's likes and dislikes. He is definitely looked after properly. They are a great team.
Thank you so much for sharing your heartfelt review. We understand how challenging and emotional it can be to transition a loved one into care, and we are deeply committed to providing the highest level of care and support during this time.
Staff are very approachable, and I am kept informed on his well-being.
I would not want him to be anywhere else.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for sharing your experience with us.
I cannot thank the staff on Keswick enough, since my husband was admitted to the unit the staff have treated him with nothing but love and care. They go above and beyond for all the residents. I can now sleep at night knowing he is well looked after and in good hands. He looks so well, he always looks clean and tidy. The girls do such a good job with him, the food is great and the activities they offer are good too. I hope this is now his forever home, I wouldn't change it.
Thank you so much for your kind words, this has brought great comfort to our team knowing that you feel he is in such capable and caring hands. The efforts of the staff to maintain his dignity and comfort do not go unnoticed by management and your kind words help assure the team they go above and...
Staff have now got to know her better and whilst she has fairly complex needs they looked after her well. When I leave her at Lakeside I feel she is in safe hands and I worry less the more times she visits on respite. Accommodation and food are very good and the staff are always upbeat and positive. They respond very quickly to queries/requests when visiting.
On the organisation/administrative side I feel this is very good with strong understanding and responses.
Happy with the service and care given to my wife. Well, she has been here 11 years so you must be doing something right. Keep doing what you're doing.
I have nothing but respect for all staff on Kendal where my husband is a resident. They are kind, jolly and generous with their time. My husband is shown kindness and given excellent care and attention and treated with respect and dignity. They pay him attention when he speaks and when he doesn't and always make sure he is happy both physically and mentally. He gets plenty of exercise and entertainment. He is always clean and dry. Kendal is clean and sunny and he has access to beautiful gardens. My husband is happy. The staff are wonderful and I cannot praise them highly enough, nor thank them enough. They are all heroes.
It was not an easy decision to place Mom into a care home but a sudden change in Mom's physical health accelerated her dementia meaning care at home was not an option. She is now receiving the care and attention that she needs.
At Lakeview our team strives tirelessly to create an environment that not only meets the physical...
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 17 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)
- 20 Nov 2025
We’re delighted to share that the winner of the Alpha Health Care Christmas Card Competition is Thomas from Lower Farm Primary School! ?? His wonderful, festive design will feature on...
- 05 Nov 2025
Our residents and team came together to kick off Diwali – the Festival of Lights with joy, colour, and music! We were delighted to welcome Ultimate Bhangra, who brought incredible...
There are no upcoming events for Lakeview Care Home.
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Accreditations
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Meet the Team (3)

Richard Hodgkisson is the Care Home Manager at Lakeview Care Home and brings with him over 14 years of experience within the health and social care sector. With a strong background in leadership, business management and governance, Richard has developed extensive expertise in delivering high-quality care services and leading successful teams.
Throughout his career, Richard has held a number of senior positions, progressing from Head of Nursing through to Director of Business and Governance. His wide-ranging experience has given him a strong understanding of both the clinical and operational aspects of care home management, helping to ensure residents receive safe, compassionate and person-centred support.
Richard is passionate about creating a positive environment for residents, families and staff alike and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of care at Lakeview. His approachable leadership style, dedication to quality and wealth of experience make him a valued part of the Lakeview team.

Claire joined Alpha Health Care in August 2021 and has become an integral part of the Lakeview Care Home team. With a strong clinical background and a calm, compassionate approach, Claire brings both professionalism and empathy to her role. Her extensive experience, reliability, and in-depth knowledge of care have earned her the trust of colleagues, residents, and families alike. As Clinical Deputy Manager, Claire plays a key role in maintaining the high standards of care that Lakeview is known for.

Nina joined Alpha Health Care in December 2023 as a Clinical Lead and quickly proved herself as a compassionate and committed professional. Now Clinical Deputy Manager at Lakeview Care Home, Nina brings a strong passion for palliative care and nursing dementia. She is known for her warm approach and willingness to go the extra mile to support both Service Users and colleagues. Her dedication and clinical expertise make her a valued member of the leadership team
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