Allerton Lodge Care Home is a purpose built home and is situated in Woolton, some 7 miles from Liverpool in a very quiet, pretty location, surrounded by trees and extensive private gardens.
Harbour Healthcare have very recently acquired the home and brought along extensive experience of delivering high quality, personalised care. The understanding of individual needs of nursing and residential residents, coupled with understanding the challenges faced by those who suffer...
Care Provided by Allerton Lodge
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 45 Service Users
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
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
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
- Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1,300
- Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1,300
- Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1,300
- RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1,300
- RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1,300
- RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1,300
Final fees are subject to assessment of the potential resident, the size of the room offered and the facilities needed / available.
Additional services such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and excursions are not included in the standard weekly fees.
Contact Allerton 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.
Good to Know
Group/Owner
- Harbour Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- John Kelly (Registered Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (45)
Visiting
- Contact with relatives and friends is fundamental to their resident’s health and well-being and visits are encouraged. No restrictions or booking requirements to visit Allerton Lodge Care Home; however different rules apply should there be a Covid-19 outbreak, and they ask to not visit during ‘protected mealtimes’ unless is a part of the essential caregiver role.
Parking
- Allerton Lodge Care Home has a private car park with parking, including disabled parking bays, for people visiting the Home. No charge to use the cark park.
Allerton Lodge Reviews (61)
Allerton Lodge has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.328) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Allerton Lodge has 61 reviews.
Although my sister hasn't been at Kingswood Mount Care Home very long. The whole family are pleased with the care and progress she has made.
Thank you so much for your review. It's great to read that your sister is doing well. Best wishes
From nurses, carers, cleaners, handyman entertainers, I witnessed how they worked with the residents, my mum smiled every time staff were around, she certainly enjoyed her time there.
In the days leading up to Mum's death, relatives stayed in the home and all the staff could not do enough for us, even the night staff who we had never met before looked after us, nothing was too much trouble for them.
During the last few days, I really got to know how difficult their job was, as I witnessed them at work close up and I can honestly say all the staff at the home are professional, caring people and the management should be proud of them.
I wouldn't think twice about recommending Kingswood Mount.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. It's great for the team to read what an impact they had, not only on your mum but also on yourself and the wider family. We really are proud of our Team at Kingswood Mount.
Best wishes.
Kingswood Mount is an extremely loving and friendly home. All the staff are very welcoming and kind, always showing support to, not only the residents but you and your wider family as well! My nan has become much more settled and content since joining the care home at the beginning of the year and I couldn't fault the care she has received through the year so far! I know she is looked after, given the specific care she needs and treated like family. I have nothing but good words and recommendations for this care home. As well as having new management, I believe the care home will reach even better levels than they are already at and for that, as a family, we are very grateful. Thank you to everyone who puts the time, effort, skills and, most importantly, the love into looking after our nan!
I am also looking forward to seeing where the new manager takes Kingswood Mount. Exciting times for the team, residents and family and friends of the amount.
Many thanks for your review.
Takes staff 24 hours to call an ambulance after having a fall and didn't even bother to contact relatives! Food - you have two choices-take it or leave it (regardless of dietary requirements.
Nobody ever answers the phone. Personal care is shocking and non-existant (hair hasn't been combed for weeks (excuse they've lost his comb). The carer got my dad ready for a day out, with messy hair, unshaven, no shoes, bleach all over his trousers. Never seen him wear any new clothes we have bought and not even to be found in his room? I could go on.
My wife is confined to bed with advanced dementia. I feared that, without frequent extended one-to-one visits, her mental condition would rapidly deteriorate. Now that limited visits are permitted again, l am amazed to find my fears were unjustified. How the staff managed this just seems miraculous!
I’m very glad of this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to the whole team at Kingswood Mount. You’re all amazing.
What a wonderful review and testament indeed to an amazing team at Kingswood Mount - they will be thrilled to read what a difference they are making, not only to the residents they care for but also for each resident's wider family.
Kingswood Mount is an amazing care home, staff truly love the vulnerable people in their care. I have every confidence that my mum is in the best of hands. She was made to feel incredibly welcone from the word go. The manager even arranged transport for her from Cumbria to Liverpool. The care here extends to the family members and I am proud to say I feel amongst friends when I visit.
Many thanks for your wonderful review. It is great for team members to see the impact they have, not only on their residents but also on their wider families.
My mother has been at the home for the past two and a half years. I cannot speak highly enough of this wonderful home. The care my mother receives is brilliant. She is well-fed and taken care of to the highest degree. I could not wish for a better home!
Thank you for your lovely review. The team do indeed deserve applause.
A caring friendly environment, where the needs of the clients come first. The home have made every effort to keep me updated on my father’s wellbeing during the current crisis and have worked hard to organise window visits. My father looks well cared for and happy, which is all I can ask. In more normal times there are always activities taking place to keep the clients stimulated.
Thank you for your lovely review. These are such difficult times for all but it's great to read that your father is doing so well.
Over the period of lockdown my mother has continued in good spirits due to the care she is shown by all staff and carers. I have nothing but praise for this home.
What a lovely review. Thank you so much for taking the time to write it.
Both my parents have received good care in the two years they have lived at Kingswood especially from the carers and nurses who have been excellent. They have given fantastic care during some difficult times and I would like to thank them very much.
Many thanks for taking the time to write this review. It's great for the team to see what a difference they make.
Home is always clean, can't fault cleanliness.
All staff very friendly with the residents.
In all, Mam looked after well, she is well-loved and I am happy with her being there.
Many thanks for your review. Recruitment is ongoing, however, we also try to ensure, when using agency staff that we have the same people for continuity. It is great to know that your mam is well-loved.
Fantastic team at Kingswood Mount. Always go above and beyond for the clients, so much love and care given to my mum. Food is wonderful and Mum always cleans her plate. Great activities and lots of entertaining. Mum is always presentable, clean and fresh.
What a wonderful review. It seems like your mum is very happy at Kingswood Mount. Many thanks for taking the time to write this review.
My husband has been a resident for 3 years and the care he has received has been consistently excellent. He is settled and happy and is kept clean and healthy.
Thank you for taking the time to write this review telling us about your husband's experience. In particular, it is lovely to read that he is settled and happy.
My husband has been at Kingswood for six months now, the care and respect he has received from the staff has been excellent. The staff always welcome you when you visit with a smile and hello, and they are always there if you have any concerns.
Many thanks for taking the time to write this review. It's wonderful to see what a positive impact the team is having not only on your husband but also his wider family.
My mum came to Kingswood Mount in June 2016 with 9 grade 4 bedsores, with the care of the wonderful staff there, Mum's sores healed but are still vulnerable. If staff see any redness by Mum's already vulnerable sores they immediately tell the nurses. The time Mum has been there tells everything about Kingswood Mount. Well done everyone!
Many thanks for your review which shows the skills and care of our team members. I'm so pleased your mum is getting the best attention.
My mum has been here for about 4/5 years and all I can say each year she has been here, Kingswood Mount has gone to a very high standard. My mum is so happy here and the staff are wonderful and caring. When I leave her I know she is in safe hands.
Thank you for your wonderful review. Kind regards.
My wife has severe dementia and cannot communicate because of speech and hearing problems. She was having problems making sense of her world and had to be given her medication covertly because she was refusing to take it. My two daughters and I found it impossible to satisfy her basic needs of medication, personal hygiene/toileting and freedom from anxiety. Since admission to Kingswood Mount, she is taking her meds, smiling more frequently and showing no signs of distress, thanks largely to the professionalism and dedication of the staff.
Thank you for taking the trouble to write such a wonderful account of your wife's experience of care at Kingswood Mount. It is heartwarming to hear.
Kind regards
Our dad was transferred to Kingswood Mount from the hospital in early March 2018 following a hip operation. It was our wish for him to go to Kingswood Mount as we had viewed it and heard very good things about it. We absolutely made the right decision as every member of staff we met from the manager to the nurses, care staff, domestics and activity coordinator was truly amazing and treated my dad and ourselves with respect and dignity.
Our dad sadly passed away after a short stay but the care, love and attention he receives from every member of staff was heartwarming and made us feel special during a very difficult time. Nothing was too much trouble for them and they really went above and beyond anything we expected.
A huge thanks to all the wonderful staff at Kingswood Mount.
Thank you very much for taking the time and trouble to write about your experience of care at Kingswood Mount. We are so pleased to know that the hard work put in by all in the home to ensure that residents are loved and cared for has been felt and appreciated. The team will be heartened by your comments. Kind regards
I've been so impressed with the professional, yet loving approach to supporting residents in this stage of their lives and we have now also experienced "end of life care" Kingswood style and can honestly say that I wouldn't have chosen for dad to end his days anywhere else.
All of the staff, both day and night, delivered genuine, tender loving care in the last few weeks of his life, liaising with GPs to ensure he could remain at Kingswood and providing us with sustenance and hugs as required!
Thank you all.
I can't thank the Nursing staff and care workers enough for making my mums last few months a good one. Before my mum got to Kingswood Mount she was in a terrible state due to vascular dementia, but after a few days of being cared for at this nursing home she was a totally different person and resembled the kind and loving person she was before dementia took its toll. Thank you for caring for my Mum, and thank you for helping us get through the difficult task of saying goodbye. I would recommend this home to everyone, your loved one will get quality care and treated with dignity.
Thank you very much for such a heartfelt review of Kingswood Mount. The team work so hard to deliver great care to their residents and we are so proud when it is recognised and acknowledged by those whose loved ones they care for.
Your kind words will be shared with the team.
Kind regards.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 09 June 2022- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Requires improvement
- Well-led Inadequate
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.
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Awards / Recognitions (5)
- Recipient: Harbour Healthcare LtdDate: Wednesday 30 Jun 2021
- Recipient: Harbour Healthcare LtdDate: Friday 28 Feb 2020
- Recipient: Harbour Healthcare LtdDate: Thursday 28 Feb 2019
Meet the Team (4)
Hi, my name is John. I am the Home Manager of Allerton Lodge Care Home.
I have been a nurse since 2002 and have been a Home Manager since 2012.
What keeps me doing the role is a sense of family and community. I don’t see the nursing home just as a nursing home, I see it as a big house and at the core of the house is family. That family includes the team, the residents and the residents' families and loved ones, treating each other with respect and dignity what a good family should do. It's a sense of belonging to the community that brings out the best in all of us, and my home at Allerton Lodge Care Home feels like it very much belongs to the local community. A good manager involves everyone in decisions and choices that are made for the home, and I want all our families to also feel part of our big family.
Hello, my name is Clare. I am the Deputy Home Manager at Allerton Lodge Care Home.
I have worked in social care for over 20 years within dementia and residential settings across Liverpool. I joined Allerton Lodge Care Home as a Senior Care Assistant in 2015; in that time, I have gained a lot of experience and knowledge within the management setting. I am also working towards completing my level 5 in leadership and management to further my skills within my role.
I take pride in working at Allerton Lodge Care Home and working alongside our incredible and talented team. I believe everyone should be treated with dignity and respect, and all our team members to promote person-centred care to our wonderful residents.
I feel I am a very approachable and positive person and will always be happy to stop what I am doing to talk to any of our residents/staff and families.
Hi, my name is Nicky, and I am the Administrator at Allerton Lodge Care Home.
Hello, my name is Karen. I am the Activity Co-Ordinator at Allerton Lodge Care Home.
I joined Allerton Lodge Care Home in 2014, working as a Care Assistant on days/nights, which I enjoyed very much. I was then given an opportunity to apply for the activity role here at Allerton Lodge Care Home, and I am so glad I did! I find this role very rewarding and fulfilling, as seeing the enjoyment that our wonderful residents get when doing activities with them is amazing. I feel I make a huge difference in their daily life, and I get to spend quality time with the residents either on a 1-1 basis, delivering person-centred activities or within the group. We do a wide range of activities here at Allerton Lodge Care Home throughout the day, and also have live entertainers in, and our residents love to have a good knees-up and a dance!
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