
I can highly recommend this home to you.Jayne(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The home is warm and welcoming to everyone who comes.B H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


I can highly recommend this home to you.Jayne(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The home is warm and welcoming to everyone who comes.B H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Dovehaven Lodge is a welcoming, purpose-built care home in Preston, providing high-quality nursing, dementia, residential dementia and specialist care in a warm and supportive environment. Thoughtfully designed as four smaller households, the home offers a family-centred atmosphere where residents receive personalised care tailored to their individual needs and preferences.
The dedicated team at Dovehaven Lodge is committed to promoting dignity, independence and wellbeing, ensuring every resident feels safe, valued and at...
Care Provided by Dovehaven Lodge
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 80 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
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- 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
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Please note that fees are starting from prices. The team at Dovehaven Lodge will be happy to provide full guidance on individual care needs, room choice, and funding options, ensuring families receive clear and tailored information to support their decision-making.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Dovehaven Lodge for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Dovehaven 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
- Dovehaven
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sally McNeill (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Number of floors: 1
Room Information
- Single Rooms (72)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (4)
Visiting
- At Dovehaven, families and friends are always welcome, and the team actively encourage regular visits as part of their person-centred approach to care. The team works closely with loved ones to ensure they remain involved and informed, supporting strong and meaningful relationships with residents.
Parking
- Private visitors car park at the front of the home
Dovehaven Lodge Reviews (80)
Dovehaven Lodge has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.121) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Dovehaven Lodge has 80 reviews.
They are very well looked after and appear to be as happy and healthy as can be expected.
Many thanks.
Thank you very much for taking the time and trouble to review Dovehaven Lodge. Your comments are much appreciated and with your unique attachment to the home, your feedback has real value for those considering this home for care for a loved one or ones! Kind regards
My father was only with Dovehaven for a few months due to his care needs changing quite quickly. I always found every member of staff friendly polite and professional. Covid-19 presented even more difficulties and I was only able to see Dad once on his 85th birthday. This was handled very sensitively as it was distressing not being able to give him a hug. I can highly recommend this home to you.
Thank you for taking the time to write such a wonderful review, your father was a very special man. Myself and the team at Dovehaven Lodge really appreciate your kind words.
A lovely caring home where the whole team have worked so very hard to keep everyone safe during covid. They care so much for all the residents and have gone to so much effort to keep us included and reassured. Cannot sing their praises enough.
Thank you for your kind words, we really appreciate your positive feedback.
The staff are great with him and all the other residents. Could do with more activities: singers, films etc.
I wanted to let all the people who work at Dovehaven Lodge know how much we appreciate the care and attention he gets from all.
The only thing I would like to mention is that the Beech Unit could do with being brightened up a bit.
Thank you to all.
Thank You, we really appreciate your kind words. From the whole team at Dovehaven Lodge
I have been very satisfied with the way the staff react with my friend who needs reassurance and affection. Her medication is perfect, her anxiety has gone and she is able to cope with being with a lot of people after her life of quietness with just her husband and self for many years. She has adjusted so well to accepting her place here, and the care she is given. I am given peace of mind when I visit her she is on the whole happy. The staff are all very patient indeed.
Thank you for your kind words, I will pass on your comments to the staff. We really appreciate your feedback.
My sister was cared for by everyone she had contact with. The home is excellent, they all do an amazing job. My sister loved it.
Thank you for your review and comments. This has been passed onto all the homes staff.
My friend has Alzheimers and Dovehaven Lodge was given to us on a list of appropriate homes. My friend was in there one week when she aspired and was admitted to the hospital. The gentleman that escorted her in the ambulance was lovely, though he couldn't converse in English. My friend couldn't go back there. When her daughter went to collect her clothing and personal effects they were found to be in black bin bags in a cupboard. NB very few staff.
On behalf of my family, I would like to once again thank Dovehaven Lodge for the kindness and compassion shown to my dad during his final days. The support given to us a family was sensitive and caring during the period of dad's end of life care. My dad was a precious member of our family and as such we are forever grateful to all the staff for their gentle and respectful care. Thank you from our hearts.
Thank you for your comments which we have shared with the homes team. The team's thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
They ensured my mother was comfortable and free from pain and provided all the assistance and information to the family who were with my mother during her last few days. All the staff are a tribute to their profession and I and all the family thank them for their dedication.
I and my husband have visited this care home twice and the initial visit was pre-booked but the second visit was ad hoc. On both occasions, we were received with efficient, kindly and knowledgeable management and staff. We have been shown the facilities twice and on both occasions the rooms, social areas, dining rooms, and bathrooms are spotless. The ambience is friendly and I would say buzzing as activities were in session both times. Ambient music, Wide clean corridors, pretty decorations and furnishings.
Hopefully, my relative will be able to move to this nursing home and I will feel happier that she can, in spite of her dementia, Enjoy her time.
Thank you
My Father receives very good care, his room is lovely and so is the staff and food. No complaints about the care he receives.
The unit manager is very responsive to any requests and all the other staff are very caring and considerate.
My grandad has been looked after very well since he moved in here. The staff helped him to settle in well and he is looked after in a way which makes him feel at home. The manager is excellent and nothing is ever too much trouble. The care and kindness shown to grandad makes me feel happy. At all times my family is welcomed and we love to see grandad well and settled.
Since my mother was admitted to Beech the care from all the staff, from the unit manager, care staff, and catering staff has been outstanding. The unit manager is very efficient and I have every confidence that my mum's needs are being well met. The atmosphere on the unit is very warm and welcoming.
My family member has lived at Greenfield for the last 2 years and enjoys the company from the other residents and staff. I have seen a big improvement in the home in the last 6 months and I would highly recommend this home.
Whereas, in Maple Unit, the care is excellent and the staff are very attentive. The unit is well managed.
I cannot recommend the other units, the managers changed a lot, so no consistency. But no faults in Maple Unit.
Mum is 93 and in late stages of dementia.
Thank you for your review; we value all feedback as this helps us to improve our service where required. We are delighted that you feel the care on Maple Unit is excellent. We are constantly reviewing our care provision and will review with Justine the Unit Manager what is working well on her unit so that we can share this with the rest of the team.
No words could ever express my praise and thanks to the staff on maple unit. They truly are an amazing team who makes the house feel like one big family unit for the residents and family. My mum moved here from another care home and they restored our faith in the care system always going that extra mile. They treated mum with the utmost dignity and respect from the minute she arrived right until she passed. The unit allowed the family to stay around the clock with her for the 3 days while she passed and went out of their way to make sure she was comfortable and made sure the family was also taken care of. Three members of staff, in particular, made the whole experience more comforting in the final days. I would highly recommend this unit to anyone who wants the best for their relatives it really is a home from home 5-star service.
Unable to fault any aspects of this Greenfield home.
Would recommend this to anyone.
The staff are caring and kind and are tentative to their individual needs.
We feel assured that my aunt is receiving the care she needs.
She is always up in a chair (i.e. not just left in bed) and staff interact with her all the time.
The staff are very friendly and keep us up to date with anything that's happening in regard to our mother.
It is a very happy unit and much different to other units at Greenfield.
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Meet the Team (1)

Sally Mcneill leads our experienced team at Dovehaven Lodge, overseeing care across all four specialist houses. Sally ensures that each house maintains its unique character whilst delivering exceptional standards.
"What makes Dovehaven Lodge special is how our four-house design lets us provide exactly the right environment for each person's needs. Whether someone needs our male-only dementia care or general nursing support, they get specialist expertise in a setting that truly feels like home."
Sally works closely with our Deputy Manager to ensure every resident's wishes and needs are met across our comprehensive services.
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