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This purpose-built care home provides accommodation in single occupancy rooms, all of which have en-suite facilities.
Bryony Lodge features TV lounges and a quiet sitting room for relaxation. Separate dining rooms, where residents can socialise at meal times, are also available. Traditional home cooked food is served using fresh produce, with...
Care Provided by Bryony Lodge Nursing Home
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 52 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
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- 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
- 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 Bryony Lodge Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Bryony Lodge 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
- Memory Lane Care Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sharon Nicholson(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 50+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1995
- Last Refurbishment: 2019
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (52)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (12)
Visiting
- Visitors for residents welcome at any time. Visitors welcome to look around the home at any time, but please contact the home first to ensure a member of staff can be made available to provide a tour of the home.
Parking
- Bryony Lodge provides free parking facilities to visitors.
Bryony Lodge Nursing Home Reviews (81)
Bryony Lodge Nursing Home has a Review Score of 10 (9.990) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bryony Lodge Nursing Home has 81 reviews.
I cannot thank all the staff enough for what they do for Mam and her continuing care.
I cannot praise the home and care she receives enough.
Thank you Susan your kind words your excellent feedback, much appreciated.
Mary has settled well and is clean and cared for. She is enjoying the meals and chats with staff regularly. She has been encouraged to join other residents in the lounge areas and takes part in home activities where she can.
We have been so lucky to have found this home for my 93 yr old mum. The staff & set up is excellent. They couldn't do any more for my mum. It's like home from home in fact better. My mind is completely at ease knowing she couldn't receive any better care anywhere else. I would gladly move in myself its that good.
Thank you Susan your feedback is greatly appreciated.
I am happy with the overall care and support given to my husband Ian. Ian has settled into the home and is happy to be in the home.
Staff very pleasant, home is clean & welcoming
Mother-in-law has been well cared for since coming in Dec 2024. She has been failing recently but suddenly because much more unwell last week. It became apparent this was end of life. The kindness, care & compassion of all the staff was above and beyond. Mother in law was treated with respect and dignity throughout and we cannot thank them enough.
Always keep us informed on Mams health, always clean & tidy, care is 100x better than a hospital. Plenty of Activities and nice amenities. Lovely staff.
While Trev has been here the staff have been excellent, looked after Trev and we couldn't ask for a better place for him so thank you so much.
Excellent caring, attentive staff, always happy to help. Very welcoming, happy and bubbly/ Lovely to see the interaction and involvement with the residents.
Absolutely amazing place, wonderful staff and setting. My father was only here for 3 weeks until he passed but the staff were like a second family to him. I'm so grateful that he got to spend his last days in a warm comfortable place with people who genuinely care. I only wish he could have been there longer.
Mam recently moved to Bryony Lodge. We find she is well cared for and all the staff are very proffessional in their work she is well looked after and she likes all the staff they are very kind, understanding and proffessional with her
We looked at many other care homes before placing Mam here and this was by far the best we saw. Glad she's here!
Staff are lovely and friendly always happy to help.
I am very happy with the care and attention my mum receives. I cannot fault the caring staff who are always on hand if and when needed. The staff have a very friendly and caring nature.
My mam has been here for 5 years and she is very happy. The place is a relaxing home and the staff are so approachable. Their care for my mam is second to none, especially the last 6 weeks as my mam has been poorly. There are always activities and coffee mornings, which we are always welcome to go to.
We are really happy with her care and the comfort of the accomadation we really appreciate there help.
All staff and management professional friendly and helpful.
Could not fault this home.
Lots of opportunities to have sensory engagement as corridors have lots of, presently, festive arrangements.
Unfortunately, I am unable to comment on all the ratings as I am only able to visit weekly, representing the church to administer Holy Communion to my friend as I have done during her home life prior to entry to the home.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 11 March 2026Good
- 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.
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Awards / Recognitions (12)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Bryony Lodge Nursing Home
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Meet the Team (1)

Hi, I am the Home Manager here at Bryony Lodge Nursing Home!
I am proud to say that I am a dedicated qualified registered manager I have completed QCF Level 5 in Leadership and Management. And I am fortunate to be in a position to lead such a wonderful group of staff I have worked in healthcare since I was 19 and started out as a healthcare assistant within a care home providing complex nursing care for residents, as well as rehabilitation and palliative care. I also managed a Home Care business where I provided help and support into the community.
I love my role at Bryony Lodge and take great pride in supporting the team. The nurses and the staff are a dedicated and well-established group, and are all very proactive. I live local to the care home so I have good knowledge of the area.
Our staff are what holds the home together. Each one of these team members are dedicated to providing high quality care and services to those we support, and ensuring the residents enjoy all aspects of life at our home.v
Frequently Asked Questions about Bryony Lodge Nursing Home
What types of Care is Bryony Lodge Nursing Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Physical Disability are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Bryony Lodge Nursing Home have?
There are 52 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Bryony Lodge Nursing Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Bryony Lodge Nursing Home to the centre of Sunderland?
1.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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