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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 (82)
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 82 reviews.
Found the staff to be very caring and considerate. Doing an excellent job.
Mt mam has been here since February. The care she receives is better than any care I could have given. Always doing something (activities), always clean, well fed and looked after. She has made numerous friends and is willing to take part. if I have any problems/questions, there is always someone around to ask.
Urgent admission at a busy time was handled impeccably. The home went out of their way to help us further by providing another room for partner. Both individuals had various, quite complex medical needs which were fully looked after during their stay. Any questions we had due to the urgent admission were fully answered and the family were being helped by knowing that both parents were receiving the best care and attention available at a difficult time. All of the staff were very friendly and professional towards them and they both said that no one could have done more to help them, the staff were amazing. They were kept occupied and involved with the variety of activities that were provided. The whole family were appreciative of the help that was received throughout their stay of both parents.
Thank you for your kind words, we really do appreciate your feedback. We wish you and your family all the best in the future from all the staff and residents.
I have always highly rated this residential care home. The staff are always professional. Recently my mother has been ill and I cannot express how professional all of their staff have been leading on from my first phone call regarding my mother everyone of their staff have been amazing. The care, compassion and empathy which they have shown not only to my mother but the entire family has been amazing. Excellent staff members.
Thank you for your kind words. I will inform the staff of this review your comments are very important to us.
Sister is happy in the home. I am so very happy with the care she is getting. The staff are friendly. My sister has settled in very well in the home and has made friends with other residents.
Thank you Fred for your kind words, it has been a pleasure looking after your sister.
As a family, we are very satisfied with our mother's care.
Thank you for your kind words it is a pleasure looking after your mother.
Friendly staff and clean environment, relative well looked after. Well done to all the staff who have looked after my brother during Covid.
During the pandemic the home has looked after my mam very well, I can't thank them enough for what they have done! All staff and management are very caring. Thank you!
Hi M H, thank you for your kind words. The staff and management do value your comments.
My mother came in with little quality of life and the home has really turned things around for her. Staff are so helpful and I am sure the care she has received has allowed her to be able to go home with support. If she becomes poorly again, I shall certainly request a place again.
Thank you for your kind words it was a pleasure looking after your mother.
I would like to say a big thank you to all staff for the care they are giving to my relative and no doubt others! There are many people like this in the world, but they mostly go unnoticed, so may I take the opportunity to give them a shout out - thank you so much for all you do for me! Briony Lodge, Hendon rocks! Well done all you fantastic people.
Hi Brenda, thank you so much for your kind words. The Care Home does value your comments.
My Mum has been here only two weeks but the care has been excellent. Like many older people, she has many health problems. The staff have dealt with them all with absolute professionalism. She has settled so well and it is a great comfort for us too. I can go home and not worry.
Staff are very helpful and always friendly. My Mother in Law is very happy. I can't praise staff enough.
My mother has been in Bryony Lodge now for almost one year after her previous care home was closed. It helped her that some of her friends moved with her, but she has been made to feel welcome from the start and is settled and content. For me, and the rest of the family, it has been reassuring to know that she is well cared for and that everything, including her personal and medical care, is well looked after.
The staff in the care home are exceptional, always going the extra mile with my grandad to make sure he is happy every day. The staff have great high-quality care and my grandad classes them as family. He is very happy here. Rooms are very clean and tidy. Staff are very friendly and happy to help in any way.
My Aunt has been a resident at Bryony Lodge for over 6 months and is shown respect and kindness at all times. She has settled better than I ever thought possible. The staff have taken the time to find out her likes and dislikes and as a result, she is content.
Only been here for 5 weeks but very impressed so far with everything.
I have been to the home today (Valentine's day) and was pleased to see that entertainment was surprised. I enjoyed it myself as well as the residents.
The staff have been helpful and caring.
At Christmas time she was to be discharged from a hospice and could no longer be cared for at home due to complex nursing needs.
I spoke to the manager and one of her nurses and she went on to make a comprehensive assessment and assured me her staff could care for Mam.
It was so difficult for us all to accept that care at home was no longer an option but all the staff on the nursing unit made the process as easy as possible with their efforts.
After extensive disease progression, Mam died this morning. My daughter and her young children were visiting and the nurse was wonderful. She called me in then went on to take the children into her care while my daughter sat with her grandma in her last moments.
In Mam's last hours the nurse had given her appropriate medicines and, most importantly, spent time with an anxious and dying lady.
There is only one chance to get it right and I shall always be grateful for this care.
Mum is very happy here, so glad we found this 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
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Awards / Recognitions (12)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Bryony Lodge Nursing Home
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Bryony Lodge Nursing Home
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: 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
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