Bryony Lodge Nursing Home

Leechmere Road, Sunderland SR2 9DJ
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  • Bryony Lodge Nursing Home, Sunderland
Bryony Lodge Care Home is located in Sunderland's Grangetown area and is close to shops, amenities, public transport and the A19.

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 residents being able to select from the choices available daily. Special diets can be catered for.

Residents may benefit from the regular visits made to the home by an experienced hair stylist and qualified chiropodist. Complementary therapies can be arranged.

The home provides a varied programme of activities for residents' enjoyment.
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Care Provided

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 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

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1050 – £1450
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1150 – £1500
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1150 – £1550

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Bryony Lodge Nursing Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

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 £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Sharon Nicholson (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • 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 (73)

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Bryony Lodge Nursing Home has a Review Score of 10 (9.967) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bryony Lodge Nursing Home has 73 reviews.

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Review from Dorothy K (Resident) published on 30 January 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are good. The new manager is nice. The home is very good and care very nice.
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Review from C S (Resident) published on 24 November 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff here are excellent and living here is also excellent. The staff here and management here are also excellent. The home itself is an excellent place to live. Very homely and I would highly recommend this place to other people.
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Review from S M (Friend of Resident) published on 26 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My visits to Bryony Lodge Nursing Home in recent months have always been a pleasurable experience. The staff are polite and helpful and appear happy in their working environment which promotes a calm and relaxed atmosphere. Obviously, this contributes to a positive experience for all involved - staff,
visitors, and especially residents who respond well and evidently have good relationships with a member of staff who in my experience always display a caring attitude. The manager is positive and interested in the home being run to a high standard and committed to providing the right sort of care to any who come to stay. I highly recommend.
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Review from Paul G (Son of Resident) published on 24 October 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother has been at Bryony Lodge Nursing Home since February and I have had no complaints at all. She has Dementia and is pretty much bedbound so her use of activities/facilities is somewhat limited. Having said that the Activities boards are full and there is always a buzz. The team ask me what
I think mam would like to do.


The staff make me feel welcome and always treat my mother with a great level of care and respect, my mam cannot communicate but seems very settled. There has been a recent change in ownership and with that comes a change in Management/staff. I have been asked to join a recruitment panel to help with the intake of new staff, this I think is an excellent idea and the inclusion of families a big plus. Her room is nice and is always spotless, the food is varied and of a good quality.


My score of satisfactory for Value for Money is not a reflection on the charges Bryony has in place which are very competitive, but more that as a self funder I find ALL care fees extortionate

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Review from Marianne C (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff are very caring and supportive and they provide a range of activities to ensure residents have a range of choices.
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Review from C S (Wife of Resident) published on 20 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I always feel that the residents and families are listened to. The staff are approachable and since new management have been in, the whole home feels a lot more welcoming. I look forward to the continued improvement and also love that my husband is smiling again.
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Review from E M (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 September 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The home is clean and the rooms are small but pleasant. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Good variety of activities. Food looks nice and good choice of menus.
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Review from Anthony U (Resident) published on 22 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy with the staff.
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Review from Lydia W (Friend of Resident) published on 21 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I find the home very friendly and staff very easy to get on with. It's good to be able to relax and chat to the residents.
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Review from Elizabeth S (Resident) published on 21 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff here are really good, very helpful and understanding, always help me with my needs. Facilities are always offered and I like to meet other people there. I feel safe and my room is nice.
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Review from Marjorie F (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 June 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
This is a very caring home. The staff are very proud of their reputation for genuine interest in each and every resident - quite rightly so. Nothing is ever a problem (even when they don't know they are being overheard). Nowhere is perfect but this care home is as good as you get. My mother has been
here for two years and five months and is very happy - she would let the staff know if there was a problem!
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Review from Linda M (Daughter of Resident) published on 3 June 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My dad has been looked after well since he moved in a few weeks ago. I am happy with the quality of care he is getting. He is on a special diet and the staff are working very diligently in order to get him to eat properly.
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Review from Albert E (Husband of Resident) published on 12 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with the care and support the staff give my wife, always treated with dignity and first class service.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.967)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.967) out of 10 for Bryony Lodge Nursing Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.967 for Bryony Lodge Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (268 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 276 Ratings = 4.967
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bryony Lodge Nursing Home is based on 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 52 registered maximum number of service users is 10.4, which has been reached with 23 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 16 May 2018

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Requires improvement
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Bed Vacancies

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Meet the Team (1)

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Sharon Nicholson

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2018

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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