Oak Lodge

Stockton Road, Haughton Le Skerne, Darlington DL1 2RY
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9.6 23 Reviews
  • Oak Lodge, Darlington
Oak Lodge is a long-standing residential home in the Skerne area of Darlington. The home has provided care to the community for over 25 years.

It is a small home which means they can assure a familiar friendly face each day, personalised support and truly bespoke care packages which focus on capability and not just need.

Oak Lodge has recently undergone some refurbishment with en suite rooms with showers, toilet basin now available.

The home manager is a professional manager of many years standing and is looking forward to answering any questions potential enquiries may have either by telephone, email or in person.

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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment
  • Eating Disorders

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 28 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate 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)
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £950 – £1150
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1000 – £1200
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1200 – £1400
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1200 – £1400

PRIVATE SELF FUNDERS AT £1400MPER WEEK INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING IN FEES.
PRIVATE FEE PAYERS HAVE FREE HAIRDRESSING CHIROPODY AND ESCORTED TRANSPORT FOR ALL HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
Included hairdressing, chiropody and transport for all hospital appointments
FREE WIFI FOR ALL SERVICE USERS

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Oak Lodge 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)

Good to Know

Person in charge

  • Lyndsay Sargent (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • LOCAL AUTHORITY CHC OR PRIVATE SELF FUNDED RESIDENTIAL CARE
  • Ages 55+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2023
  • Number of floors: 3

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (24)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (9)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (2)

Visiting

  • DO OPERATE A PROTECTED MEALTIMES POLICY AND DISCOURAGE VISITING AT THOSE TIMES IN MOST INSTANCES

Parking

  • Parking available onsite free

Oak Lodge Reviews (23)

Total of 23, showing 21-23
9.6

Oak Lodge has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.635) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Oak Lodge has 23 reviews.

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Review from Doreen G (Wife of Resident) published on 20 January 2016
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

In my opinion my husband is always very well looked after, his medical needs are always attended to, he has an excellent room, with plenty of storage space, and adequate room to move around in comfortable surroundings he has made a lot of friends and gets on very well with all the staff.

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Review from Marguerite H (Sister of Resident) published on 18 January 2016
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My sister is a residential service user for whom I have power of attorney. She has been in Oak Lodge for 3+ years (Actual date was 25th of July 2012).
She now has come to a sad time in her life where by she isn't able to take part in any social activities. Her care in Oak Lodge is very good, in fact
excellent. She is still able to converse a little bit but on the whole her health has deteriorated and is coming to and end.
I am pleased to say all the care is very much in place with her circumstances and for that I am thankful. All I need is for her to go peacefully and with dignity and I am very confident in her care for that to happen.

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Review from Harry B (Son of Resident) published on 13 January 2016
Submitted via Postal Card • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Clean, warm, good staff. Nice rooms and communal areas, safe and secure. Staff attentive to residents needs.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.635)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.635) out of 10 for Oak Lodge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.635 for Oak Lodge is calculated as follows: ( (102 Excellents x 5) + (39 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 148 Ratings = 4.635

  • b) 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 Oak Lodge is based on 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 28 registered maximum number of service users is 5.6, which has been reached with 13 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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 Mar 2023

Overall
Good

  • Caring

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • Safe

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (2)

Lyndsay

Lyndsay Sargent

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2020

My name is Lyndsay Sargent I am the registered manager for Oak Lodge care home in Haughton village. I have worked in care for over 20 years and worked for Care Homes UK since August 2020 I have been the registered manager for over 2 years. I have achieved my L5 in Leadership and Management and have the following skills/strengths/core values – Leadership, Determination, Loyal, positive thinking, caring, compassion, My values are providing a safe/positive and caring environment for residents and staff, having an open culture and learning from mistakes also providing a working environment which promotes equality/diversity and Inclusion. I look to work proactively and not reactively and have achieved “good” with CQC since being at Oak Lodge.

Karen

Karen Cousins

Job Title: Quality Compliance Manager

Joined: 2020

My name is Karen Cousins I have worked for Care Homes UK for the past four years as Manager and Quality Manager. I have experience as a nursing assistant, nurse, Deputy Manager and Care Home Manager in various hospitals and Care in Community and Care Homes.


My Strengths,
Dependable,
Wide range of knowledge in varied positions within care provision,
Leadership,
Caring nature.

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