
The activities are good, and very welcomingPeter C(Husband of Resident/Service User)

The friendliness of staff is exceptional. We could not have asked for more.V H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


The activities are good, and very welcomingPeter C(Husband of Resident/Service User)

The friendliness of staff is exceptional. We could not have asked for more.V H(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Barchester Braeburn Lodge Care Home is located on the borders of the countryside of both Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
The home has been purpose-designed to provide quality residential and nursing care and also specialist dementia care in their Memory Lane Community. Care will be focused on individual needs and built upon relationships of trust.
Care Provided by Barchester Braeburn Lodge Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 60 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
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
This Weekly Fee rate is an indication only of a typical standard fee rate for a resident living in a standard, comfortable room. A final Weekly Fee rate will be confirmed once we have carried out a pre-admission needs assessment. For nursing care, Weekly Fee rate will be dependent on personal needs.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Barchester Braeburn Lodge Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Barchester Braeburn Lodge Care 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)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Jane Lee (General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (60)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (60)
Barchester Braeburn Lodge Care Home Reviews (103)
Barchester Braeburn Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.265) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barchester Braeburn Lodge Care Home has 103 reviews.
I have just been admitted here from the hospital, what a lovely home. The manager was very kind when she came to visit me in the hospital. My room is very large and clean. Staff are very kind and helpful.
My dad stayed at Braeburn Lodge in a transitional bed before coming home.
All the staff were absolutely brilliant with him and I would recommend this nursing/care home to anyone needing this type of home for future care needs.
My dad loved the food and put on a bit of weight in the 2 weeks that he stayed there.
Staff are kind and caring with the residents. They always try and brighten their day. It is good to know that my mother is being well cared for and she is happy in the residence.
I am happy to report that 9 months on - thanks to an excellent new manager and her permanent successor - a very different experience pertains.
The home is now well-led, staff are energised and caring and although there is still some way to go, the daily experience for my elderly friend is now extremely positive and I am once again happy to recommend Barchester dementia/nursing care to anyone with a demanding service user.
My husband has been here since November 2015. It deteriorated from a lovely place for a person with dementia to live in, to a very mediocre and unsatisfactory home.
After an interim manager brought it around in the last five months, I no longer worry about out him. The new manager has a great track record of managing local care homes so it has become a lovely place to visit a resident. I am so glad my husband is still there and I love visiting him daily.
During my stay at Braeburn Lodge, I luxuriated in comfort and care.
Sadly, like all things pleasant, it must come to an end.
I would certainly recommend Braeburn Lodge for comfort and caring - if their needs were similar to my needs.
The support and care that we receive from the staff during my father's last days were excellent. We were totally overwhelmed by the depth of feeling that they had for him. Their care and compassion made his passing dignified and relaxed. We could not have asked for better or nicer people to support us and Dad during this time.
Mother was generally well looked after, whilst we were on holiday. The staff welcomed her and made her feel at home and safe. She had been unwell prior to our holiday hence the need for her to stay at Braeburn. She slept well, better than at home and from what we hear joined in with most activities on offer. As discussed with a member of staff minor issues were a choice of food (not always what she liked) and little access to the phone when friends and relatives rang.
From the initial look around to collecting my mother after her respite care, the whole experience was extremely positive. The attention to detail, the quality of the staff and the whole atmosphere of the Braeburn Lodge left me and my mother feeling that she was in a place of real care and safety. This had not always been the case with previous respite homes. The fact that my mother has been recommending Braeburn Lodge to all her friends is probably the highest praise!
Thank you Braeburn Deeping St James. Mum is looking forward to seeing you all again soon.
My mum went into Braeburn Lodge for respite while I was on holiday for three weeks. She had never been in a home before and I was dreading it as I thought she would not settle. The first couple of days she struggled and they re-assessed the situation and moved her. She then settled in fine and thought she worked there! She was allowed to do her own thing, pottering around and helping the carers in their jobs. She was well cared for and that's all we could ask for.
i was greeted warmly and shown to a well equipped and beautifully furnished room. Menus were varied and plentiful - soup being a particular favourite. Despite being very busy the staff were helpful and readily available at all times.
I came over the Christmas period, the care was excellent. Lots of activities and very good food. I would come again.
Although Braeburn Lodge is a beautiful care home and did have effective management and nursing staff when it first opened the position has now changed and I would urge anyone thinking of this home to await the CQC to complete their first inspection before considering it.
Thank you for your feedback. This review is now being dealt with by our Senior Management Team and Operations Team and it is part of an on-going complaint that was already being looked in to. Our current nurse staffing levels at the home are in line with CQC regulations.
Everything from the first enquiry was totally professional but in a caring way. Mum was welcomed and made to feel part of the home immediately. All staff were a credit to the home. Mum said the food was excellent!
Mum spent two weeks in respite care and thoroughly enjoyed her "holiday". She will be very happy to go again and said she couldn't fault anything or anybody. Everyone was kind, friendly and caring from the nurses and carers, the chef and the cleaners. She enjoyed the food, the company and the high quality. For me it was peace of mind to know that mum was in safe hands and happy whilst I was on holiday.
Mom was reluctant to go into respite but once there she settled ok. Unfortunately she did have a couple of falls whilst there but they called medics and it was due to an infection.
My husband said it was a good experience, staff excellent and couldn't do enough to make his stay comfortable. The rooms were comfortable and clean and the food was well cooked, good choices and tasty.
We are three daughters who have recently taken difficult decision to move our mother from independent living into care at Braeburn Lodge. Her room is light, with patio doors to the garden and lovely en-suite facilities. The management have facilitated bringing bits of furniture, hanging pictures, photos and making the room personal and familiar. Crucially they welcomed her small, much loved elderly cat as well. She is really enjoying the food. Most important of all, the staff are without exception superb; caring, thorough, reliable and cheerful. She has settled much better than we feared. We visited a number of homes, and chose with great care. The home is expensive but we believe it offers excellent care, and we have peace of mind knowing that mother is content, safe and enjoying high quality care.
Some staff were not attentive to mums needs (her words). Some of the clients were frightening, sometimes felt frightened.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 12 February 2020Good
- 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.
News (58) & Events (0)
- 04 Jul 2026
The residents at Braeburn Lodge recently enjoyed a fantastic BBQ in the courtyard, making the most of the beautiful sunshine and warm weather. Everyone gathered together to soak up the...
- 04 Jul 2026
Braeburn Lodge proudly celebrated Carers Week by showing our amazing care team just how much they are appreciated. All of our carers received a special goody bag along with heartfelt...
- 04 Jul 2026
The residents at Braeburn Lodge recently enjoyed a lovely trip on the minibus to Ayscoughfee Gardens in Spalding. This outing was especially meaningful as it was a special request from...
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Awards / Recognitions (15)
- 09 Jun 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- 09 Jun 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- 15 Apr 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Barchester Braeburn Lodge Care Home.
Meet the Team (12)

Hello, my name is Jane Lee and I am the General Manager of Braeburn Lodge.
I am delighted to have been promoted to the role of General Manager at Braeburn Lodge. I have been working in different roles since the home opened in 2014 and more recently as the Deputy Manager and then as Acting General Manager. I am looking forward to supporting the team to deliver the very best care and life enrichment to all our residents.
We have built a very strong community engagement team at the home and have fantastic local support which has enabled the home to establish robust community connections.
Braeburn Lodge is a beautiful home with a kind and friendly staff team. We are looking forward to welcoming new residents and visitors to the home so they can experience a warm and friendly welcome.

Hi, my name is Karen and I am proud to be the Deputy Manager at Braeburn Lodge. I am a level 1 registered nurse and I also have an ENB teaching qualification. I have always worked in the health and social care sector since qualifying as a nurse. I have held varied positions during my career, including Senior Nurse, Registered Manager and most recently, Clinical Lead. I have worked for Barchester since 2018.

Hi, my name is Molly, and I am the Home Administrator here at Braeburn Lodge, joining the home in June 2026. I was previously an admin assistant at one of our sister homes and am delighted to be able to progress my career.
I have worked in Barchester since 2013, and I have worked in all departments. I enjoy working here because I like making the residents' lives enjoyable.

I joined Barchester in October 2025, and this is my first role in a care home setting at Braeburn Lodge.
I’m enjoying the diverse, challenging admin asst role and have already started building an important rapport with the new people I have met, residents, relatives and staff alike.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending it with my partner, our families and my 3 fur babies.

Hi, I am Suzanne, and I am the Deputy Manager. Please feel free to come and say hi to me.

I have worked at Braeburn Lodge since it opened!

I joined Braeburn Lodge in 2015 when it opened.
I am an RGN and have over 7 years of experience working in a hospital. I have recently returned to nursing after taking a break when I had my son.

Hi, I'm Phil. I'm the head of maintenance at Braeburn Lodge.

I joined Barchester in 2021 and came to work at Braeburn Lodge in February 2023. With over 10 years of experience in cooking, I have come to appreciate many different cuisines and, enjoy cooking dishes from around the world. My wife and kids very much enjoy my salmon and baby spinach carbonara.

I have been working in Braeburn Lodge since 2017, I started my journey as a carer team leader on nights. My passion has always been in care, to be able to assist the residents and enhance their quality of life. I have now joined the activity team as a coordinator and take pride in providing high-quality activities.

Charley has been a part of the Braeburn family since 2017. She brings with her years of care experience and is proud to be one of the home's Senior Carers.
She loves her residents and enjoys making a difference in their lives and making them laugh.
Away from home, Charley loves to be with her children and has a menagerie of animals, including a bearded dragon, two tortoises, two cats and 3 dogs.

Jemma has been a part of the family at Braeburn Lodge since 2021 and makes up part of our home senior care team.
She is incredibly passionate about getting to know her residents, supporting them and helping them to fulfil their needs and wishes.
Away from home, she enjoys football and spending time with her family.
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