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Smyth Lodge

2 Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, London DA14 6LF
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The carers, nursing staff, and management are unbelievable and truly go above and beyond,Teresa W(Daughter of Resident/Service User)
Smyth Lodge, Sidcup
Smyth Lodge, Sidcup
Smyth Lodge, Sidcup

The team at Smyth Lodge in Sidcup delivers the best in residential, nursing and dementia care. All aspects of residents' care are fully personalised to their needs, preferences and wishes.

This purpose-built home offers a luxury lifestyle with the latest facilities, including a café, cinema room, and a hair and beauty salon. Each bedroom has en-suite facilities and is beautifully furnished with a nurse call system and TV.

Residents are supported to...  

Care Provided by Smyth Lodge

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Mental Health Condition
  • 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 80 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • 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
  • Ground Floor Accommodation only
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

Type of carePermanentRespite
Residential CareFrom £1,921From £2,161
Residential Dementia CareFrom £2,016From £2,268
Nursing CareFrom £2,186From £2,459
Nursing Dementia CareFrom £2,281From £2,566
Fees are subject to a pre-admission needs assessment which is required to fully understand the level
of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.

Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible.

What’s included?
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
• Use of in-house cinema
• Access to landscaped gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services

• WiFi internet access

Please note, the weekly fee does not include hairdressing, chiropody or other healthcare visits or
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply

an agreed hourly charge for this service.

Contact Smyth Lodge 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

Person in charge

  • Tracey Cheeseman(Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 55+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Number of floors: 1

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (80)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (80)

Smyth Lodge Reviews (93)

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9.9

Smyth Lodge has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.883) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Smyth Lodge has 93 reviews.

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Review from D W (Respite Resident) published on 19 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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Care should be taken to ensure that people with Parkinson's get their medication on time each day.

My stay was pleasant and, in the main, enjoyable.

Reply from Samantha Debenham, Personal Assistant at Smyth Lodge

We’re grateful for your feedback and are pleased with the positive comments and scores for the care and support we provide. Regarding your medication, we are sorry that you feel that it was not distributed on time. All medication is given to our resident within the therapeutic window time of 15...  

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Review from Peter B (Son of Resident) published on 18 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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Excellent residential home. Staff are excellent and treat everyone with great dignity and respect. Mum is very happy and has no complaints. She loves the food. Highly recommend this residential home.

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Review from M B (Partner of Resident) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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We found the home to be good in all aspects and to meet all the standards we had expected.

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Review from J A (Nephew of Resident) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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My Aunt enjoyed her stay at Smyth Lodge. She was in for respite and liked all the staff who were very friendly and helpful to her and us when we visited. Her health and needs were monitored closely by the staff. She would happily return for a further period of respite care.

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Review from C B (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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I found all the staff to be friendly, helpful and supportive. They were very approachable and helped in every way that was needed. The room was kept clean and tidy and the grounds and gardens are well kept.

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Review from Christine M (Wife of Resident) published on 27 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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We were made welcome from the start. My husband started in the home with respite care which turned very quickly for a stay in the future.
Everybody is and was helpful, very friendly and loving and a great support.
The home is clean, very comfortable, cosy and the food is excellent.

I can't see anything lacking.

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Review from Lisa S (Daughter of Resident) published on 27 August 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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Our mum only spent a short period of time in Smyth Lodge due to her condition, but during that time the level of care she received was outstanding. Not only is Smyth Lodge an immaculate, beautiful nursing home, but the staff are exceptionally friendly and go out of their way to be as helpful as they can. Mum was treated with dignity and compassion until the very end and that is all that we could have wished for - thank you to all the staff at Smyth Lodge!

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Review from Yvonne W (Friend of Resident) published on 1 July 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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Warm, friendly environment. Brand new facilities. Happy residents!

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Review from J B (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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The care staff and all supporting staff are absolutely fabulous, as are the facilities and the environment. Thank you so much for taking care of mum so well in the most compassionate and caring manner. The gentleman was absolutely incredible in Mum's admission arrangements, coordination, etc.

Reply from Samantha Debenham, Personal Assistant at Smyth Lodge

Thank you very much for your feedback – we’re extremely pleased to hear your positive comments about the team, facilities and environment here at Smyth Lodge. It is important to us that our management team are visible to residents and relatives and they do take time out every day to walk around the...  

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Review from June C (Respite Resident) published on 11 June 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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Need more activities/exercises (armchair) routines daily and armchair games, cards, bananagram/hospla/bowles.

Nice food, nicely presented but limited in choice.

Reply from Samantha Debenham, Personal Assistant at Smyth Lodge

Thank you very much for your positive scores around the care and support we provide at Smyth Lodge. We appreciate your comments about activities and would like to reassure you that we have recently appointed a full-time lifestyle coordinator and are in the process of recruiting another, so we hope...  

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Review from L M (Daughter of Resident) published on 31 May 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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Very friendly and welcoming.
Comfortable, bright with good amenities and well planned and appointed activities and points of interest for interaction with residents.

Good personal care.

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Review from Suzie H (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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We recently moved our mother to Smyth Lodge following a sad incident at her former home.
She left her former home underweight, confused, depressed and anxious.
She was also partially immobile.
Within one week I saw a huge change in her.
She was walking independently, eating and drinking normally.
Two months later and all I see is a 180-degree change.
Our mother is happy from the inside out. She is confident and smiling. This is all due to the exemplary care and love shown to our mother at Smyth Lodge.

I could not recommend them highly enough.

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Review from Hazel L (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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My mother has been very well looked after at Smyth Lodge. The staff go out of their way to know her personally and their contact with me has been excellent. I am now no longer living in dread of the phone ringing. The food is outstanding too.

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Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 25 November 2022
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  • EffectiveGood
  • ResponsiveGood
  • SafeGood
  • Well-ledGood
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Meet the Team (1)

Tracey Cheeseman
Tracey CheesemanJob Title:Home Manager

I’m a qualified general nurse and I’ve worked in nursing since the 1980s. I worked in emergency nursing for 20 years before moving into social care, first managing a small home and then managing larger homes. Before joining the Smyth Lodge team I was managing a 120-bed home.

I feel strongly that I and my team are here to help residents to live their best life. It’s important to see them as holistic people. They’re a husband or wife, brother or sister, a mum or dad or a best friend. There’s a lot we can learn from them.

I love hearing residents and colleagues laughing together. Humour is so important. I enjoy engaging with my team, with the people we care for and with their loved ones. I enjoy combining my nursing skills with being a leader. I believe that being a nurse – and a home manager – is an honour.

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