Blakelands Lodge

Gee View, Marston Moretaine, Bedford MK43 2AH
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  • Blakelands Lodge, Bedford
Blakelands Lodge is an All-inclusive lifestyle care home in Bedfordshire and offers 24 hour residential and dementia care.

Their staff are caring and compassionate and they pride themselves in ensuring they make a real difference to the lives of their residents. The care they offer is centred around the individual and their needs and independence is prioritised.

The bedrooms are ensuite and come with fitted furniture, a flat screen television and access to WiFi and a telephone point.
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Care Provided by Blakelands Lodge

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 66 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia

Facilities

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

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1385
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1464
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1385
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1464

Our all inclusive fee gives peace of mind and allows residents to enjoy our facilities and services without having to worry about extra costs. It includes a monthly appointment at our onsite hair salon, regular chiropody appointments, a full and varied activity program, annual eye tests, annual dental check ups and transport and accompaniment to medical appointments where necessary.

The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Blakelands Lodge for full pricing details and T&Cs.

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Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

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Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • James Eeles-Feeney (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Year Purpose Built: 2022

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (66)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (66)

Visiting

  • The well-being of residents is a priority, and nothing is more important than keeping them in touch with their family and friends in any way possible. Blakelands Lodge are pleased to welcome visitors into their home, with no limit on the number of visitors for each resident. The home pride themselves on having an open-door policy.

Parking

  • Blakelands Lodge has plenty of onsite parking for visitors.

Blakelands Lodge Reviews (47)

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Blakelands Lodge has a Review Score of 10 (9.953) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Blakelands Lodge has 47 reviews.

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Review from S H (Respite Resident) published on 5 August 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care home with extremely helpful, friendly and caring staff.
Nothing is too much trouble and the team go out of their way to make sure you have everything you need.
Great quality food really nicely presented.
Thank you very much and highly recommended.
Reply from Terri Kidd, PR Executive at Blakelands LodgeThank you for leaving this kind review for Blakelands Lodge. The team are dedicated to giving our residents the best experience possible in the home, so they will be thrilled to hear your recommendation. Thank you.
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Review from M P (Son of Resident) published on 5 August 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The care provided here to Mum is simply exceptional.
We were greatly concerned when she was first admitted, but the incredible improvement in mum's mental health and so her demeanor is simply amazing.
Reply from Terri Kidd, PR Executive at Blakelands LodgeThank you for taking the time to leave this lovely review. The care team at Blakelands Lodge are dedicated to giving the best care to our residents, so it’s heartwarming to hear that your mum’s health and demeanor has much improved during her time at the home. We hope she continues to enjoy living with us – thank you!
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Review from Linda B (Daughter of Resident) published on 27 July 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother needed respite care for two weeks. From the initial contact by phone, Blakelands Lodge came over as friendly, caring and supportive.
The initial checks of weight and any bruising or bed sores etc came as a surprise but showed they wanted to care for Mum and make sure she was well looked after
during her stay. It gave me peace of mind. She was checked every hour, and they could tell me the time she got up, went to bed, what she had to drink and eat and when. Amazing.
Mum stayed in her room much of the time, her choice. She has dementia, is disabled and is deaf. Mixing with others is exhausting for her, so she avoids it. However, the room she had was lovely - like walking into a hotel room rather than a care home, but with all the benefits of the care home.
The staff, led by the manager, all care. They were lovely to Mum and very supportive of me, always having time to talk with me about mum. A very happy, lively and caring team.
Reply from Terri Kidd, PR Executive at Blakelands LodgeThank you so much for taking the time to leave this kind review for Blakelands Lodge. We’re extremely proud of our care team at the home and their dedication to our residents’ well-being. It’s great to hear that you feel confident in our facilities and the care provided in the home. We’re so glad you felt supported, and we hope both you and your mum are doing well – you are always welcome to pop in for our events or just for a cuppa.
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Review from Jo L (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 July 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Your immediate reaction is the wow factor, everywhere is so clean and welcoming. However, it is not the building but the staff that make this an exceptional care home.
Mum moved in May 2022 and settled in really well. I cannot speak highly enough of all the staff who show dedication, professionalism
and respect when dealing with residents and their families. I visit mum on numerous occasions each week and am always made to feel welcome and nothing is too much trouble. I constantly find mum happy and it is obvious that she has developed a trusting relationship with all those who work and care for her at the home. The home is well led and provides a stimulating environment in which mum is made to feel valued and loved.
Having cared for mum for the last five years I was very apprehensive about being able to find a suitable care home for her. I needn’t have worried, as after having done a lot of research into local care homes I can confidently say I found a real “gem” in Blakelands
Reply from Terri Kidd, PR Executive at Blakelands LodgeThank you so much for taking the time to leave this kind review for Blakelands Lodge. We’re extremely proud of our care team at the home and their dedication to our residents’ well-being. We’re so glad you feel your mum is well-looked after and happy and it’s great to hear that you feel welcome when visiting your mum. We’ll be sure to pass on your feedback to the team.
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Review from L C (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 7 July 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Nan has only recently come to the home. The team have been fantastic and very welcoming to her challenge of setting into a new environment. It is clear that nothing is “too much” for the staff at the home. All are very welcoming; and we all feel very comfortable knowing my Nan is safe and well looked
after here.
Reply from Terri Kidd, PR Executive at Blakelands LodgeThank you for your feedback. We’re happy to hear your nan is settling in with our team at Blakelands Lodge. Please let our team know if there’s anything more we can do to help her feel at home.
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Review from J A (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 June 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A wonderful, new and caring place. A very well decorated building with very interesting common rooms for the residents.
Reply from Terri Kidd, PR Executive at Blakelands LodgeThank you for your review. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave such great feedback for our team at Blakelands Lodge.
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Review from J M (Niece of Resident) published on 10 June 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My auntie stayed here for some respite. I only visited a couple of times, but on both occasions, I was made very welcome and felt my auntie was being well looked after! I was shown around the care home and was so impressed with the facilities, cinema, library, tea room with outside balcony, hair salon,
sweet shop, and cocktail bar, everything has been thought of to make the residents feel at home. All the rooms have different coloured pastel shade doors with numbers so they look like a front door off a wide corridor. There is no clinical look at all. All staff are very caring and give time to sit and talk with the residents genuinely interested in talking to them about their family and lives. I was able to have lunch there with my cousin and auntie which felt like we were in a restaurant! Nothing was too much trouble for the staff. The manager even took a photo for us and later came back with an A4 size print of it to give to my auntie for her room. I highly recommend Blakelands Lodge.
Reply from Terri Kidd, PR Executive at Blakelands LodgeThank you for taking the time to review our home. We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your visit. At Blakelands Lodge, we do consider ourselves a family and our care team love to go above and beyond to welcome residents and their families, so it’s great to hear you are happy with the care we provide.
Our care home chefs love to cook fresh, homely food to cater to our resident's likes and needs, so it’s great to hear that you enjoyed dining in the home. We will be sure to pass on your kind words to the team at Blakelands Lodge. Thank you for your recommendation.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.953)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.953) out of 10 for Blakelands Lodge 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 22 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 4.953 for Blakelands Lodge is calculated as follows: ( (265 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 276 Ratings = 4.953
  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 Blakelands Lodge is based on 22 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 66 registered maximum number of service users is 13.2, which has been reached with 22 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.

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Meet the Team (4)

James

James Eeles-Feeney

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2023

James is the Home Manager at Blakelands Lodge.

Hayley

Hayley Lant

Job Title: Front of House Manager Joined: 2022

Hayley is the Front of House Manager at Blakelands Lodge.

Emilia

Emilia Beer

Job Title: Care Manager Joined: 2022

Emilia is the care manager for Blakelands Lodge

Camelia

Camelia Dumbrava

Job Title: Activities Co-ordinator Joined: 2024

Camelia is Activities Co-ordinator for Blakelands Lodge

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