Priory The Lodge

We support residents with home leave if they wish, supporting with transporting to and from their family home, ensuring that the visits meet everyone’s needs.

We encourage and support visits from family and friends. We do ask that we are informed in advance of visits to ensure there are no conflicting appointments or activities and to enable us to support our resident with any anxiety that unknown visitors might cause.

We encourage and support the loved ones of our residents to be involved in their care. This will be person-centred, depending on the wishes of the family members and their loved ones. We offer regular catch ups via phone or in person. We will also provide updates as and when required such as medical appointments and goals achieved.

The Lodge has one incoming phone line, which is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Some residents may choose to have their own mobile phone to communicate with friends and family.

Bedrooms are all furnished. However residents are supported to personalise their bedroom to suit their wishes, with furnishings, personal items and other items of décor.

Due to the nature of the service, and our location on a main road, all external doors are locked via a keypad. However each resident who has access to the keypad is assessed individually and in consultation with our team.

Residents are supported to eat their preferred choices of food, whenever they like. We also provide a rolling menu based on balanced meals. We encourage residents to participate in food preparation and menu planning, where possible.

Our laundry facilities are available every day, whatever the time. Residents are supported to complete laundry.

We have a domestic assistant on site. Residents are also supported in line with their individual needs to complete daily living skills tasks, such as cleaning of bedrooms, and laundry.

We may place restrictions on some items where the risks cannot be appropriately managed, such as non-approved drugs.

Every resident chooses their desired activities. We also regularly plan in-house activities too, such as karaoke, bingo, and parties. Everyone has their own tailored activities planner, and full consideration is given to each person’s preferences, hobbies and aspirations.

We utilise the PROACT-SCIPr-UK framework, which focuses on supporting individuals in the least restrictive way possible, ensuring that quality of life is at the heart of every person's support. Our PBS practitioner will work with people to develop PBS plans, which includes strategies to meet their individual needs.

We work with residents, families and social workers to develop care plans which are person-centred and focused on the individual needs of the people staying here. Plans are regularly reviewed, and families will be involved in this process, where this is in line with the resident’s best interests.

We have a car park situated at the front of the main house.

We have a designated area in the garden for residents to smoke or to vape, and they can be supported to purchase cigarettes at the shop. Smoking is not permitted inside the home.

Our fees can vary, and are based on an assessment of each individual's needs. Many people are eligible for financial help towards the cost of support, and this funding can be accessed by contacting your local authority. Once funding has been agreed, we will work with your local care team to put together a bespoke package of care. Please note, referrals for NHS or Local Authority funded services must come from a referring organisation.