Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home

High Street, Ketton, Stamford PE9 3TJ
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9.7 74 Reviews
  • Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home, Stamford
Chater Lodge is a purpose-built home, in the friendly and picturesque village of Ketton, near the market town of Stamford.

A highly trained staff team provides first class residential care, as well as expert care for people with dementia in their Memory Lane Community. Alongside this they offer respite services for those times when you need a break or a change of scene.

Chater Lodge focuses on the individual needs of residents, with a tailored care plan for each person. The whole team is dedicated to providing a quality lifestyle including care, dining experiences, meaningful activities and well maintained facilities.

Care Provided by Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • No Medical Intervention
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 45 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Zoe Postgate (General Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Pre admision assessment from fully trained team member
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (45)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (5)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Last Refurbishment: 2018

Funding & Fees Guide for Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,102
  • 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.


  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Bar/Café
  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home Reviews (74)

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9.7

Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.731) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home has 74 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My aunt was with Chater Lodge for only four months, but in that time, at the age of 103, they took so much care of her for which I shall be always grateful. The whole house is kept at such a high level and the staff were amazing. Nothing more could have been done for my aunt's comfort and well being.
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used to come up from Dorset to see her and every time she was full of praises for Chater Lodge.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My aunt was admitted at short notice on 28th Feb 2017 - she was aged 103 and had fallen at her home. She quickly became well adjusted to life in Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home and became good friends of all the staff. As a doctor, I consider my aunt's care was brilliant.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Both my wife and I are thankful for the care received by my mother in law at Chater Lodge.


Dealing with the administration side, I have found them to be extremely well organised and most helpful.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can recommend Chater Lodge for its village location and walk around paths. With comfortably arranged rooms, especially the ideal dining room and separate lounge area and decent parking area.
The staff are tops with excellent managers and top hand assistants. All are helpful, kind and are a pleasure
to see each daily. Medics are regular visitors.
Requirements for hair, nails and feet, post and papers are all adequate and good visitors are made welcome.
Our daily first class menu for an excellent three course lunch with wine will be hard to beat!!
I am happy in and with Chater and odd visits to other care homes in the area at times, make my decision that I chose well and right in a busy and perfect little village.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have always found all the staff very friendly and helpful with any problems that may occur. I call at the home many times over each month all the residents seem to be very happy and well cared for.

Reply from Donna, Administrator at Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home

Thank you Carol. Its always a pleasure to see you and positive feedback is always lovely.
From all of us at Chater Lodge


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother was in Chater Lodge for the final 18 months of her life. To my amazement as she had always dreaded the idea of a care home. She settled happily immediately. I could not have asked for better care gentle, respectful, caring wonderful care staff and management.
Excellent food service beautifully.
Dignity maintained clothes laundered with such care and the recent end of life care could not possibly have been better anywhere. The staff were cheerful and loving and very supportive to me too. Thank you, Chater Lodge.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were impressed with the service and care provided by Chater Lodge. They really make such efforts to make sure the residents are comfortable and well-looked after. There were trips, entertainments and staff were all involved in dressing up, which kept my grandmother amused. It is an exceptional care
home and we thank all the staff for their hard work in running the place!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A wonderful, caring and un-institutional set up where all guests are treated with genuine care, affection and individuality by highly professional staff. Guests' individual needs and whims are catered to and relatives and friends are made to feel extremely welcome.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very impressed with the care and ethos of the home. I live a long distance away and it was wonderful to see my Mum so happy and relaxed when I visited yesterday. The staff are always helpful and understanding of the resident's different needs and visitors are made to feel very welcome. I have not
seen my Mum so well and so bright for a long time and even her memory loss seemed to have improved! It is so reassuring to know that she is so well cared for and stimulated and has made friends with other residents. A big thank you to ALL the staff so ably led by their manager.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff/management are brilliant. Very supportive, not only to residents but family under stress. The activities have improved greatly. The food is excellent. Doctors visit regularly and we are always informed immediately if there are any problems. The only negatives are that residents tend to lose/hide
their dentures. The TV/radio are often on too low, many have hearing problems. Also, the programmes shown are not always appropriate. Main concern- dementia ward- lack of staff at weekends. I have been told it meets government rules. However, I have been visiting on at least 3 occasions when 1 staff member had to deal with bed-ridden residents. I was downstairs getting the tea trolley and residents have fallen. I had to alert staff on my own.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Through my experience with Chater Lodge I could not have wished for better care, the staff and management were so attentive and pleasant. I couldn't have wished for better care they made our experience at the home all we could wish for, to see our father happy and well cared for in his last days. We
as a family can't thank them enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Mum has been a resident for 4 years she is now age 95. Her care has been exemplary often in challenging circumstances. Always appropriate, kind, caring and understanding to both mum and myself. It has sometimes been distressing and always handled sympathetically. I cannot speak highly enough of the
staff, working hard, paid very little and long hours. My only criticism is you never see any "management" staff at the weekend to be able to discuss any issues that arise.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mum had a very bad fall in October, the break to her leg was so bad, that she was bedbound for the last two months of her life, she died on 30th December 2015. The staff at Chater Lodge were so compassionate, patient and caring. She was on palliative care for eleven days before she died. The manager
is really a credit to you and all the staff and the carer who sat with mum I cant thank them enough! Personally I've been in care for 26 years and don't think you could do better than Chater Lodge.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband has been a resident for four months and has received excellent care. He suffers from dementia and has been treated with respect and understanding. The home is clean and attractive - the individual rooms are well furnished and comfortable. The staff are caring, not only to the residents but
also to family and visitors. The meals are presented in an attractive way with freshly cooked food and a good variety of dishes.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.731)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.731) out of 10 for Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 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 4.731 for Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (245 Excellents x 5) + (23 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (11 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 283 Ratings = 4.731

  • 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 Barchester Chater Lodge Care Home is based on 23 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 45 registered maximum number of service users is 9, which has been reached with 23 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.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 24 Jan 2018

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    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 (8)

Zoe

Zoe Postgate

Job Title: General Manager

Joined: 2012

Hello. My name is Zoe and I am the General Manager at Chater Lodge Care Home. I have worked in care settings since leaving school and have worked my way up from apprentice to my current management position. I joined Chater House in 2012 and was soon promoted to Deputy Manager, and then again to General Manager in 2017. I have nearly completed an NVQ Level 5 in Leadership and Management. I take pride in ensuring the whole team provides high-quality care to all our residents and I enjoy making people laugh and feeling loved.


I like taking on new challenges and learning all the time through new experiences and training. Outside of work, I like to spend my time keeping fit, walking my dogs and sitting in front of a fire reading about my favourite subject - Greek myths.


Mandy

Mandy Myciuk

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2017

Hello. I am Mandy and 1 have worked in healthcare since 2000, gaining a wide range of care and nursing experience.


I joined Barchester in 2017, working at a home in Grantham as a Care Practitioner. In 2022 I transferred to Chater Lodge to become Deputy Manager and I am currently studying for a Level 5 Management qualification.


I love getting to know residents so I can make their days at our home as happy and comfortable as they can be.


Outside of work, my interests are cycling, keeping fit and spending time with my family.


Donna

Donna Pryor

Job Title: Administrator

Joined: 2009

Hello. I am Donna, the Administrator at Chater House.


I joined the team in 2009 as Administration Assistant and was promoted to Administrator in 2016. I have previously had positions with a customer focus, including working for a large supermarket group and also in a bookshop. My administrative experience includes data analysis, sales, finance and staff recruitment. I have an NVQ2 in Business Administration.


I like getting to know residents and hearing their life stories, as well as getting to know their families and I do my best to help people with their move to our home. I am an energetic person, always have a smile and I like to make people laugh. When I am not at work I love to be outside, either in the garden or taking my dog for a walk.


Maria

Maria Durrant

Job Title: Activities Coordinator

Joined: 2019

Hello. I am Maria and I have lived in Ketton for most of my life.


I worked at the local primary school before joining Chater Lodge in 2019. My first role here was as a Dining Host and have now found my passion in creating an interesting and inclusive programme of activities for all our residents. I like having fun with residents, dressing up, singing songs and celebrating special events. I love being a part of the team here and my career change to Activities Coordinator is the best thing I have ever done.


Marta

Marta Labuda

Job Title: Head Chef

Joined: 2018

Hello, my name is Marta and I am the Head Chef at Chater Lodge. I have worked at Chater Lodge since 2018.


Cooking is my passion and has been for many years.


I ensure each resident enjoys tasty and nutritious food. I regularly speak to our residents to ensure the menu meets their tastes and requirements.


Tinumol

Tinumol Thomas

Job Title: Senior Carer

Joined: 2023

Tinumol is a Senior Carer at Chater Lodge and takes great pride in delivering care to our residents. 


She shows compassion in every aspect of her role and loves to spend time with our residents.


In her spare time Tinumol loves to cook and this is a huge passion for her.


Anthony

Anthony Perridge

Job Title: Head of Maintenance

Joined: 2023

My name is Anthony but everyone calls me Tony, I am Head of Maintenance here at Chater Lodge. I have been working at Chater Lodge since January 2023. I work closely with both the General Manager and Deputy Manager to make changes within the home that will benefit our residents.


In my spare time, I am part of an amateur dramatics group and enjoy singing various songs, I was also part of a 'Rat pack' group, you will often find me singing to keep our residents entertained.


Michael

Michael Cunningham

Job Title: Resident Amabassador

Joined: 2024

Michael came to Chater Lodge in the summer of 2023, looking for his own care needs he was apprehensive about coming into a care home, initially he came to Chater Lodge for a short stay and then quickly fell in love with the home, its residents and colleagues that he decided to make Chater his home.


Michael was a Major in the British Army for over 40 years and has had so many life experiences in that time and lived in a variety of locations. He says that since the passing of Irene his loving Wife, he has found the new friendships he has forged at Chater Lodge have helped him with his grief.


Michael is so proud to have become the homes Resident Ambassador and is delighted to be given the opportunity to represent our home.