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Receive up to £250 off per week for your first 12 weeks when you move in as a permanent resident or Receive up to £250 off when you book a 2-week respite stay. T&C's apply. Subject to Availability.
All visitors are welcome 24 hours a day. Overnight visitor accommodation may be available subject to availability
Plenty of on-site parking available
Burnham Lodge has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.940) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Burnham Lodge has 81 reviews.
Review from John B (Friend of Resident) published on 23 May 2019
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Review from Shirley H (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 May 2019
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Review from Zachary E (Son of Resident) published on 25 March 2019
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Review from C G (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 February 2019
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Reply from Louise Chandler, PR & Communications Manager at Burnham Lodge
Thank you for this feedback, we are delighted that you enjoyed your time visiting Burnham Lodge.
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Review from C G (Daughter of Resident) published on 30 January 2019
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Reply from Louise Chandler, PR & Communications Manager at Burnham Lodge
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. As you know, Hartford Care acquired Burnham Lodge in July 2017 and this has presented us with an opportunity to renovate the home to a high standard. We prioritise the comfort of our residents to ensure that they live in an environment that is safe and happy.
The dining room has been newly completed and the progress will continue with the cluster maintenance team working hard to refresh the look of the home. (We are very pleased that you found our newly decorated communal areas to be of a high standard).
Regarding activities, there are a variety of planned hobbies and interests that take place throughout the week, to cater to the different needs of our residents. Although, there are some residents who do not like to join in with group activities and staff respect their wishes. Therefore we provide a one to one option that is reflected in their care plan. The residents enjoy having day trips in our minibus and relatives are welcome to join us too. I would be happy to discuss any other questions you have in person. Kind regards, Registered Manager Catherine Emekwuo
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Review from D B (Husband of Resident) published on 30 January 2019
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Reply from Louise Chandler, PR & Communications Manager at Burnham Lodge
Thank you for taking your time to review our care home. We are happy to know that most of our staff have exceeded your expectation specifically on special occasions like Christmas. We are also glad that you feel our service, on the whole, is excellent.
We are sorry that you feel that staff shortages have caused minor problems from time to time. However, I am pleased to say that we have recruited three health care assistants, one chef and one experienced registered general nurse who have now joined us at Burnham Lodge. The newly recruited staff are currently undergoing robust induction programmes and training so that we can continue to deliver high standards of care in line with our values of care, comfort and companionship. From the registered manager at Burnham Lodge.
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Review from Anne S (Friend of Resident) published on 23 January 2019
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Review from Nicholas B (Resident) published on 23 July 2018
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Review from Lynne W (Daughter of Resident) published on 2 July 2018
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Review from Duncan L (Nephew of Resident) published on 14 June 2018
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We have attended many meetings where reassurance has been given but the problems are not being resolved.
It is a beautiful location and although the home's facilities and heating are in need of improvement these are not what makes a good care home. The home needs more well trained, organised friendly staff, alongside a food budget and kitchen resources to feed the residents with good quality meals.
We would appreciate your response and would be pleased to meet face to face to discuss our concerns.
Reply from Louise Chandler, PR & Communications Manager at Burnham Lodge
Thank you for your review and taking time to meet with us following this review.
By sharing with you the individual changes made to your Auntie’s care and support, we hope we have shown our dedication to providing excellent care to your relative and each individual in the home. When we met, we were able to discuss your concerns and provide feedback to answer your questions. It was nice to hear that you understood and appreciated some of the actions we have already made in the home by way of improvement.
To address each of the points you raised in this review:
1) Although there seemed to be a lot of agency staff in the home, we assured you that they were actually staff on temporary contracts whilst full-time recruitment is secured, and we have taken steps to invite them to wear our uniform to prevent any confusion.
2) We shared with you the minutes of the previous resident’s meetings as you were unable to attend and we hope this shows the great improvements and the positive responses we received from both relatives and residents in attendance.
3)We acknowledge that when we began to support Burnham Lodge, there were elements of the home that required our immediate attention, but this will be on-going as we continue to support the home. We hope you can see not only the physical improvements made to the home but also the great work the team is achieving.
4) We welcomed the suggestions you made at our meeting in relation to the food service and thank you for allowing us to show you the improvements that have already been made. We were also able to show you how we plan to monitor this moving forward.
We are grateful for your feedback as this allows us to continually improve and we invite you to meet with us as much as possible to see the positive improvements taking place at Burnham Lodge
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Review from E T (Son of Resident) published on 15 May 2018
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Review from D K (Respite Resident) published on 16 April 2018
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The home is set in eight acres of garden, mainly set to lawn, but well maintained. Under recent new ownership - the buildings are about to be redecorated.
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Review from O I (Son of Resident) published on 10 October 2017
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Review from L C (Daughter of Resident) published on 9 October 2017
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Review from Albert A (Cousin of Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 6 October 2017
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Review from D P W (Resident) published on 29 March 2017
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Review from SP (Resident) published on 25 January 2017
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Reply from Aimee Bronock, Director at Burnham Lodge
Thank you for your review and we are sorry that you have felt that your permanent experience of our care home is so different to your first visit of two weeks respite with your husband two years ago.
We work very closely with CQC and CQC-approved advisors to ensure that our staffing levels are appropriate in accordance with current occupancy and dependency of residents. We continually review and amend our staffing rotas to ensure that we have CQC-required numbers of care staff on every shift as a minimum, often our numbers are above what CQC require in order to ensure that we can provide the best service possible. We review our staffing levels upon every new admission and whenever any existing residents' needs change.
We continue to work with the same award winning catering company that we have worked with for over 12 years, who design our varied seasonal menus to ensure healthy, nutritious, delicious (!) and varied meals are served daily, with plenty of choice at each meal. Everything is prepared and cooked on-site in our custom built, state of the art, kitchen, including the fresh cakes and biscuits served daily with afternoon tea. All of this is overseen by our head chef who has been leading the kitchen team for over 20 years, supported by an team of assistants. Like the NHS has been for successive governments, the food budget at our care home has been "ring-fenced and tied to inflationary rises"! We are very aware of how important delicious and varied meals are and as such we would never dream of buying anything other than the very best of local ingredients with which to work. We are proud that one of the consistent praises we receive is for the quality of our food so we are sorry that you feel the food budget has been reduced - we can assure you it has not. Residents have input into the creation of the seasonal menus at our quarterly meal planning meetings so any dishes that you particularly love please do mention to Chef at the meetings and he will be sure to add them to the menu. Residents can always choose something aside from what is on the daily menu - just let Chef or one of the servery assistants know and Chef will be happy to cook whatever you would like.
As an independent, family-run care home, we continually re-invest in our beautiful home in all areas, including staffing, training, catering, equipment, maintenance and we have a continual programme of redecoration to ensure that the Lodge and individual rooms, always look fresh and well presented. Our family's mantra has always been "Never run a Home, or let a Room, that You would not want to stay in yourself."
We thank you for your feedback and appreciate both the good and the bad as we continually strive to improve and offer the best service that we can. I do hope that you use the frequent residents meetings to voice any concerns or specific issues that you have in your living environment. I hope you are also aware of our company's 'open door policy' meaning that the manager, deputy manager, administrator and directors are available for your feedback at any time, as are all the care staff that you see on a daily basis.
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Review from Melanie G (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 January 2017
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Thank you for leaving your review. We are very proud of our nursing team at Burnham Lodge who between them hold a wealth of experience and exceptional practical nursing skills. As all our RGNs work 'on the floor' during each shift, they know each resident personally and so are able to assess any changes to health very quickly and in conjunction with our two regular visiting GPs, ensure that the correct medical response is provided to ensure a swift recovery
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Review from P M (Son of Resident) published on 25 January 2017
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Thank you for leaving a review. We value all feedback in our endeavour to constantly improve the service we provide. We are pleased that on the whole you are happy with the care that you and your relative receive from us. All of our staff are valuable to us and one of our principle objectives is to have a happy and contented team, from the nursing staff to the domestic staff, so as to deliver high quality care in the beautiful surroundings we enjoy. We have regular staff meetings to make sure staff have a platform to discuss any issues they might have in order to ensure that they are happy, to find solutions to any problems they might have or to make suggestions for the improvement of the home and the care delivered.
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Review from Rahul M (Son of Resident) published on 25 January 2017
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Reply from Aimee Bronock, Director at Burnham Lodge
Thank you for leaving your review and we are pleased to hear that our team were able to help make such a difficult time in your family's lives a little easier. All of us at Burnham Lodge know that our care and support is not restricted solely to our residents, but extends to their families and friends, especially when loved ones are ill. Wishing you and your family all the best for the future.
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The Review Score of 9.9 (9.940) out of 10 for Burnham Lodge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
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 4.940 for Burnham Lodge is calculated as follows: ( (141 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 149 Ratings = 4.94
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 Burnham Lodge is based on 13 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 60 registered maximum number of service users is 12, which has been reached with 13 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.
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Job Title: Manager
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I am thrilled to begin my journey as the new Clinical Home Manager at Burnham Lodge Care Home, at Hartford Care, with a deep commitment to providing high-quality care. My primary focus is to create a nurturing, supportive environment where both residents and staff can thrive. I firmly believe that exceptional care stems from compassion, dedication, and teamwork, and I am determined to uphold these values in everything we do. By prioritising the well-being and morale of our incredible team, I aim to foster a culture of mutual respect and collaboration that enhances the lives of everyone in our care.
To achieve our shared goals, I will be working closely with the team to implement innovative strategies, that not only strengthen occupancy rates, but also, build on the outstanding reputation of our home within the community. Through effective marketing, community engagement, and showcasing the heart of our care home. I am confident we can reach new heights together. I am excited to connect with families, staff, and residents to ensure that our home remains a place of warmth, safety, and excellence. Here is to the journey ahead! Together, we will go from strength to strength!
Job Title: Deputy Manager
Joined: 2024
My name is Daria, and I’ve had the privilege of working at Burnham Lodge Nursing Home for over two years. I’m excited to support Burnham Lodge as a Deputy Manager and continue growing in my career. I've been a nurse for eight years, throughout my career, I’ve worked extensively in the learning disability and dementia care sectors, which has fueled my passion for providing person-centred care.
I love bringing smiles to people’s faces through outstanding care, which keeps me motivated every day. I’m particularly passionate about dementia care and wanted to work for an organisation where ‘people matter’.
At Burnham Lodge, my positivity and enthusiasm are not only supported but encouraged, and that makes all the difference.
While some days can be challenging, I always find moments that remind me why I love working in care—whether it’s a resident’s smile, hearing their life stories, or sharing an emotional moment with a colleague.
I’m excited to continue developing in this rewarding field and make an even greater difference in the lives of those I care for.