Northlands House Care Home

6 Westrow Road, Southampton SO15 2LY
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9.6 125 Reviews
  • Northlands House Care Home, Southampton
Northlands House offers a warm welcome to those in need of residential and nursing care and respite as well as convalescence and palliative care. The purpose-built home offers attractive surroundings indoors and out.

The home has all the modern facilities needed, including a 24-hour call system, to ensure that residents can feel safe and happy. The garden is a large part of the home, with many bedrooms boasting great views.

Residents have access to Wifi and an optician while additional therapies are also available at extra costs.

Pride and hard work from the chef ensure that mealtimes are always special for residents.

There are many daily events for residents to get involved with, from puzzles, sing-a-longs, film shows or performances by local entertainers.

Care Provided by Northlands House Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 101 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Stroke
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Natasha Randall (General Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (101)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (101)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Funding & Fees Guide for Northlands House Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Pricing is subject to an assessment of care needs and the room chosen. There’s no need for your loved one to have Bupa health insurance, our Care Home is open to everyone. Please contact us for more information.


Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Northlands House Care Home Reviews (125)

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9.6

Northlands House Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.633) out of 10, based on 34 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Northlands House Care Home has 125 reviews.

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I like the food and the staff.

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I like the food and drink, staff, room.

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I like the garden, staff, activities.

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I like everything.

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I like the gardens/outside.

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Everyone is very kind.

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I am happy with everything.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have only been in your care for a short while but I have found my days interesting and everyone is very friendly.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for your kind words. We are glad to hear you enjoyed staying with us, hope to see you again soon!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The home itself is amazing. Everything is clean and the staff do a brilliant job and are both caring and patient. My only criticism is the food as, in my view, the meals are substandard. Remember you are cooking for older people who like old fashioned food ie liver and bacon, casseroles, even a curry
now and again. The meals, at the moment, are bland and colourless.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for your feedback. We will discuss your feedback with the home’s manager to help us continually improve our service.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent care was provided to my late father. Residents are treated with dignity and respect. the staff are cheerful and the care home is bright and airy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with my stay at Northlands after spending weeks at home alone for six and a half years and many falls. I feel alive again. So much pleasant company and so comfortable.

Reply from Catherine Smith, Senior Marketing & Development Manager at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for your lovely review. It's wonderful to hear that you are enjoying the company of residents and staff instead of being on your own. Best wishes.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are the best I have met. I visit Northlands House every week to visit a friend of mine. Northlands House is one of the best I have visited. the staff are most polite to me when I arrive. I would say again it is a wonderful place and the staff are most polite to everyone I know who visits Northlands.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We really appreciate your kind words.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have found the home and care very good, just that sometimes staff do not answer the call system quickly enough but I understand that can be due to a shortage of staff or work overload at the time.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for your feedback. Our resident’s health and well being is an absolute priority, therefore we will discuss your feedback with the home’s manager to help us continually improve our service.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent service and response. Carers are very good, happy and great hospitality. Food is Ok, can be improved.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate the kind words. There's always something we can improve, so we will certainly discuss your feedback with the manager.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I feel my uncle was looked after very well. Unfortunately, he passed away on Sunday 24th November. The staff at Northlands House were brilliant with my uncle and I thanked them via flowers and a thank you card. There wasn't really any major problems, so all good.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

We are saddened to hear about your uncle's passing. Please let us know if there's anything else we can do to help you and your family through such a difficult time.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have been very satisfied with the care and attention given to my mother. The home is very welcoming and relaxed. The staff are all lovely and very patient with her and some definitely go the extra mile with forging a relationship with her.
There seems to be plenty of activities and communal events
which she generally doesn't take advantage of but are available.
Generally very happy with Northlands House!

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are delighted to hear you are happy with the care and attention your mother receives.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My wife spent 6 weeks in a nursing home before being transferred to Northlands House. The terrible experience we had at the other home made us all very nervous about arriving here. However, Northlands House is totally different! The manager is wonderfully friendly and runs the organised home. The staff
treat everyone like family and make us all feel welcome. They cannot do enough for my wife and her visitors. A truly loving and compassionate environment.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for your praise. It is always nice to hear from family members feeling like their loved one is cared for and looked after. We are also delighted you had a nice reception upon arrival. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you or your wife.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My grandmother is very happy with the care being provided and the quality of the food.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for your feedback. We are very happy to hear grandmother is happy with the quality of our care and food. Thank you for trusting us with her care.


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Thank you to the manager, staff and carers who looked after my mother for the last eleven months. She passed away in the home on the 4th June 2019, 100 years old. Our family cannot thank them enough for the care she was given in her time with them.
The home allowed us to use one of the meeting rooms
for us to arrange her 100th birthday, the home went out of their way to help us give her a good day, thank you.
The carers were excellent in giving her attention, she was completely dependent on them doing everything for her.
She was a difficult lady, who didn’t always appreciate what was being done for her, but we knew they were doing it in her own interest.
The carers are wonderful people, always polite and a smile on their face. She was always dressed, her hair was done, her room was always lovely and clean, they were amazing. Would recommend this care home.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are glad to be able to help you and your family through such a difficult time and please accept our sincerest condolences.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My partner has been very happy for seven years.

Reply from Greta Narbutaityte, Customer Adviser at Northlands House Care Home

Thank you for your kind words.


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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.633)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.633) out of 10 for Northlands House Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 34 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 31 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 4.633 for Northlands House Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (283 Excellents x 5) + (94 Goods x 4) + (24 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 403 Ratings = 4.633

  • 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 Northlands House Care Home is based on 31 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 101 registered maximum number of service users is 20.2, which has been reached with 31 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: 3 Jul 2024

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  • Caring

    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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Bed Vacancies

2 Bed Vacancies

posted 18 hours ago

We provide nursing and residential care. Please contact us for latest vacancies.


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Meet the Team (5)

Natasha

Natasha Randall

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2022

I have worked at Bupa since 2022. I started in August 2022 as Deputy Manager (Non-Clinical). I become Interim Home Manager in January 2024 and was appointed Home Manager in May 2024.


I have worked in the Health and Social Care sector for the past 16 years. During this time, I have worked within hospital settings, the ambulance service, residential and nursing homes. I have done clinical roles within the ambulance service and then onto operational management and home management roles.


I would say the biggest thing I enjoy most about working in care services is seeing the impact you can have on someone and improving their quality of life. Also, how no day is the same and enjoy every challenge along the way. To support and empower my team to do well and progress.


I live in Southampton, not too far from Northlands House. I live with my partner and 2 children. My children keep me busy outside of work and our Springer spaniel who is now 18 months called Willow.


We enjoy going on holiday abroad when we can – most recently been to Mexico.


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Cat Swanborough

Job Title: Receptionist/Activities Co-ordinator

Joined: 2022

I have worked at Northlands House since 2022, and my roles currently include being the Receptionist at the home, and Activities Co-ordinator where I organise and lead activities and events for our residents and their families and friends to attend.


Prior to my role beginning in 2022, I didn't have experience in the care sector. After my Father passed away, I felt inspired by the care he received and I decided I wanted to make a difference in people's lives. Activities coordinator is the perfect role for bringing fun and laughter to someone's day. Seeing our residents smile is what I enjoy most about my job.


I live in Mansbridge with my partner, two step-children and our Cockatiel. I also have a Son who is studying Computer Game Design Programming at a University in Cornwall.


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Inga Andersone

Job Title: Chef Manager

Joined: 2015

I have worked at Bupa since 2015 and I have been Chef Manager at Northlands House since the start of 2024.


My career at Northlands House began as a Housekeeping Assistant, which progressed to Kitchen Assistant, then Care Assistant to Bank Chef. After 4 years as Bank Chef, I have been promoted to Chef Manager.


Before I joined Northlands House, I worked in the catering and restaurant field. As the lifestyle became too busy for my family life, I wanted to find an opportunity that supported a better work/family balance. When I found the Housekeeping opportunity at Northlands House, I knew it would be perfect and that’s how I started my journey to where I am now.


I enjoy looking after people and making them feel at home, ensuring to promote positive mental and physical wellbeing. I love caring for our residents. Both keep their home clean and tidy but also cook for them. To see their smiles is what I enjoy the most.


I have been married for 18 years, to my lovely husband. We both came to England from Latvia in 2006. We have created our sweet spot in Southampton, Woolston. I love riding my electric bike to work every day which takes me around a 15-minute blast. I love travelling, going to the beach and being in the sun. I love my cat, Neo, who is my fluffy baby.


I most definitely enjoy my job. It is a very rewarding job because every day you do something good for someone. My job feeds my soul for sure. I enjoy life as it is. Living in the moment, appreciating what I have. I enjoy simple things in life.


Bethany

Bethany Fiddler

Job Title: Activities Coordinator

Joined: 2015

I began my career with Bupa in 2015 as a Care Assistant at Northlands House. In 2022, I became an Activities Co-ordinator at the home.


I was inspired to work in the care sector after my Nana moved into a care home. They were so good with her, we knew she was having a lovely time and was so well cared for. I always said I wanted to help people and provide the same reassurance and comfort that my Nana had.


Knowing your loved one is safe and happy is crucial. I also love getting to know people, chatting and hearing people's life stories, which our residents love to do also - so the role is just perfect for me.


My favourite part of the role is all the fun we have. A simple silly moment can lead to real belly laughs. Knowing our residents feel safe and are well cared for is my priority.


I live very local to Northlands House, work is practically on my doorstep.


I started a little book club at the start of this year with my friend where we read a new book every 2 weeks which I’ve been enjoying.


I love listening to music and singing (or trying to!) - I love a good pub quiz, too!


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Eva Hill

Job Title: Head Housekeeper

Joined: 2012

My career with Bupa began in 2012 as a Laundry Assistant at Northlands House. I became the Head Housekeeper at the home in 2014.


I came to the UK in 2010 from Zimbabwe. I have a job history in the retail sector of which I had attained a Supermarket Manageress position. Being new and having no local work history proved difficult in getting a job so I volunteered at The Princess Ann Hospital in the Breast Imaging Dept doing clerical work. In my job searches, I came across Bupa Care Homes, and it was through a friend who said there was a Recruitment Open Day, of which I attended and have never regretted. I never imagined myself in the care industry, but I consider myself blessed to have come across a job so fulfilling that filled me with the satisfaction of knowing I had brought a smile to so many faces in one day.


Providing the best of services for all the residents in our care, assisting colleagues in every way possible and being proud of the company I work for, all rolled into one there is no other place I would rather be.


I live close to Northlands House. I have two children, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter. I love going out on my days off to countryside places, the peace quiet and serenity of it all do me good.