Bryony Lodge Nursing Home

Leechmere Road, Sunderland SR2 9DJ
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  • Bryony Lodge Nursing Home, Sunderland
Bryony Lodge Care Home is located in Sunderland's Grangetown area and is close to shops, amenities, public transport and the A19.

This purpose-built care home provides accommodation in single occupancy rooms, all of which have en-suite facilities.

Bryony Lodge features TV lounges and a quiet sitting room for relaxation. Separate dining rooms, where residents can socialise at meal times, are also available. Traditional home cooked food is served using fresh produce, with residents being able to select from the choices available daily. Special diets can be catered for.

Residents may benefit from the regular visits made to the home by an experienced hair stylist and qualified chiropodist. Complementary therapies can be arranged.

The home provides a varied programme of activities for residents' enjoyment.

Care Provided by Bryony Lodge Nursing Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Younger Adults
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 52 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • AIDS/HIV
  • Alcohol Dependence (past or present)
  • Alzheimer's
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Cancer Care
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • Drug Dependence (past or present)
  • Epilepsy
  • Head/Brain Injury
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Motor Neurone Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Neuropathic
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy
  • Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Sharon Nicholson (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 18+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (52)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (12)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Year Purpose Built: 1995
    • Last Refurbishment: 2019
    • Number of floors: 2

Funding & Fees Guide for Bryony Lodge Nursing Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care £950 – £1,150
    • Self-Funded Nursing Care £1,000 – £1,200
    • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care £1,000 – £1,200
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Bryony Lodge Nursing Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting
  • Visitors for residents welcome at any time. Visitors welcome to look around the home at any time, but please contact the home first to ensure a member of staff can be made available to provide a tour of the home.


  • Parking
  • Bryony Lodge provides free parking facilities to visitors.


Bryony Lodge Nursing Home Reviews (65)

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Bryony Lodge Nursing Home has a Review Score of 10 (9.986) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bryony Lodge Nursing Home has 65 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Could not fault this home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very welcoming home, wonderful staff and informative re. activities, church groups, one-to-one well-being, tea and coffee mornings and one-to-one care, e.g. well-being chats.
Lots of opportunities to have sensory engagement as corridors have lots of, presently, festive arrangements.
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I am unable to comment on all the ratings as I am only able to visit weekly, representing the church to administer Holy Communion to my friend as I have done during her home life prior to entry to the home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with the care of my brother. He is very well looked after and is happy and contented. The staff are all lovely and also professional. The home is clean, warm and homely.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband has been in Bryony Lodge Nursing Home for nearly three years and during that time, he has been very well cared for and treated with the utmost dignity. I could not have asked for better care for him. His personal care is first rate and he always looks tidy and smart. His nutritional needs
are also being met.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My father-in-law came to live in Bryony Lodge Nursing Home in May 2023. I have visited him on a regular basis. I have been very impressed with the standard of care he receives.
I wish to thank the staff for their excellent care and support. That is why I have rated excellent in all of the ratings.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with the exceptional care and support that my mum has received. The staff are friendly and provide every need in a professional way.
We would highly recommend Bryony Lodge Nursing Home.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bryony Lodge Nursing Home is an excellent care home. Staff are friendly and caring. Our friend is well cared for, even though life for her is not easy. The staff cope with the pressures of caring for residents always with a smile!
Many thanks for your care.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Dad has been here since November 2023 and has settled in really well. The staff are all friendly and very hard working. The premises are immaculately clean and Dad's room is always tidy with clean bedding every other day. I've been told that Dad is eating well which is a relief because he wasn't eating
whilst he was in hospital before he was admitted here to Bryony Lodge.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are happy with the care she receives from Bryony Lodge. The staff are very good in this home and friendly.

Reply from Sharon Nicholson, Manager at Bryony Lodge Nursing Home

Thank you for your review your feedback is very important to us. We are very proud of our team.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My mum has been here since July last year and has now settled in. The care she receives is very good. She is very safe. The staff take good care of her. She also enjoys the entertainment which is provided.
Mum's room is very spacious. Everywhere in the home is spotlessly clean. I have total peace of
mind when I go home that my mum is well looked after.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff always welcoming and helpful and we are really thrilled at how our relative is looked after and cared for. Gives us peace of mind just knowing that she is content, looked after and loved. Thank you for the dedication of all the staff.
The place itself is always immaculate and what speaks volumes
to us is that there is always a really wonderful clean-smelling atmosphere. We are thankful that my sister is living here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff, residents and visitors are very happy overall and very helpful.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I know that my husband is well looked after. The staff are very friendly and care very much for everyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

More than happy with my mam's care. She's happy here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are perfectly happy with the treatment and care of my mam. She is well looked staff. Staff are always pleasant, and the main thing is my mam is very happy here.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I feel safe in the home, staff are friendly, approachable and will do their utmost to help. Management and nursing staff are available when needed. Hygiene is good, meals are good.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother has been a resident of Bryony Lodge since October 2021 and I can't fin a fault with anything. The staff are very supportive and treat my mother with great respect. Everyone is very friendly and her room is kept very clean at all times. My mam is very happy here!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband is happy here.
He is well looked after.
The staff are brilliant.
Well-fed and clean.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My dad has been here for two weeks and is very happy. I am very impressed myself, the staff are very friendly and helpful, so is the manager. Could not be better.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I like living at the home and going out on my scooter. Everyone is nice here.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.986)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.986) out of 10 for Bryony Lodge Nursing Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.986 for Bryony Lodge Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (213 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.986

  • 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 Bryony Lodge Nursing Home is based on 18 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 52 registered maximum number of service users is 10.4, which has been reached with 18 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: 16 May 2018

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    Good
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Requires improvement
  • 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 (1)

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Sharon Nicholson

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2018

Hi, I am the Home Manager here at Bryony Lodge Nursing Home!


I am proud to say that I am a dedicated qualified registered manager I have completed QCF Level 5 in Leadership and Management. And I am fortunate to be in a position to lead such a wonderful group of staff I have worked in healthcare since I was 19 and started out as a healthcare assistant within a care home providing complex nursing care for residents, as well as rehabilitation and palliative care. I also managed a Home Care business where I provided help and support into the community.


I love my role at Bryony Lodge and take great pride in supporting the team. The nurses and the staff are a dedicated and well-established group, and are all very proactive. I live local to the care home so I have good knowledge of the area.


Our staff are what holds the home together. Each one of these team members are dedicated to providing high quality care and services to those we support, and ensuring the residents enjoy all aspects of life at our home.v


Frequently Asked Questions about Bryony Lodge Nursing Home

What types of Care is Bryony Lodge Nursing Home registered for?

Older Person Care, Dementia, Respite Care, Physical Disability & Younger Adults are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

What additional types of Care does Bryony Lodge Nursing Home provide?

Palliative Care, Physiotherapy, Separate Specialist Dementia Care Unit, Own GP if required & End of Life Care are other types of care provided.

How many Rooms does Bryony Lodge Nursing Home have?

There are 52 Single Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Bryony Lodge Nursing Home?

Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Television point in own room & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Bryony Lodge Nursing Home to the centre of Sunderland?

1.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.