CQC rating
Requires improvement
Published 25 May 2022
Rated 4 years ago ?
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm? Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life? Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful? Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs? Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care? Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Earlier ratings ? September 2021 Inadequate S E C R W July 2019 Requires improvement S E C R W January 2018 Good S E C R W August 2017 Requires improvement S E C R W May 2016 Requires improvement S E C R W
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How it compares in Buckinghamshire
Buckingham Lodge is in the Requires improvement tier ? , with 29 other homes in Buckinghamshire.
73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Outstanding 5 (4%) Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (6%) Good 63 (50%) Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%) Requires improvement 30 (24%) Inadequate 1 (1%) Not yet rated 10 (8%)
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Lakeside Watermead Care Home
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · HP19 0WH · Nursing home · 49 beds1.0 km
Requires improvement
S : Requires improvement E : Requires improvement C : Good R : Good W : Requires improvement
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The Fremantle Trust - Buckingham Road
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · HP19 9QF · Residential care home · 7 beds1.2 km
Good
S : Good E : Good C : Good R : Good W : Good
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Lewin House
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · HP19 9HP · Nursing home · 70 beds1.3 km
Good
S : Good E : Good C : Good R : Good W : Good
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Belgrave Lodge
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · HP19 9HP · Residential care home · 8 beds1.3 km
Good
S : Requires improvement E : Good C : Good R : Good W : Good
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Hillside
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · HP19 8AB · Nursing home · 68 beds1.6 km
Good
S : Good E : Good C : Good R : Good W : Outstanding
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4 Trinity Court
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · HP19 8AB · Residential care home · 6 beds1.6 km
Good
S : Good E : Good C : Good R : Good W : Good
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Other homes run by Anchor Hanover Group
120 care homes in total: 3 Outstanding, 98 Good, 17 Requires improvement, 2 Not yet rated.
Beech Hall
Leeds · LS12 3UE · Residential care home · 64 beds
★ Outstanding
S : Good E : Good C : Outstanding R : Outstanding W : Outstanding
Rated 6 years ago
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St Anne's - Saltash
Saltash, Cornwall · PL12 6DJ · Residential care home · 33 beds
★ Outstanding
S : Good E : Outstanding C : Outstanding R : Outstanding W : Outstanding
Rated 6 years ago
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West Hall
West Byfleet, Surrey · KT14 6EY · Residential care home · 117 beds
★ Outstanding
S : Good E : Good C : Outstanding R : Outstanding W : Outstanding
Rated 7 years ago
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Ashcroft
Bradford · BD2 3EF · Residential care home · 66 beds
Good
S : Good E : Good C : Outstanding R : Good W : Good
Rated 8 years ago
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Sandstones
Wirral · CH45 7QF · Residential care home · 35 beds
Good
S : Good E : Good C : Outstanding R : Good W : Good
Rated 7 years ago
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St Marys
Ipswich, Suffolk · IP9 2PS · Residential care home · 60 beds
Good
S : Good E : Good C : Good R : Good W : Outstanding
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Buckingham Lodge in brief Buckingham Lodge is a 64-bed residential care home in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire , run by Anchor Hanover Group . Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Buckinghamshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
The Fremantle Trust - Buckingham Road , 1.2 km away, is the closest home rated Good. 101 of Anchor Hanover Group ’s 118 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups ). In Buckinghamshire , 73% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire also score 5.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in May 2022. That is up from Inadequate in September 2021.