Residential care home · Milton Keynes

Devon Lodge Residential Home

18 Theydon Avenue, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, MK17 8PL

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 May 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2020GoodSECRW
  • June 2017GoodSECRW
  • June 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Milton Keynes

Devon Lodge Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 27 other homes in Milton Keynes. 88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 28 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (9%)
  • Inadequate 1 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (11%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Burlington Hall Care Home
    Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes · MK17 8RR · Residential care home · 70 beds0.2 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 3 months ago
  • Woburn Sands Lodge
    Milton Keynes · MK17 8RZ · Residential care home · 10 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • West Hill Place
    Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire · MK17 8SN · Residential care home · 6 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Disabilities Trust - 9 Twyford Lane
    Milton Keynes · MK7 8DE · Residential care home · 9 beds2.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Kents Hill Care Home
    Milton Keynes · MK7 6JD · Nursing home · 75 beds3.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Milton Court Care Home
    Milton Keynes · MK7 6JD · Nursing home · 148 beds3.7 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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Devon Lodge Residential Home at a glance

Devon Lodge Residential Home is one of 47 care homes in Milton Keynes: a 26-bed residential care home in Milton Keynes, run by Amberley Healthcare Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2024. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2020. The typical rating in Milton Keynes is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. That is true of 85% of homes in Milton Keynes. 27 other homes in Milton Keynes share its tier, “Good”. The nearest home with a higher rating is Burlington Hall Care Home (Outstanding), 0.2 km away.