SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
The Lodge is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
R.J. Homes Limited runs The Lodge, a residential care home in Highbridge, Somerset with room for 12 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Somerset has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Frith House (Outstanding), 1.9 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2024. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5. In Somerset, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC's latest rating, from September 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 31% of homes in Somerset. Here is how rating age varies by council.
