Care home · Shanklin
Portland Lodge
Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate
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- 21 Landguard Manor Road, Shanklin, PO37 7HZ
- Run by
- Isle of Wight Homecare Ltd (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 19 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2019 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- Christine Basham
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2018 (8 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11144151)
- Last CQC check
- 5 May 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-6682243420
About Portland Lodge
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Portland Lodge is based in Shanklin, run by Isle of Wight Homecare Ltd. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2021). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Shanklin; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The company behind Portland Lodge
Portland Lodge is run by Isle Of Wight Homecare Ltd (company 11144151), incorporated in 2018, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people and other residential care.
Isle of Wight Homecare Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Isle of Wight, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Ratings over time
- May 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 5 May 2021
Location and local area
- Ward
- Shanklin Central
- Council
- Isle of Wight Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PO37 (7)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 20 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Shanklin, 150 m (2 min walk)
- GP surgery The Bay Medical Practice, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Regent Pharmacy, 380 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Lidl, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Park 620 m (8 min walk)
- Café Tumblers Cafe, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Sacred Heart, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Library Shanklin Community Library, 460 m (6 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe41 of 58 in Isle of Wight
- Effective47 of 58 in Isle of Wight
- Caring51 of 58 in Isle of Wight
- Responsive47 of 58 in Isle of Wight
- Well-led39 of 58 in Isle of Wight
As rated by CQC, published 5 May 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Isle of Wight share it.
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Choice nearby
There are 15 other care homes within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Springfield Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (7 of the nearest 25).
14 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Shanklin Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (3 min), a park (8 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Portland Lodge: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 38 of the 57 other care homes in Isle of Wight that CQC has rated.
Costs to expect
We estimate Portland Lodge at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
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Track record
Portland Lodge has been registered with CQC since April 2019, about 7 years.
There is a single overall rating on record, Good (May 2021).
It has gone 5 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
What inspectors found
- People told us they were happy living at Portland Lodge and felt supported to live their lives in the way they wished to do so.
- Staff were observed to treat people with kindness and compassion.
- People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
- Staff supported people and showed an understanding of equality and diversity and people were treated with dignity, and their privacy was respected.
Inspected 13 April 2021; report published 5 May 2021; supporting 19 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Portland Lodge: common questions
- Where is Portland Lodge?
- It is at 21 Landguard Manor Road, Shanklin, PO37 7HZ.
- Is Portland Lodge a registered provider?
- Portland Lodge is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-6682243420) and was rated Good overall in May 2021.
- What services is Portland Lodge registered for?
- Portland Lodge is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Portland Lodge registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When was Portland Lodge last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 5 May 2021, 5 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How many residents can Portland Lodge take?
- CQC capacity for Portland Lodge: 19 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Which provider runs Portland Lodge?
- The registered provider is Isle of Wight Homecare Ltd, according to CQC.
- What are Portland Lodge's fees?
- Portland Lodge hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Portland Lodge score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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