Care home · High Wycombe
Shelburne Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Shelburne Lodge- Address
- Rutland Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2LJ
- Run by
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (165 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 51 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Barchester Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Madalina Cornelia Lovin
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02849519)
- Last CQC check
- 1 Aug 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-125861903
The service in brief
Shelburne Lodge in High Wycombe is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2018). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around High Wycombe; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Choice nearby
There are 15 other care homes within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is White Leaf Support Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
21 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Abbey ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (6 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (3 min), a park (2 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
From the latest CQC inspection
- During the most recent inspection of Shelburne Lodge in March 2017 we found breaches of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) regulations 2014.
- This was because we found management of people's medicines were not effective.
- The provider had failed to maintain accurate records in respect of people using the service.
- Sufficient numbers of staff were not deployed to meet the needs of people using the service.
Inspected 18 May 2018; report published 1 August 2018. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe31 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Effective99 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Caring108 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Responsive102 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Well-led80 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
CQC key question ratings, published 1 August 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Buckinghamshire share it.
Costs to expect
We estimate Shelburne Lodge at £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£106k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Buckinghamshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Reading Shelburne Lodge's CQC ratings
Area by area, Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Buckinghamshire, 31 of 119 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (26%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Ratings over time
- Jun 2015
- Sep 2015
- Sep 2016
- Jun 2017
- Aug 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 1 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 21 June 2017
- CQC inspection report 8 September 2016
- CQC inspection report 23 September 2015
- CQC inspection report 16 June 2015
- Inspection report 27 June 2014
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 14 October 2025 by Buckinghamshire. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Shelburne Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Abbey
- Council
- Buckinghamshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wycombe
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
See the wider area · How to get there · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 420 m (5 min walk) · 25 stops within 600 m
- Railway station High Wycombe, 970 m (12 min walk)
- GP surgery Total Foot Care, 440 m (6 min walk)
- Pharmacy Superdrug, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Elane Asian Market, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Park Tom Burt's Hill, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Café Costa, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship King's Church High Wycombe, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Library High Wycombe Library, 420 m (5 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Track record
CQC registration dates from February 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2018), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 1 August 2018.
The registered provider
Shelburne Lodge is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (company 02849519), incorporated in 1993, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 165 CQC-registered services across 73 council areas; 116 of the 129 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (90%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Buckinghamshire.
It trades under the Barchester Healthcare brand, which covers 165 services run by 1 registered provider.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
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How Shelburne Lodge compares
- Rated Good. Across Buckinghamshire, 74% of the 119 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2018) is more recent than 8% of care home ratings in Buckinghamshire.
- With 51 beds it is larger than 66% of care homes in Buckinghamshire, where the typical home has 31.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 66% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Buckinghamshire lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (27% of care homes in Buckinghamshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Buckinghamshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Other care homes near High Wycombe with recent ratings
- Little Oaks Residential HomeAug 2026
Questions about Shelburne Lodge
- What type of care does Shelburne Lodge provide?
- Registration for Shelburne Lodge covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is Shelburne Lodge based?
- It is at Rutland Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2LJ.
- Is Shelburne Lodge a registered provider?
- Shelburne Lodge is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-125861903) and was rated Good overall in August 2018.
- Is Shelburne Lodge registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- When was Shelburne Lodge last inspected?
- 1 August 2018 is when the current rating was published, 8 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How many residents can Shelburne Lodge take?
- Shelburne Lodge can take up to 51 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who runs Shelburne Lodge?
- CQC lists Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited as the provider responsible for Shelburne Lodge.
- How much does Shelburne Lodge charge?
- No fee list from Shelburne Lodge has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Shelburne Lodge score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
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