Care home · Swindon
The White Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of The White Lodge- Address
- Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD
- Run by
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (237 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 80 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- February 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Barchester Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Ramona Laura Gherendi
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02849519)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Apr 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-125862817
About this home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, The White Lodge is based in Swindon, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (April 2020).
Who runs it
The White 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 237 CQC-registered services across 81 council areas; 175 of the 198 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (88%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
7 of its services are in Wiltshire.
It trades under the Barchester Healthcare brand, which covers 237 services run by 1 registered provider.
What it may cost
We estimate The White Lodge at £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£97k.
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.
Wiltshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
The local picture
There are 3 other care homes within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Caring Hands (Wiltshire), 1.2 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (7 of the nearest 25).
16 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Purton ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB.
Needs it is registered to meet
Registration details from CQC.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from February 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
At 6 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 8 April 2020.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People and their relatives told us they were safe.
- Staff knew and understood their responsibilities for safeguarding people against potential risk or harm.
- They were able to tell us how they would report concerns relating to people, or concerns about the service.
- People's medicines were administered, stored and managed safely.
Inspected 26 February 2020; report published 8 April 2020; supporting 67 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 130 of the 155 other care homes in Wiltshire that CQC has rated.
Earlier inspections
- Mar 2015
- Aug 2016
- Jun 2017
- Jan 2019
- Jun 2019
- Apr 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 8 April 2020
- CQC inspection report 7 June 2019
- CQC inspection report 22 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 27 June 2017
- CQC inspection report 16 August 2016
- CQC inspection report 30 March 2015
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 8 January 2026 by Wiltshire. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The White Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Purton
- Council
- Wiltshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Smaller rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SN5 (7)
Larger map · Route planner · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Each area CQC checks
- Safe130 of 156 in Wiltshire
- Effective144 of 156 in Wiltshire
- Caring146 of 156 in Wiltshire
- Responsive142 of 156 in Wiltshire
- Well-led131 of 156 in Wiltshire
Source: CQC, published 8 April 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wiltshire share it.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed The White Lodge on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Quick answers about The White Lodge
- What are The White Lodge's fees?
- The White Lodge hasn't shared a price list with us. Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did The White Lodge score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How big is The White Lodge?
- CQC capacity for The White Lodge: 80 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for The White Lodge?
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited is the registered provider for The White Lodge.
- Can The White Lodge care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- How recent is The White Lodge's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 8 April 2020, 6 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is The White Lodge?
- It is at Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD.
- Is The White Lodge regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-125862817 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in April 2020.
- What type of care does The White Lodge provide?
- Registration for The White Lodge covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
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