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Ghyllgrove Close
Basildon
Essex
SS14 2LA

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Care Type Care Home
Care Category Residential | Dementia | Respite
Availability Yes
Weekly Prices From £1,400.00
Regulator's Rating Not Yet Rated

Brook Lodge care home in Basildon, Essex is a purpose built, five-star luxury accommodation, with luxurious finishing touches. The home provides the highest standards of residential, dementia and respite care for residents in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The care home has welcoming social spaces, attractive décor, landscaped gardens and is situated in a beautiful market town. The home has excellent transport links via the A127 and A13 and is a near to the popular Eastgate Shopping Centre and the many amenities on offer. Brook Lodge is in the heart of thriving Basildon.


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Care Options We Can Provide
Support For Companionship, Daily Respite Care, End of Life, Independent Living, Palliative, Personal care, Rehabilitation, Support for Couples.
Disability Support Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound.
Medication By Mouth.
Nursing Specialisms Bariatric care, Cancer, Crohns, Crohn's Disease, Depression, Parkinson's Disease, Stroke.
Type Of Dementia Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia.
Dementia Behaviour Disrupted Sleep Patterns, Mild Forgetfulness.
Dementia Specialisms Alzheimer's, Vascular Dementia.
Respite Care Yes

Autumna has invited care providers to evidence the infection control measures they are carrying out, above and beyond those laid out by the government, in order to keep residents, staff and visitors safe.

What we're doing to keep residents & visitors safe

We are working within the government guidelines to help protect our staff and clients.

Infection Control Initiatives in place
safe-tick Virus Testing We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting.
Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) - Regulator’s Assessment
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, regulators have assessed the preparedness of care providers in relation to infection prevention and control. Details of the regulator’s latest findings can be found below.
Regulator: CQC
safe-tick Use of PPE The provider assured the regulator that it was using personal protective equipment effectively and safely.
View the provider’s latest Inspection Reports.
Connectivity for resident testing, monitoring & communications

Infection control and the safety of both residents and staff often requires quarantine measures and the isolation of care home residents. To test, monitor and allow residents to communicate with relatives, the prevalence of room-level connectivity within the home is becoming increasingly relevant.

Wireless Internet access (WiFi)

Yes, our care home has WiFi in all our resident’s rooms.

Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”)

Yes, our care home has mobile phone signal in all our resident’s rooms.

Telephone for external calling

The Care Organisation has not indicated availability

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Minimum Age
65

Our Building and Facilities

All residents are able to enjoy wonderful hospitality for one inclusive fee. Hair styling, pampering in the beauty salon, inviting relatives to enjoy restaurant-quality food, cinema, library, daily activities, trips, newspapers and so much more. Everything is included. There are no extra charges so you can relax and focus on the most important thing, which is enjoying yourself.


Is Our Home Purpose Built
Yes

The Year Our Home Was Built
27 Oct 2023

How Many Floors We Have
2

Who Owns Our Building
Private

Communal Rooms
Activities Room, Bistro, Coffee Shop / Café, Dining Rooms, Library, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges.

What Else Do We Provide
Assisted Bathroom, Beauty Salon, Chiropodist, Cinema, Coffee Shop, Day Centre, Hairdressers, Library, Lift.

Our Garden
Communal Garden, Seating, Secure Garden, Sensory Garden, Vegetable Plot, Wheelchair Friendly Access.

Brochures
11802_DAN Brook_Lodge_A4_Brochure_(AUG23).6LC (2).pdf

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Description

Our luxury accommodation includes spacious rooms and en-suite wet rooms. Each room boasts various amenities, such as smart TVs and mini-fridges. Residents can enjoy wonderful sensory outside spaces and indulge in our hair and beauty salon. For any of our residents interested in film, they can access our dedicated cinema room, and those who love literature will love our libraries. We truly understand the importance of our residents’ hobbies, which allows us to stand out in the area.


About Our Rooms
Number Of Rooms 66
Number Of Ensuite Rooms 66
We offer these types of ensuite rooms: Bathroom with Bath, Shower Rooms, WC and Basin, Wet Rooms.

Type Of Room
Double Room, Single Room.

Room Features
Direct Garden Access, Furnished, Garden View, Step Free Access.

Room Facilities
Alarm, Catch up TV, Freeview TV, Fridge, Internet Access, Private Patio, Telephone Point, Wifi.

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Weekly Fees Start From Fee
Residential Fees From / Price Per Week £1,400.00
Residential Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week £1,400.00
Respite Fees From / Price Per Week £1,400.00

Funding Types
Local Authority Essex
Region East
We Accept Self-Funding Clients Yes
We Accept NHS Continuing Healthcare Yes
We Accept Local Authority funding with a Third Party Top-Up Yes

Choice Dining Logo

Choice Dining is a food-focused accreditation designed to give care-seekers like yourself the ability to consider and compare the dining experience within different care settings.

To be awarded the Choice Dining badge, a care home will have committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences with a strong focus on preference, individuality, hygiene and the environment. You can explore the specifics of all participating homes in the tab below to learn more about the food on offer, how it is served and presented and what they’re doing to cater for your personal taste. Find out more about Choice Dining.

Styles of Food Pink tick icon Pureed Pink tick icon Vegetarian
Dining Locations Pink tick icon Bedroom Dining Pink tick icon Lounge/Diner
Hospitality Pink tick icon Guests are welcome for dinner (Covid permitting)
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Activities Are So Important

As a part of your care arrangement, you will be supported with basic and physical activities of daily living to live as ordinary life as possible, suited to your abilities, at home and in the community.


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Timetables
Sample-Activities.pdf

Activities At Home
1 to 1 Activities, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Cooking, Crosswords, Dancing, Excursions, Exercise Class, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Knitting / Embroidery, Music Entertainment, Music Therapy, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Religious Services, Singing, Themed Events, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games, Yoga.

Activities Outside Our Home
Cinema, Pub.
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The Go Green badge is designed to give care-seekers like yourself the ability to consider and compare a care home’s sustainability and green practices.

The below statements are changes that the care provider has acknowledged they have implemented towards a more sustainable future.

The operation, maintenance, and repair of a property

safe-tick Do you use LED light bulbs? Yes
safe-tick Are your windows double glazed? Yes
safe-tick Is your boiler less than 15 years old? Yes
safe-tick Do you have an EPC rating? Yes
safe-tick Do you use eco-friendly cleaning products? Yes

The sourcing of goods and the landfill/recycling journey

safe-tick Do you have systems for recycling throughout the home? Yes

Energy reduction and renewable energy usage

safe-tick Do you measure your energy consumption? Yes
safe-tick Do you use solar power? Yes
safe-tick Is your boiler less than 15 years old? Yes

Using digital rather than paper based processes

safe-tick Do you use digital payslips? Yes
safe-tick Do you use online rotas? Yes
safe-tick Do you use digital care plans? Yes

Ghyllgrove Close
Basildon
Essex
SS14 2LA

Regulator: CQC

Not yet rated.

Transport
Bus Stop nearby, Train Station nearby.

Places of Worship
Anglican Church.

Nearby Services
Church, Park, Post Office, Pub, Shops.

Frequently asked questions about Brook Lodge

Brook Lodge provides Residential, Dementia and Respite care.
Brook Lodge has 66 rooms.
Prices for Brook Lodge start from £1,400.00 per week.
Brook Lodge is owned by Danforth Care.
Yes. Brook Lodge does offer Residential care.
Yes. Brook Lodge does offer Respite care.
Yes. Brook Lodge does provide care for people with Dementia.
Brook Lodge accepts NHS Continuing Healthcare clients.

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