The home caters for adults aged 50 and older and specialises in dementia care.

If you were to ask 10 residents that question, you would get 10 different answers. We think of ourselves as an active and social home for people living with dementia, and we give every resident as much freedom and independence as possible to live meaningful lives, and we help them to explore the opportunities for activity, relaxation, and making new friends with fellow residents and carers.

The home has 33 rooms,  15 rooms in the Cottage for people living with early to mid stage dementia, and 18 rooms in the Lodge for people living with mid to late stage dementia.

Yes in principle, it will depend on the pet and impact on other residents. At this time, one of our residents looks after their own dog.  We also have a number of 'home animals' - a dog, two chickens, 2 guinea pigs, and a budgie.

Yes, if fact we actively encourage you to bring your own treasured person items, mementoes and small pieces of furniture. And we will decorate your bedroom in your favourite colour scheme. We want you to feel at home and for you to be comfortable, surrounded by your personal belongings and memories.

Our core belief is that people living with dementia can be happy when they are supported to live meaningful lives. The home has an experienced and well-trained care team and our care philosophy is 'to see the person first and the dementia second'. What that means is that we try and see the world from your perspective and we understand that living with dementia can be very frustrating. By understanding you as a person, we can better support you as you go about your daily life. At Rose Lodge you can just be who you are and know there are skilled people around that will support you.

Yes and there are many facilities available to make getting around the home easy.

Here at Rose Lodge your visitors are welcome anytime including mealtimes. You can meet them in the lounge, on our outside terrace or in your own bedroom. And of course you are very welcome to go out with them whenever you like.

At Rose Lodge we have a Skype room to provide a video calling service between residents and family/friends , we also get together with the relatives twice a year to discuss the home's plans. We also post regular stories and pictures on our blog. And of course you can always call us or email when you like.

Yes you do. We pride ourselves in being resident-centred and that means we do everything we can to support each resident. Rose Lodge is not an institution with inflexible routines - it is a home.

Rose Lodge is a very safe home and you can freely wander the home and the gardens. To protect residents who easily get lost, it is almost impossible to leave the home by accident and get lost outside the home, though of course you can leave the home when accompanied with a relative, friend or one of our carers.

We have facilities that enable enable safe bathing and showering, including hoist facilities. In the Cottage all the rooms have level-access wetrooms.

We have facilities that enable smoking without impacting the other residents.

Internal reviews are completed monthly by our Home Manager who ensures standards of care are actively managed. We also undertake surveys with residents, relatives, friends and professionals such as GP's and District nurses, we comply fully to the Care Quality Commission regulations and continue to have an "outstanding" rating.

It is a condition of employment that all care staff undergo training to NVQ level 2 in Direct Care and participate fully in all mandatory training. We try to ensure through our rigorous recruitment procedure that all staff employed have a range of experience and qualifications. We are aware and place great emphasis on the need for staff to compliment their NVQ’s with specialist training.

Yes we do, in fact we have several national and local papers delivered daily.  We can have other newspapers delivered for you if you have a favourite paper.

Our cooks prepare all meals in the home with fresh ingredients, and the meals are wholesome and 'homely'. We offer a choice of meals for breakfast, lunch and supper.

We pride ourselves on our Active Living programme which sets us apart from other homes. Our communal activities include gardening, vegetable growing, animal keeping, physical exercise, yoga, massage and manicures, Crafts, Drama Fun, Reminiscence, pub quiz's, live music, and a choir. For details of our current activities programme, click here On most days there is at least one group activity. Our care team supports residents in doing individual activities. We also encourage residents to get involved with day to day domestic activities such as preparing vegetables, hoovering or painting, as these are often very satisfying. We organise outings to gardens, theatres etc, and we celebrate seasonal events such as Guy Falks, Christmas etc.

Our weekly rate is £1015 to £1215 per week, depending on the room you choose, this is a fully inclusive fee even services such as hairdressing and chiropody are included. We accept Social Services contributions towards your fees when available.

We have a weekly hairdresser, and a private chiropodist and provide access to specialist NHS services as required.