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Priory Lodge

62 Priory Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2QE

01206 797 243
01206 797 243 (Admissions)

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Regulator rating: Requires Improvement
Details updated 1 week ago

Rooms available

16 total beds
Privately Owned
Essex County Council

About Us

Priory Lodge is a home in the area of Colchester, which can accommodate 20 residents. Care can be provided for those with mental health needs. Priory Lodge also offers the following short stay services; respite care.

Caregivers You Can Trust
Priory Lodge has been running from 1997 and we specialize in caring for those with Mental Health Issues

Experienced and Supportive
We understand that not one care plan fits all. Daily services can include anything from meal preparation, hygiene, cleaning, and supervision. We will take the time to get to know you and develop an individualized care plan that fits your specific needs.

Experienced Home Health Aids
Companionship is key to a trusted relationship with our caregivers. We not only strive to help you with everyday tasks but want to develop a caring relationship with you. We provide one-on-one attention and care that cannot compare in other settings.

Priory Lodge Philosophy of Care
The Home aims to:

*Offer skilled care to enable people who live here to achieve their optimum state of health and well-being.

*Treat all people who live and work at the Home and all people who visit with respect at all times.

*Uphold the human and citizenship rights of all who live, work and visit here.

*Support individual choice and personal decision-making as the right of all Service Users.

*Respect and encourage the right of independence of all Service Users.

*Recognise the individual uniqueness of Service Users, staff and visitors, and treat them with dignity and respect at all times.

*Respect individual requirement for privacy at all times and treat all information relating to individuals in a confidential manner.

*Recognise the individual need for personal fulfilment and offer individualised programmes of meaningful activity to satisfy that need of Service Users and staff.

We base our care around you as an individual. To help us to do that, we adhere to a set of important principles outlined below

Care Types

  • Duration
    • Long-term
    • Short-stay
  • Age
    • Adults under 65 yrs
  • Type of care
    • Mental Health
  • Short stay services
    • Day Care Services
    • Respite Care
  • Specific care needs
    • Challenging / Specialist Behaviour
    • Diabetes
    • Incontinence

Care Home Facilities

  • Key Features
    • Dining Room
    • Garden
    • Lift
    • Lounge
    • Pets Allowed
    • Protected Mealtimes
    • Purpose Built
    • Quiet Area
    • Resident Choice Dining
    • Wifi
  • Accessibility
    • Escort Service to Appointments
    • Pay & Display Parking (on-site)
    • Wheelchair Access
  • Leisure and Wellbeing
    • Activities (bingo, etc.)
    • Daily Newspapers
    • Designated Smoking Area
    • Family Room
    • Individual/Group Outings
    • Laundry Service
    • Self-Service Laundry

Room Facilities

  • Key Features
    • Double/twin Rooms Available
    • Own Furniture Allowed
    • Pets Allowed
    • Wifi
  • Dining
    • Kitchenette
    • Meals In Bedroom
  • Bathroom
    • En Suite and Communal Bathrooms
    • Wet Rooms
  • Accessibility & Equipment
    • Assisted Bathroom
    • Call Bells
    • Ground Floor Rooms
    • Hoisting
    • Wheelchair Access
  • Leisure & Wellbeing
    • Private Terrace/Garden
    • TV Point

In The Area

Bank 0.4 miles
Bar 0.2 miles
Bus Station 0.2 miles
Cinema 0.5 miles
Dentist 0.1 miles
Doctor 0.1 miles
Pharmacy 0.1 miles
Shop 0.2 miles
Supermarket 0.2 miles
Train Station 0.2 miles

Languages

  • English

Funding Sources

  • Local Authority
  • Local Authority with top-up
  • Self-funding (private)

Regulator Rating

Overall: Requires Improvement

  • Safe:
    Requires Improvement
  • Effective:
    Requires Improvement
  • Caring:
    Good
  • Responsive:
    Requires Improvement
  • Well-led:
    Requires Improvement