Boscombe Lodge Nursing Home

65 Boscombe Road, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS2 5JD

01702603444

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

6 June 2023

Provider

Boscombe Care Homes Limited

Beds

31 beds

About Boscombe Lodge Nursing Home

Boscombe Lodge Nursing Home is a nursing home in Southend-on-Sea. It provides personal and nursing care to adults across two floors of the building. Details of the Care Quality Commission's most recent findings are set out below.

Boscombe Lodge Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care to up to 31 people across two floors, with residents having their own rooms and access to shared communal facilities. At inspection, 25 people were using the service. Residents and their families gave positive feedback, with one person describing staff as "as good as gold" and another calling it "a very good home.

Care is planned to ensure safety and welfare, with staff recruited following appropriate checks and trained to deliver care safely. The home has systems in place to minimise infection risk and learn from accidents and incidents. Medication is dispensed by trained staff, and people are supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives in the least restrictive way possible.

The registered manager monitors the service, measures outcomes for residents, and implements improvements where needed.

Source: CQC inspection report, 1 July 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 31 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SS2 5JD

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Rating report published 1 July 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 6 June 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 31 May 2019: Good
CaringPublished 31 May 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 31 May 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Boscombe Lodge Nursing Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Boscombe Lodge Nursing Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Boscombe Lodge Nursing Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Boscombe Lodge Nursing Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees