Lakeside Watermead Care Home

Brambling, Watermead, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 0WH

01296393166

Care Type

Residential & Nursing Care

Assessment date

21 May 2025

Provider

Lakeside Aylesbury Limited

Beds

49 beds

About Lakeside Watermead Care Home

Lakeside Watermead Care Home is a 49-bed facility located in Brambling, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. It provides both residential and nursing care for a range of service users including older people, younger adults, and those with dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments.

The home is operated by Lakeside Aylesbury Limited. Its most recent CQC inspection, conducted in September 2025, rated the service as Requires Improvement. This means the home did not meet all regulatory standards at that time, though it continues to operate while addressing identified concerns.

The mixed-acuity provision and diverse specialisms suggest the home aims to support people with complex needs. The 49-bed size offers a middle ground between very small homes and large facilities, potentially allowing for more personalised attention while maintaining on-site professional resources.

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

GardenSecure GardenEn-suite RoomsHairdresserActivities ProgrammeCinema RoomLiftWheelchair AccessibleCommunal LoungeParking

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The provider describes 49 beds in en-suite single and double rooms, with some double rooms available for single occupancy.
The purpose-built home is described as wheelchair friendly, with two passenger lifts and an on-site hairdresser.

Published on the provider's website, checked 20 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

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: 49 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · HP19 0WH

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 9 September 2025. Assessment date recorded: 21 May 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 9 September 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of inspection 5 June 2025 to 2 July 2025. The service is a nursing home providing care and support to older people, including people with dementia. At the time of this inspection 33 people were living at the service.
The inspection was carried out in response to safety concerns received about the service. We found 4 breaches of regulations relating to safe care and treatment, staffing, consent and governance.
Risks to people were identified but not always mitigated. The service was not working to the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which failed to safeguard people. Sufficient staff were not provided to meet people’s needs and promote their safety, well-being and independence. Records were contradictory, incomplete and terminology used was not always in line with best practice.
Staff were suitably recruited, and systems were in place to increase the supervision and monitoring of staff. Staff felt suitably trained and had their competencies assessed for tasks they were involved with. Safe medicine practices were promoted with safe systems in place to safeguard people.
Governance systems were being developed, and they had started to identify shortfalls in the service.
The provider and manager were proactive in response to our feedback, and they took immediate actions to address the findings, to safeguard people.
We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the findings and to enable us to monitor progress within the service.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Lakeside Watermead Care 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 Lakeside Watermead Care 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 Lakeside Watermead Care 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 Lakeside Watermead Care 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.

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