Sennen Lodge

Kanes Hill, West End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 6AJ

02380471725

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

27 December 2023

Provider

Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited

Beds

8 beds

About Sennen Lodge

Sennen Lodge is a residential care home in Hampshire, providing accommodation and personal care for people with a learning disability and/or autistic people. Further details on the service, based on the most recent CQC assessment, are set out below.

Sennen Lodge provides accommodation and personal care for up to 9 people, specialising in support for people with a learning disability and/or autistic people. At the time of the assessment, 7 people were living at the home.

The CQC found the service was performing well and meeting its expectations, with an overall rating of good. Staff had a strong understanding of people's individual communication and behavioural needs, helping people feel safe through trusting relationships. Relatives said they were happy with the care provided and felt their family members received personalised, tailored support, and inspectors' own observations reflected warm, positive interactions between staff and residents.

Source: CQC assessment, 9 May 2024

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesYounger adults

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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 8 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SO19 6AJ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities.

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.

Assessment published 9 May 2024. Assessment date recorded: 27 December 2023.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 9 May 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

We carried out this assessment between 3 January 2024 and 12 January 2024. We looked at the following quality statements as part of this assessment, Safe and effective staffing, Safeguarding and Person-centred care. Sennen Lodge provides accommodation and personal care services for up to 9 people. The service specialises their support to people with a learning disability and/or autistic people. There were 7 people living at the service at the time of our assessment. The service was suitable to meet people’s needs. Staff delivered care in a personalised way, which reflected their choices and preferences. Staff had a very good knowledge of people’s needs, specifically around their communication and behavioural needs. This helped to keep people safe as they developed trusting relationships with staff, who understood when people were having a good day or when they required additional support.

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

Read Sennen Lodge'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 Sennen Lodge, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Sennen Lodge, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Sennen Lodge'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