The Lodge Care Home

Farnham Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0JR

01914557012

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

5 July 2022

Provider

Marton Care Ltd

Beds

52 beds

About The Lodge Care Home

The Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in South Tyneside, providing accommodation and personal care for older people, including those living with dementia. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent assessment of the service.

The Lodge Care Home in South Shields provides accommodation and personal care for up to 52 older people, with 44 residents at the time of inspection, some living with dementia. The atmosphere is welcoming and vibrant, with staff who know residents well and interact warmly with them, helping people feel at home.

Health and safety risks are assessed and regularly reviewed, with staff following established plans to ensure people's safety. However, there were occasions when staffing levels were insufficient to meet people's needs promptly. The provider's dependency tool does not adequately account for how people choose to use the environment and the resulting staffing implications, and recommendations have been made to address this.

Source: CQC inspection report, 10 August 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

Communal LoungeDining RoomGardenSecure GardenCinema RoomActivities ProgrammeEn-suite Rooms

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The provider describes 52 en-suite bedrooms.

Published on the provider's website, checked 2 October 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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing; Rehabilitation services
Registered capacity: 52 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NE34 0JR

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 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 10 August 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 5 July 2022.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?

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

Read The Lodge 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 The Lodge 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 The Lodge 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 The Lodge 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.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees