River Lodge
- Care home
- 8 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2017
- Stapenhill, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
174 of 231
rated care homes in Staffordshire are rated Good, like this one.
River Lodge: inspection record
Rated Good in March 2023, up from Requires improvement.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 8 March 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
River Lodge is a residential care home providing personal care. At the time of our inspection the home was providing personal care to 8 people who have a learning disability and or autistic spectrum disorder. The service can support up to 8 people in an adapted building.
What inspectors found
Right Support: People were at the heart of their own care and support. Staff supported people in a way which safely managed risk, but ensured people were able to live as independently as possible to enhance people's quality of life. Staff provided effective support to help people live their life as they wished. People, where possible were supported to have ownership over their medicines, and practices had been improved to ensure medicines were managed safely. People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Right Care: People were supported by staff who were caring and knew people's needs well. Care plans were detailed and individualised and helped staff acknowledge what was important to people. Staff supported people in a way which was person-centred and focused on people's strengths and abilities. Staff were trained and knew how to keep people safe. Staffing levels had been tailored to ensure people received personalised and effective support.
Right Culture: There was a positive culture in the home which focused on people receiving a high standard of care to enable them to live fulfilled lives. People were involved in their care and treated as individuals with respect and dignity. The registered manager and management team were committed to making River Lodge a nice place to live and were passionate about ensuring people received tailored and compassionate care.
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Ellen Parton
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)4 inspection reports, latest 8 March 2023. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Lifeways Community Care LimitedBrand: Lifeways Community Care
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04126127 (opens Companies House)
Lifeways Community Care Limited runs 33 services in England, 11 of them in the West Midlands. 20 are rated Good or Outstanding, 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 9 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Lifeways Community Care Limited
- G Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre Good. Care home with nursing, Gateshead, North East
- G Barleycombe Good. Care home, Suffolk, East of England
- G Beeton Grange Good. Care home, Birmingham
- G Bulwell Good. Care home, Nottingham, East Midlands
Getting help from Staffordshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Staffordshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 111 8010, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (except bank holidays)
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Staffordshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does River Lodge provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists River Lodge as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does River Lodge have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 8 beds at River Lodge.
- When was River Lodge last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for River Lodge was published on 8 March 2023.
- Who runs River Lodge?
- River Lodge is run by Lifeways Community Care Limited. It runs 33 services in England, 11 of them in the West Midlands.
- What is River Lodge's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 8 March 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01283 533759
- Address
- 35 Stapenhill Road, Burton On Trent, DE15 9AE Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- G Rider House Care Centre Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Trent View Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- G Coldbrock House Good, 0.3 miles away
- G 182 Ashby Road Good, 0.3 miles away
- G 183 Ashby Road Good, 0.3 miles away