Sydenham House
- Care home
- 19 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2018
- Lydney, Gloucestershire, South West
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
3 years
since the latest rating was published.
25 of 184
rated care homes in Gloucestershire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Sydenham House: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in December 2023, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Yew Tree House (Good, 0.2 miles away) and The Old Vicarage [Blakeney] (Good, 0.2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Yew Tree House Good, 0.2 miles away
- G The Old Vicarage [Blakeney] Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Footsteps Medical Care Limited Good, 2.5 miles away
- G Nodens Manor Care Home Good, 2.8 miles away
- G Rodley House Good, 3 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 12 December 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Sydenham House is a residential care home which accommodates up to 19 people in one adapted building. Sydenham House is registered to provide care for older adults who may be living with dementia, physical disability and/or sensory impairment. At the time of this inspection 16 people were living there.
What inspectors found
We found improvements were needed to ensure people's risks were assessed and mitigated to keep them safe, such as the management of people's weights, moving and handling and nighttime support.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found improvements were also needed in relation to medicines administration and the management of environmental risks to people in areas such as the management of legionella and fire safety.
Improvements were also needed to strengthen the provider's quality auditing systems and processes of the service delivery.
The registered manager was aware that improvements needed to be made to the service and was in the process of addressing these.
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.
People and their relatives told us they felt safe living at the service.
Staff understood their responsibility to report concerns and poor practice. Staff knew how to report any incidents and accidents.
Systems were in place to engage with staff and people who use the service.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 12 December 2023. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 12 December 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Lyn Nussey
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 12 December 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
- Sydenham House Care Home LTD
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 08424166 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01452 426 868, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Gloucestershire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Sydenham House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Sydenham House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Sydenham House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 19 beds at Sydenham House.
- When was Sydenham House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Sydenham House was published on 12 December 2023.
- Who runs Sydenham House?
- Sydenham House is run by Sydenham House Care Home LTD.
- What is Sydenham House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 12 December 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01594 517015
- Address
- High Street, Blakeney, GL15 4EB Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Yew Tree House (Good, 0.2 miles away) and The Old Vicarage [Blakeney] (Good, 0.2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Yew Tree House Good, 0.2 miles away
- G The Old Vicarage [Blakeney] Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Footsteps Medical Care Limited Good, 2.5 miles away
- G Nodens Manor Care Home Good, 2.8 miles away
- G Rodley House Good, 3 miles away