The Boynes Care Centre
Worcester, WR8 · 2.7 km · 40 beds
CQC: Requires improvement
Fee not published
Area typical £1,397 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,070 a week
CQC: Good
Albion Lodge Retirement Home
Hanley Swan, Robert End, Worcester, WR8 0DN
Residential care home · 42 beds · Albion Lodge
- Weekly fee
- Not published
- area typical £1,397
- CQC rating
- Good
- April 2020
- Beds
- 42
- residential
- Family reviews
- None yet
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Compare with a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers
The typical residential home in Worcestershire
£1,397a week
About £72,618 a year
For a couple, two places: £2,793 a week
A live-in carer, at home£1,070a week
The typical live-in carer near Worcestershire, set by the carer
Staying at home could cost about £327 a week less, £16,978 over a year
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £1,438 a week less than two places.
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100+ live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Worcestershire
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About Albion Lodge Retirement Home
Albion Lodge Retirement Home is a residential care home in Worcester, in the Worcestershire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 42 residents. It provides care for older people and younger adults. It is run by Albion Lodge. The home has been registered since September 2014.
At its latest inspection, published April 2020, the CQC rated Albion Lodge Retirement Home Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.
Albion Lodge Retirement Home has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Worcestershire with a fee on record typically charge about £1,397 a week for residential care and £1,728 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.
There are 177 registered care homes in Worcestershire. The nearest to Albion Lodge Retirement Home include The Boynes Care Centre, Welland House and Welland House Care Centre, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.
Care provided
- Residential care
- Older people
- Younger adults
Registration
- Provider
- Albion Lodge Limited
- Registered with CQC
- September 2014
- Latest CQC rating
- Good (April 2020)
- Council area
- Worcestershire
- Town
- Worcester
The CQC inspection, explained
- Safe?
- Good
- Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
- Effective?
- Good
- Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
- Caring?
- Good
- Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
- Responsive?
- Good
- Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
- Well-led?
- Good
- Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
Albion Lodge Retirement Home was rated Good in all five areas; inspectors found kind, safe care, with minor cleanliness and privacy-record issues.
We read the full inspection report and explain what inspectors praised, what concerned them, and what it means for your family. Read the CQC report explained →
Fees
Albion Lodge Retirement Home has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Worcestershire typically charge about £1,397 a week for residential care and £1,728 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,070 a week, shown on each carer's profile.
Reviews
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Common questions about Albion Lodge Retirement Home
How much does Albion Lodge Retirement Home cost?
Albion Lodge Retirement Home has not published its fees. Care homes in Worcestershire typically charge about £1,397 a week for residential care and £1,728 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.
What is the CQC rating for Albion Lodge Retirement Home?
The Care Quality Commission rated Albion Lodge Retirement Home Good in April 2020. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Does Albion Lodge Retirement Home provide nursing care?
No. Albion Lodge Retirement Home is registered as a care home without nursing. Staff provide personal care; visiting district nurses cover nursing needs.
Does Albion Lodge Retirement Home offer dementia care?
Albion Lodge Retirement Home is not registered with the CQC for dementia care. If dementia care is needed, filter the Worcestershire listing for homes that are.
How many residents does Albion Lodge Retirement Home have?
Albion Lodge Retirement Home is registered for up to 42 residents.
Care at home
At least 100 live-in carers within about an hour of Worcestershire
These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.
Most charge £980 to £1,260 a week. 85 can care for a couple. 9 years' experience on average.
Latifatu B.
1 review
From £1,190 a week, 3 years caring
Based about 15 minutes from Worcestershire. Can care for a couple
Chris M.
2 reviews
From £1,050 a week, 3 years caring
Based about 24 minutes from Worcestershire
Zia R.
1 review
From £1,400 a week, 13 years caring
Based about 26 minutes from Worcestershire. Can care for a couple
Joke O.
2 reviews
From £1,015 a week, 2 years caring
Based about 37 minutes from Worcestershire. Can care for a couple
“I have never met a person who is so kind and thinks about others before himself to such an extent as Chris Malagala.”
“She was very caring, kind and patient to all his needs, she built up a wondetful rapport with him, she was dedicated and was there for him through good times as well as through the tough times”
See live-in carers near WorcestershireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.
Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.
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100+ live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Worcestershire
Live-in, a week
typically £1,070
A couple sharing one carer about £1,355
Welland House
Malvern, WR13 · 3.7 km · 51 beds
CQC: Not yet rated
Fee not published
Area typical £1,397 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,070 a week
Welland House Care Centre
Malvern, WR13 · 3.7 km · 51 beds
CQC: Good
Fee not published
Area typical £1,397 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,070 a week