Lavender Lodge Nursing Home
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40-50 Stafford Street
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 1JL
| Care Type | Care Home |
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| Care Category | Nursing | Dementia | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £950.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Requires Improvement |
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Meet The Manager
Natasha Birkin is Manager at Lavender Lodge Nursing Home.
About Lavender Lodge
At Lavender Lodge, we don't just provide care—we create a place where people belong.
For over 30 years, our home has been built around a simple belief: every person deserves to be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect, regardless of their age, background, diagnosis, or life story. Our motto says it best:
"Love Lives Here – Where Others See Challenge, We See People."
We are a warm and welcoming nursing home in the heart of Derby, supporting people with a wide range of needs, including nursing care, dementia care, physical disabilities, and complex health conditions. What makes us different is our commitment to seeing the person behind the diagnosis and creating meaningful relationships that help people feel safe, valued, and truly at home.
Our experienced leadership team combines decades of expertise in health, social care, clinical governance, and care home management. As a family-owned service, Lavender Lodge has care woven into its history, with the next generation continuing the vision of delivering exceptional, person-centred care every day.
Whether it's sharing laughter over activities, enjoying home-cooked meals, celebrating special occasions, or simply providing a comforting hand when it's needed most, we believe life's moments matter—big and small.
At Lavender Lodge, we're more than a care home. We're a community built on kindness, inclusion, and the belief that everyone deserves to live with purpose, comfort, and love.
Because here, care is personal. And love truly lives here. 💜
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Complex Care, Convalescence, Daily Respite Care, Emergency Care, End of Life, High Dependency, Learning Disability (ALD), Mental Healthcare, Nursing Dementia / EMI, Palliative, Personal care, Physiotherapy, Reablement, Rehabilitation, Support for Couples. |
| Disability Support | Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Medication | By Mouth, Change Catheter, Electronic Medication Management, Injection, Suppository. |
| Nursing Specialisms | Alcohol and Drugs misuse, Bariatric care, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Depression, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, Huntington Disease, Korsakoff, Liver Disease, Lung Disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Pain Management, Parkinson's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Prader Willi Syndrome, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ulcerative Colitis. |
| Type Of Dementia | Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia, Severe Dementia (EMI). |
| Dementia Behaviour | Agitation / Restlessness, Challenging Behaviour, Disrupted Sleep Patterns, Mild Forgetfulness, Violent Behaviour, Wandering . |
| Dementia Specialisms | Alzheimer's, Frontotemporal, Lewy Body, Mixed Dementias, Picks Disease, Vascular Dementia. |
| Respite Care | Yes |
Autumna has invited care providers to evidence the infection control measures they are carrying out, above and beyond those laid out by the government, in order to keep residents, staff and visitors safe.
| What we're doing to keep residents & visitors safe | ||
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Lavender Lodge Nursing Home hs taken the appropriate steps to ensure the safety of residents. |
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| Infection Control Initiatives in place | ||
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Independent Assessments | We have been independently assessed in our approach to infection control. |
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Infection Control Training | Our staff are trained to use measures which prevent and control infections. |
| Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) - Regulator’s Assessment | ||
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| In response to the coronavirus pandemic, regulators have assessed the preparedness of care providers in relation to infection prevention and control. Details of the regulator’s latest findings can be found below. | ||
| Regulator: CQC | ||
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Use of PPE | The provider assured the regulator that it was using personal protective equipment effectively and safely. |
| View the provider’s latest Inspection Reports. | ||
| Connectivity for resident testing, monitoring & communications |
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Infection control and the safety of both residents and staff often requires quarantine measures and the isolation of care home residents. To test, monitor and allow residents to communicate with relatives, the prevalence of room-level connectivity within the home is becoming increasingly relevant. Wireless Internet access (WiFi) The Care Organisation has not indicated availability Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”) The Care Organisation has not indicated availability Telephone for external calling The Care Organisation has not indicated availability |
| Minimum Age |
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| 65 |
| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| No |
| Who Owns Our Building |
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| Local Authority |
| Communal Rooms |
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| Dining Rooms, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Stairlift. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Private Garden(s), Seating, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
| Description |
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All our bedrooms are tastefully decorated and furnished, with ensuite facilities. Residents are welcome to add small pieces of their own furniture, pictures and treasured possessions to create an environment where they feel comfortable. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 44 |
| Type Of Room |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Furnished, Step Free Access. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Internet Access, Wifi. |
| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £950.00 |
| Nursing Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,100.00 |
| Residential Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,100.00 |
| Nursing Dementia Fees From / Price Per Week | £1,100.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Derby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority Funding | Yes |
| We Accept NHS Continuing Healthcare | Yes |
| We Accept Local Authority funding with a Third Party Top-Up | Yes |
| Activities Are So Important |
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As part of your care plan with Lavender Lodge, you'll receive support with daily living activities, both basic and physical, to help you lead a fulfilling life tailored to your abilities, whether at home or in the community. |
| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Crafts, Crosswords, Excursions, Knitting / Embroidery, Painting, Quiz Games, Reminiscence, Visiting Entertainment, Word Games. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Local Tourist Attractions. |
40-50 Stafford Street
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 1JL
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Requires Improvement |
| Safe | Requires Improvement |
| Well Led | Requires Improvement |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Requires Improvement |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Assessment Date | 16th May 2025 |
| Published Date | 4th July 2025 |
| Current Report |
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| Historic Reports |
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| Registration Date | 19th April 2011 |
| Service Provider | Lavender Lodge Limited, DE1 1JL |
Lavender Lodge Nursing Home Care Home - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
| Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Cathedral, Methodist Church. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Church, Park, Pub, Restaurant, Shops. |
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