Loganberry Lodge Care Home

What families say

Visitors often comment on the friendly atmosphere throughout Loganberry Lodge. Staff at all levels, from reception through to management, are known for their approachable manner. The home maintains high cleanliness standards that families notice straight away.

Based on 36 Google reviews · 0 reviews on carehome.co.uk · most recent 2026-04-10

The eight family priority themes

• Staff warmth72
• Compassion & dignity72
• Cleanliness72
• Activities & engagement65
• Food quality65
• Healthcare72
• Management & leadership73
• Resident happiness70

What inspectors found

Inspected 2022-09-21 · Report published 2022-09-21 · Inspected 6 times in the last three years

• Is this home safe?

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  {"found":"The Safe domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection, representing an improvement from the period when the home held a Requires Improvement overall rating. The published summary does not include specific detail on what was assessed or what evidence inspectors found. No concerns are recorded in the available text. The home is registered for 143 beds, which means staffing adequacy and night cover are particularly important questions for families to explore directly.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"A Good rating for safety is reassuring after a period of decline, but it tells you the minimum, not the detail. Our Good Practice evidence review found that night staffing is the area where safety most commonly slips in larger homes. For a 143-bed service, the question of how many permanent staff are on overnight, and how much of the rota is covered by agency workers who do not know your parent, is critical. Cleanliness accounts for 24.3% of the positive signals families highlight in our review data, and you will need to assess this yourself on a visit because the published report does not record inspector observations on the environment.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett rapid evidence review found that agency staff reliance is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent safety in care homes, because unfamiliar staff cannot recognise early signs of deterioration in individual residents.","watch_out":"Ask the manager to show you the actual staffing rota for the past two weeks, not a template. Count how many shifts were covered by permanent staff versus agency workers, and ask specifically how many carers and seniors are on duty overnight for the 143 beds."}

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• Is the care effective?

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  {"found":"The Effective domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection. No specific detail about training, care planning, healthcare access, or food quality is recorded in the available published summary. The home is registered to care for people with dementia and physical disabilities, which requires staff with specific knowledge and skills. The inspection confirms a satisfactory outcome but does not describe the evidence behind it.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Effectiveness in a dementia care context means staff know how to read non-verbal signals from your parent, that care plans are updated regularly and reflect who your parent actually is as a person, and that GPs and other health professionals are involved promptly when needed. Our Good Practice evidence base identifies care plans as living documents, not paperwork filed at admission, and regular GP access as a marker of genuine clinical oversight. Food quality also matters more than many homes acknowledge: it accounts for 20.9% of positive family review signals, and difficulties with eating and drinking are common in dementia. None of this is confirmed or contradicted by the published report, so you will need to ask directly.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence review found that dementia-specific training, particularly in non-verbal communication and behavioural approaches to distress, significantly improves outcomes for people with advanced dementia and reduces the use of sedating medication.","watch_out":"Ask the activities coordinator or a senior carer to describe how your parent's care plan would be written and how often it would be reviewed. Then ask whether you would be invited to that review. If the answer is vague or defaulting to annual reviews, that is worth exploring further."}

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• Is this home caring?

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  {"found":"The Caring domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection. No direct observations of staff interactions, quotes from residents or relatives, or specific examples of dignity and respect in practice are available in the published summary. A Good rating in this domain indicates that inspectors did not find cause for concern, but the evidence base behind it cannot be verified from the published text alone.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Staff warmth is the single biggest driver of family satisfaction in our review data, cited in 57.3% of positive reviews, and compassion and dignity follow closely at 55.2%. These are not things you can assess from an inspection summary: they are things you observe in a corridor, in the way a carer addresses your parent by their preferred name, or in whether staff stop and listen rather than talk over someone. The Good Practice evidence base confirms that non-verbal communication matters as much as verbal interaction for people with advanced dementia. The inspection tells you there were no concerns here, but it does not tell you whether the warmth is genuine and consistent.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence review identifies person-led care, meaning staff knowing individual preferences, histories, and communication styles, as the foundation of dignified dementia care, and notes that this requires more than training: it requires time and a stable staff team.","watch_out":"On your visit, notice whether staff use your parent's preferred name or title without being prompted. Watch whether anyone is left sitting alone without acknowledgement for more than a few minutes in a communal area. These are reliable indicators of the day-to-day culture."}

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• Is the home responsive?

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  {"found":"The Responsive domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection. No specific information about the activity programme, individual engagement, end-of-life care planning, or how the home responds to changing needs is available in the published summary. The home is registered for a wide range of needs including dementia, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments, which means responsiveness to individual difference is particularly important.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Resident happiness accounts for 27.1% of positive family review signals in our data, and meaningful activity is the most direct route to it. For a 143-bed home with a mixed population including people with dementia, the risk is that activities default to group entertainments that are accessible to the most mobile residents, while people with advanced dementia or limited mobility are left with little stimulation. The Good Practice evidence base is clear that one-to-one activity, including everyday household tasks and sensory engagement, produces better outcomes than group programmes alone. None of this is confirmed or denied by the published report, so it is essential to ask directly.","evidence_base":"The IFF Research and Leeds Beckett evidence review found that Montessori-based and task-based individual activities, such as folding, sorting, and simple domestic routines, significantly improve engagement and reduce distress in people with moderate to advanced dementia, even where group participation is not possible.","watch_out":"Ask to see last week's actual activity log, not the planned programme. Then ask specifically what happens for a resident who cannot join a group session because of advanced dementia or reduced mobility. If the answer is television or rest, explore whether that is genuinely the only option."}

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• Is the home well-led?

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  {"found":"The Well-led domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection. The home has a named registered manager, Mr Ionut Dunea, and a nominated individual, Dr Gavin O'Hare-Connolly, both formally recorded. The published summary does not describe how leadership operates in practice, whether the manager is visible on the floor, how governance is structured, or how staff are supported to raise concerns. The recovery from Requires Improvement to Good suggests that management took meaningful action following the earlier inspection, but the nature of those changes is not described.","quotes":[],"family_meaning":"Management quality accounts for 23.4% of positive family review signals in our data, and our Good Practice evidence base identifies leadership stability as one of the strongest predictors of quality trajectory over time. A home that has recovered from Requires Improvement can continue to improve or can slide back, and the key variable is usually whether the manager is experienced, visible, and trusted by staff. Communication with families, cited in 11.5% of positive reviews, is also something that good leadership drives: homes where the manager is engaged tend to be homes where families are kept informed promptly when something changes.","evidence_base":"The Good Practice evidence review found that homes where staff feel able to raise concerns without fear, what researchers call psychological safety, consistently deliver better care than those where problems are managed from the top down only.","watch_out":"Ask how long Mr Dunea has been registered manager at Loganberry Lodge specifically, not just in the role generally. Then ask what the main changes were following the previous Requires Improvement inspection. A manager who can describe those changes specifically and confidently is a good sign."}

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Source: CQC inspection report →

What the evidence base says

Against the DCC Good Practice in Dementia Care standards, this home’s evidence aligns most strongly on The home provides specialist support for residents with sensory impairments and physical disabilities. Their experienced team cares for adults across different age groups, including those under 65 who need residential support.. Gaps or open questions remain on Loganberry Lodge has experience supporting residents living with dementia. The team understands the importance of maintaining familiar routines and providing consistent care for those with memory challenges. — areas worth probing directly during a visit.