Welcome to Byron Lodge Nursing Home
Byron Lodge is a purpose built care home with nursing, opened in 1994. Situated in the up and coming Medway town of Gillingham, it is conveniently situated close to Gillingham town centre and has the benefit of main bus routes and easy access to Gillingham train station. The Home is set over 4 floors and boasts large communal areas.
The Home aims to provide high quality personalised nursing care to meet the needs of the individual whilst encouraging choice and independence in a friendly, relaxed and homely environment.
If you or your loved one is considering the need for nursing care, please feel free to contact the Home or visit to see what they can offer. Byron Lodge Nursing Home look forward to welcoming you.
Care Home Manager – Dianne Dalton
Dianne has been with the Crownwood group since May 2023 and was promoted to Home Manager in September 2024, Dianne is a Registered Nurse and has over 14 years of experience, Dianne was worked within many hospital settings and also forensic nursing, Dianne has a passion for elderly care, and has all of our residents needs at heart, Dianne is looking forward to building and supporting the staffing teams to ensure that our residents receive the best care possible and that Byron Lodge continue to move forward successfully.
Deputy Manager – Chim Janna
Chim has been at Byron lodge since October 2022 and was promoted to Deputy Manager in September 2024, Chim is an experienced registered nurse who has a passion for EOL care and person centred care within a nursing home setting, Chim works closely with our nursing team to ensure they have all the skills and knowledge they require to best support all of our residents.
Address
Byron Lodge Nursing Home
105-107 Rock Avenue
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 5PX
Care Home Manager
Dianne Dalton
Email: managerblnh@crownwoodhealthcare.com
Telephone: 01634 855 136
Location
Services
Nursing
Byron Lodge Nursing Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide nursing and palliative care for 28 residents with varying levels of dependency. We are also able to provide continuing care and respite care. All our residents are assessed prior to admission to understand their individual and unique needs and offered a room accordingly within the Home. As such, we do not have designated areas for different categories of need.
When it is required, staff at Byron Lodge can and do access support from a wide multi-disciplinary team such as, but not limited to, the Community Matrons Team, the Intermediate Care Team, Occupational and Physiotherapy, the Hospice Team, Dieticians, Speech and Language Therapists, Tissue Viability Nurses, the Falls Clinic, Podiatrists and the Respiratory Team.
We have a local General Practitioners (GPs) surgery that service and visit our Home regularly and are happy to register new residents but as a matter of positive choice, residents may remain within the care of their current doctor.
We are proud to be using technology to improve our quality of care. We have transitioned all of our care plans for our residents over to an electronic care plan and daily recording system called PCS (person centred software). This is enabling our staff to record more accurate information regarding our residents’ care at the point of care delivery in a much quicker and more efficient manner, meaning our staff have more time in each shift to spend “on the floor” attending to our residents needs.
Catering
At Byron Lodge we offer freshly Home cooked food prepared by our team of cooks and kitchen assistants. We offer all of our residents three fulsome meals a day; breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as snacks and refreshments throughout the day. We are proud to provide a meal time offering whereby our breakfast, lunch and dinner options are hot cooked meals. We offer a variety of dishes to choose from on our menu each day for each meal. The Home has a seasonal menu, which works on a 4-weekly cycle. Our food is served to our service users fresh and hot from our Bain Marie hot trolleys, and can meet the dietary requirements of modified and allergen free diets.
Hairdressing, Chiropody and Newspapers
We have a hairdresser who visits the home regularly for any resident who would like their hair done. We also have a chiropodist who visits on a regular basis and we can arrange for any resident to have newspapers delivered daily. Residents pay for these additional services if they would like them.
Facilities
Security access into premises
Nurse call system throughout Home
3-way and 4-way profiling beds and airflow mattresses for all resident bedrooms
En-Suite Rooms
Bathrooms Equipped with Parker Baths
General hoists with numerous slings and bath slings
Communal areas – lounge and Dining Room
Accessible patio area
Tablets for use in social interaction sessions
Home Cooked Food
Upgraded internal lift
Use of Electronic Care Planning System PCS
Television points (available in most rooms)
Free WiFi available throughout the Home
Car Park
Visiting
We have an open-door policy and welcome guests at any time that suits the resident. Relatives may also dine with residents by prior arrangement and we are happy to serve tea and coffee on request.
Activities
Byron Lodge offers a wide range of Activities throughout the week which are led and organised by our Activities and Social Inclusion Co-ordinator, with activities on offer, ranging from Bingo to cheese tasting. We endeavour to ensure that all of our residents can take part in activities they enjoy. As well as group activities, the Home also carries out bedside 1:1 visits and 1:1 activities. The Home often has external singers and musicians visit including the local primary school choir to entertain our residents.
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Sample Menu
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