Barchester Healthcare
The White Lodge
Nursing home in Swindon, Wiltshire
Operated by Barchester Healthcare
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About
The White Lodge is a care home in Swindon, run by Barchester Healthcare, with 80 registered beds. It offers residential, nursing, dementia and respite care. Dementia support is provided in a dedicated Memory Lane Community, where staff are trained using programmes developed with the Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University. The home aims to help residents keep their daily skills and independence.
The home stands in rural Wiltshire, with landscaped grounds and its own fishing lake. Rooms include en-suite bedrooms, and residents can take part in music therapy, exercise and musical entertainment, with trips out in the home's minibus. The Care Quality Commission rates the home Good overall (report published 2020), and Good for all five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 9 April 2020 · Last inspected 26 February 2020
Inspectors found that people and their relatives felt the home was safe, and that staff were kind, patient and respectful, asking for consent before giving support. Staff were trained and supervised, medicines were managed carefully, and people were encouraged to make their own choices and stay independent. Activities, social events and large grounds were available, and the registered manager was credited with improving daily life.
- Medicines are stored, administered and checked safely, with regular audits and GP reviews of prescriptions.
- Staff receive training, one-to-one supervision and appraisal, and understand consent and deprivation of liberty rules.
- Care plans are person-centred, reviewed regularly, and link people to community and specialist health services.
- A wide range of activities and events is offered, along with extensive outdoor grounds.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected January 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsLimited
- Play SpaceLimited
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsLimited
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
724 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Wiltshire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,025 |
| 2025 | £1,051 |
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Local health safety net
The White Lodge is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is The Great Western Hospital, 9.4 miles away. The local GP practice is PURTON SURGERY, 2.2 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Part of Barchester Healthcare
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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