Vale Lodge Residential Home
Care home in Plymouth
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Vale Lodge Residential Home is a 20-bed residential care home in Plymouth. It is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led. The CQC report was published in 2019.
The home provides residential care for older people and others who need support with daily living.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 20 September 2019 · Last inspected 17 June 2019
Inspectors found that residents received safe, person-centred care, with individual care plans shaped by residents and their families. Staff were described as kind and caring, with trained and skilled teams who built meaningful relationships with the people they support. The service's activities and family involvement helped residents stay settled and engaged, and the report noted an open and positive culture.
- Safeguarding, risk management, medicines support and infection control were found to be well handled.
- Staff were described as caring and kind, and inspectors saw respectful relationships with residents.
- Activities and mental stimulation were used to support residents' wellbeing, and relatives were actively involved.
- Quality assurance systems were judged effective, and the report noted an open, transparent culture with audits shared publicly in a communal area.
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.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected July 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Near a railway line
- Fire station about 600 m away
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
377 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | 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 Plymouth council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £879 |
| 2025 | £979 |
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Local health safety net
Vale Lodge Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Derriford Hospital, 2.8 miles away. The local GP practice is LISSON GROVE MEDICAL CTR., 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Plymouth
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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