35 Overnhill Road, Downend

A care home that feels like home.

Edgecumbe Lodge is a Georgian house set back from a quiet road in Downend, on the north east side of Bristol. It has been a care home for about forty years, and Elaine’s family’s for the last twenty. There are high ceilings and bay windows, a conservatory looking onto the garden, and a garden big enough to spend a whole afternoon in.

It is a small house, small enough that Amor knows everybody in it and everybody knows her. Visitors are welcome whenever it suits, and if you arrive at three you will most likely be handed a cup of tea.

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The garden side of Edgecumbe Lodge, with the conservatory above the terrace and a table and chairs set out below.

A family film

Sue, in her own words.

Sue talks about her family’s time here. Press play when you are ready, and the sound comes on with it.

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“I have seen him happy, he is very happy. He greets the ladies here with great affection, which I like to see. He is safe. Taking enormous amounts of pressure off me, that is the most important thing.”

SueDaughter of a resident

Around the house and garden

What there is to enjoy here.

      In the gardenThere is a beach at the bottom of the garden.The garden has been turned, over three years, into a sensory beach for the people here living with dementia. There is sand underfoot, a water feature, beach umbrellas, planting chosen for its scent, and the sound of water in the background. Daniela had the idea, Prisilla shaped what people would actually do out there, Nigel built it, and Amor made sure it was safe.
Elaine’s view is that good dementia care means adapting the place to the person, rather than asking the person to adapt to the place.

Somewhere to sit in the sun.The conservatory looks out over the garden and catches the light most of the afternoon. It is where the tea tends to happen, and where families sit when they visit.

The team learn your ways.The team learn how someone likes their tea, which chair is theirs, and when they would rather be left in peace.

Everyone sits down together for lunch.Meals are cooked here, and there is time to sit over them. If somebody would rather eat in their room, that is fine too.

      Ziggy the tortoise.Ziggy has lived here for a year now. Residents stroke his shell and walk with him round the garden, and he has a gentle way of bringing back memories of pets people kept years ago. Visiting grandchildren are very taken with him.

Your manager

Amor will show you round.

Amor is the registered manager here. She trained as a nurse in the Philippines and worked in Kuwait before settling in Bristol, and she has been part of this house since 2013. She is the person who will show you round, and the person you ring when you want to know how your relative slept.

Meet the rest of the team

A bedroom at Edgecumbe Lodge, with a single bed, a mustard wing-backed armchair and a green patterned feature wall.

Rooms

Bring your own chair.

Every room here is a single, and nine of them have their own ensuite wet room, with a bathroom close by for the others. Bring your own bedding, your own pictures, the chair you have always sat in. Most people do, and within a week the room looks like them rather than like a room.

Own furniture welcome Phone point Television point Internet access Lift and stairlift

There is always something on.

Days here have a gentle rhythm rather than a rota. Meals, medicines and any care somebody needs happen when they should, and the rest of the day belongs to the person living it. There are activities to join in with, garden parties through the summer, and a newsletter that goes out to families so nobody misses anything.

The lawn at Edgecumbe Lodge, edged by tall trees under a blue sky. — The lawn, where the summer garden party is held.

A resident holding up a drawing she has made, smiling. — An afternoon in the lounge.

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9.6

Edgecumbe Lodge scores 9.6 out of 10 on carehome.co.uk

Written by the families and friends of people who live here. Read them all on carehome.co.uk

My mother moved to Edgecumbe Lodge as a permanent resident a week before Easter 2026. I have found the staff, without exception, to be friendly to family and caring and devoted to the residents. ... I think my mother summed it up perfectly when after being resident for a month she said, "When I came here I thought I would have to do more for myself, but they do EVERYTHING for me". It is of great comfort to me to know that she is being looked after so well.

John TSon of Resident · 2 June 2026

via carehome.co.uk

The care home staff cannot do enough for their residents. My mother is very well looked after. There are daily activities with all residents being encouraged to take part. I am always welcomed when I visit and if I want to do something with my mother, they do all that they can to assist ... The staff will sit with mum and go through her photo albums with her.

H GDaughter of Resident · 14 May 2026

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A wonderful caring, safe & family environment for both residents & visitors. All the staff are very caring, patient, engaging towards my partner & myself. He is treated with dignity & fully supportive with his complex dementia condition & abilities. ... This is a home from home & I could not wish for a better place for my partner.

Christine CPartner of Resident · 18 March 2026

via carehome.co.uk

I like the fact Edgecumbe Lodge is a smaller care home as I find it friendly and welcoming by the staff when I visit my mum who has Alzheimer's and CPOD. ... I love the outdoor garden and the home puts on lovely events in it for the residents, visitors/family. ... Overall Edgecumbe is a very friendly and pleasant care home and my mum is happy and healthy.

Debra SDaughter of Resident · 14 May 2026

via carehome.co.uk

Inspection

Independently inspected.

Edgecumbe Lodge is registered with and regulated by the Care Quality Commission. At our most recent inspection, Effective, Caring and Responsive were all rated Good.

Care Quality Commission

SafeRequires improvement
EffectiveGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
Well-ledRequires improvement

Overall rating: Requires improvement Report published by the Commission on 23 February 2026. The full report, including everything we were asked to improve, is on their website. The Commission rates each area Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Read the full report on the Commission’s website, cqc.org.uk

Behind the scenes

Who we work with.

Some of the organisations we work with at Edgecumbe Lodge.

Finding us

Where Edgecumbe Lodge is.

35 Overnhill Road

Address35 Overnhill Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 5DS

ParkingStreet parking is available at any time. It is a quiet road.

VisitingWe are happy to have visitors at any time. Ring ahead if you would like somebody to show you round.

NearbyDownend village, with the shops and the bus routes, is a few minutes away. We look after families from Downend, Mangotsfield, Staple Hill, Fishponds, Emersons Green and Kingswood.

Phone0117 956 8856

Emailgm-bristol@serenity-homes.org

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