36 residential and residential dementia care places

Riverview Lodge Care Home
Birchen Grove
Kingsbury
London, NW9 8SE

Tel: 0208 205 3190

At Riverview Lodge care home in Kingsbury, we provide residential and residential dementia care for our 36 residents, in homely, en suite accommodation.

It’s a wonderfully calm and welcoming space, where our passionate team deliver personalised care in a warm, supportive and safe environment. We also offer short-term respite care.

 100% of residents are happy with the care and support they receive (Your Care Rating, 2019) 

Rated 9.6/10 (carehome.co.uk reviews, June 2020)

What makes Riverview Lodge special?

• Personalised care plans, developed with residents and their family
• Caring, professional colleagues
• Award-winning music therapy
• Dedicated chaplain for pastoral care
• Beautiful gardens
• In-house hair salon
• Lots of activities

“I have been so grateful for the sincere care and attention paid to my mother – and I’m equally appreciative of the support and patience shown to my family.” Independent relative review, carehome.co.uk

Activities, trips and events

We support everybody’s individual choices, interests and hobbies and our passionate Activity Coordinators love keeping residents active and entertained. They provide a fun-packed and stimulating schedule for people to participate in as they choose.

For those who enjoy the outdoors, our secure garden is a lovely area to relax, overlooking a stream and adjacent to a church. There’s reflexology or our hair salon for a spot of pampering, and our sensory garden and reminiscence room are perfect places for some quiet time.

We’ve a schedule of optional events and activities, helping residents to explore their interests and discover new ones. As well as animal visits, there’s armchair exercises, gardening, baking, flower arranging, arts and crafts, bingo, quizzes and church services. We also have a dedicated chaplain and offer music therapy for our residents living with dementia. We often have themed events and our residents love live entertainment, provided by local singers and musicians.

“Riverview Lodge is a gem of a home and we will definitely book dad in again for respite care. They got to know dad quickly and he was encouraged to join in activities.” Independent relative review, carehome.co.uk

Where are we?

We’re situated in a quiet residential area off Blackbird Hill in Kingsbury. There is a beautiful shared garden that overlooks a stream and adjacent church land, with ample parking space.

Award winning music therapy

Riverview Lodge care home is committed to providing alternative therapies such as music therapy to help alleviate isolation and the symptoms for those living with dementia. Our trained therapist is funded by charitable donations and interacts directly with residents through live music therapy sessions. This includes singing, playing simple percussion instruments or responding to musical cues in a one-to-one or group setting. Take a look at our video to find out more about this life changing therapy.

Chaplaincy and pastoral support

We’re supported by a dedicated Chaplain at Riverview Lodge, who offers pastoral support to all, whatever their beliefs. They provide a listening presence, companionship and one-to-one pastoral support for all residents, their friends and relatives, and staff members - irrespective of their beliefs - and organise worship for those who wish to participate.

Seize the day – unique and memorable opportunities

Funded through charitable support, every MHA care home also prides itself in being able to offer unique and memorable opportunities and activities for residents to quite literally help them 'seize the day'.

CQC overall rating for Riverview Lodge

Requires improvement

30th Apr 2019

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Action Plan

Privacy and independence, friendship and support - 24 hours a day

Riverview Lodge offers care and comfort, compassion and friendship. At the heart of all we offer is our assurance that you will be treated with the respect and dignity that we all deserve, and if you need anything at all, we’re here to help, 24 hours a day.

Whether in the privacy of your own room or relaxing in the company of your friends and neighbours, we will support you to spend your time doing the things you enjoy. Let us know if it’s music, a favourite newspaper, exercise or a spot of pampering at the salon. Landscaped gardens invite you to appreciate the fresh air, or tend the plants, if you wish. There’s a wide range of social events, so you never need to feel bored or lonely.

Riverview Lodge has the latest safety and security design features so you can live life to the full with peace of mind.

About the home

The home is built on three floors, which are served by a lift. Each floor has its own lounge and dining area. There is a range of specialist baths and showers on each floor to offer comfort and privacy when bathing.

Your room

We have a mix of room types, including rooms with a full en suite wet room and others with an en suite toilet and sink. We also have some rooms with lovely garden views.

If your loved one enjoys catching up with the latest news, sport, chat shows or soaps, we can provide a TV in their room on request, and there’s WiFi throughout the home.

We encourage our residents to furnish their own rooms as they wish. This could be as simple as hanging a couple of their favourite pictures on the wall, but they’re also welcome to bring their own comfy chair, or anything that makes them feel at home. The most important thing is for everyone to feel comfortable, happy and settled.

Residential care

Our residential care is all about providing a special kind of home from home. It’s our way of making sure your loved one continues to live life to its fullest and remains as independent as possible. It means they can get out and about when they want to, catch up with friends or pop to the shops, but with the added security and peace of mind that comes from knowing 24-hour support is available if they need it.

Our team are on hand to offer just the right amount of care, giving those who need it support with activities such as bathing, dressing and mealtimes.

Without having to worry about cooking meals, washing clothes or getting the hoover out, you’ll see your loved one truly enjoying life and exploring their full potential.

Residential dementia care

We’re proud to be recognised for our pioneering approach to dementia care, which is carefully built around each individual.

Our dementia facilities here are second to none, and specially designed to provide a reassuringly familiar, engaging and warm environment for those living with us. We have dementia friendly decor and our dementia areas open into a secure and peaceful garden.

Residents enjoy music therapy and reminiscence activities, designed to stimulate social interaction and alleviate the feeling of isolation associated with dementia.

Food and drink

Mealtimes are an important part of the day here, giving our residents the opportunity to get together and enjoy freshly prepared food in a relaxed restaurant-style environment. We always offer two meal options and our chefs will happily prepare something special if nothing on the menu appeals.

• Freshly prepared meals, cooked by our in-house chef
• All dietary and religious needs catered for
• Locally sourced meats, fruit and vegetables where possible
• Seasonal ingredients – menus change three times a year with input from residents
• Specialist equipment and assistance as needed
• Snacks and drinks available 24 hours a day
• Home baking every day
• Relatives welcome to join residents for meals

Our commitment to your wellbeing

Our highly-trained, dedicated members of staff will always be on hand to provide your care and support in the way that best suits you, in the comfort of your own room.

We choose the people who work with us very carefully. They need to share our values and respect people, their life experience and personal choices.

We take pride in the cleanliness and maintenance of your home and provide a thorough and friendly cleaning service. Your personal washing will be carefully laundered and returned to you, clean and fresh.

We have close links with GP surgeries, district nurses and dentists. We also provide regular gentle exercise sessions and reflexology. Our in-house hair salon keeps everyone looking their best and uplifting visits from local schools keep us all young at heart.