A BURCOT care home has been rated as one of the best in the West Midlands.

The Lodge at Burcot Grange has been named among the 'Top 20 Care Homes in the West Midlands' by the UK’s leading reviews website in that field.

The carehome.co.uk Top 20 Care Home Awards 2019 highlight the most recommended care homes in each region of the UK, with The Lodge at Burcot Grange scoring an impressive 9.9/10.

Carehome.co.uk is the Trip Advisor of the care home industry, with more than 123,000 independent reviews of care homes.

Vicky Osbourne, general manager of The Lodge at Burcot Grange, said: "There are 1,673 care homes in the West Midlands and we are delighted to have been recognised as one of the Top 20 in the region.

"The team at Burcot work tirelessly to provide the very best care, support and happiness to the people who live here.

"Receiving this award based upon reviews by residents, their families and friends makes it even more special.”

The Lodge at Burcot Grange provides day-care, dementia care, residential care and short-stay care.

It is part of the Cinnamon Care Collection which has 11 care homes throughout the country and was also presented with an award.

Based on a range of criteria such as overall standard of care homes, facilities, care and support, residents being treated with dignity, staff, activities and value for money, the Cinnamon Care Collection was recognised as one of the 'Top 20 Care Home Groups' in the country.

Amanda Hopkins, reviews manager of carehome.co.uk, said: “It is only the residents and their families and friends who can give a real insight into what a care home is like, which is why we use their reviews to find the best care homes in the UK.

"Choosing a care home can be a time consuming and exhausting process so we hope our awards help make the search easier.

“The Lodge at Burcot Grange has proved they provide a high standard of care and we would like to congratulate them on being a Top 20 care home in the West Midlands.

"It is a huge achievement to be recognised for being a top rated care home by the people receiving the care.

"We would also like to congratulate Cinnamon Care Collection on being recognised as a Top 20 Care Home group in the UK – another huge achievement.”