Nelson Lodge care home, Eaton Socon
















Welcome to Nelson Lodge
A warm welcome
Find out about making an enquiry and how we ensure a warm and friendly welcome to all new residents.
Nelson Lodge in Eaton Socon, St Neots is a contemporary residential care home set in modern and comfortable surroundings. Meticulously finished to a very high standard, Nelson Lodge offers first class residential care and facilities with en-suite rooms for up to 64 residents, in a light, spacious and elegant setting.
At Anchor, we have a long history of caring for older people and we put our residents at the heart of everything we do. In times of uncertainty, Anchor is a care provider you can depend on. We are proudly not-for-profit with 60 years of experience. Nelson Lodge is the result of this approach, carefully conceived with all our experience and passion, to meet the needs and expectations of the next generation of older people.
Our dedicated service, combined with Nelson Lodge’s luxurious environment and facilities, allow our residents to live a full, rich and meaningful life in the company of supportive, like-minded people.
If you are looking for a home for yourself or a loved one, why not find out more about what Nelson Lodge has to offer.
The service at Nelson Lodge is performing very well
Features of Nelson Lodge
Communal facilities
Shared facilities complementing each private residence:
- Engaging activities programme
- Garden
- Communal lounge
- Hobby / craft room
- Hairdressing salon
Care and support
In addition to residential care, we also offer:
- Respite care
- Huntington's disease
- Dementia care
- Parkinson's disease
- Personalised care plans
Food and dining
We promote wellbeing through a positive dining experience:
- Communal dining area
- Nutrition and hydration stations
- Private dining area
Life at Nelson Lodge
You’ll always find plenty to do at Nelson Lodge, with a host of daily leisure activities for you to take part in.
Quiet areas and spacious en-suite rooms ensure peace and privacy when you want it. We adopt a ‘pets welcome’ policy by arrangement with the home manager.
A hair and beauty salon, tea room, lounges and quiet spaces are all at hand. On warm days take a stroll in the landscaped gardens and enjoy the peaceful setting. Or simply enjoy a break at one of the outdoor seating areas.
Nelson Lodge is close to the Cross Keys shopping centre and leisure centre. There are also a wide range of local amenities close by including:
• Shops at the Cross Keys shopping centre are two miles away
• Leisure centre, which includes swimming pool and gym is three miles away
• St Neots train station is three miles away
• Papworth Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital are both 10 miles away
• Cinema is two miles away.
Nelson Lodge offers a warm, safe and friendly environment, with facilities to make you feel at home in our care.
Nelson Lodge is purpose built with care in mind and offers a wide range of features and facilities designed with the very latest technology and to Anchor’s exacting specifications:
• DVD players and flat screen TVs in every bedroom
• Fridge in every room and lockable drawers
• Free WiFi throughout the home
• Flat screen TVs and DVD players in some lounges
• Well decorated, tasteful interior design
• Dining room and lounge on every floor
• Quiet lounges and seating areas
• Hair and beauty salon
• Tea room
• Engaging events and activities
• Beautiful landscaped gardens with outdoor seating areas
• Some ground floor rooms with patio doors.

At Nelson Lodge we make the most of meal times.
Anchor has won national recognition for the quality of its food and catering service. And with dining areas on each floor, you don’t have far to go to enjoy each mealtime.
All our menus offer freshly cooked, wholesome, appetising and nutritionally balanced food with a different choice every day. We’ll get to know your likes and dislikes, catering for any special dietary requirements so that you enjoy all of the meals we serve.

You’ll always find plenty to do at Nelson Lodge. With a host of leisure activities for you to take part in, our home has a great community feel where people engage with their fellow residents, families and friends, and continue doing all the things they usually enjoy in a supportive environment.
With social events in the home and the community arranged in collaboration with residents, you can make your life at Nelson Lodge a hive of activity or as gentle as you wish.
Favourite activities, personal interests and ability are discussed when you move in and using this information helps us create a stimulating events and activities calendar matching individual residents’ interests and needs.

Activities calendar
Day | Morning | Lunch | Afternoon | Evening |
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Knit & natter | Luncheon club | Coffee afternoon | Pamper session | |
Sing-a-long | Luncheon club | Arts & crafts | Quiz | |
Gardening | Luncheon club | Games afternoon | Card games | |
Hairdresser | Luncheon club | Entertainment afternoon (monthly) | Dominoes | |
Keep fit class | Fish & chip lunch | One-to-one chit chat | Film club | |
Reminiscence activities | Luncheon club | Scrabble | Bingo | |
Coffee morning | Luncheon club | Jigsaw puzzles | Games evening |
Health
Because each of us is unique, we encourage you to choose how your care is planned and delivered at Nelson Lodge. We work closely with you and your family, to build a personal picture of your needs. Little things can make a big difference, so we always strive to understand what is important to you. We call it person centred care because it’s built around you or your loved one and their preferences. It’s there to help you settle in really quickly, with regular reviews to keep things up-to-date.
Dedicated staff ensure care, support and understanding is tailored to your exact needs. They will ensure that you continue to enjoy maximum independence and 24-hour peace of mind, knowing that all the help and assistance you might need is always at hand.
All carers employed by Anchor are given intensive training and are required to complete NVQ qualifications and a range of in-house courses to assure you of the best possible care.
We provide high quality care and support for residents living with dementia by treating them as individuals. All of our employees are trained and supported by our dedicated dementia team to ensure residents feel valued and able to live life to the full. Ever ready to offer support to family and friends via access to information and advice, their approach respects the uniqueness of each person rather than focusing on the diagnosis of dementia.
Pricing information
We endeavour to be completely transparent about all our charges and fees. For further information please contact us.
How much does it cost?
Care homes
Our current private weekly fee at Nelson Lodge is from £1,550. This can vary due to resident dependency, size of room and location. Our Home Manager and other colleagues will be happy to discuss fees and any other questions you may have about paying for care.
What is included in care home fees?
For many people, moving to a care home is a big decision and it can be difficult to know where to start. Care home fees are based on a range of factors, including specific care needs, which can change over time.
Living in an Anchor care home you can be confident that a single fee covers the cost of your personally tailored 24 hour care and support, utility bills and meals, as well as a fantastic range of daily activities. In an Anchor care home our weekly charge includes:
- cost of personal care
- accommodation
- utilities e.g. heating and light
- all resident catering, meals, snacks and drinks
- laundry undertaken on the premises
- television licence, including for person use
- housekeeping services.
The following extra items and services are not covered by the weekly fees, however we can arrange for them to be provided (at an additional cost):
- professional hairdressing
- personal copies of newspapers or magazines
- personal purchases such as stationery, confectionery, toiletries etc.
- clothing, shoes and slippers
- dry cleaning
- private telephone line rental and calls and cable connections.
In the absence of free provision by the NHS, we can also arrange for the following healthcare services to be provided, these will be charged in addition to the weekly fees:
- chiropody
- optometry
- dentistry
- physiotherapy
- other privately arranged healthcare
- care staff accompaniment to regular medical appointments.
No upfront deposit is required at any of Anchor’s care homes to secure a room.
At Anchor we pride ourselves on offering a truly tailored approach to care and therefore need to fully understand your needs to provide you with an accurate fee estimate. Please call us to discuss your specific care needs today. Alternatively we welcome you to visit us to discuss your situation face-to-face.
Want more information on care home fees?
Learning about the different funding options available to you can also help you feel confident in your decisions. Anchor know that securing care home funding can sometimes appear a rather daunting task and so to help we have put together a free guide covering requesting assistance, top up fees and third-party payments.
Care home feesWelcoming you
To start your enquiry simply click 'Enquire now' at the top of the page and either call us or complete an online enquiry form.
We’ll provide you with full details of the home, along with any other information you’d like, such as sample menus and activity schedules.
Whether you’re looking to stay with us permanently, or for a short break, we’d be delighted to take you on a show round of the home in person. Simply book a visit with the home manager once you’ve made your enquiry.
If you or your loved one doesn’t live nearby or are unable to visit in person we can provide a virtual show round. Either way, we’re keen to show you what daily life is like here and for you to meet our friendly team.
We hope you decide, following your visit, that you or your loved one would like to move into the home, in which case we’ll organise a pre-assessment to make sure we can meet all your care needs.
Our friendly onsite team will discuss every area of moving-in with you in detail to make sure you and your loved-one know exactly what to expect and feel confident, safe and welcomed when coming to live with us.
Before you move in, we will find out if there are any of your possessions that you wish us to place in your room before you arrive. Please bring your family photographs and most treasured possessions to help make your room your home.
We understand how important visits are for everyone and we welcome regular visits from family and friends. We also actively support our residents to enjoy visits away from the care home.
Each of our homes is different and the manager of the care home you’re interested in will provide all the information you need around visiting.
Getting here
Nelson Lodge
Whinfell Close, Eaton Socon, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 8AB

What's happening at Nelson Lodge
Our rooms are looking so beautiful, with all the colourful flowers 🌷
facebook‘Bloom like a flower, the world needs your beauty’ 🤍
Happy Mothering Sunday to all the mums and mother figures around us 🌸
facebookYesterday, we celebrated with a Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea, full of smiles, love and a cheers with Prosecco 🥂
Yesterday, we received a wonderful donation of Easter Eggs from Katy & Scott from Serenity Funeral Service Ltd , ready to celebrate Easter here at Nelson Lodge 🐣
facebookWe are overwhelmed with all the incredibly kind donations coming in from friends, families and the community and we thank you all for your continued support✨
We are very excited to be holding the launch of Bloom’s first dedicated Day Care Centre for the elderly; The Eaton Grove Community, based in St Neots on Wednesday 16th April at 11am✨
facebook‘We are delighted to be working from Nelson Lodge, a highly regarded residential care home who have kindly offered to serve as a venue for our sessions so that together we can support vulnerable adults within the area with vital services to enhance their quality of life.’
We are keeping busy here at Nelson Lodge with many activities throughout✨
facebookWe are loving the warmer days and the blossoming flowers joining us, something about seeing the sunshine really boosts the mood and makes us want to get up and about ☀️
From testing out our new garden furniture, to puzzles, dancing, board games, birthdays, fresh hair in the salon, bird watching, new nails, song writing or creating personal playlists, we are always creating fun in the home🙌🏻
Just a reminder that bookings for our Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea are now closed and final numbers have been passed onto our catering team✨
facebookWe look forward to seeing you all 🌸
Ursula and Jean took a short trip to visit Kindred Nurseries in Cambourne this week, to introduce themselves to the lovely staff and children ✨
facebookWe loved taking part in some of their activities, from play dough, to admiring the flowers, garden games and looking at how their planted runner beans had grown 🌱
Charlie Chaplin joined us last week with another fantastic afternoon of music and dancing 🎵
facebookAlways so interactive, with songs we can all recognise and sign along to🙌🏻
Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️
facebookWe were so lucky to have O’Mahony Academy of Irish Dance join us here to celebrate! A wonderful performance from all, and our residents thoroughly enjoyed watching💚
Godiva Lodge care home colleague wins top prize at Great British Care Awards
We are proud to announce that Heman Kiyanga triumphed at the national final of the Great British Care Awards, which recognises excellence across the care sector.
We have recently joined forces with Bushmead Primary School to take part in ‘The Archie Project’ together.
facebookThis afternoon, Cavan and Tara went over to the school to introduce themselves within their job roles to the children, whilst also attending their launch assembly hosted by Reminiscence Learning 🙌🏻
Anchor colleagues competing in Great British Care Awards national final
We are delighted to announce that eight Anchor colleagues will be at the Great British Care Awards national final on Friday 14 March.
Anchor wins a prestigious Housing Technology Award for Innovation alongside its partner Plentific
Anchor is driving digital innovation across its operations to optimise repairs and maintenance services for residents and transform ways of working.
Anchor invests in Wi-Fi to enhance residents’ lives
Anchor is partnering with specialist connectivity provider, Wifinity, to provide Wi-Fi across the majority of its locations.
Anchor named among top care home groups for 2025
The annual Carehome.co.uk awards recognise the top care home groups in the UK based on reviews from residents, their relatives and loved ones.