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Key information
- We accept detained patients
- 20 male beds
- 0 female beds
- 20 total beds
- 50 years and over
- Alcohol related Dementia (Korsakoff’s)
- Pick’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s
- Dual Diagnosis
- Vascular Dementia
- Behaviours that challenge
- Forensic History
- Anxiety/Neurosis Disorders
- Depression
- Other Psychoses
- Behaviours that challenge
- Dual Diagnosis
- Psychotic Depression
- Bi-polar Disorder
- Forensic History
- Schizophrenia
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Overview
Arbour Lodge is a 20-bedded, purpose-designed independent hospital located in the green village, Marple, which is located a couple of miles from the Derbyshire border and the Peak District National Park.
We provide needs-led services for males who are 50 years of age and upwards with functional or organic diagnoses, admitted on an informal or detained basis. The main focus of the hospital is to offer support to people with challenging behaviours
Our approach to care
Meaningful therapeutic activities
Meaningful therapeutic activities
Meaningful therapeutic activities are vital to mental health and improving well-being and form part of our patients treatment plans. Meaningful activities should should help support the person in acquiring further problem-solving skills, social skills and self care techniques. Therapeutic activities are facilitated by appropriately trained health care professionals.
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Staff
Vicky Strickland is the Hospital Director at Arbour Lodge. Vicky is a registered mental health nurse who qualified at the University of Manchester School of Nursing in 2005. Vicky is a nurse with extensive experience working in specialist settings within the private sector looking after people living with severe and enduring mental illness, learning disabilities, neurodiversity, physical health needs and dementias. Vicky was also the finalist at the Barchester care award for registered nurse of the year for the care home division in 2019.
Carys qualified as a mental health nurse in 2016 having previously worked in care homes as a care assistant. Since qualifying Carys has worked in a variety of hospital and home settings and has previously managed a care home. She has also worked with one of the CCG’s in a role around quality improvement setting up teaching homes and training co-operatives.
Noel is the Mental Health Act Administrator at Arbour Lodge has worked at the hospital since 2018. Prior to starting this role, Noel worked in a similar role in a training hospital in Dublin as well as for the Health and Military services in Ireland.
Anne Marie Stephens has been the Art Psychotherapist at Arbour Lodge since June 2020. Anne Marie is a HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist/Art Therapist who qualified from the Northern Art Therapy Programme at Sheffield in 2014 with a MA in Art Psychotherapy Practice. Anne Marie has previously worked in Neurological Rehabilitation, Stroke Care, Adult Mental Health services, community based Art Therapy groups and private practice.
Dr Ben Akande is a Consultant Psychiatrist with over 27 years clinical experience and has worked for the last 19 years as a Consultant and Clinical Director in NHS Mental Health Services, and a Medical Director in the Independent Mental Health Hospital sector. Ben has recently completed a 4 year elected term as Vice Chair for Older Adults Psychiatry at the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Ben's specialisms include all Adult and Older adult mental health, including rehabilitation, organic disorders with physical comorbidity and Neuropsychiatry, with a specialist expertise in Precision medicine and Genomics.
I have worked in the care sector most of my life I have a level 2 qualification in health and social care and also I have a national diploma in nursery nursing.
I previously worked as a preschool manager for 15 years but fancied a change in my working life. My change in direction took me into a care role where I then progressed to become an activities co-ordinator working in various settings with older adults. I joined the team at Arbour Lodge in November 2022 and my role is split between support work and also OTA work. There are some truly inspirational patients here at Arbour Lodge and I love learning more about their lives. I really enjoy the sense of fulfilment it provides, it very satisfying to do a job where you keeping vulnerable people safe and making their surroundings as pleasant as possible along with forming and developing community relationships and accessing activities in the local community.
I have worked as an administrator for over 35 years and in the care sector for 22 years of those years for two different care home providers specialising in Nursing, Dementia and Residential care which allowed me to obtain an NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration. Moving to Arbour Lodge Independent Hospital in November 2023 has allowed me to adapt and broaden my administrative skills, I enjoy the variety of work that the role entails and I work with a wonderful group of dedicated people.
Testimonials
Collaborations and partnerships
Arbour Lodge work in partnership with Pennine NHS trust, and North Lancashire CCG and other CCG's across the north west of England to provide for adults living with enduring mental health conditions. This can include ‘step down’ from medium or low secure accommodation. Arbour Lodge is registered with the Care Quality Commission as an independent hospital to take both detained and informal patients. Referrals can be made directly to the Hospital manager, and admission is based on a comprehensive clinical assessment carried out by a multi-disciplinary team.
Get in touch
Buxton Lane, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 7QL
Visiting
We welcome visits from families and friends of our patients.
Make a referral
Patients are referred directly from an NHS Trust, CCG's, Community Mental Health Team's or Local Authorities. People referred to the hospital are offered a detailed pre-admission assessment to ensure they are suitable to our service and that we can provide the care and treatment to fully meet both their mental health and physical health needs. Following assessment and review of same by MDT the decision regarding admission and potential outcomes is made as quickly as possible. Both patients and their family members are encouraged to visit the hospital prior to admission.
Please complete the below form to make a referral