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Inside, the home boasts cosy living areas, en suite bedrooms and welcoming dining rooms which have all been carefully designed to offer a relaxing and comfortable space for residents to enjoy. The hairdressing salon...
Care Provided by Oaklands Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 55 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Oaklands Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Oaklands Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- HC-One
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Claudia Nitescu(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2005
Room Information
- Single Rooms (55)
Oaklands Care Home Reviews (110)
Oaklands Care Home has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.335) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Oaklands Care Home has 110 reviews.
My mum 94 was only a resident for 6 weeks respite after a 4 week spell in a mental unit in hospital due to severe depression triggered by her progressing dementia. During her stay, the staff were doing the best they could as there were times when they seemed very short staffed. Mum did have to wait for staff to become available to change her, or move her to another room or get her pain relief however, they were all very pleasant and caring.
At Oaklands, we pride ourselves in delivering...
Oaklands remains a care home that I enjoy visiting and that my mother is very happy in. This includes wonderful staff, great facilities and great activities. Only one obstacle to overcome, the laundry.
Thank you for your kind comments. I will ensure that all our staff are made aware of them. You have also noted that there are issues with our laundry service and I can only apologise for this. To enable me to resolve this issue, could we make an appointment to discuss exactly what is missing? I...
This home has a welcoming and caring staff who are only too willing to help both the resident and their family. The home itself is clean, warm and has a friendly and homely atmosphere.
Management has done an amazing job in turning this home into a lovely place for our Dad to live. Carers are superb. Kitchen (chef) has really made meals both flavoursome and nutritious. The chef makes all the food from scratch. 100% satisfied, apart from the increase in fees form Feb 2019.
The home is a friendly caring place where every member of staff seems to know the residents.
This proved to be the case. All staff were efficient, courteous and understanding. Links to outside medical support worked well.
Family and friends were given the space and opportunity to spend precious time with my mother.
We could find no fault with Oaklands and would not hesitate to recommend them to any family.
We as a family are very grateful to the manager and all the staff for the help and support we have been given at every time during our mother's admission. It is very reassuring to see our mother safe and happy and well cared for.
Really happy with the care and support given by the whole team, not only to my mum but to all the family.
My sister has only been at Oaklands just over 2 weeks. She has settled in well. She is a solitary person and appreciates her privacy so I am very pleased her wishes are respected. She finds the majority of the staff helpful and considerate. The few problems she has had moving from a previous home have been dealt with efficiently and with kindness and consideration.
I have found this care home very friendly and caring with a few problems with my Mum at first. Was cared with compassion and understanding. I have found the staff very caring to my Mu and myself, so much so I feel like a friend now.
Very welcoming. The service is very good. The only improvement would be to have more staff available to be able to have two carers to assist with people that require two to assist.
Very clean rooms and communal areas. Wonderful food - well done chef. Caring staff, all work hard to please.
My husband has only been in Oaklands for just over a week now. We, me and my family, have found everyone to be incredibly welcoming and helpful. The whole team have supported us through this hard transition and continue to ensure my husband's needs are met. The rooms are homely and my husband is safe and happy.
Have found the home to be very well run, very nice helpful staff and lovely rooms.
Very early days at the moment, as this review is only one month in from my sister coming into Oaklands. Previous to this she was in sheltered accommodation living on her own, sadly had no friends as such, very depressed, anxious and stressed out all the time. In under a month at Oaklands, there has been an amazing improvement with my sister. Controlled medication must have helped, but I feel all the staff have been excellent and have been a major factor with this improvement.
Since moving to Oaklands Care Home there has been an improvement in my mother-in-law's demeanour. Having lived on her own within sheltered accommodation she was lonely due to the fact she is not mobile. Mixing with others in Oaklands has brought all her emotions back, as she talks to others, laughs and debates with others, she is so much more social. She enjoys the bingo and handling various animals that are brought in, she even touched a snake. She is also eating better and she is more mobile being encouraged by the staff. This is an improvement to her life.
She is smiling and happy and it's a joy to visit her. Thank you for looking after her.
During the two weeks we have been in UK, visiting from Australia, my sister and I have been very happy to find our father is being so well cared for. The new Manager has been approachable and very understanding and every member of staff have been helpful and friendly. We are feeling reassured that Dad is being looked after so well
My sister and I have been visiting our Dad from Australia so our review only relates to our 2 weeks visit. We have found all the staff very professional, caring and extremely helpful. Our Dad is obviously well cared for and happy. The majority of his needs appear to be met and any concerns we have will be addressed in the meeting we are having with the Manager.
My mother was treated with care and respect, the staff have always been attentive and gentle. Her hair and fingernails were kept clean and she regularly had her nails painted. My mother was encouraged to join in the activities and loved singing to her favourite tunes. She loved the church services too. There is always plenty to eat and drink.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 08 May 2024Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledRequires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (16) & Events (0)
- 18 Sep 2025
A truly unforgettable milestone was celebrated at HC-One’s Oaklands Care Home in Laindon, Essex, as beloved resident and knitting queen, Irene Emily Martin, marked her 100th birthday in style. The...
- 04 Jun 2025
HC-One care homes across Britain are preparing to open their doors to welcome in visitors from their local communities to join them in this year’s Care Home Open Week celebrations...
- 21 Nov 2024
HC-One’s Oaklands Care Home in Laindon, Basildon, is celebrating having received a glowing report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The team at HC-One’s Oaklands Care Home were delighted to...
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Meet the Team (1)

of life for residents.
When asked what is her favourite thing about being a Home manager, she remarked,
"My favourite thing about being a Home Manager is having the opportunity to make a real difference- not just in the lives of the residents, but also in building and supporting a strong, motivated team. I love creating an environment where residents feels safe, respected and happy, and where staff feel valued and empowered to do their best work. seeing the positive impact of good leadership every day is incredibly rewarding for me."
If you would like to find out more about Oaklands, Claudia would be delighted to have an informal discussion with you over the phone to answer any questions and provide further information.
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