





Brackenlea Care Home is a highly-respected residential facility, that is ideal for the challenges faced by adults with dementia and physical disabilities.
Residents of Brackenlea enjoy a varied activities programme, as part of the home's policy to keep older people active and enjoying life, with activities that include exercise, gardening or trips to local attractions.
All occupancy rooms offer privacy and dignity, with the home looking to provide self-determination and allow residents to make informed choice.
Care Provided by Brackenlea Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 25 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
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- 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 Brackenlea Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Brackenlea 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
Owner
- Brackenlea Care Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Beverley Rice (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (25)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (4)
Brackenlea Care Home Reviews (40)
Brackenlea Care Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.515) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Brackenlea Care Home has 40 reviews.
The food is adequate for the residents and they get a good choice. Drinks are available at all times and nothing is ever a chore for the staff.
I have been coming in every day for 6 months and have got to know all the staff really well. They prioritise residents above all and are attentive and quick when the buzzer sounds. All my family have commented on how lovely it is here.
Staff very attentive & wellcoming
Thank you Julia, your feedback and support is very much appreciated.
Always a warm welcome when we arrive. Staff friendly and helpful and cant do enough to help. The food is excellent and the room and communal rooms are kept clean and tidy.
Thank you lee for your lovely review. Your comments and support are much appreciated.
On all my visits to Brackenlea, I have found the staff unfailingly friendly. My friend is happy there.
Our relative is 99 years old and registered with dementia, she cannot convey much but she can convey how well she's looked after and how happy she is there.
I am a 93-year-old lady needing a little extra care and attention. Ever since my arrival, I have been looked after so well by everyone and made to feel very welcome. Residents and staff make Brackenlea Care Home feel very homely and comfortable.
Brackenlea Care Home offers everything that my mother (93 years) requires at this stage of her life. Having initially been accepted on a respite basis whilst recovering from hip surgery. With her continuing need for more personal care and supervision, she decided that she would be happy to stay for the longer-term. All staff are extremely caring and make her feel a valued member of the home community.
Mum is always clean and dressed appropriately. She is always telling me how kind/caring the staff are, and how they do everything she could wish for. This, in turn, is also demonstrated on my visits. I think all the staff know my name. I don't think we could have found anywhere better.
Since coming to Brackenlea Care Home, my mother has struggled to settle in but that is more due to her illness. She gets on well with the carers who are very nice and attentive. She is quite new to the home so in time, she may feel more at home.
My mother-in-law, at first, felt lost coming to a strange place but very quickly was made to feel at home. The staff are very welcoming and attentive to those in their care, making sure medical care is given when needed, meaning that the fears when the mother-in-law lived on her own are now gone and we can relax.
The compassion and care she receives is amazing.
The entertainment they provide is amazing throughout the year.
I'm so happy that my nan is at this care home - the treatment and care she receives is outstanding.
Over the last fifteen months, my husband has always received excellent care. Thank you.
Thank you for your review, it means a lot to us and enables us to make improvements where needed.
All the staff are lovely, polite and very caring. Mum loves the activities and the staff too.
Lovely staff, friendly feel there could be a bit more outside activities and the rooms are quite small. Get lots of teas and coffees and staff are always polite friendly and helpful, nice care home.
All the staff at Brackenlea Care Home are exceptionally friendly, helpful and professional. They also communicate regularly and keep me well-informed. Most importantly my uncle is well looked after and happy. Everyone very much cares.
Thank you for your kind review. It is much appreciated.
It is lovely to see my Mum settled and happy. She was quite depressed when she moved to Brackenlea and it is lovely to see her smiling and enjoying all the activities and entertainment. Well done Brackenlea and thank you for the care you provide.
Thank you so much for your kind review, we are so pleased that your mum is happy and settled here at Brackenlea.
She is back at the home from the hospital, being cared for through end of life. I am moved by the genuine compassion, affection and patience shown by the people that work there. It’s the acts of kindness I see in passing, in corridors, in conversations, that I find most touching. Interactions that will be forgotten by the residents minutes later but are tender and dignified and loving nonetheless.
This does not do justice to my observations. I don’t think you can be taught to be what these people are. They are everything that is beautiful about being human. I don’t think that I can ever repay them for what they have done.
The care extends to the families. Tokens are given from their own pockets, concern and respect. Organisations comprise of people and the staff are outstanding.
Words can't explain how touching your review is. Its reviews like yours that keep the staff going with what they love doing. Your grandma is an absolute delight, and it is our privileged and pleasure to have the opportunity to take care of her and all the other residents, your grandma is a...
Kind, friendly, thoughtful staff. Activities every day for all the residents to join in or to one to one if a resident needs a quiet time. Every resident is thought of as an individual and the staff will make sure they cover their needs in a group or on their own. A wonderful place will book a room for later.
Thank you so much for your kind review; your words and support means so much to us all. Thank you.
Staff very friendly and accomodating when visiting our Nan. Showed us seats so we could talk to our Nan through the window.
Thank you so much for your kind review Natalie, it means a lot to all of us here at Brackenlea.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 16 September 2025Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- 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.
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 30 Nov 2006Recipient: Brackenlea Care Home
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

Not only does Beverley ensure the smooth running of the home she also always works to a high standard ensuring that our residents are always treated as an individual whilst respecting their dignity.
Beverley has a good relationship with residents, their families and her peers.
Frequently Asked Questions about Brackenlea Care Home
What types of Care is Brackenlea Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Brackenlea Care Home have?
There are 25 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Brackenlea Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Near Public Transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Brackenlea Care Home to the centre of Winchester?
2.8 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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