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Woodside is nestled in a quiet village of Slipend located in close proximity of Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Hertfordshire.
The home has great accessibility and close to the M1 Motorway making it 30 miles from both London and Buckinghamshire.
The home provides a high standard of accommodation for up to 37 residents....
Care Provided by Woodside
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 37 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Ground Floor Accommodation only
- Gardens
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees include all meals, accommodation , heat, light, power, laundry services, activities.
Excluded from weekly fees are: Hairdressing, chiropody services, newspapers, personal clothing, toiletries, day trips
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Woodside for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Woodside 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)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- DMP Healthcare
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Mihaela Sultan (Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2020
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (33)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (10)
Woodside Reviews (75)
Woodside has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.711) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Woodside has 75 reviews.
I visit Mum once a week to give her dinner. The staff are always polite, helpful and supportive.
I am happy at Woodside. The staff are very supportive. Recently they helped me to move all my belongings from my previous address and I'm so happy about this. I'm going out regularly and I'm supported by the activities coordinator. All the staff are always kind and helpful.
My husband was looked after and cared for really well. I was very pleased with the care he received and he was treated with dignity.
The staff are very caring and the manager leads in this aspect with her caring attitude not only towards the residents but also towards the families of the residents. The home is very homely and one always feels welcome when visits take place.
Mum went into Woodside in May. She has dementia but has settled very quickly. The staff are all very caring and compassionate and look after her with great kindness. The staff are never too busy to stop and talk to residents and family alike and any questions are always answered.
From the very first enquiries, I found the management extremely helpful and compassionate to the needs of my mum-in-law. This level of support continued through mum's induction. I have found all the staff extremely helpful and friendly and always willing to listen and interact with mum. It really is refreshing to see that they are always happy to sit with mum and listen, chat and smile with her. This makes such a big difference to her well-being.
Woodside residents are named “Our Family” as the staff treat the residents like their own. Their compassion, understanding, kindness, empathy is on another level. My Mother has advanced dementia and very complex medical needs and these are managed by amazing nurses and carers - who work tirelessly to do their best by her and keep us updated and involved. The manager is an angel who came into our lives at the most difficult time - I can’t even describe how much she’s done to help transition my Mother into care, to support us at this heartbreaking time, and also support us through her challenging health issues and continuous dementia journey. All the staff understand that dementia is “expression not aggression” and are even campaigning to help people living with dementia to be understood and looked after in the best way. Their strategies for every resident are different, they’ll calm my Mother by singing a local folk song she knows!
My Nan had only recently moved into Woodside nursing home, as she had just come out of hospital. Sadly, my nan passed away this weekend but I am reassured that the staff were with her until the end. I strongly believe she felt it was her time to go because she was at peace, as she had the opportunity to see her children and felt loved and secure in her new home. Thank you.
My dad has been a resident at Woodside since July and as a family we can not of asked for better care for him. He always looks happy and I can see he has formed good relationships with some of the staff. The manager is dedicated to every resident and the staff are very hardworking. The home always looks clean and smells nice too! My dad is given fresh home-cooked meals and is always given a variety of dishes. As a family it wasn’t an easy decision for my dad to be in residential care, however, him being in Woodside is reassuring as he is looked after so well.
Mum has been a resident at Woodside for 9 months now and I can honestly say that I wouldn't want her to be anywhere else. The quality of care shown by the manager and her team has been excellent. Throughout lockdown the manager was constantly in touch letting us know Mum was OK, this was very reassuring.
I would just like to praise the manager and her staff, what a lovely, kind caring person the manager really is. My nana has recently gone into her new forever home and in these horrible uncertain times it’s been really hard and worrying about finding my nan the right place, we are sure we have made the right decision. We have had plenty of help and reassurance that has certainly put our minds at ease. The manager completely has the right attitude and puts her residents first I can clearly see this, it’s not very often you come across these sort of people in life. Well done Woodside I appreciate all of you’re kindness and taking care of my nana means the world and more.
I have been so touched and reassured by the commitment of the staff and particularly the home's manager who has kept us updated and shown true transparency and compassion to not only the residents but to the families too.
Since her appointment we have seen the home flourish into a family unit, the staff appear so happy and show true togetherness, having witnessed this first hand it gave me peace of mind that my father would be cared for to the highest of quality whilst the "lockdown" thank you so much you're all incredible
The situation over the last three months during the COVID-19 crisis has been extremely challenging for residents, staff and relatives. My wife has been resident in the home throughout the period. The manager and staff have been excellent in keeping me and my family updated on the situation, developments in the home and how my wife is through emails, the closed Facebook group and phone calls. They have also facilitated regular contact with my wife through FaceTime.
I and our two sons can't thank them enough for their love, care and consideration.
Throughout this tough time, I have been supported and reassured at all times and the Manager has done everything in her power to give my family peace of mind.
I know that Woodside had COVID however the home fought and remained united and strong.
They gave us regular updates and supported and loved my father like one of their own family.
I am forever grateful. You’re all wonderful.
On my first visit, my first impressions were I thought it looked rather unloved from the outside but on going inside, I was very impressed by the friendly, helpful staff who always offer me a drink. The staff are very attentive and the manager also excellent. They try to keep the patients entertained and they are very good at communicating with the families.
I have found the carers are very good to my best friend and when I ask a question they are very helpful. He had a bad stroke and cannot talk and no movement in one of his arms. They have the care and passion to listen to his very little speech but they seem to get to know what he wants and they do very well for him.
Since our father has lived at Woodside his health has greatly improved: he's gained weight, has had no infections and no hospital admissions. He has his personal possessions around him, which give him great comfort.
Our father has been diagnosed with dementia. He now takes medication and we are pleased to see that his dementia hasn't deteriorated at all in the past 6 months. We think this is because he has no stress, he has good health, he's made positive relationships with his care staff, he's never lonely and he's well cared for.
There are a number of staff that I see on a regular basis - we visit weekly. They are courteous and caring and they listen to our father - who can be vocal with his needs (and rightly so as he's trying to maintain his dependence as much as he can).
We would like to thank the kind caring staff. As a family, we have worked hard to make this placement work for our father, as this will be the last home he knows. I am glad we have chosen Woodside.
Manager and staff are excellent and they are very helpful and made my stay to be happy.
They took good care of my sister in her 'hour of need' showing a lot of patience and understanding of her needs.
My father experienced the highest class of care from everyone at Woodside in the last months of his life and chose to stay there instead of going home. I was very impressed with his care and enjoyed the meetings with the management and all other staff and the happy atmosphere that the home had about the place. I was kept up to date very regularly about anything that was happening. Overall I was happy that I had found a place where my father was happy and looked after by amazing staff and I would recommend Woodside care home to everybody I know who needs top care for great value. Many thanks to all the staff and management. Thanks very much.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 12 January 2018Good
- 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.
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: DMP Healthcare
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Meet the Team (1)

With 15 years of experience as an Emergency Services Nurse in my home country and a Registered General Nurse in the UK, I have gained valuable knowledge in the healthcare industry.
When I moved to the UK, I started as a Care Assistant in a care home. It allowed me to understand the care home environment better.
Later on, I pursued more challenging roles such as Unit Manager and Deputy Manager before reaching my current position as a Care Home Manager. As a person, I believe I am fair, firm, honest, and loyal. I am proud and stubborn when it comes to my job and the care home, including the residents and staff. I am dedicated to ensuring that the needs of my residents and staff are met to provide high-quality care and a comfortable living environment for my residents.
Aside from work, I love to travel and explore new places. I also enjoy watching films, listening to music, and spending time with animals. It is an honour to lead our team and provide compassionate care to our residents.
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