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The quality of care is extremely good (both the nursing side and in the dementia unit)H F(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

staff members were kind and caring and treated our father with respect.G F(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


The quality of care is extremely good (both the nursing side and in the dementia unit)H F(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

staff members were kind and caring and treated our father with respect.G F(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Finding a care home for someone you love can be emotional and daunting. Things change quickly and it can be difficult to know what the right solution is. Hanning Homes has recently bought The Old Vicarage in Moulsford and they aim to make this process much easier.
The Old Vicarage has a long history of providing exceptional residential and dementia care. Many of the wonderful team have been part of...
Care Provided by The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 59 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
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia 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
- Hanning Homes Care Ltd
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Corinne Goodson (Care Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1998
- Last Refurbishment: 2017
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (52)
Visiting
- Open visiting
Parking
- Parking on site
The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home Reviews (32)
The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.749) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home has 32 reviews.
The Old Vicarage feels like home from home. Everyone is friendly, helpful and caring. All the staff go above and beyond to make my mum feel happy and at home - nothing is to much for them. The care is truly excellent and my mum has made so many new friends in such a short space of time. When I leave after a visit I know that my mum is not only safe but happy and pleased to be staying. In only a month she feels happy to call The Old Vic home. My mum has a lot of fun and there are so many activities to do that she is never bored. In only a month she's been to a concert, a boat trip, she's watched Wimbledon on a big screen in the court yard, she's been on a trike (a highlight), she's attended the summer fair and been to a drinks party. The Old Vicarage is such a lovely place to be that I look forward to visiting and so do my family. Thank you to everyone for making this a special place.
My sister and I are so glad to have moved our mother to The Old Vicarage from another care home. The care is very good, the carers are attentive, kind and work hard to build a rapport and understand the needs of each resident. All staff, including kitchen and housekeeping, do their best to make residents feel valued. The home is very welcoming to visitors and family and has a lovely atmosphere. Our mother is happy here, smiles more and is enjoying life again.
The food was delicious, and the rooms were freshly decorated, bright, and sunny, giving the place more of a hotel feel than a traditional care home. The overall atmosphere was welcoming, comfortable, and well cared for.
The staff were truly amazing, and we are incredibly grateful for everything they have done. Thank you all for your kindness and dedication. We would highly recommend this care home to anyone looking for high-quality care for a loved one.
Thank you so much for your kind words - it means the world to us all.
There was preliminary home visit, at which he could voice his requirements and fears. At the home, the staff without exception were cheerful, kind and friendly. The nursing care are was very good. My husband is a food historian - and approved of the food ! I was 'phoned when there was any concern about him.
From my point of view, this was a 5 star stay because my husband has said he is happy to return. There was one problem, namely with his shower, which was dealt with, and probably resulted from him being in a newly built area.
In our locality, when one mentions The Old Vicarage, it is clear that its reputation is extremely good.
My mum, who was in the last stages of multiple myeloma, was admitted to the Old Vicarage for a week's respite care. However her condition deteriorated rapidly and it soon became clear that she needed palliative care. Every member of staff was wonderfully kind and sensitive to mum's situation, and did everything they could to keep her comfortable. The accommodation and facilities are of a very high standard and the home is in a beautiful rural setting. I would happily recommend the Old Vicarage to anyone. To all the staff, especially Sophie, Michelle and Sammy Jo, thank you for all you did for mum.
Thank you David, for your very supportive and kind review. We were honoured to look after your lovely Mum and I am very pleased that you were so happy with everything. Charlie
We had hoped Mum would spend more time at the Old Vicarage but sadly she declined as the cancer took its toll. In the brief time that she was there, we felt reassured that she was being well looked after and treated with kindness and dignity.
Thank you very much for your kind words Wendy - it means a great deal to the team and we loved looking after your wonderful Mum. Best, Charlie
My mother moved into The Old Vicarage in April 2026. From the very start I have been impressed with the real desire to get to know Mum, her wishes, routines, her family and what is important to her and to make us all feel welcomed and reassured.She has settled quickly, she loves the outlook from her lovely room, and takes part in several of the many activities on offer. I visit often, at all times of the day, and I continue to be struck by the genuine warmth and care of the staff, and their quiet professionalism as they go about their work, even in challenging circumstances. In essence, this is a great care provider, it is clean, well managed, the food is delicious, and the staff are a credit to the leaderhsip team. The Old Vicarage feels like a real home from home, and my sisters and I feel we could not have chosen better for our mum.
Thank you so much for your lovely words Emily, it is a pleasure and honour to look after your mother and we all love welcoming you and your sisters when you visit. Tim and the kitchen team will be delighted to see your comments about our delicious food as will Jane and the housekeeping team about their efforts to keep everything spic and span!
What a massive and marvellous change we found at The Old Vicarage. Lovely caring staff who every day go the extra mile to help.
Chefs who would ask Audrey what she would like to eat and cook it for her if it wasn't on the menu that day.
Wonderful carers who would hold my Mothers hand and chat to her.
Lots of activities going on every day with a gregarious Head of Entertainment. A Life style Manager who sourced different furniture for Mums room and special bedding.
And 2 amazing members of staff who nursed her at the end of her life.
I thoroughly recommend The Old Vicarage
Thank you Andrea for you lovely comments which mean so much to me and our team. We miss you all very much. Best, Charlie
There is an on going programme of improvement to the building - the rooms the lounges and the grounds, all done with style and panache. Very highly recommended
Thank you very much for your kind words, it means so much to all of us here at The Old Vic and we love have your family as part of our community. Best, Charlie
After looking around at other homes it was quite obvious that this home is unique. The staff were truly amazing, and this went a very long way to comforting my whole family. We all felt that my mum was being cared for by kind, dedicated staff and in the last days we felt like the whole staff tried to put their arm round us as a family. They were and still are being fantastic with my Dad who still goes weekly just to visit the friends he made there.
The facilities are superb and more importantly the vibe in the home is very welcoming and upbeat. All the staff worked so hard to get to know us all so in the final days and by this stage my family and I felt like our friends were taking care of mum.
When my mum had passed we all felt a bit of sadness that after spending so much time in this wonderful place and with all the staff we'd got to know that we no longer needed to visit.
My father moved into The Old Vicarage in December 2025 and from day one the staff could not have been more welcoming, caring, friendly and attentive. From the moment you walk through the door you are made to feel so welcome. All the staff go above and beyond what is expected and nothing is too much trouble for both the residents and visitors. The care he is receiving is second to none and very professional and caring. I am so impressed by the amount of time and trouble everyone takes to get to know each of the residents individually. My father certainly feels very safe and comfortable and has settled in very well. There are many activities offered daily to suit all tastes and abilities and the food is delicious! There is the most wonderful atmosphere and couldn't recommend The Old Vicarage highly enough!
Your comments...
It has become a second home to our family and somewhere we all love to go to, if not just for the cakes!!
Thank you so much for this lovely review. We're so pleased your grandfather has settled in well following his stroke, and that he feels cared for and comfortable with us. It's especially nice to hear that the "little things" make a difference - whether that's an iced coffee in his favourite chair,...
I can highly recommend The Old Vicarage as over the 10 years they cared for and loved my mother they demonstrated commitment to & skill in meeting her changing needs-both physical & emotional. Care homes are hard places to get right but the team at OV do. They came to understand & anticipate what my mother needed to thrive delivering her care with passion, sensitivity and expertise. They held her in such high regard and connected with her as a person not just a resident. It is a gem of a care home with its setting and building style making it feel real & not an institution or a hotel compared to the new type of modern purpose-built homes. The OV team (from management to carers ) listen and respond always looking to better their own standards and get it right for their residents. Full of new ideas and ways to adapt what they did to help my mother, the team gave us confidence and a feeling of a gentle, safe haven so we could relax & enjoy our time with her.
Your words are a wonderful reflection of the dedication, compassion, and skill of the team, who had the privilege of caring for your mother for over 10 years. To have supported her in a way that made her...
My mother has been a resident at The Old Vicarage in Moulsford for just over two years and recently turned 100. The staff combined their efforts to host an amazing birthday lunch for her and her family and friends. Everyone received a warm welcome through the front door and proceeded to the lounge to be served with drinks and canapes before enjoying a delicious meal, together with the other residents, followed by a sing-song with a visiting vocalist. We all enjoyed birthday cake and hot beverages too and the celebration took place surrounded by our special birthday decorations. The care staff, kitchen staff and activity staff went the extra mile to ensure her celebration, which coincided with her actual birthday, was a day to remember for everyone and all the guests and residents were looked after supremely well. It is not often that all four generations of our family can get together, and we all have very fond memories of the day. What a splendid place to call home!
Thank you for your kind words - we love looking after your Mum and arranging a suitable special celebration of her amazing milestone birthday!
From the moment we first arrived on a late Friday night, the staff made us feel welcome and supported. Every member of the team has gone above and beyond, and this warm, personal service has remained consistent. The staff are not just friendly, but they are incredibly experienced and knowledgeable, which gives us great peace of mind.
The atmosphere is calm & relaxed (even through the night) and the residents seem genuinely content and very well cared for.
As a family we are incredibly grateful and can't recommend The Old Vicarage highly enough.
My ex neighbour and friend moved to The Old Vicarage almost a year ago and staff have been very welcoming from her arrival. They have shown attention to her preferences and ways of doing things which has helped her to settle into her new home. Yesterday the manager and staff helped me to celebrate her 90th birthday on the lawn with some other friends. We enjoyed a stunning location on a beautiful day with a table set for us all and decorated for the occasion and the kitchen staff had made a marvellous cake for us all to enjoy. Thank you so much to everyone.
Thank you for this review, her 90th birthday was fun.
Nonetheless, my mother was very nervous and dreaded leaving the familiarity of her own home. Thankfully, I have noticed a huge positive change in my mother's mood, she is now at ease and is very well looked after by the staff. She has absolutely no desire to return to her home.
Mum has a great en-suite room, it is not a huge space but adequate for her needs. She has a lovely view out of the window onto a huge lawn surrounded by trees and shrubbery. The staff have all been attentive and professional and very approachable. There are daily activities, a group lunch and lots of areas inside and outside where I can sit and properly talk with my mother one-to-one. She is happy and this is a joy to see, thank you.
Thank you for completing this review. Your mother has blossomed in our care and is enjoying a good quality of life.
I find the staff particularly good. Professional and knowledgeable but also kind, patient and loving. The rooms are good but maybe could do with extra redecorating. In general, I am extremely satisfied with the Old Vicarage care of my husband.
Thank you so much for your lovely review, it is greatly appreciated.
I know from personal experience just how very tough caregiving is on all levels; physical, mental, emotional, problem-solving, creativity, and spiritual. I am very happy that Father is somewhere where he is safe and cared for.
Thank you for taking the time to review The Old Vicarage, we appreciate it.
My mother has been a resident at The Old Vicarage Care Home since August 2018. She is now 94. She has been very happy for the past six years with all her comforts and familiar things around her, a lovely green space and garden area to look out on from her chair, and a well-equipped and functional ensuite bathroom. The weekly menu is varied and nutritional. She feels safe and secure, and often says to me that 'I am so lucky to be here and I am looked after so well', her cognitive and mobility abilities are lessening now (her eyesight is very poor) and the staff continue to be there to bring her the extra support, love, care and continuity that she needs, and they help her with her daily personal care and needs, as well as administer her medications. The staff are always on hand whenever I need to speak to them, and they are helpful, reassuring, and caring. My worries are immediately put at ease and I continue to feel reassured that Mum is being looked after so well.
Thank you for taking your time to write this lovely review. Your mother has blossomed since she moved here and has a great quality of life.
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Frequently Asked Questions about The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home
What types of Care is The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home have?
There are 52 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Residents Kitchenette, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is The Old Vicarage Residential and Dementia Care Home to the centre of Wallingford?
3.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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