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Stirlings

Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 7AX
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'Caring' and 'homely' are the best words to describe this wonderful place.W B(Son of Resident/Service User)
Stirlings, Wantage
After just the first few days I am impressed by the way the friendly caring staff have helpedKeith D(Husband of Resident/Service User)
Stirlings, Wantage
I'm truly amazed at how well she has settled in and now sees it as her home. It makes visiting a joyD M(Daughter of Resident/Service User)
Stirlings, Wantage

Stirlings offers compassionate, individualised residential, early-stage dementia and respite care for up to 40 residents. It has a strong connection with the local community, and has been serving the local and wider Oxfordshire residents for over 50 years. Set in peaceful and beautifully tended grounds, the home is located in a quiet residential location, near to the historic centre of Wantage.

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Care Provided by Stirlings

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 40 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

Type of carePermanentRespite
Residential Care£1,330 - £1,385£1,455 - £1,520
Your fees cover several areas while in their care.
These services are: Personal care, accommodation,
utilities, use of communal areas, meals, drinks and
snacks, laundry (excluding dry cleaning),
housekeeping, maintenance and activities run by the

home.

Services NOT included in price are: dentistry, chiropody,
physiotherapy, occupational therapy, opticians, hairdressing,
medications, toiletries, clothing, newspapers/magazines.
During your stay, you may need to purchase additional goods
and services. If they are able to provide such goods and
services, they will tell you how much these goods and services
will cost and they expect that you will pay for these goods and
services at the time you request them.
They can accompany loved ones to private appointments,
however the fee attached to this is £21 per hour. Where private taxi
services are used for transportation to appointments the cost should

be paid for by yourself.

Contact Stirlings 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

Person in charge

  • Catherine Barthe (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (40)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (40)

Stirlings Reviews (104)

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9.7

Stirlings has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.683) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Stirlings has 104 reviews.

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Review from Kathryn H (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 September 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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We have been very happy with the care provided over the last 15 months. My relative has settled extremely well, and my issues addressed promptly. Staff are exceptionally welcoming and friendly, there's always lots going on and it feels like a real home from home.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Thank you so much for your kind words - we are very grateful. At Stirlings we strive for a home from home ambience and we're so pleased you mentioned this. If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.

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Review from Penelope S (Friend of Resident) published on 29 August 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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I have been visiting a friend in Stirlings since January 2025, the staff are friendly and the residents are always treated with dignity. Everybody encouraged to join in the varied activities. My friend says the food is good, her room is spotless! And most importantly she is very happy in Stirlings.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Thank you so much for leaving us a lovely review. It's so nice seeing you visiting your friend and joining in with us. We are so glad to read how happy your friend is living here, that has made our day.

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Review from M E (Friend of Resident) published on 3 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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It is a very happy and uplifting place to visit and if I had a relative that required full-time care, I would have no hesitation in having them living at Stirlings Care Home. So much warmth and good feeling shown by all the carers I have met.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Thank you so much for your lovely review and recommendation of our care home. - this means the world to us. Hope to see you again soon.

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Review from Nicholas R (Son of Resident) published on 30 January 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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I was totally satisfied with the care team that cared for my mum on all counts.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Thank you for giving us a 5 star review of our home, it's greatly appreciated. It was a pleasure caring for your mum and we are so grateful to hear how satisfied you were with the care your mum received. This means the world to us.

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Review from Tracey W (Friend of Resident) published on 30 January 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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Visited to see a dear old friend. Lovely friendly staff. Clean, tidy and warm. Residents all very happy and have everything they need. Afternoon tea was delicious.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

The afternoon teas are great, aren't they!? So glad you joined us when you visited your friend staying with us. Please do come again, you're always welcome! Thank you for your kind words about our home, we really appreciate it.

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Review from M M (Resident / Service User) published on 15 January 2025 Submitted via Postal Card
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I enjoy odd jobs outside and trips out. I don't always do all the activities, but that's just me.
The staff keeps an eye on me to make sure I'm fine.

The staff goes the extra mile, like coming in even on their days off.

Reply from Helen Dearing, on at Stirlings

Thank you so much for a lovely review. We absolute love caring for you, you always make us smile. Please let us know if there are any activities you'd like us to do with you.

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Review from W B (Son of Resident) published on 1 October 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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The love, energy and connection that the staff, friends and family of the residents have in Stirlings is palpable.

'Caring' and 'homely' are the best words to describe this wonderful place. If you want the very best for your loved ones, please seriously consider Stirlings.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Thank you so much for your lovely review, we greatly appreciate it. We strive to ensure that Stirlings is both caring and homely, so the fact you mentioned these two words in your review, means the world to us.

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Review from J H (Wife of Resident) published on 5 July 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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From the moment you step into Stirlings, you are met with smiles and welcomes from all staff. Every staff member talks softly with huge kindness to the ladies and gentlemen they are caring for. Nothing is too much trouble to make residents feel happy and at home, comfort is a priority and it shows, it is like a big happy family, all our family are so pleased their father is being cared for so well. It has taken a huge burden of care off my shoulders (wife). I was so frightened of leaving my husband with strangers but strangers they are not. Whatever they earn, it is not enough, we love them all.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Thank you for leaving us such an amazing review - we are so grateful. At Stirlings, we pride ourselves on being one happy bonus family and we are so pleased this is felt by you and your family. We understand that making a decision to move a loved one into a care home can be difficult. We absolutely...  

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Review from Keith D (Husband of Resident) published on 21 May 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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After just the first few days I am impressed by the way the friendly caring staff have helped my wife to adapt to her very different new life.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Many thanks for leaving a review for us, we are very grateful. The staff will be thrilled to read how highly you have rated the care your wife has received here. We absolutely love having your wife reside here, she has fitted in very well. Thank you.

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Review from D M (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 October 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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My mother was living on her own before going into Strilings in Wantage.
From day one, she has been so happy.
All the staff are very professional as well as cheery and nice.

I'm truly amazed at how well she has settled in and now sees it as her home. It makes visiting a joy.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

We are so pleased to read how happy you are with your mother's care and that she is happy living with us. We love having her here. Do let us know if there is anything else we can do for her.

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Review from C P (Daughter of Resident) published on 4 October 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Mum is very happy in Stirlings. Treated with great care and dignity. Although she doesn't take part in much there is always plenty of activity going on.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Thank you for your review. It's great to hear that your mum is happy living with us - we love having her here. Do let us know if there are any activities she would like us to put on, so she can join us if she wants to.

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Review from Hilda H (Resident / Service User) published on 4 October 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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I have lived here for six months and have found them all very helpful and friendly. The food is excellent and a good variety. The activities are good and always something to do.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Hi! Thank you for your kind words. It's great to hear that you've enjoyed living with us for the last six months; it's been a pleasure getting to know you. I will pass on your compliments to the staff - the chef will be particularly pleased to hear you are enjoying the food.

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Review from N A (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 16 September 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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My mother-in-law is genuinely like a different person since coming to Stirlings. She is loving the staff, the food and the companionship. She absolutely adores all the staff and the hairdressing facility is a firm favourite.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

Thank you so much for your review. We are thrilled to read how happy your mother-in-law is in our home. We love having her here and, like you said, she has really come into her own since arriving here. If there's anything else we can do for her, please let us know.

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Review from C P (Friend of Resident) published on 8 June 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Friendly staff. We were made to feel very welcome. Our friend is settled and very happy at Stirlings.

Reply from Helen Dearing, On behalf of the team at Stirlings

We are so pleased to hear that your friend is enjoying living with us and that he or she is happy. You are always welcome here, so do say hello next time you are visiting. Many thanks.

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Review from Jean A (Sister of Resident) published on 6 February 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Staff are always very pleasant and very helpful.
Home is always very clean and fresh.
Patients always look happy, also nice and clean.

Keep up all of the work you do.

Reply from Freya Higgs, Marketing Administrator at Stirlings

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I will pass on your kind words to our team.

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Review from J P (Daughter of Resident) published on 10 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Because Mum was able to choose to come into Stirlings, it made the "big" decision of care much easier. She hasn't been disappointed, and neither has her family. She is well cared for and enjoys her new life there. Her carers look after her really well. Nothing is too much trouble. She enjoys her food, particularly liver and bacon, as she told the cook today! Full marks for the Christmas party today, with delicious tea and an entertainer!

Reply from Freya Higgs, Marketing Administrator at Stirlings

Thank you for your lovely comment. I am delighted that your Mum is enjoying life at Stirlings and is especially enjoying the food! I will pass on your feedback to our team.

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Review from Brian F (Son of Resident) published on 9 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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I visit my mother regularly at Stirlings and have always found the staff to be helpful and caring. We went to a Christmas party there, and as usual, the staff were amazing - the food was delicious, and the singer did a fantastic job of getting us all in the Christmas mood.

The staff do a brilliant job, but we do feel there should be more of them because, at times, it can be very stressful for them to do everything that is demanded of them.

Reply from Freya Higgs, Marketing Administrator at Stirlings

Thank you for your kind feedback. I will pass on your comments to our team.

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Review from Lorraine M (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card
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Nothing in life is as hard as watching your father decline so rapidly with this awful disease called dementia, but I can honestly say the greeting, smile, kindness and helpfulness from all Stirlings staff at every visit at any time of the day or night makes it a whole lot easier to endure.

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Review from Gordon D (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 8 December 2022 Submitted via Website
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The team at Stirlings do a wonderful job of keeping residents active and entertained. I would just like to mention how important mixing with others socially and having musical entertainment is. I really hope that all restrictions on visitors and mixing in communal areas can be lifted soon.

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Review from M U (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 5 December 2022 Submitted via Postal Card
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Thank you for organising 90th Birthday party for my mother-in-law. Very well and professionally run party including many of the mobile residents who joined in with smiles, happiness and lots of joy. Care home staff did an amazing job of encouraging residents to sing along with the music. We all had a lovely time. Thank you again, to all the staff.

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Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 18 July 2019
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  • SafeGood
  • Well-ledGood
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Meet the Team (3)

Catherine Barthe
Catherine BartheJob Title:HomeJoined: 2023

Catherine rejoined the Trust in 2024 as Home Manager at Stirlings.

Angela Lindsay
Angela LindsayJob Title:Activities CoordinatorJoined: 2007

As Activities Coordinator, Angela is passionate about providing residents at Stirlings with the best possible experiences to enhance their wellbeing. She sees working in care as her calling in life and approaches each day as a new chance to help people.

Angela has almost a decade of experience in coordinating activities in a care environment and has many qualifications supporting her deep knowledge of caring for those with dementia. She takes great satisfaction from helping people to continue with the hobbies and interests they have had their whole lives but equally loves being able to provide them with brand new experiences too.

Whether jumping out of a plane to raise money, completing the Tough Mudder for charity, taking a former ice skater back onto the ice after 50 years, writing poetry with residents or working with Oxford University on a study into therapeutic robots, there is rarely a dull moment in Angela’s line of work. Her great work for the Trust was recognised when Angela was named OSJCT’s Oxfordshire Activity Coordinator of the year in 2016.

Angela finds time to meditate every day and enjoys attending boxing exercise classes and expanding her spiritual interests.

Odeth Hawkins
Odeth HawkinsJob Title:Head of CareJoined: 2016

Starting a career in care back in 2016, Odeth embarked on a journey that led her through various roles within different care centres. Initially serving as a caring leader at Avonbourne Care Centre upon joining the trust in 2019, she transitioned to the role of Head of Care (HoC) at Bemerton Lodge in 2021 and later moved to Longlands in 2022 and is now based at Stirlings. Before venturing into the care sector, her professional experience included working as a logistician for the British Army.

Odeth's current role in care is a source of satisfaction, finding it robust and engaging, offering ample opportunities to interact with a diverse multidisciplinary team. Engaging with residents and their families brings them joy, fostering strong connections within their team.

Beyond the professional sphere, Odeth's personal life is centred around family; married with two children, they cherish moments spent together. While she used to play netball, her current passion involves avidly following the sport on television.

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