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The dedicated team of trained and friendly staff support residents with dignity...
Care Provided by Mile Oak Rest 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 20 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
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees are measured on the level of care required and room type, all fees are discussed after a full assessment has taken place.
Hairdressing and Chiropody are additional costs
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Mile Oak Rest Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Mile Oak Rest 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
- Hillview Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Natalia Davies(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2018
- Last Refurbishment: 2025
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (20)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (20)
Visiting
- No restrictions
Parking
- Onsite parking and off road parking available
Mile Oak Rest Home Reviews (27)
Mile Oak Rest Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.517) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Mile Oak Rest Home has 27 reviews.
The Staff are so thoughtful and caring. They take great care to include all the residents in the activities at the home whilst allowing residents to make choices for themselves, still giving them that sense of independence. Nothing is too much trouble for them, and they make themselves available to family as well as residents, which provides us with well-informed, accurate information. I would heartily recommend this home.
Thank you so much for your lovely review this really means a lot to hear such lovely feedback on the standards of care we provide in the home.
My sister spent a month in respite care as I had several infections and was unable to look after her as she has dementia. It proved very beneficial both to her and myself as it gave us time to readjust. She was rather confused to begin with but the staff were most understanding and caring, which helped her to settle in. Since then she has attended a day care session once a week and so looks forward to going , being greeted by name, chatting with residents, enjoying a meal with them and joining in the various activities on offer. I chose Mile Oak because it is a small rest home and none of the residents are separated, unlike the larger homes. It is such a friendly, happy home with loving, caring staff. It was recommended to me and I am so glad I followed through with an initial visit and a placement.
Thank you so much Mary for your lovely review it is a pleasure to have your sister here with us on her day visits
My widowed mother has been a resident there for around one year now and during all that time she has been very happy to be there. The staff and Natalia have shown consistent care and attention to her as well as always being very friendly and professional. Mile Oak is just the right size with plenty of activities, etc for the residents and with a homely feel to it.
Thank you so much Tony for your lovely review of the home, it is a pleasure to have Mum here in our community.
Mile Oak feels homely and all of the staff are friendly, cheerful and helpful and very welcoming to families who are encouraged to join in or come for lunch. You can see that they have a kind, happy, respectful and good relationship with dad and the other residents and they allow Dad to decide whether to join or not with the many activities that are offered. Some staff have been especially supportive and the care manager is kind, calm and helpful and although very busy, has helped with advice with some issues, sorted out dad's hearing aid repair with the NHS and obviously has the residents interests at heart, such as taking time out to help dad in activities when he had no hearing aid. Of the care homes that I have seen, I would gladly make this my first choice!
Thank you so much for such a lovely review its a pleasure to have Dad here within our community, he is a true gentleman and keeps us all smiling.
What a fantastic team! My Nan has been a resident there since May 25. The whole team are friendly, supportive, caring and goes beyond the call to make sure residents are truly cared for. I can't recommend Mile Oak highly enough
Thank you so much Rob for your lovely review to the home. Nan is well and truly loved by all and her northern character keeps us all smiling
As expected it took a while for our mum to settle in to a new style of life. The transition was made a lot easier by all the staff at Mile Oak. They are wonderful, caring people. Always making the residents laugh and putting on activities for those that want to join in. Our mum has been there for 9 months now and in that time you can see how much they have done to modernise the care home and quite a lot of changes have been made, all for the good of the residents, family and staff. They are also very supportive of the families.
Thank you so much for your review of Mile Oak, it is a joy to see how happy she is here now and the journey she has taken to be where she is now.
My mother went into Mile Oak in April 2025 and it didn't take long for her to settle in there and realise how special it is, and she absolutely loves it. She has recently celebrated her 100th birthday, the home pulled out all the stops in throwing a wonderful party for her, her family and all the other residents. The staff and the management team are kind and caring, the residents are treated with dignity and respect. She loves all the activities especially being taken out on trips and being treated to coffee and cakes. She is always saying how well looked after she feels and how well she is treated. I have had meals with her and the food is excellent and she loves the odd glass on wine. Mum has not only accepted Mile Oak as her new home but is happy to tell everyone this is her home and I know she would not want to be anywhere else - quite simply she is just living her best life and looking forward to spending many more years being looked after there.
Thank you so much for such a lovely review, it is such a pleasure to have Mum in our community and was such a privilege to be part of her 100th Birthday Milestone, thank you for the continued support and trust you put in us to support Mum.
Since coming here from living at home, I feel very well supported. Although I am older, I still feel young, and the carers certainly make me feel good about myself. The food is lovely, the staff are fun, and the lady who met me at home and brought me here has been lovely, a comforting face and keeps me laughing.
Thank you so much for such a lovely review, having you here in our Mile Oak community means you are the one to keep us all laughing. Really appreciate your time to review our home.
We needed to find somewhere for my mum to be looked after at short notice when my dad was taken ill, and my mum has just finished a stay of 3 weeks at Mile Oak. Natalia the manager was fantastic throughout, and all of the staff were positive, friendly and helpful. They all made her stay very comfortable and she felt well looked after and reassured at a difficult time. There is a very friendly and supportive atmosphere at Mile Oak, and I would certainly recommend it to others.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. It was pleasure to have Mum here, and we are happy that she will be able to enjoy her new chapter in her new home with Dad.
A very homely home, I feel very well taken care of here. All of the staff are very kind to me, and I have made some lovely friends.
Thank you Violet for the time taken to review our home, it is a pleasure to be in your company at Mile Oak
Very happy if you have to go to a care home this is lovely, homely and friendly. All the staff are marvellous. Manager is an angel.
Thank you for your kind review. Your feedback is appreciated
I found Mile Oak Rest Home very pleasant and very accommodating. The decor and ambience of the home better than probably a year ago. Well done to the owners and staff. We enjoyed the 80th VE day celebrations. My wife and I are family friends to one of your residents.
Thank you so much for your review, we are delighted that you enjoyed the VE day event with us and our residents and we hope that you come along to enjoy many more events with us here at Mile Oak.
Relatives and friends have used and valued the warm, friendly and caring environment for the past 20 years. I have no hesitation in recommending Mile Oak Rest Home.
Thank you so much for your feedback to Mile Oak, we are delighted to hear you would continue to recommend us to other people.
My Dad has been at this wonderful rest home for over a year now. It's feels like home from home and the staff are wonderful and caring , it's like one big family. Always feel welcomed and the care for dad and his needs is always met with dignity and respect. Food is wonderful, event planning always fun and family & friends are always invited to join in. Can't fault and it's reassuring knowing dad is being cared for.
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback for Mile Oak rest home, we are so happy to hear your feedback about the care delivered by the team. We will be sure to share this with the team to continue delivering great care to all of our residents.
Residents are able to spend time in the lounge, join in the activities, or just watch and listen if they prefer, but there is no pressure to take part. During the summer, the garden is a welcoming place to sit and chat in the fresh air.
Staff and management took time to get to know the residents and treated them with respect at all times. Mum enjoyed a gentle, humorous banter with the staff and they were happy to indulge her sense of humour.
During the Pandemic, when we were not permitted to visit our loved ones, I was kept informed of Mum's welfare at all times. It is due to the staff's dedication and hard work that Mum remained safe from Covid.
Sadly, following admission to hospital and a change in Mum's health and care needs, she is unable to return to Mile Oak.
Mum herself always spoke very highly of all the staff at Mile Oak, whether it was the carers, handyman, cook etc and always said the food was good. Despite it being a difficult time of change for her, she was always content.
It gave us great peace of mind, that we knew she was being well cared for.
Thank you to all at Mile Oak, you are doing an amazing job.
Under the leadership of the manager, the staff, are most caring, considerate, understanding, and reassuring, nothing is too much trouble, even meals are tailored to the resident's needs.
Residents are treated to a full programme of entertainment, such as singalongs, flower arranging, bingo, board games, quizzes, and cards to name a few.
Unfortunately, this August my aunt became ill, and was taken to hospital, where she sadly passed away, aged 91 years.
Mile Oak is a delightful and very friendly Care Home where, my aunt was very happy, and very well looked after. Communication is excellent. I had regular update from the manager and her deputy which was very reassuring, and helpful.
Thank you to all the staff at Mile Oak from the bottom of my heart.
Our Mum was in care for three years at this home. Wonderful home, fantastic staff and always treated with respect and dignity. She was very happy in the home; she wanted to spend her last years with the family. Will always be thankful for the wonderful care she received at "Mile Oak" 10/10.
My Mother spent 2 1/2 years at Mile Oak as her health and her abilities deteriorated when my Father died. Mile Oak took her in, cared and looked after her in every way possible way until she passed away, to a standard second to none. The Team here were always on hand to tend to everyone’s needs, always happy, polite and motivated. The home has a really personal and friendly feel to it, it’s a lovely character house rather than a modern purpose-built “facility for the old” which for my mother's sake was a perfect fit. I can’t praise the staff enough for looking after my mother so well, highly recommended.
Mile Oak was a fabulous place for Dad to spend his last 2-years. The level of care provided was exemplary and attended to all his needs and with a high level of professionalism, compassion and humour. Dad was reluctant to go into care, he was fiercely independent, but after reading that Mile Oak was his best options, he bought into what was being offered and was very fond of all the staff. In all ways, it met our expectations and Dad's needs. I would whole-heartedly recommend Mile Oak.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 18 February 2026Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
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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Meet the Team (1)

Lynda brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Mile Oak, with an extensive background spanning healthcare, mental health, and wider health and social care services. As a trained physiotherapist, she combines clinical expertise with a deep person-centred approach, taking pride in the care and support she provides to both our residents and our team.
Her presence brings a vibrant energy to every shift. Whether she’s guiding staff, uplifting morale, or ensuring residents feel safe, supported, and valued throughout their stay, Lynda’s influence is felt in every corner of the home.
Warm, grounded, and naturally charismatic, Lynda is truly the salt of the earth. Her passion for her work shines through in everything she does, making her an invaluable part of the Mile Oak family and a steady, reassuring presence for residents and colleagues alike.
Frequently Asked Questions about Mile Oak Rest Home
What types of Care is Mile Oak Rest 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 Mile Oak Rest Home have?
There are 20 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Mile Oak Rest Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Mile Oak Rest Home to the centre of Wimborne Minster?
1.0 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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