
Nothing is too much trouble for the staff who all work very hard to care for Grandad.T L(Granddaughter of Resident/Service User)


My friend always talks about how great everyone is and how they love living there.Katherine S(Friend of Resident/Service User)

Nothing is too much trouble for the staff who all work very hard to care for Grandad.T L(Granddaughter of Resident/Service User)


My friend always talks about how great everyone is and how they love living there.Katherine S(Friend of Resident/Service User)

Willowcroft is a forty-two capacity care home located in Salisbury, dedicated to person-centred methods and offering quality dementia, disability and mental health-related care.
Care charity and provider The Orders of St John Care Trust are respected in the care sector for a flexible range of care provision, making the most of voluntary sector contributions in order to help vulnerable adults achieve a more dignified lifestyle.
Carers respect clients from all backgrounds, support an active and fulfilling lifestyle, and a nutritious diet, while maintaining strong local links.
Care Provided by Willowcroft
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 42 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
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
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.
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.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Willowcroft for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Willowcroft 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
- The Orders of St John Care Trust
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Carol Wootton(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 1996
Room Information
- Single Rooms (42)
Willowcroft Reviews (98)
Willowcroft has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.697) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Willowcroft has 98 reviews.
Very good care, staff very helpful. Will try and meet any suggestions. Show affection to my mother and do not try to make her do anything she doesn't want to. Really try to make residents feel that it's their home.
Refreshments offered by friendly staff, general feeling of contentment from other residents. Let out to leave after my visit by friendly and polite staff.
Then we are offered refreshments; tea, coffee etc and biscuits. Everyone else sitting in the lounge seemed content. Then when I leave, I am let out in another friendly manner.
My relative (2nd cousin) had fallen and was being given attention by the paramedics who treated her without needing to take her to hospital.
From what I saw, the medical treatment and response by all concerned was exemplary.
Since that visit and on all subsequent visits I have found my friend to be settled and happily chatting with staff and other residents. At meal times the staff encourage all the residents to eat together, my friend enjoys these times, they can choose the dining area they want as there are two. I am yet to see any social activities as I work during the day, but they tell me my friend does activities at the day centre.
My mother received excellent care contact with Willowcroft since the manager started, has been excellent.
Willowcroft looked after my brother with care and understanding. They kept him long after they could have passed him onto a nursing home, this was because it became his home and he knew and trusted everyone. I would recommend Willowcroft to anyone for their care, patience standard of nursing.
Very positive. All staff happy to discuss care, friendly and have always been observed to show care and concern for dignity.
Mum has found the shorter of her stays quite enjoyable, but she has recently had a two week stay and was not very happy as she was treated the same way as the dementia patients. She maybe 95 but she is still compos mentis.
Thank you for your review which I will share with my colleagues. We do our best to treat all our residents with dignity and respect, according to their individual needs and I am sorry that your mother did not enjoy her stay with us on this occasion.
Thank you to all at Willowcroft for helping me to arrange emergency respite care for my father when my mum had reached breaking point. The only minor issue, which was quickly resolved, were missing dentures and a towel, which have now been found.
Thank you very much for your review and I am pleased that we were able to provide the support needed for your father, to enable your mother to have a break. I’m sorry for the temporary loss of your father’s towel and dentures but glad this was quickly resolved. I do hope you will consider us for short breaks in the future – we will be delighted to welcome your father back.
They made us very welcome, everyone of the staff spoke to us on our first visit. I felt I will be happy to leave my husband in their care.
I expressed concern to the home manager as I twice visited my mother who could not reach a drink. I asked that they ensured this was addressed. Since reporting this, each time I have visited three times a week there has always been a drink in easy reach of her either in bed or in a chair. Several members of staff have proactively assured me they are aware and the actions they have taken, which is reassuring to hear from them directly.
I am glad that we are able to resolve the issues brought to my attention and that this has been continued by the care team. Ensuring effective communication across the home with relatives, residents and care staff makes this possible and I much appreciate your input.
Visited the home today as my mum is going to be there. What a lovely place, show round by the manager who is lovely, very caring and obviously has the residents at the forefront of her mind. All staff are very friendly, lovely place, clean, efficiently run, more like a hotel. The manager made me feel that my mum will be very happy there, which gave me great peace of mind.
We had a lovely greeting when we arrived, coffee and tea offered and then shown around. Lovely home, more like a hotel, the manager and her staff care very much and the home is clean, homely, friendly and warm. The manager made us feel that our mum would be well cared for and looked after.
I have looked after my wife at home for 2 years so when it was decided by the doctors that she needed full time care i was full of apprehension. When it was decided that a place was available at Willowcroft which i knew nothing about, it made me nervous but to my delight she has settled and health improved, i am much relieved after being together for 68 years, well done to all staff. Thank you.
Willowcroft is a very clean and welcoming home. When my mum arrived she was very frail, the carers were kind to her giving her great care and support. Whenever you need to know anything the staff are always very helpful.
Home well kept, staff very caring when asked for information open and honest. Her aptitude in general health has improved since being in their care. Nothing appears to be to much trouble well done. I'm so impressed that should there come a time when I need support I would not hesitate should a place be offered to me
Whenever my wife and I visit our sister-in-law in Willowcoft we sense and positive and happy atmosphere and feeling of security and clean and fresh ambiance. The staff are friendly, helpful and caring and the management are supportive and available and respond to our needs, flexibility of visiting times at Willowcroft is helpful to us when travelling form 100 mile distance.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 21 May 2022Good
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (9)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: The Orders of St John Care Trust
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: The Orders of St John Care Trust
- 28 Feb 2023Recipient: The Orders of St John Care Trust
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (6)

Carol joined the Trust in 2009 and has worked in the care sector for 17 years. Carol started working as a carer at the age of 17 after completing her work experience at the age of 14 in a care home. She enjoyed spending time with the elderly so much and really felt that she could help by making a difference in people’s lives.
Carol has a Level 3 in Effective Management, Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care; Adults Residential Management and in her spare time she likes reading, going to the gym and walking.
An interesting fact about Carol is that in 2017 she took part in a sensory challenge where she was blindfolded for 7 hours! Carol arranged this with support from the Wiltshire Blind Society and had the opportunity to talk on Wiltshire Sound radio. As part of this, she raised money for the resident's amenities fund and for Wiltshire Sound.

Sam is the Deputy Manager at Willowcroft and has worked for the Trust in various roles since 2012. Sam is an experienced Deputy Manager who has worked hard to support the team in moving over to an electronic care plan system. Sam is very passionate about the care of the residents and likes to make sure that all the residents are treated in a person-centred manner.
In Sam’s spare time, he likes to spend time with his family and enjoys socialising, exploring and playing games on his PlayStation 5.

Dea first joined the Trust in July 2014 after working in domiciliary care for many years. Dea joined the care sector when she left school as she wanted to help people and has done this her whole working life. Dea is the medication lead at Willowcroft and works hard to ensure the residents get the best possible care.
In Dea’s spare she times she enjoys walking her dog and socialising with friends.

In Beata’s spare time she takes care of her two daughters and takes them to many activities including Brownies, Gymnastics, Swimming and Cheerleading.

Andy joined the trust in February 2019. Prior to this Andy was a driver for u-drive and had many years’ experience working as a handy person in a hotel in Bournemouth. Andy decided to join the care sector as he had been looking for a job he could do for the rest of his career, he wanted to be helpful and work with his hands. Since joining the Trust Andy supports one of the residents with handy person duties around the home.
Andy, in his spare time, enjoys reading and watching documentaries on space and science.

Marie has worked at Willowcroft for 7 years, she started as a carer and then progressed to her current role as care leader. Marie prior to this was a trainee hairdresser and decided to change careers as she wanted to make a difference. Marie is the homes nutrition and infection control lead and takes these roles very seriously. In Marie’s spare time she looks after her children and binge watches box sets with her husband.
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