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Close attention is paid to facilities, services, accommodation. Great importance is given to training staff and is continuously updated to provide a safe and pleasant living experience for service users.
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Care Provided by Oak Lodge Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 36 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
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
A top-up on the Social Services expected to pay is required to be made by the Next of Kin to bring the fee to the assessed rate.
Call the Manager anytime for further information, also For RESPITE CARE
Contact Oak Lodge 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
- Restgate Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Talvinder Kaur(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 2006
- Last Refurbishment: 2017
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (30)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (3)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (16)
Visiting
- Relatives, friends and any other visitors welcome any reasonable time of the day. Staff will always be too happy to show visitors around or if visiting a friend/relative, to take visitors to a resident.
Parking
- The home has ample parking off the street and overflow on the side street, free of any charges.
Oak Lodge Care Home Reviews (60)
Oak Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.166) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Oak Lodge Care Home has 60 reviews.
Mum arrived at Oak Lodge at short notice and the staff have been wonderful. They arranged her admission and settled her quickly. All of the staff have been so kind, caring and attentive - Mum felt very comfortable. Any medical issues have been dealt with swiftly and appropriately and the family has been kept informed of any changes or developments. Although Mum has now moved to be closer to family we wish we could have picked Oak Lodge up and moved it nearer to us - we can only hope that her new home is as welcoming, homely and caring as Oak Lodge!
Hope your dear mother settles in well in her new care home as she did with us!
I have been in a few homes already and this is the best so far. I cannot fault anything so I do not want to go anywhere else. The food is lovely & the staff are marvellous, very caring, a bit forgetful sometimes, there again so am I.
Management and staff team.
My step mother has been a resident for 15 months. She has been very well cared for by all staff. They have reacted quickly to any medical issues and have always kept me informed. Thank you for your care.
We endeavour to continue providing high quality care, so our residents are happy and comfortable.
The staff made every effort to make my wife feel happy.
Thank you Sir for a very positive review. Tha Manager and her staff team work tirelessly to maintain comfortable, safe and pleasant homely surroundings for the Residents of Oak Lodge.
staff were wonderful. caring and thoughtful. Everywhere was clean. Nothing was too much trouble even to the extent of getting items out the car for my husband. I would recommend the home to anyone. Thankyou to the whole team.
Thank you for this very positive review. The Manager and staff work hard to keep the home a pleasant and comfortable place to live in!
August 2022 my cousin could no longer cope on his own. He went into Oak Lodge Care Home and immediately felt at home. All the staff were very friendly and caring. He was given help with his personal hygiene, any worries he had were talked through and solutions found. He wasn't very sociable but with encouragement he did venture down to the lounge and took part in some activities. If he didn't feel well or had a pain, carers were on to it and if necessary the doctor was called. This was exactly what he needed at this time. He was certainly cared for extremely well.
This is a nicely situated home in a pleasant area. The staff are all friendly and very helpful. They will help you with any problem if needed. The carers are efficient and polite. The drinks are with a lot of choice and the food is nice, also with choice.
Very happy with service.
Thank you for your positive review of the service. Very glad that you are happy and comfortable at Oak Lodge. Please speak to the manager, should you have any concerns, and we shall try our best to put things right!
Very happy to see my Mother-in-law settled in nicely. The staff are friendly, even got offered a cup of tea and cake. Clean and tidy and she's happier than living alone.
Thank you for your positive review. Please contact the Manager or Deputy without hesitation, should there be any concerns. Thank you.
My Nan is happy here, she has new friends and she sings a lot. I was unsure how I would feel visiting her but since I arrived I felt good about the home. Everyone was being cared for well, Nan remembered me!
Thank you for your positive review. Staff at Oak Lodge work hard to create a safe and cheerful environment for our Residents.
Oaklodge will do whatever is needed to help settle you in. My Mum needed lots of modifications for her to be able to move in with them, but they found a way and now Mum is the happiest she has been in a long time with her new friends.
Thank you for your positive and encouraging words.
They make my friend feel like he is being listened to and is well looked after.
Thank you so much for your review. We try very hard at Oak Lodge to hold an open-door policy which allows staff and management to keep families and next of kin up to date. We are very happy he feels he is being listened to.
Oak Lodge is a small care home which is exactly what we needed for my mum. She has been here 5 weeks and whilst it has taken her a while to settle in, she is well cared for and has stimulation from activities., the company of other residents and also a lovely room to have quiet time in. It has more of a homely feel than the nursing home she was in previously.
Thank you very much for your review. We are glad you are enjoying the activities; we try our hardest to tailor these to meet the resident's needs to ensure enhanced engagement.
I think, myself, it's very good.
Thank you for the review; we endeavour to provide the best service possible to provide a safe and comfortable environment; with a very good staff team.
September 2022 - 95 year old father-in-law visited for one week respite care. This was his first ever visit to a care home. The care and support from every member of staff was absolutely faultless. On top of the daily three meals, he was regularly offered tea/coffee and biscuits, and his last day was finished off with a few games of dominoes (One of his favourite games). Well done to all staff; my wife and I were well impressed. If there is a negative it would be the room he was in, although it was a nice room with a TV, and en-suite bathroom, unfortunately, it was on the top (second floor). There is a lift but there are a few steps down from the room to get to it. If there had been a room available on the ground floor the respite visit would have been perfect.
My mum moved into Oak Lodge Care Home in September 2021 which was a difficult time with Covid and the restrictions as we were unable to view in person. We took a gamble after a video tour and Mum moved in. I can honestly say it was the best move for our mum. She is very happy and tells me all the time how kind the carer’s are towards her. Whenever I have a query I always get a prompt response. Oak lodge is like a family and feels like it when you walk in to visit. There is always a warm welcome. Well done to the manager and staff. You all do an amazing job.
Since my mother moved into Oak Lodge Care Home at the latter part of 2021 we have found the management team and the staff to be amazing. From the assessment to her moving in the whole process put us all at ease, and from the offset she was made to feel very welcome and at home. It truely is a home from home, whilst remaining professional and caring. We are regularly updated with emails and love to see all of the activities on social media, the residents look like they all enjoy them, this was one of the things my mum particularly wanted. Despite the restrictions with Covid, we have been kept up to date with all changes to visiting which we totally understand as the priority is protecting the staff and service users. We are more than happy with the standards and service that my mum receives.
My grandmother has now been at Oak Lodge for a few months. The whole process of moving her there was very straight forward and the staff took account of her needs as well as likes/dislikes from the outset. There are always plenty of activities during the day, and I know she enjoys interacting with other residents. The staff always treat her with respect and keep us up to date with how she is doing.
My Grandma has lived at Oak Lodge Care Centre since September 2021 and has been extremely welcomed and has settled in very well. This was the 3rd care home she had been in in a year and by far the best. I can definitely relax now I know she is being well looked after. As a family, we are kept up to date with covid procedures and protocols and I feel that my grandma is being kept very safe. There is lots of daily activities that she can join in and encouraged to join in with as well, the best bit is being able to see her joining in daily on social media. Since being there my Grandma is always dressed immaculately with her hair and nails done and I feel is being well looked after. The only negative I feel that sometimes her room is untidy with laundry not put away or the floor hoovered. Overall I am extremely pleased with the care my Grandma is receiving. Thank you to all the staff and management at Oaklodge.
Mum became a resident in November 2021, following a weeks trial visit beforehand. Her dementia diagnosis reached a point whereby the family felt that despite excellent care at home, she would be safer in a setting with 24-hour care and the company of others. Mum agreed to this but did waiver in the build-up to the move. I was able to settle her into the home and get her very pleasant room set up to include treasured belongings and keepsakes. Unfortunately, Covid has meant that visits and indeed visitors have intermittently been limited, but with each successive visit, I have personally noticed an improvement in Mums temperament and wellbeing. She enjoys the food, has joined in with various activities (including exercises, crafting and cooking) and enjoys warm relations and good-humoured banter with staff. Sometimes it is difficult to get through by phone but the Manager promptly responds to emails. It’s a relief to us all to know that Mum is happy.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 01 May 2025Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveRequires improvement
- ResponsiveRequires improvement
- SafeRequires improvement
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
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Awards / Recognitions (4)
- 17 Jun 2024Recipient: Oak Lodge Care Home
- 28 Jun 2021Recipient: Oak Lodge Care Home
- 01 Aug 2018Recipient: Oak Lodge Care Home
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Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Lodge Care Home
What types of Care is Oak Lodge Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Oak Lodge Care Home have?
There are 30 Single Rooms and 3 Couples/Companion Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Oak Lodge Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Smoking not permitted, Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Stairlift, 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 Oak Lodge Care Home to the centre of Northampton?
2.1 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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