Situated in Offerton in Stockport, Oakwood is a purpose-built building that can accommodate up to 13 adults with acquired brain injuries.
This specialist rehabilitation service works closely with each individual, their families and other professionals to ensure that everyone reaches their optimum potential.
Bespoke rehabilitation packages are designed to provide structure and support as each individual works towards independent and safe community living. As well as using assistive technology, the team support individuals to make use of the nearby amenities to aid in transition to more independent living.
Oakwood delivers support and rehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injuries in a friendly and safe environment. Regulated by the Care Quality Commission, and accredited by Headway, the dedicated and experienced team use a person centred approach to ensure every individual’s needs are understood and met with the greatest privacy, dignity and respect.
Each individual chooses how they are supported, and lead very active lives. With a focus on independence, health, wellbeing and skills building, extensive activity programmes offer something for everyone. As well as staff, a team of committed volunteers support individual and group activities, so all have the chance to be social, get creative or enjoy exercise.
Oakwood enables people to get the most out of life, supporting individuals to maintain relationships with family and friends, and gain the ability to move on to more independent living when they’re ready.
Since founding in 1948, Leonard Cheshire Disability has supported disabled people in the UK and across the world to fulfil their potential and live the lives they choose. The charity has many homes in the UK which provide thousands of disabled people with high quality housing, care and support.
Group: Leonard Cheshire
Person in charge: Corinne Waters (Service Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (click for contact details)
Type of Service: Care Home only (Residential Care) – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned , Registered for a maximum of 13 Service Users
Registered Care Categories*: Physical Disability • Sensory Impairment • Younger Adults
Specialist Care Categories: Head/Brain Injury
Admission Information: Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation 18-65 years. Ages 18+.
Single Rooms: 13
Rooms with ensuite WC: 13
Facilities & Services: Day Care • Physiotherapy • Independent Living Training • Own GP if required • Own Furniture if required • Close to Local shops • Near Public Transport • Minibus or other transport • Wheelchair access • Ground Floor Accommodation only • Gardens for residents • Residents Kitchenette • Phone Point in own room/Mobile • Television point in own room
Latest Care Quality Commission* Report on Oakwood ABI Service: click here
* Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.
The Review Score of 8.4 (maximum of 10) for Oakwood ABI Service is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 5 out of 5 from 1 Reviews over all time. This Average Rating is also the rating value for Oakwood ABI Service in Google's Search Results - more info
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 1 positive Reviews in the last 12 months.
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating of all Reviews over all time. For each review the Care Home / service is rated Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Poor or Very Poor on a number of areas eg Staff, Management etc. The Care Home receives points for each rating as follows: Excellent = 5. Good = 4. Satisfactory = 3. Poor = 2. Very Poor = 1. These points are added up and then divided by the total number of completed ratings to generate the average rating.
The Average Rating of 5 for Oakwood ABI Service is calculated as follows: ( (12 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 12 Ratings = 5
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 12 months. If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' in answer to the question 'How likely are you to recommend this Care Home to friends and family if they needed similar care or treatment?'
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
4 points are available for the first 5 Positive Reviews, 3 points for the first Positive Review and then 0.25 Points for each of the next 4 Positive Reviews.
1 point is available for reaching a target number of Positive Reviews based on 20% of the number of registered maximum number of service users. If the target is partially reached then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home with 50 registered maximum number of service users has a target of 10 Positive Reviews, if it has 10 or more Positive Reviews it will receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews will receive 0.7 points.
If there are no Positive Reviews in the last 12 months, then 2.5 points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 2 years. The calculation is the same as above, except the points are divided by 2.
The 3.385 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Oakwood ABI Service is based on 1 positive Reviews in the last 12 months and is calculated as follows:
3 = 3
Target of 2.6 positive Reviews (13 registered maximum number of service users ÷ 5). 1 Reviews ÷ 2.6 Target = 0.385
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
Oakwood ABI Service has a Review Score of 8.4 (8.385) from 1 Reviews
Review submitted from a Postal Card by Julia S (Daughter of Resident) on Friday 13 October 2017. Relates to October 2017.
The wonderful caring people at Oakwood have been caring for my dad since 2014, following a serious road accident and a subsequent head injury.
The manager at Oakwood is extremely caring and spent a lot of her time fighting for the correct care for dad (we are caught in the middle of a dispute between various councils who won't take responsibility for him) and she has been relentless in the midst of this. Amazing.
How likely would you be to recommend Oakwood ABI Service? Extremely Likely
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Fiona Ferguson, Referrals Coordinator at Oakwood ABI Service responded to this review on 13 Oct 2017:
Julia, thanks so much for taking the time to give us feedback about the service at Oakwood, we are glad that your experience has been positive.
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