Oak Lodge

Rectory Road, Oakley, Basingstoke RG23 7EL
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Oak Lodge is a CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ and award-winning care home combining 24-hour residential and nursing care with warm and friendly hospitality for up to 60 residents on a permanent and respite basis.

Purpose-built on the foundations of a country farm complex, within a beautiful 300-acre Hampshire countryside estate, Oak Lodge is a quintessentially British care home blending state-of-the-art facilities and stimulating environments with a homely atmosphere and family approach to person-centred care.

Awarded 'Residential Home of the Year' at the Hampshire Care Awards 2025, ‘Top 20 Care Home South East England’ in 2024, winner at the Hampshire Care Awards in 2023, and Home Manager Grace Adan won ‘Manager of the Year’ at the National Care Awards in 2019.

Residents enjoy beautiful farmland views from their luxury bedrooms equipped with ensuite facilities, spacious communal for entertaining and dining, glazed walkways, a dedicated activities room, hair salon and family room. Outside, a landscaped garden, quaint summer house, tranquil flower courtyard with water feature and a raised herb garden tended to by the residents’ gardening club, provide outdoor space for residents and their loved ones to enjoy.

Their dedicated activities team prioritise resident wellbeing by organising a variety of meaningful and joyful group, individual and one-to-one activities and experiences. Some of the many activities they provide are; cultural days, themed tea parties and dining experiences, floristry workshops, gardening club, arts & crafts, beauty sessions, trips out to nearby attractions, live musical entertainers – tap, jive and Irish dancing, Ukulele players, Motown singers, tribute acts and visiting animals – alpacas, monkeys and even penguins to name a few!

All-inclusive fees cover physiotherapy, chiropody, hairdressing, massage therapy, days out, and more.
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Care Provided by Oak Lodge

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 60 Service Users

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Convalescent Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1995 – £1995
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1995 – £1995
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1995 – £1995
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1995 – £1995

Our all-inclusive weekly fees require no deposits and cover all the care residents need, including complimentary physiotherapy, chiropody, hair dressing, massage therapy, days out and much more.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Oak Lodge to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Contact Oak Lodge 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)

Support you may be entitled to

If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Contact Oak Lodge to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Grace Adan (Registered Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (60)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)

Oak Lodge Reviews (142)

9.9

Oak Lodge has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.905) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Oak Lodge has 142 reviews.

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Review from G H (Son of Resident) published on 18 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have to congratulate Oak Lodge on the way in which they have looked after my mother. My mother since her arrival just before Xmas. It is an amazing nursing home and must rate as the best one I have seen. The staff are extremely friendly and interact really well with the residents. The manager is very
approachable and a caring sensitive leader. The head of care is also fantastic in her care and approach. The kitchen staff have been extremely adaptable due to my mother's gluten free diet. It is a most impressive establishment.
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Review from John P (Son of Resident) published on 30 October 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As a family from our first thoughts regarding placing dad in a care home we admit to feeling trepidation. However from the first point of contact via the telephone to the day dad moved in they very quickly were able to reassure us and give us professional guidance. Dad's 6 months at the home as a result
of the amazing caring staff were peaceful and he was treated with complete respect dignity and love.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.905)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.905) out of 10 for Oak Lodge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.980 for Oak Lodge is calculated as follows: ( (199 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 203 Ratings = 4.98
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.925 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Oak Lodge is based on 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.925
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 60 registered maximum number of service users is 12, which has been reached with 17 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 31 Jan 2020

Overall Outstanding

  • Caring Outstanding
  • Effective Outstanding
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Outstanding
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

1 Bed Vacancy

Posted: 20 Feb 2026

Residential Care / Nursing Care / Respite Care

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Awards / Recognitions (11)

Meet the Team (5)

Grace

Grace Adan

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2001

Grace has worked for Oak Lodge since 2001. Grace is passionate about providing quality care. She cares deeply about the Residents and staff alike and has created a climate that motivates each individual.

Jacqui

Jacqui Vickery

Job Title: Home Administrator Joined: 2009

Jacqui began working at Oak Lodge in 2009. She loves the interaction with residents, families and staff ensuring they are happy and well looked after.

Flora

Flora Balmaceda

Job Title: Head of Care Joined: 2001

With an extensive background in nursing, Flora has worked at Oak Lodge for 18 years and is responsible for managing the clinical care of the residents in the home. This involves supervising the nurses, senior carers and carers to ensure residents receive person-centred care in accordance with their assessed needs and plans of care, and ensuring their mental, physical and emotional well-being.

Lubo

Lubo Sromovsky

Job Title: Maintenance Manager Joined: 2006

Lubo is our passionate and dedicated Handyman who works very hard fixing things and making sure our home runs smoothly. This involves ensuring that any maintenance/repair works are carried out promptly and efficiently with minimum disturbance.


Lubo is your man if you require shelving, pictures hung on a wall, carpet cleaning or any general maintenance to make your room as comfortable as possible.

Tracey

Tracey King

Job Title: Head Chef Joined: 2001

Tracey has worked at Oak Lodge for over 18 years. Having started as a weekend Chef, then taking on more hours, finally working as Head Chef for the past 5 years.


In her own words “Good food and nutrition are important to everyone, especially the elderly. I am passionate right from the start of the planning, ordering, cooking through to serving the food to our residents. I carefully consider each of their likes and dislikes and enjoy seeing empty plates and well-nourished residents. I’m proud to be part of the residents lives here and responsible for their well-being, nutritionally”.

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