St Katharine's House

Ormond Road, Wantage OX12 8EA
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  • St Katharine's House, Wantage
St Katharine’s House Care Home in the heart of Wantage, offers skilled and compassionate 24 hour care and support for older adults with residential, dementia and nursing needs.

Part of the multi-award winning Gold Care Homes group, St Katharine's House has all the features you would expect to enable residents to live well. Spacious lounges and dining facilities are complemented by a hair salon, a games area and a cafe area where residents, their families and guests can view the frequent wildlife that visit the extensive 5-acre grounds. Bedrooms offer ensuite facilities, promoting independence and a dedicated activities team arrange a programme of activities, entertainment, events and outings that ensure there is something to suit everyone.

Led by highly a experienced and passionate General Manager who has been at the home since 2018, the team go above and beyond every day to ensure every one of their residents receives the care they deserve.

A warm welcome is promised, so if you are looking for care for a loved one, contact the friendly team at St Katharine's House today to see how they can help.
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Care Provided by St Katharine's House

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Younger Adults

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 84 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

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

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1500 – £1500
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1500 – £1500
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1600 – £1600
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1600 – £1600
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1700 – £1700
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1700 – £1700
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1800 – £1800
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1800 – £1800

Fees are subject to an assessment of individual needs.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact St Katharine's House to find out the exact price for your requirements.

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.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Seema Thomas (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages from 18 to 120

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2011
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (84)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (2)

Visiting

  • No restrictions, encouraged to eat with residence if arriving for meal times.

Parking

  • 26 free parking space available

St Katharine's House Reviews (91)

9.6

St Katharine's House has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.648) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Katharine's House has 91 reviews.

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Review from Tony J (Resident) published on 9 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
In a short time of living here, very acceptable and helpful in every way.
Reply from Dalbir Jangra, Head of Marketing and Communications at St Katharine's House

Dear Tony,


Thank you for your kind review.


Best,


Dalbir.

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Review from Joyce P (Resident) published on 12 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A golly good place to come to. Staff are very kind and helpful. If you need a doctor they will see who are you are signed up for. With your relatives' knowledge, they will see you are signed up with a local doctor.
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Review from Jane (Daughter of Resident) published on 6 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Look beyond the decor, to the caring and professional staff. Dad moved to Katharine's in May 2017 after nine months in a hospital with dementia/psychotic episodes.
Initially, in a smaller room, the manager moved him to a larger room as it became available, providing him with a TV, sofa and comfortable
armchair.
The staff do their best to involve Dad in activities, especially gardening which was always his favourite hobby - with five acres of grounds there is plenty of space for him to walk too.
The staff are so friendly and there seems very little turnover.
Reply from Dalbir Jangra, Head of Marketing and Communications at St Katharine's House

Hi Jane,


Thank you for your review. Feel free to contact me directly if there are any other activities your Father would like to take part in.


Dalbir Jangra

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Review from C P (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 7 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All staff very helpful and friendly. Helped our relative to settle in and sorted any queries quickly. Very happy and friendly environment. Everywhere well looked after, inside and out. Nothing is ever too much trouble.
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Review from Caroline H (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 August 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both manager and deputy manager were extremely caring and supportive to me and my mother. In fact, staff across the board at all levels were very attentive and helpful. My mother had a comfortable room with a large shower room and a lovely view across the gardens which she enjoyed. All nursing staff
were excellent in caring for my mother's many needs including breast cancer, catheter, breathlessness and immobility.
My mother felt she had been on holiday and had a wonderful experience in the 10 weeks she was there. Should she need it, we would definitely look to return there. Personally, I had complete peace of mind that my mother was in a safe environment that understood her needs.
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Review from S S (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother has settled in very well and is quite happy. Enjoys the food and company. We visit regularly, and we are always happy with what we see.
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Review from Joan R (Resident) assisted by family/friend published on 15 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
The review was carried quite professionally items from the earlier review has been discussed and were generally completed. Some refurbishment of rooms were still being carried out and it was intended to change carpet sin some communal areas.
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Review from Christopher D (Son of Resident) published on 9 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother is cared for with dignity and care at all times.
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Review from G C (Nephew of Resident) published on 5 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This was our first visit as we live in the Lake District. My sister and her husband visit regularly. We were very impressed with the friendliness of staff and the activities on offer. We took our aunty into the garden and she particularly enjoyed seeing the variety of trees and flowers. She is in a
small room and from what we saw the care home there is a need for improving some of the decoration in the rooms. We found the meeting with relatives in the evening useful and the idea of using a donation for a sensory garden a good one.
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Review from L T (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 3 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Dad moved in quite quickly due to an emergency situation. from the start the manager and her staff have been helpful and kind to dad. He has been assessed and discussions have improved his medication. St Katherine's is old fashioned but has the feel of a B&B which is comfortable for dad. We are always
made welcome and the staff are always available if we need to speak to someone.
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Review from Rob P (Son of Resident) published on 9 December 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff pleasant even when under pressure.
Seem very friendly to my mother who is now very unwell.
We did complain about cleanliness of her room - but this has been remedied.
High staff turnover but I expect this is unavoidable in this sector.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.648)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.648) out of 10 for St Katharine's House is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 30 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 29 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 4.648 for St Katharine's House is calculated as follows: ( (270 Excellents x 5) + (51 Goods x 4) + (21 Satisfactorys x 3) + (9 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 352 Ratings = 4.648
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for St Katharine's House is based on 29 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 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    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 84 registered maximum number of service users is 16.8, which has been reached with 29 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: 29 Mar 2023

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Seema Thomas

Job Title: Care Home Manager Joined: 2025

With 30 years of nursing experience across India, Italy, and the UK, I have developed strong clinical expertise and leadership skills. My background includes working in diverse healthcare settings, from large care homes to fast paced hospital environments. I take pride in supporting and motivating teams, and I’m confident that these strengths will help me thrive as a manager. I’m excited to bring my experience, commitment, and positive approach to St Katharine’s, where I look forward to contributing to outstanding resident care.

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