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The Meadows

Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7JN
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The Meadows is registered for sixty-eight residents and a team of skilled and friendly carers provide residential, early-stage dementia and nursing care for older people.

Care homes from The Orders of St John Care Trust are well respected in Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire where the voluntary sector charity has a strong presence after seeing healthy growth since it first opened homes in 1992.

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Care Provided by The Meadows

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 68 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

Type of carePermanentRespite
Residential Care£1,500 - £1,565£1,630 - £1,710
Nursing Care£1,956 - £1,956£2,101 - £2,101
Your fees cover several areas while in their care.
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.

Services NOT included in price are: dentistry, chiropody,
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.

Contact The Meadows 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 £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Group / Owner

Person in charge

  • Swapna Nandanan (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Mixed (no single-gender units)
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (68)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (68)

The Meadows Reviews (107)

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9.7

The Meadows has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.684) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Meadows has 107 reviews.

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Review from Hannah T (Great-granddaughter of Resident) published on 24 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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Lovely facility, caring staff who have made us and my whole family feel very welcome. Nanna is well looked after!

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Review from Jennifer B (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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My mother was given a 100th Birthday Party and the staff were excellent.
I have special needs foodwise, and they catered for me especially.

Thank you. I was very impressed.

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Review from Barbara D (Relative of Resident) published on 23 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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On attending a family member's birthday party, I found the staff and attendants friendly and courteous. They helped to make a special birthday even more special.

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Review from Jo D (Great-Niece of Resident) published on 23 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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We visited because it was my Great Aunts 100th birthday. The staff gave us a warm welcome and made our family feel very warmly received. The buffet and refreshments provided were lovely and they even made me a vegan salad on top. Nothing was too much trouble and my Great-Aunt and all the family had a wonderful time.

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Review from Astrid C (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 22 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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I visit my grandmother a lot of the time and today we had a birthday celebration.

I always find the home clean, tidy and the staff are always pleasant and helpful. I do recommend this home to whoever I speak to.

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Review from Harriette T (Great-granddaughter of Resident) published on 19 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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The workers here are lovely and very helpful. I also feel very welcome when I visit.

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Review from P C (Relative of Resident) published on 19 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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I visit the home now and then and today I am here to celebrate my wife's nan's 100th birthday. Today and on all occasions that I have visited the staff have been friendly and helpful.

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Review from Lee B (Friend of Resident) published on 17 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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My friend was on the waiting list for 6 months. Regrettable but so worth it. 5 star home with excellent care and staff are good, kind and friendly to residents and visitors. Food is excellent and the home manager is very approachable and always happy to help and chat. This is how care homes should be. Price in the medium range but the care is first class. This is a proactive care home with good quality volunteer group providing extras and company for residents. Staff who notice how residents are and report suggestions to management and/or friends and family so together, we can make residents lives as good as they can be.

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Review from G S (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 May 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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Mum has been in the home for 3 and a half years. She hates making a fuss but I feel I can go to the people in charge and they will always assist.

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Review from S A (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 February 2017 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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My father has been looked after wonderfully by the staff in The Meadows. I'm very pleased how kind everybody was who cared for my father. Thank you so much.

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Review from M A (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 December 2016 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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My mother and father are treated with care and kindness, their medical needs have been met, promptly. Everything is done to keep them comfortable and safe.

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Review from Liz & Maurice S (Relative of Resident) published on 16 November 2016 Submitted via Website
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We can not thank the staff at The Meadows, for the care, kindness and patience they showed our dad during his last months at The Meadows. He was always kept busy with activities, something different every day which meant he had a quality to his life that he would not have had should he have stayed at home. He was safe, he enjoyed the food and nothing was ever too much trouble for the staff, you were always met with a friendly face whatever time of day you arrived. Sadly his illness took hold very quickly and he became low but the staff were persistent in keeping him active and joining in, he became very difficult but he was always treated with respect. Towards the end of his life, he was treated with such kindness and dignity, that meant a lot to us knowing he was never on his own. The staff kept us informed of how things were as the end drew near. He was peaceful and pain-free. We could not have asked for anymore. Thank you.

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Review from M G (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 October 2016 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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Although my mother was only a resident in the nursing wing of The Meadows for five months, she was treated in a caring and dignified manner by all the excellent nurses and carers staffing Primrose. Unfortunately, she did not choose to embrace the facilities and ethos of the home enough to enjoy her time there, having made up her mind that she did not want to live any longer than her 97 years and despite the best care and attention of the staff seemed to give up on life and sadly died on 26th August 2016. The staff were a great comfort to me in the final weeks too.

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Review from David H (Son of Resident) published on 23 September 2016 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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My mother has dementia and is quite challenging at times but the staff are so nice and kind and go out of their way to make her life as happy and comfortable as possible. The Meadows go to great lengths to give residents plenty of things to do.

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Review from Arnold L (Brother of Resident) published on 22 August 2016 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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The Meadows Care Home I think is a very well-run home regarding looking after the patients. The staff are all kind and helpful.

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Review from Paul D (Son of Resident) published on 12 July 2016 Submitted via Website
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My father, brothers and sister would like to thank all staff who helped look after my mum in the short time she spent at the Meadows. She was looked after with compassion and dignity and for this we thank you. We are sure that due to the exceptional care given during her short time with you she gained a bit more time with us. This was priceless. Please keep up the good work you all do for your residents. Thank you again on behalf of our ever grateful family.

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Review from Valerie S (Resident / Service User) published on 3 June 2016 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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The home has done a lot for me. When I came here I had the full sling hoist. I could not walk and I also had a catheter and I could not do much. Now I can walk with a frame. I do not have a catheter any more and can take an interest in lost of things especially activities.

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Review from Tina H (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 April 2016 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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We as a family would like to thank everyone at The Meadows for making mum's last few years very happy. She was always clean and well cared for and treated with great dignity.

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Review from Gill F (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 April 2016 Submitted via Website
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My mum had dementia. Whenever I visited her at the home she always appeared happy and well looked after. She took part in activities and was well liked. Sadly she passed away last Thursday. My dad, sister and I were with her through those last hours and we could not have coped without the support and care of the staff on duty that night, Indeed the care manager gave up her night to be there for my mum and it was an enormous comfort to her.

My dad has been helping as a volunteer for some time now and he will continue with this, as the staff at The Meadows have become like extended family to him, and I have been enormously touched by the genuine affection they have shown for my dad over the years and by the support they have shown him through this awful time.

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Review from P C (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 April 2016 Submitted via Review Postal Card
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I can't praise The Meadows enough it always looks clean and I am always made welcome. Staff are first class to the residents. Excellent activities co-ordinator and excellent group activities.

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Date: 03 January 2024
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  • SafeGood
  • Well-ledGood
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Swapna Nandanan
Swapna NandananJob Title Home ManagerJoined 2019

Swapna became Home Manager at The Meadows in August 2026, bringing extensive nursing and leadership experience to her role. She began her nursing career in 2005 after completing her Degree in Nursing, gaining broad experience across a range of clinical settings before going on to work as a nurse lecturer in India and Malaysia.

Since relocating to the UK in 2012, Swapna has focused primarily on elderly care, progressing through a number of senior roles including Senior Nurse, Deputy Manager and Head of Care at The Meadows. She is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and supporting teams to provide compassionate care while creating a positive and supportive environment for residents and colleagues.

Swapna is proud to be part of The Meadows and is looking forward to continuing to build on the home’s compassionate approach, ensuring residents feel valued, respected and well supported. She is also committed to developing a strong, high-performing team where colleagues feel empowered to provide the best possible care.

Outside of work, Swapna enjoys reading, cooking, gardening and travelling.

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