Merryfield House Nursing Home

Mum has only been living at Merryfield House for a few months and she's very happy. They have made her feel so welcome and the care is first rate. She enjoys all the meals and the many varied activities especially singing, scrabble and gardening. Her health and morale have improved immensely since she moved and it is a relief for all of us to know she is so well looked after. The staff all seem to go the extra mile for all the residents and treat everyone with great respect and dignity.

I spent most Wednesday afternoons from January to May 2017 supporting a gentleman with a learning disability to volunteer at the home. During this time I was so impressed with the kindness, care and patience shown by all staff to everyone – each other, the residents, visitors etc. Nothing was ever too much trouble for anyone, the home was always spotlessly clean and tidy, as were the residents. Merryfield is such a shining star in the world of care homes and so different to those we read about in the press. I have had very little experience of residential care homes and so wasn’t quite sure what to expect and as a result was pleasantly surprised by everything I witnessed during my time there.

I sincerely hope that none of my family ever have to leave their homes and spend the remainder of their days in residential care, but should this ever be the case I would have no hesitation in suggesting to them that they consider Merryfield as an option based on what I have seen there.

I couldn't be more impressed with Merryfield House. The staff are so caring and helpful and the home is always so friendly, homely and clean. My father has severe dementia but myself and my relatives have all been amazed by the improvement in his condition since coming to Merryfield. He talks a lot more and communicates better. He looks happy, healthy and content and absolutely loves the food! The staff are all so attentive to him and involve him in all the activities to stimulate him and give him interest. I am so grateful to the home that they have gotten my father to be the best that he can be despite his illness and have enabled us both to enjoy precious time together. I wouldn't want him to be anywhere else and am looking forward to better weather when we can spend some time together in the beautiful garden.

I could not wish for a better home for my father-in-law. The carers, staff, food and surroundings are beyond excellent and my father-in-law is treated with dignity, love and respect and as a person rather than just a number. Despite his advanced Alzheimers, at Merryfield there is a marked improvement in his condition and they have succeeded in giving him back a quality of life and always go out of their way to involve him in activities and constantly think of ways to help him and assist him. It is such a caring, friendly place that is always welcoming and spotlessly clean with lovely homely touches. I cannot recommend it highly enough. My father-in-law is the healthiest and happiest we have seen him in a very long time. Thank you Merryfield House.

Lovely family feel, Grandad is very happy and well cared for. All the residents know one another and the staff, so the community at Merryfield House Nursing Home is very friendly and loving. I came when activities were taking place and many residents were actively taking part and enjoying the range of things available for them to take part in together - felt more like a group of friends sharing time together than a nursing home. Really excellent.

Merryfield House Nursing Home. It is small and friendly but not lacking in activities. A full activity programme is in place every week with a very friendly activity coordinator. The care is very good carers talk to the residents and give them individual time and care. The food is excellent my dad is celiac so they have had to get special food for him. The manageress is excellent and she comes around and talks to the residents and their family I would recommend this home to anyone who is looking for a nursing home.

The staff are most friendly, plus management are friendly also.

Since my brother arrived here the change in him has been remarkable. He is happy always laughing very clean and tidy, he is trying very hard to speak now which he hasn't done for a long time. All the staff have been very welcoming on my visits I am pleased with his progress since arriving here.

I am very happy with the home, but sometimes find it quite noisy. The staff are very helpful and kind. Activities are good and varied.

I visit the home on a weekly basis and have always found the management and staff very friendly and helpful. Each resident is given a weekly programme of activities which shows a good mix of interests and entertainment. I feel the residents are well looked after in every respect.

We normally visit every Monday pm we enjoy our visits very much as everyone here is always very helpful and usually happy and smiling. Our uncle is always happy when we see him and also other residents also seem to be happy. Overall the home seems to be run extremely well and I would not hesitate to recommend this home to anyone.

I have been at Merryfield for five months. I have a very comfortable room but it is a bit small. The room has a toilet and wash basin but no shower. I get taken to the shower twice a week and showered by a carer. The food is excellent. The staff are very kind and considerate. I can walk from my room into a small garden. The home looks after our mental and physical health, by providing quizzes and scrabble club etc, and exercises to music.

Excellent care and understanding in all aspects of my father-in-law's care, who has been a resident for over six years and who we would not place anywhere else. Staff are very knowledgeable of all their residents who are all cared for on an individual basis.

From staff up to management, every member of the team at Merryfield House Nursing Home is knowledgeable about every resident and their individual care and needs. Excellent place for my father to end his days, and for us as a family, to be safe in the knowledge that he will always be cared for.

Find Merryfield House is a welcoming home with caring staff. Accommodation is comfortable with home-cooked meals. Always some form of activity on entertainment for the residents each week. Nursing care is excellent, is a very clean environment.

I am very happy with the care, accommodation and catering at Merryfield House Nursing Home. It is in pleasant surroundings in which the residents seem very happy. There are always activities and entertainment each week which the residents look forward to. Very caring staff and good catering with home cooked food. I never worry about the quality of my uncle's care.

This was the first of many care homes and nursing homes we visited - we liked it very much indeed. Having been the actual home of one of the weaving families of Witney, it has a homely and interesting feel - small cosy rooms and a lovely garden. The staff are friendly and smile in recognition and work happily with each other. We liked the accessibility of the managerial staff.
My husband says the food is good. We had to wait about a year before there was a vacancy. The rooms are clean and comfortable, the lounge areas are small and cosy. The garden is full of flowers and safe for residents.
I am a little concerned about the medical suppliers. Some residents have had too long to wait which reflects badly on the home.

As a visitor, I do not see all of the home, but the ground floor common rooms (dining/lounges/garden/car park) are always in clean and tidy condition. There are no smells. The staff always seem to be very kind to the residents who are discreetly taken out and returned to my performances - no fuss, it just happens.
I regard my monthly visits very pleasant - probably helps my general well-being, being recently widowed. The residents always want to know when I shall return so that is nice.

The home is very welcoming. The staff are friendly and helpful. It feels more like a home than a care home. The residents all seem very happy. They have plenty of activities, something to do every day.

Myself my brothers and sisters are so pleased with everything Merryfield is doing. My father has been cared for faultlessly. We are 100% happy with Merryfield in every way.

From when I began working at Merryfield House, I found both the staff and the residents were very welcoming. The home itself is very well maintained and it is also kept very clean. The thing I enjoy most about volunteering here is being able to interact with the residents who live here.

Cheerful caring staff. Excellent activities provided. Always clean and tidy. Mum always likes the fresh flowers each week.

My mother was here for two years, I was made very welcome and became friends with all the staff. I have carried on coming to the home as a volunteer for the past seven years. I have always seen time as a good home with very caring staff.

I have been visiting her for a couple of years, and you are always made welcome and offered a cup of tea. It does not feel like a traditional "care home", more like a large extended family. The building is an old one which is part of it's charm and character, but is light and bright in spite of this. The staff are very caring, and more permanent which helps build good, lasting relationships which everyone benefits from. There are many benefits from not being in a large home, everyone can be an individual and enjoy a wide range of various activities.

I find the staff warm and welcoming. It is a pleasure to visit the home every week where I hold friendly a bible study with some of the residents. From my observations I always note that the residents are happy and treated with dignity and respect.

This is an excellent nursing home. The residents are well cared for, the staff are kind, patient and friendly. A lot of effort goes into celebrating special events, birthdays, Christmas etc. Residents are treated as individuals and in spite of dementia or frailty, efforts are made to make them feel at home.

Although my father has not been in the home for long (3 weeks) my experience has been very good. All staff are professional and clearly understood. Everyone is friendly and very helpful. The staff are very good at encouraging Dad to attend activities at the home, making him feel more involved, which is reassuring for the family. They have made every effort to help Dad feel settled and secure. It does feel more like a home than a care home to visit, which is pleasant for family.

Thank you so much for sending me the photos of Dad. I thought the Summer party was a great success and although Dad wasn't able to join in fully we both had a very relaxed and happy afternoon together eating delicious food and sipping Pimms. He even managed a little smile for Miss Oxfordshire. Thank you to you and all the staff who care for him and for your efforts in including him in the life of Merryfield.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the support and kindness which is shown to me each and every week when I visit Dad. It is very hard seeing my wonderful father gradually decline, now a mere shadow of the man he used to be. Your friendship and concern mean a great deal to me. I feel my father is a real part of the community at Merryfield and whilst he is still with us, I feel a part of that community too.

With very best wishes and thank you again.