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Staff share Sanctuary Care’s vision of Enriching Lives, based on the six senses people need to feel truly happy and fulfilled – a sense of achievement, belonging, continuity, significance, security and purpose.
The home’s resident ambassadors are enormously proud of their roles, which include everything from helping to nurture the gardens,...
Care Provided by Wantage Residential and Nursing Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 50 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Our weekly fees are individual to each of our residents and are subject to a pre-admission assessment, which is required to understand the level of care and support needed. Our 2025 weekly care fees for residential care start from £1474 and for nursing care £1836, but may be in the region of 30% more*. This depends on your care needs and the type of bedroom that is right for you, from our standard rooms through to our premium bedroom options.
*If you require more specialist care such as 1-2-1 support, your weekly fee could be higher.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Wantage Residential and Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Wantage Residential and Nursing Home 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
- Sanctuary Care Ltd
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Stacey Roblin(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 50+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (50)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (50)
Wantage Residential and Nursing Home Reviews (78)
Wantage Residential and Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.749) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Wantage Residential and Nursing Home has 78 reviews.
Excellent care. Very pleased that we chose this home for my father.
During the time that my brother has spent in Wantage Nursing Home, we have been very impressed with all care received! Very organised, very friendly and extremely caring! We love the way that ALL staff know all the residents' Christian names. Very impressed all round. Well done and thank you.
Thank you so much for your kind words about our team and home. Our team really appreciate your feedback. Best wishes, Fae
Devoted staff, always happy and encouraging. They are competent, reliable, kind and supportive to residents and are friendly and welcoming to visitors.
Thank you for your kind words about our home and team - I will be sure to pass this on. Best wishes
My mother was very well cared for. The staff were friendly, approachable and treated her with dignity and respect. It is a small home and my mother felt part of a large family.
Thank you for your lovely review. I will be sure to pass your kind words onto the team; they will really appreciate it. Best wishes,
We only have one care home to compare this to which is the plushest in the local vicinity and one would assume it's the very best money can buy but this one is far far superior in terms of their clinical care and compassionate care they provide for patients with advanced dementia.
Thank you for your kind and extensive review. We really appreciate your feedback and our team will be so pleased to hear such kind words. Best wishes, Fae.
Well-maintained care home with very caring staff and a warm and welcoming environment. Recommended.
Thank you for your lovely review - I will be sure to pass this onto the manager and the team. Best wishes, Fae.
The care and nursing staff treat my husband well.
They are equally kind and helpful to me.
I would like to know that someone calls to ensure his comfort very regularly. His doctor is called with no hesitation when though necessary.
Wantage Nursing Home is a very friendly, efficient and well-run home. First-class catering and welfare of the patients. Lots of good activities to suit everyone. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone. The patients are happy, speaks for itself.
A modern home with very good rooms, good access on all levels. All the staff are friendly and considerate. The food is very good and regularly served. Garden and lounge are very well furnished and maintained. Visitors car parking is excellent.
The staff are amazing and nothing is too much trouble, they really do go above what is required of them.
They also provide a good range of activities that everyone can get involved in.
A huge thank you to all the staff as you all do a fantastic job.
Management should be seen socialising with residents and getting to know them, not just sitting in their office every day.
Care is very satisfactory and would be a shame to see staff/carers leave due to management's ill choices.
All the staff work very hard to provide a high standard of care.
Care is always excellent with a good range of activities suited to dementia patients. Food always looks appetising and my Aunt enjoys mealtimes. Rooms are clean and tidy and are a generous size with en suite facilities.
Dear Jackie, thank you so much for your lovely words. I will be sure to pass this onto Paulo and the team at Wantage, your feedback really is invaluable to us and the care we provide. Best wishes, Fae
Outstanding. Wonderful, caring and sensitive end of life care addressing my late mother's physical, emotional and spiritual needs - highly recommended.
Dear Pat, what a lovely review - thank you so much for your kind words. We are so pleased that you were so pleased with the care provided during a very difficult time. I will be sure to pass your comments to the manager and his team. Best wishes
The majority of staff go above what is required of them and will assist residents and family with any request asked of them.
The food is as good as any local restaurant and with various choices at breakfast, lunch and supper.
Nursing staff and management will listen to all enquiries and help whenever possible.
They all deserve praise for a hard professional job.
Dear Philip, thank you for your kind words about Wantage Nursing Home - your feedback is much appreciated. I will be sure to pass your comments onto our catering team, I'm sure they will be pleased and to the manager and the rest of the team. Best wishes.
Staff are very kind and helpful. Willing to go the extra mile.
Thank you for your lovely words and fantastic scores. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and I will be sure to pass this onto the manager and his team. Best wishes
However, the team have been fantastic and the environment very comforting.
Mum has thoroughly enjoyed her stay and is more than happy to come back.
She made many friends while here.
Thank you to all who make this a true sanctuary.
What a heart-warming review, thank you so much for your kind words. We are so glad that your mother enjoyed her first stay with us, and made so many friends. She is more than welcome to pop in anytime to visit our lovely residents at the home for tea and cake. Best wishes, Fae.
Very impressed.
My husband has dementia and was admitted to the from hospital 6 months ago. The care he has received has been exemplary. The staff are patient, professional and always appear to respect residents dignity. The atmosphere in the home is welcoming and the environment is pleasant and well maintained while management takes the trouble to communicate with and consult relatives. I am very happy to recommend the home whenever the opportunity arises.
My only issue is with the menu too many options, get rid of the chilli con carne options. It would be easy to tailor meals to residents likes v's dislikes mum very hard she does not like eggs/cheese foods. I think this would reduce waste and I saw lots of waste which is disappointing. I am sure mum is not eating well. Podiatry needs to be followed up!!
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 21 October 2021Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (1) & Events (1)
- 04 Jun 2025
I'm Stacey and I've worked in adult Health and Social Care since 2010. I began my career as a care assistant, which gave me a strong foundation in hands-on, compassionate...
- 20 Aug 2026Organiser: Wantage Residential and Nursing Home
Awards / Recognitions (9)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Sanctuary Care Ltd
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Sanctuary Care Ltd
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Sanctuary Care Ltd
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Wantage Residential and Nursing Home.
Meet the Team (4)

Lauren welcomed the very first resident to Wantage when it opened its doors in 2008 and is the home's longest-serving member of staff.
"It’s more than a job, I feel like this home is my baby and I love being here,” she says. “I love looking after the residents and making a difference in their lives.
You see the residents every day and they become like a second family to you – you worry about them if they aren’t well, you care for them and you enjoy listening to their stories.
It feels so special to have been here from the beginning, I love being here and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else!”

Our award-winning head chef Monica came third place in Sanctuary Care's annual MasterChef competition in 2022. Monica loves baking and makes delicious cakes and biscuits for afternoon tea. She also prides herself on creating stunning bespoke birthday cakes for our residents.
"I always ask them what cake they would like, and when I see their happy faces, it means I can go to sleep feeling happy!
Food is very important to our residents - if I enter the dining room and see the residents smiling, then I am happy.
I love working here – most of my family are in Romania so the people here at Wantage are like my family – they have a place in my heart.”

Coming to work at Wantage, it’s like having a second family. I like the contact that I have with the family members when they come into reception and I love to take round the residents’ post and newspapers, because it means I can have a good chat with them.

I enjoy coming to work every day and helping the residents – they are like family. I like that I come in and make a difference for them.
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