
Walking past the lounge a guitar is being played to residents and feels extremely homelyA P(Friend of Resident/Service User)

I would recommend Oak Lodge to anybody.Adrian B(Resident / Service User)


Walking past the lounge a guitar is being played to residents and feels extremely homelyA P(Friend of Resident/Service User)

I would recommend Oak Lodge to anybody.Adrian B(Resident / Service User)


Oak Lodge Care Home is proud to offer the highest standard of residential, nursing and dementia care in a warm and welcoming environment.
Oak Lodge Care Home provides residents with an engaging setting to socialise, dine, there are engaging activities every day with an activity coordinator or they can explore the beautifully landscaped gardens.
Oak Lodge Care Home is a vibrant and active community where residents are enabled to live life to...
Care Provided by Oak Lodge Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 47 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
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- 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
Weekly Charges per Person
Final fees are subject to assessment of the potential resident, the size of the room offered and the facilities needed / available.
Additional services such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and excursions are not included in the standard weekly fees.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Oak Lodge Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Oak Lodge Care 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
- Harbour Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lisa Moxon(Registered Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (45)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
Visiting
- Contact with relatives and friends is fundamental to their resident’s health and well-being and visits are encouraged. No restrictions or booking requirements to visit Oak Lodge Care Home; however different rules apply should there be a Covid-19 outbreak, and they ask to not visit during ‘protected mealtimes’ unless is a part of the essential caregiver role.
Parking
- Oak Lodge Care Home has a private car park with parking, including disabled parking bays, for people visiting the Home. There is no charge to use the cark park.
Oak Lodge Care Home Reviews (91)
Oak Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.634) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Oak Lodge Care Home has 91 reviews.
I have peace of mind because I know my Mum is being cared for in the best possible way. The staff are always friendly and understanding. There is a good-humoured atmosphere about the place with a full programme of activities and outings.
I find all the staff very friendly and very caring, from top management to the nurses, carers, kitchen, cleaners, laundry and entertainments. They arrange lots of entertainment, music, afternoon singing, quizzes and many others. I would highly recommend this nursing home to anyone looking for a place for their relatives.
Our mother has been a resident for just one month. First impressions were of a very friendly atmosphere and the staff in the Acorns are very much dedicated to their work.
Very homely and nice surroundings and my daughter is very happy and well looked after and goes to most activities. All the staff are very pleasant.
My mum has been in Oak Lodge Care Centre for eight months now and the home is very warm and friendly. All the staff treat my mum with all the care she deserves.
Very good, friendly staff and helpful.
I found it very small in the room where they have their bedrooms and in the summer time, the door to the garden is not often open and it does get very hot in the room. Otherwise, everything is quite good. It's nice to know that my sister has someone near to talk to otherwise it's a long day for her and other people that have to stay in the home. My sister is happy now that's one good thing but I am pleased to hear they will be moving her to another room soon and it will be much better for everyone that stays here. Everyone is very nice to talk to so that's a very good thing.
Welcomed by staff, friendly atmosphere. Very attentive towards my mother and other residents. Activities held frequently. Very pleasant room, warm and spacious. Very happy that my mother is being cared for at Oak Lodge Care Centre.
We are delighted that you are so pleased with the standards of care and also the environment at Oak Lodge. The team at Oak Lodge work very hard to make Oak Lodge a welcoming environment and have a real community feel.
I am very happy with the way my dear Mum is cared for in "Acorns". The staff are very caring and thoughtful and efficient. Always patient with her (due to her dementia, she can be a bit difficult)! she always looks clean, tidy and well fed.
Thank you so much xx
During a very difficult time with my husband's health and welfare, the management and staff have been most sympathetic and helpful.
Thank you for your review. I am very proud of the commitment of our team to provide fantastic care.
On arrival at The Lodge myself and my family were welcomed and I was made to feel part of a family. I was included in all the entertainment and activities and so was my family included. I had my 50th Birthday here and I had a surprise party and cake. My family has joined me for meals and have been told they can come at any time.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 15 September 2022Good
- 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.
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Awards / Recognitions (5)
- 30 Jun 2021Recipient: Harbour Healthcare Ltd
- 28 Feb 2020Recipient: Harbour Healthcare Ltd
- 28 Feb 2019Recipient: Harbour Healthcare Ltd
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Oak Lodge Care Home.
Meet the Team (3)

I gained my Health and Social skills and experience at our sister home, Gotton Manor in Taunton, from 2020, where I worked as a care assistant, which was my first experience in a care home.
Working my way up to Team Leader, Senior Carer, Care Coordinator and then Deputy Manager.
During my time at Gotton Manor, I gained a Level 3 and a Level 5 in Leadership in Adult Care, passing both with a Distinction credit.
Recently stepping into the Care Home Managers role at Oak Lodge in Chard, I have been supported all the way by everyone at Harbour Healthcare.
The residents' care and quality of life are my top priority, helped by the amazing & well established team at Oak Lodge.I have an open-door policy for staff, residents and relatives.
No two days are the same. The care we provide comes from our hearts day in & day out.

Hi, my name is Clair. I am the Deputy Home Manager at Oak Lodge Care Home.
I started as a carer in 1995. In 2007, I came to work at Oak Lodge Care Home as a Senior Carer and then worked up to the position of Nursing Associate. In October 2019, I was offered the Deputy Home Manager position; I was delighted, and of course, accepted the offer!
I have been part of the team at Oak Lodge for the past 19 years. Over the years, I have developed a deep understanding of our residents, their families, and the values that make our home a special place to live and work.
I am delighted to welcome our new manager, Lisa Moxon and look forward to working together to continue supporting our residents, families and staff. Having strong leadership and teamwork in place will help us build on the excellent care we already provide and continue to make our home the best it can be.

Hi, my name is Di. I am the Administrator at Oak Lodge Care Home.
I joined the Oak Lodge Care Home team in March 2018, having previously worked for an advertising agency for 10 years, and also worked for Axminster Carpets as a PA for 9 years.
I enjoy watching horse racing, going to horse shows, dog walking with my little Jack Russell terrier called Bea, and dining out. I am usually the person who answers the phone when you call during office hours and deals with all the administration and paperwork for the home.
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