
The home provides great facilities ad care for our loved ones.Clare P(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

It is very comforting to see my dad joining in and enjoying himself.Karen C(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


The home provides great facilities ad care for our loved ones.Clare P(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

It is very comforting to see my dad joining in and enjoying himself.Karen C(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Located in the heart of Oxfordshire, Stowford House is a luxury, purpose-built care home, providing round the clock residential, dementia and nursing care on a permanent and respite basis.
Residents at the Abingdon care home have access to a range of comfortable shared spaces, including welcoming lounges, an on-site café, and a dedicated hair salon. Bedrooms are all en-suite and thoughtfully styled, with options available for couples or for visiting loved...
Care Provided by Stowford House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- 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 53 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
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other 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
care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
• Use of in-house cinema
• Access to landscaped gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply
an agreed hourly charge for this service.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Stowford House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Stowford House 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
- Care UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Stephanie Jones(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 60+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (53)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (52)
Stowford House Reviews (94)
Stowford House has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.666) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Stowford House has 94 reviews.
Great staff, everything I could hope for. Dad was well cared for and enjoyed his time at Stowford House
They were very friendly and approachable.
His room was lovely and overlooked the garden and was clean and comfortable. Although Dad was a resident for such a short time, I feel he would have been very well looked after here.
Mum is treated with care and compassion. Staff are very good in sometimes challenging situations. The room is sometimes rather odorous but generally ok.
My mum came to Stowford House for end of life care. During her short stay, the staff were responsive to her changing needs. They made her comfortable. They kept my sister and me fully informed and involved. All the staff were very friendly and professional and supportive.
My friend appears to be well looked after. The surroundings are pleasant and the staff friendly.
Staff are very friendly and helpful. Made my nan feel very at home.
Stowford House felt good as soon as I arrived at my first visit, having a simple, calm and reassuring feel to it. We had to organise a room for poor Mum quite quickly, she was extremely frail with a lot wrong and the hospital could do no more for her.
My brother and I were quickly reassured. The nurses are highly skilled, they kept us fully informed as they increased Mum's nursing needs, involving my brother and me in helping them make her comfortable. The nursing staff and care teams were really warm and kindly, and Mum's passing was handled with discrete tenderness.
In the end, they liaised with a palliative care nurse from another home. I'm so glad Mum didn't need the hospital again.
It's all still a fog, Mum died yesterday, 11 days after her arrival. But my brother and I are so grateful to Stowford House, my first good impressions being totally accurate, her being at Stowford is the thing that has made bearable the end of 5 ghastly months. We would recommend Stowford House without hesitation. All great professionals.
Staff seem very friendly, some could be more helpful. Activities are being run by one person who is trying to do a good job but there were three activities staff. A lot of rooms need decorating.
We thank you for taking the time to review our home. We are pleased to announce that a full time second activity co-ordinator has been recruited to start in 2 weeks’ time. We look forward to a newly energised program with fresh ideas and outings. We aim to create purposeful activities for our...
My mother first went to stay at Stowford House in July 18, for respite following a collapse at home resulting in two weeks in hospital where she had a pacemaker fitted. She suffers from short-term memory loss and confusion. We were advised at the hospital that she should not return home to live and so she is now a permanent resident. Stowford House is light and airy with a lovely garden and the staff are very helpful and caring. Activities are planned every day and she has joined the poetry club where she is delighted that she has been asked to read. Although it is still early days she is beginning to settle in.
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We are delighted you like our beautiful garden and that your mother is enjoying the pottery club. We would love to hear of any suggestions you may have to further enhance the activity offering as our aim is to create moments of joy for everyone at Stowford House.
Generally very pleased with my father's care but it is so expensive - all his life savings have disappeared nearly - he worked hard all his life, having come from Poland during the war after time in Siberia. He would be unhappy to know that all he accomplished has gone with the fees! But that is not the fault of Stowford House.
Lovely, caring staff, so kind to my Mum. Thank you so, so much.
Throughout this year we have both been happy with the way she has been looked after. We made the right decision to move her into Stowford Hosue and recommend it.
I am impressed by the care given - particularly the friendly, cheerful and tactile approach.
It was a difficult but necessary decision to place my aunt in a care home but we have been very happy as a family with the transition from her home. My sister has been in regular contact with my aunt and the staff and only gives glowing reports. I have visited my aunt a few times recently and been impressed with all staff contact with her and the obvious caring relationship staff have with her. She refers to Stowford House as her home now and feels valued and content. Thank you all for caring for my aunt so well.
My mother has been in there for over 5 years. Throughout her time, the communication between nurses had been appalling. Carers do not read or act upon care plans, food has been poor both in terms of quality and nutrition. The whole place is grubby and shabby. Little attempt is made to (a) clean residents hands prior to and after meals, (b) tables are dirty. Things go missing all the time. There has been massive staff turnover generally and we are now on the 6th manager in 6 years.
In the 18 months, the previous manager was in situ, things did improve but it was a massive task. The new manager is totally unapproachable, keeps her door closed, seems to work very short hours and takes forever to answer emails. When she does eventually respond to them, questions are not answered. Everything is now sliding very quickly back downhill. I despair.
The food could be improved. General care is good.
Cleanliness is good.
Residents could have more one to ones if they don't partake in activities.
My wife is happy and well looked after at Stowford House. I spend several hours with her every afternoon.
I feel that at times my mother's room is not that clean ie food on the floor and armchair dirty.
My mother's clothes and belongings go missing.
I do find the head nurse on my mother's wing very friendly and helpful.
My experience of Stowford House is that it is good. However, the food is poor and access is very limited.
All the care and nursing staff are very polite, caring and attentive, however they can be hard pressed and overworked at times, leading to delays at times when answering 'call buttons'.
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News (60) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2026
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Meet the Team (1)

After qualifying as a registered nurse, I specialised in elderly care, working as a nurse consultant and modern matron.
This role involved managing several community hospitals and an NHS nursing home, which naturally led me into the management of care homes. Throughout my career, I have been committed to ensuring high standards of care.
I am deeply passionate about providing residents at Stowford House with the highest quality of care and support. I firmly believe that every resident deserves a tailored approach to their care, allowing them to live happily and meaningfully while maintaining the freedom to choose the support they wish to receive.
Building strong relationships with residents and their families is essential to me, as I recognise the vital role these connections play in the effective operation of a care home. My door is always open for any conversations or concerns, and I am dedicated to fostering an environment where residents feel valued, respected, and truly at home.
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