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The location has been well chosen, being one of Colchester's beauty hotspots, while quality nursing professionals are recruited to safeguard high standards.
There are many activities planned and available for residents to choose from and the full-time activities team ensure that each resident is able to participate daily.
Care Provided by Barchester Woodland View Care 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 60 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
- Convalescent 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
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
This Weekly Fee rate is an indication only of a typical standard fee rate for a resident living in a standard, comfortable room. A final Weekly Fee rate will be confirmed once we have carried out a pre-admission needs assessment. For nursing care, Weekly Fee rate will be dependent on personal needs.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Barchester Woodland View Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Barchester Woodland View 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)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Adrien Csipkar(General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 50+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (60)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (60)
Barchester Woodland View Care Home Reviews (126)
Barchester Woodland View Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.673) out of 10, based on 26 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barchester Woodland View Care Home has 126 reviews.
Lovely day on yesterday to pub & shopping.
Staff very helpful & considerable
Room nice & clean.
Thank you Val! It was lovely to see the photos from this activity with you.
A comfortable and welcoming care home with most helpful assistants. The outings one goes on are always most enjoyable and well looked after on each trip out.
Thank you Doreen ! We are pleased to have you as a Resident at Woodland View.
The team are very hard working and supportive. I enjoy the yoga classes, music events and I am a member of the choir. Presently we are waiting for some chicks to hatch, it's very exciting! Mothers Day was a lovely celebration as was St Patricks Day! Thank you!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a lovely review. It means a great deal to know you enjoy the activities and atmosphere here. Your kind words about our staff and home are greatly appreciated and will be shared with the whole team
Activities & provided & suggestions listened to
Food requests listened to
The food is just great and my uncle is so happy here which makes all us as a family happy too.
Amazing place.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a lovely review. We really appreciate your feedback
Mum spent two weeks in respite care at Woodland View to recover from an illness. We are very impressed with the care and attention that she received. From the first contact with the home through to the assessment carried out in her own home and the friendly welcome that mum received, followed by the most wonderful care, we could not have wished for more. All of the staff are amazing and thanks to them mum made a full recovery and was able to return to her own home in good health and with confidence. The rooms are spotless and well appointed as are the communal areas. We would not hesitate to use this service again
Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a lovely review. It means a great deal to know you felt he was well cared for, comfortable, and able to enjoy the activities and atmosphere here. Your kind words about our staff and home are greatly appreciated and will be shared with the whole team
They were there straight away when he needed tending to.
The Home is very clean & welcoming with friendly polite staff.
A good selection of Activities for everyone to join in.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a lovely review. Were truly touched to hear that your dad enjoyed his time with us and that his laughter and sense of humour were shared with our team. It means a great deal to know you felt he was well cared for, comfortable, and able to enjoy...
I have been in this care home for the last 2 years. During this time I have always felt safe and content here. All the staff, activities, our meals and our rooms are always perfect.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. We're delighted to hear that you have felt safe and content during your time here and that you're happy with the staff, activities, meals, and your room. Your kind words mean a great deal to everyone, and we're proud to be part of making this a comfortable and happy home for you.
The home itself is always very clean.
Entertainments is of a very high standard and always try to include all residents whatever physical or mental ability.
Would reccomend.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Were really pleased to hear that your sister is being well looked after and that you find our staff friendly and welcoming. Its also lovely to know you appreciate the cleanliness of the home and the high standard of entertainment, with everyone...
Rosemary has been staying at Barchester Woodland View for two years now. I visit as frequently as can be managed, but from a distance. I have to say that Rosemary has been very settled at WV, and we so pleased to be back after a recent hospital stay! On my visits, I have been most impressed by the friendly atmosphere and the way all of the staff anticipate her needs, and seem to care a lot about doing what is generally a challenging job. Thank you!
I was very happy with the way that my wife was looked after. I found that the staff were really nice and nothing was too much trouble. Thank you to all the staff from me and the rest of my family, it put my mind at ease knowing she was comfortable and well cared for.
Thanks for all you did for me.
Quite excellent, actually. I could not wish for better. Everything is good, the food, the staff, everything.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We 're so pleased to hear you are impressed with the staff at Woodland view and will pass your feedback to the team.
My experience at Woodland View has been excellent. Staff of all levels have shown efficiency, care and compassion. The period of respite care has proved to be very beneficial for both my husband and I, thank you.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We 're so pleased to hear you are impressed with the staff at Woodland view and will pass your feedback to the team.
The menu at meal times was varied and the quality of the meals was really good.
Our thanks go to all staff involved in his care.
My husband was placed in Woodland view care home after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. This was such a sad and difficult time for our family but made so much easier by the amazing staff and facilities at the home. They were even so welcoming to our little dog who immediately felt right at home. My husband had the best care we could have hoped for, he was relaxed, happy and comfortable, which he had not been in hospital. He had a lovely bright, sunny room which was well decorated and kept clean. The food was delicious and healthy with a good selection each day. On the day we sadly lost him the staff were incredibly kind, supportive and understanding, going above and beyond to meet the needs of our extended family. We could never thank them enough.
Thank you Bianca for your kind words it means a lot to the team . We wish you all the best and you are more then welcome to pop in with your little dog to visit us at any time!
Very helpful, good standard of accommodation. Staff are friendly and encouraging in my respite care.
Thank you for the lovely comment. It was our pleasure to care for you here at Woodland View. Please do not hesitate to contact us in the future.
Excellent care from all the staff who could not have been more helpful. Nothing was too much bother. All staff were very friendly. Everything was clean and tidy. Room was cleaned thoroughly every day.
Mum had been residing at Barchester Woodland View Care Home for nine months and really enjoyed meeting the other residents and the many activities the home arranged to keep their residents entertained. When Mum's time came, the nursing staff were fantastic in making her comfortable and all other staff were very respectful and supportive of us, as her family. Thank you.
Another delicious meal. Gammon, pineapple, roast potatoes and vegetables, a definite favourite! The head chef delivered the lunch trolley with a smile and always makes time to talk to the residents, wave and brighten their day.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 18 March 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 (6) & Events (0)
- 05 Feb 2025
Today marked the first of our 2025 Activities Team 'Woodland View Wishes' initiative. We will reveal more about the initiative and how you can help tomorrow evening...Watch this space! For...
- 08 Nov 2024
: Residents get a backstage invite with cast of ‘Legally Blonde’ Two of our residents used to love going to the Westend, and watching musicals, however confidence has made it...
- 21 Oct 2024
Plenty of fun at the Pumpkin Patch! CONTENT: We love discovering new places to visit here at Woodland View, so we were very excited to learn about a ‘”Pumpkin Patch”...
There are no upcoming events for Barchester Woodland View Care Home.
Awards / Recognitions (21)
- 09 Jun 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- 09 Jun 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- 15 Apr 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
Meet the Team (10)

I am passionate about our residents being safe, making them happy, and enabling them to lead fully enriched lives whilst always receiving the highest quality of care.
One thing that I feel is really important is offering residents a lot of personal choices and, as Woodland View is their home, they have the right to choose what goes on here. I am hands-on in my role, I like to spend as much time as possible with the people that we care for and I also really enjoy getting to know our residents' families and providing them with support when they need it.
Our team here at Woodland View are dedicated to guaranteeing that all of our residents are treated with dignity, respect and attention, thus, in turn, enabling them to celebrate life in their new Barchester home which I feel exceptionally privileged to be a part of.
My door is always open and I look forward to welcoming you to Woodland View very soon!

Hi, my name is Amanda and I am a staff nurse here at Woodland View. I help to support our residents in daily life.

Hi, my name is Petra and I'm the Activities Coordinator here at Woodland View. I love seeing the difference that activities can make to each individual, finding out what interests they have and ensuring I incorporate that into our activities here.
I love music and drama coming from a musical background as a singer all over the country, music is important to me and I feel it makes such a difference to everyone, it evokes memories, and creates happiness. I also love to boost residents' self-esteem by creating pampering sessions and having one-on-one time to relax and reminisce.
A lot of our residents also enjoy our special trips out on our Mini Bus as we create new, special memories together at Woodland View.

Hello, my name is Sophie and I am a Care Practitioner. My role is to help look after residents' daily care needs and see to it that they are always getting the very best care.

Hello, my name is Ella, I am the Administrator at Woodland View
This is my first job in the Healthcare Sector and now I can’t imagine doing anything else. I love all the different people I get to meet and the friendships I make with staff, residents and relatives alike. It makes me really happy to know that I get to make a difference in the lives of the residents I help care for and seeing the smiles on everyone’s faces brings me huge amounts of joy. Working at Woodland View is such a rewarding job and I am very glad that I have a place here in our little work family.

My name is Tansie Fitch,
I have been working at Woodland View for nearly a year as the resident hairdresser. I also spent a year as Activities Assistant. I find I am regularly smiling because that is how these people make me feel, happy to be in there company.
Being in my late 40's I am for the first time fulfilled in my working role.

Hi, I am Iuliana and I am proud to be Woodland View's chef.
Running the kitchen at Woodland View is very rewarding and my team and I strive to create menus that residents love. I meet every new resident to learn about their dietary needs, likes and dislikes. I love creating meals for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas.
Meal times at Woodland View should feel like a family gathering and I aim to provide delicious food to make the experience wonderful.

My name is Heather Mann. I started at Barchester in September 2018 as a General Assistant and progressed to Head of Housekeeping of which I am very proud. My role is to ensure that Woodland View is clean and sparkling for the residents making it a beautiful place to be.

Hello, I am Brigetta and am one of the Healthcare Assistants here at Woodland View.
This is a beautiful home and the whole team works very hard to keep the residents happy, healthy and safe.

Hi My name is Jain and I'm Woodland view's Deputy Manager
Frequently Asked Questions about Barchester Woodland View Care Home
What types of Care is Barchester Woodland View Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Barchester Woodland View Care Home have?
There are 60 Single Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Barchester Woodland View Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Bar/Café, Residents Kitchenette, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Barchester Woodland View Care Home to the centre of Colchester?
1.0 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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