
The carers and entertainment staff were engaged with the residentsElizabeth R(Wife of Resident/Service User)

I find the staff to always be very helpful, friendly and very knowledgeableD J(Niece of Resident/Service User)


The carers and entertainment staff were engaged with the residentsElizabeth R(Wife of Resident/Service User)

I find the staff to always be very helpful, friendly and very knowledgeableD J(Niece of Resident/Service User)


Oak Lodge Care Home is a stylish, purpose-built home situated in the peaceful residential area of Bitterne. Here, they welcome those living with dementia in need of nursing or palliative care.
The nurses are here to help residents live the way they want to, which is made easier by having a home that's been designed with dementia residents in mind. There are lots of social lounges, secure gardens and a tranquil...
Care Provided by Oak Lodge Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 71 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
Facilities
- Close to Local shops
- Lift
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Pricing is subject to an assessment of care needs and the room chosen. There’s no need for your loved one to have Bupa health insurance, our Care Home is open to everyone. Please contact us for more information.
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
- Bupa Care Homes
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Corin Ridout(General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (71)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (71)
Oak Lodge Care Home Reviews (143)
Oak Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.701) out of 10, based on 26 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Oak Lodge Care Home has 143 reviews.
Very good, no complaints. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Thank you for your review and kind words about our staff.
All staff are very kind and professional with a caring attitude towards patients.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager.
Since my last review, I have noticed a lot of changes, more staff, not so many agency staff. Food is more acceptable and good staff. Now, when I ask for something to be done, it is done. Mum is very happy here, she told me.
Thank you for your review. I'm so glad to hear that your mum is happy in our care and your kind words about our staff.
Very satisfied with Oak Lodge and all its staff.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager.
The staff have always been polite and friendly and cared for my relative with compassion. The food is excellent and the overall care and any treatment needed have always been done promptly.
The home is cosy and value for money.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager.
The room is clean and my relative feels safe and secure.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager.
The lounge and dining room are in very good decorative order, clean and tidy.
My wife's room is nice and bright and well furnished with adjacent bathroom.
I feel very relieved that she is well cared for. Her previous home was nice but Oak Lodge is far better.
Thank you for your review and your kind words about our staff. I'm sure you must have peace of mind knowing that your wife is well cared for and safe in our care. I'm sure that she will make new friends not only with the staff but with other residents as well.
Care quality very much depends on who is on duty. There is a very good standard of care and can be also a very poor standard of care.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments of our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager.
I am confident that my friend is receiving a good level of care. There is a relaxed yet professional ambience throughout the home and as a frequent visitor, I know many of the care staff and can raise any concerns at the point of contact.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments of our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager.
My wife has always been well cared for.
Thank you for your review. I'm so glad to hear that your wife is well cared for, this must give you peace of mind.
Since I have been visiting my mother, I have found Oak Lodge Care Home management and staff to be very caring and efficient. Always greeted with a smile and willing to answer any questions or concerns that I may have about my mother.
Thank you for your review. It is the little things like a smile that makes all the difference. You must have peace of mind knowing that your mother is well cared for.
Often only given squash to drink i.e no hot drink. Staff are always kind and friendly.
The nursing care which is provided in this home is of a very high standard. My cousin had a medical emergency last week and the staff dealt with the problem very quickly and in a very professional manner. The home is very clean and tidy, also the residents are all treated with respect and understanding.
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager. The Bupa Customer Care Team
All of the care staff do a good job and look after the residents to the highest standards but there are perennial staff shortages.
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback. We are pleased to hear about your positive experience and appreciate your comments about our home and will share your comments with the home’s manager. The Bupa Customer Care Team.
I am writing this on behalf of my husband who is a resident. He has been here for a month only. Up to now we, his family, and me, are very satisfied with most aspects of the home. His room is bright and clean. There is only one thing that should be moved, its the table by his bed, has seen better days.
It was a very difficult decision to support mums move into a home but, Oak Lodge made it a very smooth transition. Mum is getting better care here in a week than the last six months in the community.
Overall I am happy with the level of care my mother has received in this care home. The staff are friendly and the property is well maintained. I know of a few staffing issues that they have had and I am also aware of a few members of staff being dismissed because of patient mistreatment. However, I am happy that this has occurred as it shows the home won't stand for the type of behaviour and that is reassuring to know. I like the continuity of care my mother receives and all the ladies I have got to know and respect.
Activities - Not here often enough to know about regular activities therefore satisfactory review.
Value for money - Like most care homes as she is self funded we find this expensive.
Overall - happy with the majority of things and would recommend.
Thank you for your review. Your comments are extremely important to us and our residents’ health and wellbeing is our absolute priority. We will discuss your feedback with the home’s manager to help them continually improve their service.
I'm able to bring my one year old son to visit his Nana and have left toys in her room for him to play at each visits.
It was a very hard to look for homes for our lovely mum, but as soon as we saw this one we loved it, it was home.
Amazing place and importantly mum is happy and safe.
The food is amazing, so much so that even my son is keen to eat it (I swear he hates my cooking).
Mum will have been with Oak Lodge a year tomorrow and I haven't yet visited and not seen a smile on her face. To know that she is so content is a huge blessing, she is well looked after, treated with the utmost care and I truly feel that she is safe. What more could a child want for their Mum. Making the decision and then choosing a home is one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make, yet I know that with our choice of Oak Lodge that we found her, her new forever home. The moment we walked in we knew it was the one and Mum has certainly proved this to be the case. I have nothing but praise for the staff, having been a carer for umpteen years I know what's needed to be helpful, happy and caring on a daily basis and they all do it with a smile, each and every one of them. They go above and beyond and it's definitely appreciated by my family and I.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 16 September 2024Good
- 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
2 Bed Vacancies
Posted: 06 July 2026Spacious rooms available for dementia nursing care. All rooms are tastefully decorated, some overlooking the home’s attractive gardens. Residents can bring items from home such as ornaments, photos and small items of furniture to make more homely.
News (3) & Events (0)
- 08 Jul 2025
79-year-old resident at Oak Lodge Bupa Care Home Rosemary Parrott has published her fourth book of poems and paintings this June. The book, entitled Ships Passing, was near completion in...
- 21 Jan 2025
Oak Lodge Bupa Care Home is calling on the Southampton community to send resident, Frances Gatland, birthday cards to celebrate her 103rd birthday on Saturday 15th February. Oak Lodge is...
- 21 Jan 2025
Oak Lodge Bupa Care Home is calling on the Southampton community to send resident, Frances Gatland, birthday cards to celebrate her 103rd birthday on Saturday 15th February. Oak Lodge is...
There are no upcoming events for Oak Lodge Care Home.
Awards / Recognitions (8)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Bupa Care Homes
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Bupa Care Homes
- 28 Feb 2023Recipient: Bupa Care Homes
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Oak Lodge Care Home.
Meet the Team (2)

I am the home manager at Oak Lodge. I have worked for Bupa for 9 years and at Oak Lodge for 6 years.
I came to the care sector in 2010 after deciding on a career change. I had spent the previous 9 years managing a live music venue in Camden Town, London, before volunteering and travelling through South America for a year with my now wife. I started in the care sector as a support worker, supporting young adults with disabilities to maintain independence and engage in society. I worked hard and advanced my career, becoming a service manager in the sector before moving into care homes in 2016, with my first role at Bupa as a general manager of a multi-site complex in Essex. In 2019, I made the move back down to the beautiful New Forest, where I grew up and took the role of home manager at Oak Lodge care home, where I have happily remained since.
At Bupa, I am supported by the wider business and colleagues to be able to ensure the best outcomes for the residents who trust us with their care and wellbeing needs. The team here are a wonderful, kind and caring bunch, and I feel privileged to work alongside them.
I am married and have 2 young daughters, and I live in the beautiful New Forest. Outside of my role at Bupa, I am an advanced Wim Hof Method Instructor and run workshops for people to come and safely learn the method and the science behind the benefits. I am passionate about supporting people with their Mental Health challenges, and I am a trained Mental Health First Aider.

I joined the team at Oak Lodge in 2016. I previously spent over 23 years working for the Department of Work and Pensions as an admin officer. After taking voluntary redundancy, I thought my experience would be a good fit for this role.
I enjoy supporting our residents and their loved ones and answering any questions they have, working as part of a great team that cares for our residents and the endless supply of home-made cakes and biscuits!
I live locally and I am married with one son. I enjoy films, comedies, quizzing and gaming with my son.
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