
Outstanding standards of care and compassion shown to all residents, witnessed on a daily basisD B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I have been constantly impressed by the high degree of genuine, heartfelt care given.A D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The staff are excellent. Nothing is too much trouble and they are all kind and caringLindsey O(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Outstanding standards of care and compassion shown to all residents, witnessed on a daily basisD B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

I have been constantly impressed by the high degree of genuine, heartfelt care given.A D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The staff are excellent. Nothing is too much trouble and they are all kind and caringLindsey O(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Bridge House Care Home is an award-winning Oxfordshire care home that provides loving and person-centred nursing, residential, and dementia care delivered by an expert team.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC*, awarded Best Care Team at the Oxfordshire Care Awards 2025, winners at National Care Awards and the Great British Care Awards in 2023, and platinum accredited with the Gold Standards Framework for compassionate end-of-life care, the home perfectly combines exceptional care...
Care Provided by Bridge House 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 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- 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
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Bridge House Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Bridge House 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
- Carebase
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Marta Leszko(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2025
Room Information
- Single Rooms (71)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (71)
Bridge House Care Home Reviews (112)
Bridge House Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.766) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bridge House Care Home has 112 reviews.
Outstanding care. My father was looked after by compassionate, patient and joyful staff for over five years. I am enormously grateful to Bridge House and all the incredible staff that work there and look after our most beloved ones.
Excellent facilities and garden. The activity coordinators are brilliant and organise a lot of activities. Have been some staff shortages, which has impacted on some aspects of care. I have seen some messy rooms and individuals after food times.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We were so saddened to read your thoughts and would urge you to come and speak to us about how you feel. As you know the past couple of years have been particularly difficult for the care industry and this has had an unavoidable impact on the...
Staff attitude and qualities are exceptional, very caring and understanding in sometimes exceptional circumstances. Courteous and friendly at all times, such a lovely pleasant atmosphere everywhere within the home.
My mum looks better than she has in a long time - she is engaged and settled so well after a reluctant arrival. I have received photos of her looking happy this is very important to me. She is well looked after and well fed thank you.
One very noticeable thing about Bridge House is the generally cheerful and welcoming impression given by all members of staff – especially impressive during what must be very straining times. No one ever makes you feel a nuisance. There is sometimes a difference of information – e.g. on whether or not masks need to be worn in the garden – as is sometimes a bit difficult to keep up with changes of information.
My Mum has been a resident of Bridge House for over five years. During that time she has been well looked after by the kind and caring staff. She has enjoyed the excellent events organised by the amazing events team, including the quizzes, singers and entertainment and in August this year enjoyed her 90th birthday. During Covid the staff have worked hard to keep everyone safe while ensuring the residents are still able to enjoy the events at the home.
All of the staff are caring, friendly and approachable. The accommodation is excellent, clean and well cared for. The food is varied, tasty and nutritious. The activities team are hard-working, lively and always happy! Throughout Covid, the team have worked tirelessly to maintain standards in very difficult circumstances. Dad has been very happy there!
Whilst fully appreciative of current circumstances, I’m struggling to see value for money. The furniture in the rooms is poor and the food leaves a lot to be desired. Overall positive but these failings need to be addressed.
Whilst we were pleased to hear your relative is settling in well and comfortable when we have spoken to them directly, we were so saddened to read your feedback. We would of course welcome a chat with you to understand your concerns more fully so we can remedy them. Please always feel like you can...
I am very satisfied with the care that is given. The environment is meticulously kept both in the communal areas and the individual rooms. Each resident is helped to personalise their own room. There are also excellent communal facilities. The overall running of the home is professional and efficient. The office is well run and attends to all requests. The in front staff are extremely helpful and go out of their way to solve problems. My impression is that the individual nursing care is very good. The overall health and well-being of the patients is their first concern. My brother has been the recipient of much loving-kindness at Bridge House which I know he really appreciates after a number of difficult years of home care by visiting home carers who were barely functional. As the cost of care at Bridge House is very high, I would be disappointed if I could not give this glowing report. My thanks to all the staff for their excellent work.
Excellent care of my wife, despite the challenges of Covid-19 and of her very variable moods. The lifestyle staff have been exceptionally helpful, well beyond the call of duty, in finding ways to engage her, and have even taken her out in a wheelchair to see the Christmas lights in Abingdon. Very impressive care from all concerned.
My partner has been a resident at Bridge House for 7 years. He is happy and settled. The carers are all so kind and loving that I know he is looked after in the best possible way. They know him so well they can recognize any change in his health or mood and react accordingly to bring a smile back to his face. I am kept informed of everything that affects his care and health, am made very welcome and always experience kindness and friendship from all the Bridge House Team.
Covid-19 has produced many challenges. I applaud the personal sacrifices made by the Bridge House team to ensure everyone's safety and well being and the ways you have enabled residents and families to keep in touch.
You are amazing. thank you for all the care and love you give my partner.
Could not have found a better home for my mum. Recent COVID restrictions in my view have been detrimental to her care but there has previously been more flexibility and who can tell where we go from here.
Since my mother arrived at Bridge House Care Home more than three years ago, my sister and I have been constantly impressed by the high degree of genuine, heartfelt care given. This last year of lockdowns has been extremely difficult for everyone and it has been difficult that we cannot visit Mum, but we know that she is being looked after by a great team. Nothing is too much trouble, even when we call all the time for updates. Mum is in the right place.
All of our contact with staff members has been positive and everything I have seen and read has been of excellent quality.
I am looking forward to being more involved as the pandemic eases but meanwhile I know that she is being well cared for.
Thank you.
Bridge House Care Home has put the health and safety of its residents and staff to the fore during the Covid Pandemic. While this has meant that the relatives such as myself have not had physical contact with their loved ones I recognise that it is for the good of all. The care given to residents particularly to provision of activities for them been excellent.
My mother moved into Bridge House on the 1st June with advanced Dementia. Despite the difficulties relating to the COVID virus she appears to be happy and content and also now looks better than she did a few months ago. The activity programme is comprehensive and despite my mother not being able to comprehend what is going on most of the time I do think she is benefitting from activities going on in the background.
It's always a pleasure to look after our clients, we look forward coming to work everyday just to put a smile on their faces.
The whole team is to be congratulated for maintaining the highest standards of care and compassion, and for all the efforts made to support residents’ wider well-being, through maintaining social activities (so far as possible and appropriate), and preserving provision for safe visiting wherever possible.
Both my parents moved into Bridge House over a year ago and we are delighted with the care they have received, particularly through the pandemic. Bridge House took immediate steps to protect all their residents and whilst we have not been able to visit, quite understandably, they keep us in touch very effectively.
Bridge House provides exceptional care in a clean, bright and very happy environment. The staff are always helpful and friendly and you really feel like they do love and want to care for your loved one as you would personally. Communication has been great, especially during this difficult Covid-19 time and you can always get through to the carers and nurse on your loved one’s floor. They provide excellent varied activities - both in groups and individually, which always keeps the residents amused. It’s such a difficult decision moving a relative into care but with Bridge House I know my mother is in safe hands.
Mum spent the last five years of her long life here and was one of the earliest residents. She was extremely well looked after and the staff related well to her. She took part in many activities, as long as she could, and during her last illness was cared for with sympathy and great kindness. her only complaints were about the variable quality of meals and the necessity to use agency staff.
The family appreciated being made welcome and coming to know many of them by name.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 18 January 2019Outstanding
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveOutstanding
- SafeGood
- Well-ledOutstanding
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 (10) & Events (1)
- 16 Jul 2026
Residents at an award-winning care home in Abingdon have created a sustainable garden, a space they are proud of and one which brings them joy. The initiative began in March,...
- 11 Mar 2026
Residents at an award-winning care home in Abingdon have been inspired to get creative thanks to a popular community book club held at the home. The monthly event at Bridge...
- 14 Oct 2025
The team and residents at an award-winning care home in Abingdon have been celebrating their 12-year anniversary with a party complete with royal blue and gold balloons and a cake...
- 14 Aug 2026Organiser: Bridge House Care Home
Awards / Recognitions (21)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Carebase
- 06 May 2025Recipient: Bridge House Care Home
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Carebase
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Bridge House Care Home.
Meet the Team (2)

Marta has been part of the Carebase family since 2015 and, as a registered nurse and trained Dementia specialist, she has extensive elderly care experience.
Marta spent an earlier part of her career as Deputy Manager at Bridge House, before returning as Home Manager in 2022. She holds a master’s degree and Leadership and Management qualifications.
Marta is passionate about enabling our wonderful residents to live life to the fullest and providing expert guidance and support to families.
Speaking about her role at Bridge House, Marta said: “Nothing beats seeing residents smile, knowing they are happy and fulfilled. I’m proud to support and develop our wonderful team to deliver excellent care.”
In her spare time, Marta enjoys keeping active by cycling and doing Pilates. She also enjoys travelling and likes to relax by going to the cinema and spending time with friends.

Anita has been part of our Bridge House family since 2016. From a young age, Anita knew her future was in the care sector when she completed work experience in a hospice and found herself staying late and returning every weekend to spend time with patients. She loved being able to make a positive difference in people’s lives and that passion has definitely transferred to our residents, families and team at Bridge House. And, with extensive care experience including roles as carer, senior carer, head of care, care services manager, and deputy manager, she was our perfect choice for acting home manager.
Speaking about her position at Bridge House, Anita said: “I love how every day is different and that every day you have the opportunity to make someone smile, to make their day better and to have a positive difference – it’s really rewarding. I’m also proud to support and develop our amazing Bridge House team – they truly are exceptional.”
In her spare time, Anita enjoys spending time with her family; her husband Leion and little boy Isaac as well as enjoying a good movie and nice ice cream!
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