Fordingbridge Care Home

Station Road, Fordingbridge SP6 1JW
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9.5 21 Reviews
  • Fordingbridge Care Home, Fordingbridge
A modern, purpose-built dementia care home located just outside the centre of Fordingbridge, and easily accessible from nearby Ringwood, Salisbury, and surrounding areas.

Designed in conjunction with dementia care experts Sterling University, it embraces modern thinking in nursing care, environment, comfort, security and stimulation.

Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability
  • Younger Adults

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 60 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • 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

  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1600
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1600
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1600
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1600

*these prices are only a guideline and are subject to an individual assessment and are excluding funded nursing care which we will apply for if your relative has nursing needs

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Fordingbridge Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

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 £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Sebastian Wiencelewski (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 50+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2025
  • Number of floors: 3

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (60)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (60)

Visiting

  • There is no restriction on visiting but if you are planning on visiting early or late please let them know so that they can ensure your loved one is expecting you and ready for your visit

Parking

  • Parking is available to the front of Fordingbridge Care Home and to the side.

9.5

Fordingbridge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.457) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Fordingbridge Care Home has 21 reviews.

Overall Experience
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Date Published
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Reviewer Connection to Fordingbridge Care Home
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Total of 21, showing 21-21
Review from Cathy F (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 August 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mother had severe vascular dementia.
Fordingbridge Nursing home was able to care for her and keep her reasonably content, despite her challenging behaviour.
Three previous homes gave notice to my mother because they could not cope with fairly typical behaviour for someone in the later stages of
dementia. Although they gave dementia as one of the things they specialised in and had assessed her before they took her, in practice, they could cope only with memory loss in a quiet, non-aggressive person.
Fordingbridge Nursing Home gives its residents as much freedom as possible, within a secure, well-staffed setting. Residents can eat and sleep when they like, walk around freely, have snacks when they want one, make a noise if they want to, etc.
The staff were well trained and professional and clearly very fond of their residents.
The management was efficient and helpful.
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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.457)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.457) out of 10 for Fordingbridge Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.624 for Fordingbridge Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (81 Excellents x 5) + (28 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 117 Ratings = 4.624
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.833 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Fordingbridge Care Home is based on 10 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 60 registered maximum number of service users is 12. 10 Positive Reviews ÷ 12 = 0.833
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 17 Aug 2023

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Requires improvement
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

Please contact us for latest vacancies.

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Meet the Team (3)

Sebastian

Sebastian

Job Title: Home manager Joined: 2025

Sebastian brings over a decade of dedicated leadership in the care sector to his role as Home Manager at Fordingbridge Care Home. With a strong background in nursing and residential dementia care, Sebastian has successfully managed and commissioned a number of luxury care homes, consistently delivering high standards in service, team development, and resident wellbeing.


Holding a master’s degree in political and social sciences as well as a Level 7 qualification in care management, Sebastian combines strategic expertise with genuine compassion. His leadership style focuses on creating person-centred, efficient, and nurturing environments where both residents and staff can thrive.


Beyond his professional life, Sebastian is a passionate traveller and countryside explorer who finds joy in the natural beauty of the British Isles. He’s a proud member of the “Italy Star” organisation, supporting veterans of the Second World War—particularly the “D-Day Dodgers.” A regular at the gym and a car enthusiast, Sebastian also treasures time spent with his family and his beloved pets: JuJu and Foxy the dogs, Meme the cat, and Alex, a spirited seagull who has firmly claimed his place in the family.

Katrina

Katrina

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Katrina qualified as registered mental health nurse in 2000 after completing her three years training in Cornwall. She started her post qualification career at The Priory Hospital Marchwood, then working in the NHS from 2002 to 2015 when she joined Fordingbridge as Deputy Matron. She loves her current job within Fordingbridge and likes to make it a happy and fun place for all the residents who reside there. Joining her at work is her Cavapoo puppy Archie who comes everywhere with her and likes to visit the residents where he will also hoover up crumbs from the floor!


In her time off Katrina enjoys walking with Archie in the New Forest or the beach, or spending time with her husband and two children exploring the area. Katrina as Clinical Manager ensures the highest standards of care and support are provided to our residents at Fordingbridge.

Jacqui

Jacqui Tucker

Job Title: Regional Relationship Liaison Manager South and Central Regions Joined: 2022

After working for 14 years as a renal nurse specialist, Jacqui changed her career to be around more for her young children. Her wide-ranging experience since then encompasses a number of rewarding positions across a variety of sectors, including team leader for Jobsite; Southern Team manager for Westfield Health; management for a specialist lender helping people rebuild their credit profile and, most recently, moving into the elderly care sector with Barchester, for whom she worked in community awareness and fundraising.


Now, as Regional Relationship Liaison Manager for Allegra Care, she brings her diverse portfolio of skills to the task of supporting the homes and helping the company develop its profile in the elderly care sector.

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