
I am so happy with the care that Dashwood carers and entertainment staff have given to my relativeMichéle O(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



I am so happy with the care that Dashwood carers and entertainment staff have given to my relativeMichéle O(Daughter of Resident/Service User)



Dashwood Manor in Basingstoke focuses on older people’s care, health and wellbeing in beautiful surroundings. The highly experienced team offers a wide range of permanent and respite care services, including residential, nursing and dementia care. They also offer sensitive end of life care.
Residents can enjoy a range of luxury facilities including a café, cinema and hair and beauty salon. Outside there are secure, landscaped gardens for residents to enjoy. Each...
Care Provided by Dashwood Manor
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 70 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
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
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
of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible. There are no additional fees
for respite stays.
• 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 Dashwood Manor for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Dashwood Manor 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
- Vacant(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (70)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (70)
Dashwood Manor Reviews (72)
Dashwood Manor has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.793) out of 10, based on 30 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Dashwood Manor has 72 reviews.
The arranged activities were good quality and good time well spent.
As evidenced by my review, I enjoyed the stay at Dashwood Manor, and I am very likely to find time to repeat the stay at some point again.
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. At Dashwood Manor Care Home - Care UK, we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. If you would like to provide us with any further...
The entire team were welcoming and treated us like part of an extended family. Big thanks go out to the customer relations manager for finding a place for Mum and to the staff member on the suite who took such loving care of Mum, over and above anything we expected.
Unfortunately, Mum didn't get to enjoy this place for long, after developing an illness and passing away shortly after but I will always cherish the memory of sitting with her in the cafe area, both enjoying a latte from a proper latte mug rather than a plastic beaker and her enjoying life as a human and not as a patient. We valued our time with her and with you. Thank you.
At Dashwood Manor we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one.
Many Thanks, Dashwood Manor team
The home is always clean, smells nice and the food is excellent. It has a philosophy that they are caring for the residents but are also caring for the family as well.
Lots of people are trying to get a room here now as it is known locally as the best place ever for those that need being with others and receiving specialist care.
Hi Sandra, thank you very much for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience. The team are pleased to hear that your mum has made Dashwood Manor her home and that you feel you have your mum back which is so important. Staff spend time with all the residents planning out the weekly...
The staff are wonderful and truly go above and beyond... so happy with this wonderful place to call her home.
All of our colleagues are committed to providing the best possible care experience for all of our residents, and it is very rewarding to have their efforts recognised.
Kind regards From the team at Dashwood Manor.
Good food and having the on-site hairdressers and nail bar, as well as the cinema room are added bonuses for sure.
Highly recommend this fabulous care home!
One of our top priorities is to ensure, all residents and their loved ones feel welcomed from the moment they arrive.
Kind regards from the team at Dashwood Manor.
The staff are all very friendly and helpful. Excellent care for my mum, with everything she needs to be provided. Everywhere is clean, tidy and well-maintained. A good range of social activities for those who want to take part, and chances for the residents to mix with others at meal times. I am so pleased that we chose Dashwood Manor, and would not hesitate to recommend it.
We set a high standard for ourselves, so we are very pleased to hear that your experience with us has been a positive one. The residents’ of Dashwood Manor's wellbeing is our main...
My mother was only at Dashwood Manor =for the final five weeks of her life, but she was looked after with great care, kindness and professionalism by everyone there. At all levels of the staff - managers and care staff alike - there is a real sense of "the residents come first", and they certainly rose to the challenge of helping me and my mother through those final sad weeks. The home is big and bright and modern, and offers a wide range of facilities and events - my mother was not really able to enjoy these, but clearly, for residents who go there in better health there is much to enjoy. I have seen a number of other care homes in recent years, but this is the best. I am most grateful.
Each staff member I have spoken to or seen at work is outstanding. For them, it is clear to see how passionate they are towards your company and the residents who they care for. There is no other care home that even came close to Care UK, which gives me comfort each time I come to visit.
Excellent care, staff are brilliant.
Very friendly, excellent care. The staff were amazing. Really looked after my dad. Clean. The food was brilliant.
My mum was here for two weeks respite with hopefully the option of full residency. My mother's dementia condition was too much for Dashwood to handle and when her two weeks respite was nearing its end we were told they couldn't let her stay as they could not meet her needs. We had a day's notice to find emergency respite which I think is very poor and unfair.
Based on the...
The team made the last few months of Dad's life a pleasure and even when dealing with his end-of-life care actioned everything with dignity and compassion.
I cannot recommend the team highly enough. A huge thank you specifically to the staff for the nursing care and the staff for his day-to-day. And thank you to the staff and the entertainment team for doing just that.
The staff made the administration of his stay so easy and no job was ever too much for them. Finally, thanks to the two staff members for their smiling faces every time they greeted us at the door.
Sadly there will be people I have missed, but what a team! Please have no doubts about Dashwood Manor, their care is outstanding.
My aunt was in hospital after breaking her pelvis, she was unable to walk and very poorly. She lived 40 miles away and I was suddenly faced with being totally responsible for her care when the hospital wanted to discharge her. I walked into Dashwood Manor and my prayers were answered. I was met by some very caring staff who showed me around and provided answers to all of my questions. They liaised with the hospital to take over every aspect of her care. The facilities are fantastic, more like a luxury hotel than a care home. The bedrooms are very thoughtfully and tastefully furnished and decorated. My aunt has received excellent nursing care and is so much improved following her arrival at the home. She is very happy, thoroughly enjoys her food and has transitioned from living in the same house for 90 years to life in Dashwood very successfully. Thank you, Care UK!
Having come to Dashwood Manor for respite care, I can't wait to come back again. It's been a very positive and enjoyable experience. Caring and attentive staff who made me feel so welcome.
Excellent care! Wonderful warm welcoming staff but most importantly we know our aunty is safe, well cared for and happy. Facilities, activities first class. From the Manager to carers everyone is so helpful and approachable. Highly recommend Dashwood Manor.
The staff all seem very attentive. Always willing to help if necessary. Sometimes need to keep her more occupied to stop her wandering about and disturbing other residents. Good at contacting us about things. Hopefully, the new medication will help with anxiety.
Mum has been a resident here for over six months now. We continue to be happy with the level of care she receives and therefore the quality of her life at Dashwood. We have all just attended a Jubilee party which was put on for the residents and their families - it was a great afternoon and was wonderful to see the teamwork come together.
I was impressed by the dedication and helpfulness of the carers and the efficiency of the management and support staff.
Lovely home with very caring staff and excellent catering. Would like Mum to join in more activities. Thank you to all the staff.
Dad has been so happy living in Dashwood. The staff are friendly and Dad is so well looked after.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 04 May 2023Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveRequires improvement
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
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.
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News (44) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2026
Care UK’s commitment to supporting residents has been nationally recognised, as the organisation took home the large care provider of the year accolade at the 2026 Care Home Awards. At...
- 29 May 2026
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- 29 May 2026
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