Woodland Manor Care Home

The Woodland Manor team were excellent and provided very good care for my mum in 2019/2020, notwithstanding the challenges of delivering care during the pandemic.

The staff at Woodlands responded promptly and professionally when my mother needed an urgent assessment and subsequent admission. Despite the very difficult circumstance of the lockdown, every consideration was given to allow safe visits from the family within the covid guidelines. My mother was well cared for, and my elderly father was similarly cared for during his visits. After several weeks, my mother was discharged much improved.

I found my stay was a very happy time. I was recovering from a foot operation. Everyone was so kind and helpful.

I am very happy at Woodland Manor. I am being extremely well looked after by all the staff. They are patient, caring and so understanding. A lovely group of people. The home manager is a hands-on worker and has improved the home immensely.

I can honestly say having done much research and still belonging to carer support groups that Woodland Manor Care Home is quite an exceptional home for my family member. They possess something that is difficult to find in most of the homes I have visited. They have a genuine feeling of care instilled in all the team. It is an absolute pleasure to watch and I feel blessed and happy to have Woodland Manor as part of my family. Thank you

Thank you to all.

The home is comfortable and friendly.

I found the staff to be extremely friendly and efficient. The home has a good feel and the atmosphere is homely.

My wife often says to me "How nice it is at Woodland Manor and how friendly everyone is".

My aunt was diagnosed with vascular dementia at 80. She tried care at home but could not bear the intrusion or the loss of control. She tried three Homes over two years. The third found her impossible. Then, at her most angry and bruised, she moved to Woodland Manor Care Home (WMCH). Her distress manifested itself in more difficult behaviour. WM demonstrated exceptional patience from the start. When one idea did not work, other imaginative, practical suggestions were made. She began to believe the carer around her that would dress her extra-nicely, or read poems with her, or take her for a coffee, or tell her “you look fabulous” or just talk and listen. She became at last secure. Specifics? lovely rooms and a sense of space. The division into four areas gives a sense of a closer community but there is a buzz when everyone gets together. Activities are varied, flexible and never cancelled because just one person turns up. Management is kind, wise and courteous. Families are thoughtfully supported. They made her happy.

My mother has been well looked after and comfortable here since the home opened. This could not be true without the caring staff and management.

This was my first experience of staying in a care home. I found all the staff to be friendly, courteous and very professional in their duties. I would be happy to return to Woodland Manor. Thank you.

I believe my cousin regards Woodlands as his home and is very happy there.

An excellently run care home which is staffed by the most caring folk who have patience with the residents and the utmost concern for their wellbeing. Communication with relatives is excellent and the whole place is spotlessly clean. Activities are plentiful and there is always a cheerful attitude no matter what issues present themselves. My only criticism would be that perhaps daily menus should be more traditional and basic.

Kind and caring staff. My dad enjoyed lots of laughs with the care team. Excellent food. Staff went overboard with support. When my father passed away the staff formed a "guard of honour" as he left the home for the last time. The Head of care came to support us at his funeral and I will be forever in their debt. I cannot recommend them more highly.

My husband has Alzheimer's. I cannot emphasise enough how happy I am with his care and treatment.

Excellent facilities, my father felt very safe and happy during his stay. Management visible by nursing staff and administration, to a high level. Nursing staff at all levels that cared for my father demonstrated a great deal of empathy, kindness and compassion. My father's stay was three weeks and it was very clear he was very settled. I would definitely use Woodland Manor again.

I always feel welcome and understood, ie my needs as a carer! Home is a warm, comfortable, relaxed, well engaged and furnished. Nice pictures in communal areas. Lots of smiling staff around, all of whom seem to know my husband and to manage him well - better than I can! I feel I can ask for help and guidance, can express how I see things.

The general atmosphere is welcoming in all respects.

My son and I are very happy about my husband's respite care.