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The care home has looked closely at what it takes to live a good life with dementia and staff are determined to share their expertise with everyone who comes to live at the home.
Residents can bring their own furniture for their room and will consider any request for...
Care Provided by Woodlands Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 55 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
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent 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
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Final fees are subject to assessment of the potential resident, the size of the room offered and the facilities needed / available.
Additional services such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and excursions are not included in the standard weekly fees.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Woodlands Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Woodlands 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
- Harbour Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Victoria Hutchinson(Registered Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (55)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (55)
Visiting
- Contact with relatives and friends is fundamental to their resident’s health and well-being and visits are encouraged. There are no restrictions or booking requirements to visit Woodlands Care Home; however different rules apply should there be a Covid-19 outbreak, and they ask to not visit during ‘protected mealtimes’ unless is a part of the essential caregiver role.
Parking
- Woodlands Care Home has a private car park with ample parking, including disabled parking bays, for people visiting the Home. There is no charge to use the cark park.
Woodlands Care Home Reviews (83)
Woodlands Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.824) out of 10, based on 36 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Woodlands Care Home has 83 reviews.
My gran was always adamant would not go in a home; however, after respite here, she chose to stay, and ever since she has been happier. The location and activities, etc are fantastic, but the main plus is the staff. They are always bubbly and friendly and nothing is ever too much. Great work and thank you.
What a fantastic review. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts, with best wishes.
My friend has been in four care homes to date. By far this is the best one for care and environment. My only concern is now it is summer there is no outside space for the residents at their disposal. Also I have not really seen much activity to keep them motivated and awake, I know my friend used to love watching singing and videos of the singers on the TV. Other than this it is the best.
Thank you for your review. Woodlands has a huge garden which can be accessed through the patio doors in both downstairs lounges. Maybe ask the team to show you where. There are 3 Activity team members so I'm not sure why you feel that there aren't sufficient activities. I have spoken to the Home...
My eldest sister has very recently moved into the Woodlands. She is calm, content and well cared for. The staff are most attentive, kind and always available. Her bedroom is well-equipped and very welcoming. The care home is spotless. It feels very secure without it being oppressive. I feel sure my sister will be well looked after. Already the team are working on increasing her mobility. A hairdresser each week is a pleasurable bonus for her.
Thank you so much for leaving such a wonderful review and for our five-star rating. It's lovely to read how well your sister has settled and that you feel she is well looked after. With best wishes, Managing Director.
On entering the home, any staff you meet are always pleasant, all corridors are clutter-free and bedrooms clean and tidy. Odd jobs attended to quickly. I can only say the food is good, all meals enjoyed by my husband and there is a good variety. There are quite a few activities, plus an outing in April my husband enjoyed. The care staff attend to their duties with a smile and take time to speak to residents. I admire their patience, they are altogether very efficient.
What a thoughtful review. Thank you so much for taking the time to submit it. It sounds as though your husband is being well looked after. With best wishes, Managing Director.
All the staff have been really great and supportive and nothing is too much trouble. They make the residents really feel like they are in their home environment. My dad rates the food as 'superb' and so that's a ten out of ten for him! Five stars, cannot fault anything.
What a fantastic review and rating - thank you so much. I love that your dad rates the food as superb! It's really helpful for other care seekers to read about your experience. With best wishes, Managing Director.
Very welcoming from reception to carers. Information given as requested, with consent from family. All carers met have been friendly and caring towards residents. Room clean and well-presented.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review and your 5 star review. With best wishes, Managing Director.
My mum has only recently moved into Woodlands Care Home. To put it quite simply, I cannot praise all the staff enough. It's a world away from her previous care home. Nothing is too much trouble if it's in the interests of Mum for that matter all our family. It is a beautiful home full of beautiful people. I hope Mum will have many happy years with them.
What a wonderful review. Thank you so much for sharing your experience of Woodlands. It's great to read how well things are going. With best wishes.
My relative has only been a resident for a few weeks, and first impressions are positive. It seems well-staffed, secure and clean. The lounge/dining area is not the best for visitors. The standard of care seems good and overall quite happy.
Thank you so much for your review. It's worth chatting with the team to find out what other areas of the home are used to enjoy visits with relatives, away from the lounge/dining room, with best wishes.
Treated with dignity. Friendly staff who are very helpful. Easy to talk to staff concerning health problems.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. With best wishes.
Mum has been a resident since 2016 and is very happy with the settled environment, fortunately, none of the other residents are aggressive or agitated at the moment so it's a calm environment. The costs have risen well above the rate of inflation year after year.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. The cost of care and fee setting is a big conversation but I believe we provide value for money. It's good to read that your mum is happy and settled. With best wishes.
Very helpful staff. Very organised and residents all seem happy.
What a great review. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. With best wishes.
My mother lived at The Woodlands for 11 months. My sister and I searched for months to find the right place. The Woodlands exceeded our expectations. She was well cared for by the staff who were excellent. Caring, kind and friendly. The care home is modern and beautiful, in lovely surroundings in a very nice area. I cannot thank The Woodlands enough for the way they looked after our mother.
What a wonderful review. It's lovely to read how well your mother was looked after. I'm sure she was well-loved by the team. Your description of the home and the care provided will go a long way to help other care seekers to feel reassured that if they move their loved one to Woodlands, they too,...
Thank you!
It's great to read how happy both you and your granny are.
With best wishes, Honor Keatley
Managing Director
Since my mother-in-law has been at Woodlands, she is a lot happier. Mum keeps gaining weight which is brilliant. Mum's always clean and dressed well, her room is always spotless. I love seeing videos and pictures of Mum when we aren't here. Activities are brilliant. Overall, very pleased and happy with Mum's care. Thank you all.
With best wishes,
Managing Director
Our experience of Woodlands Care Home has been very good, with Dad and Mum (now deceased) being cared for. We appreciated the phone contact where required.
With best wishes,
Managing Director
Many thanks to you all.
It's great to read how the team are having such a positive impact.
With best wishes,
Managing Director.
All the staff I have come in contact with have been amazing. You can tell they genuinely care for the residents even in testing times. I also love the activities they do with the residents (baking, reading, dancing, crafts, manicures etc.) and it’s always warm inside.
With best wishes,
Managing Director
Providing brilliant care for my grandma who has dementia. Clean in all areas.
Staff are friendly and caring. Always interacting which is helping my grandma to be settled while dealing with dementia.
Would like to say thank you.
With best wishes,
Managing Director
Home from home, couldn't imagine Mum would be so loved and cared for! The support given to both her and me every second of every day is outstanding. The staff go above and beyond always! Accepting Mum had to go into long-term care was extremely difficult but she is in the kindest, caring warming place imaginable Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I will be forever grateful.
Best wishes,
Honor.
Excellent care and attention. All staff are friendly and caring.
Many thanks for your kind words regarding Woodlands Care Home! Our staff do their very best to provide excellent care and attention, in a friendly and caring way that ensures each and every one of our residents is happy and loved. Kind regards, Honor
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 21 November 2025Good
- 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.
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Awards / Recognitions (5)
- 30 Jun 2021Recipient: Harbour Healthcare Ltd
- 28 Feb 2020Recipient: Harbour Healthcare Ltd
- 28 Feb 2019Recipient: Harbour Healthcare Ltd
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (3)

Hi, my name is Vicky. I am the Registered Manager at Woodlands Care Home.
I have been the Manager here since June 2022, although I have worked at Woodlands Care Home since 2015, working my way up the levels from a carer to team leader, then deputy manager for 4 years before becoming Registered manager.
I absolutely love my job at Woodlands Care Home and pride myself on knowing every one of our residents, and I have good relationships with the families of our residents.
I have a brilliant team of staff who all give 100% to their roles.
I believe everyone should be treated as an individual, and we fully promote person-centred care. I feel I am very approachable to staff and visitors, which is reflected in the reviews we receive.

Hi, my name is Emma, and I am the Deputy Manager here at Woodlands Care Home

Hi, my name is Justine, and I am the Administrator here at Woodlands Care Home
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