Oakview Lodge Care & Nursing Home - Country Court

Pat B 

on Carehome.co.uk

7 years ago

Putting my mother in a care home was always a last resort as other care homes I had visited seemed depressing places where the residents were just waiting to die. However, when I went to Oakview Lodge, expecting it to be like that, I found somewhere that was the opposite - bright, cheerful, happy, clean with wonderful facilities. I was completely blown away and felt it was definitely a place I would be happy for my mother to live in. Since she moved in nearly two weeks ago, I have not been disappointed. She can have a glass ... read more

Alison B 

on Carehome.co.uk

7 years ago

Oakview Lodge is not at all what I expected from a care home. We had always said that there was no way my grandmother would go into a home, but this place is amazing. It's beautiful, everything is new, it's more like a luxury hotel! Lounges with smart modern furniture, dining tables with crisp white tablecloths and polished silverware, and so many facilities - hair and nail salon, cinema, pub, massage spa, family games room, tea room... it's wonderful! There are lots of thoughtful details, like old photos of the local area o... read more

S F 

on Carehome.co.uk

a year ago

Staff turnover is very high, always different faces, dementia sufferers need consistency. Personal care is very poor, hair not washed, finger nails always dirty, toenails cut very rarely. Room cleanliness is poor, always fluff and bits of food on the floor, table is always sticky, windowsills dusty. Communication is difficult with staff, there is a language barrier, unable to understand response. Emails not replied to in a timely manner. Never offered a drink as a visitor, always have to ask for a drink for my mum. My mum is... read more

Peter J 

on Carehome.co.uk

a year ago

I personally witnessed first-hand the lack of carers in this place. There was not a single day that the elderly residents were not waiting or shouting out for a carer to attend them. Some of the carers who attended my mother were so heavy-handed they left her in agony and in tears. They knew she was dying but that didn’t matter! In the end, one of the females in our family stayed in the room as they attended to our mother. Do not be fooled by the appearance of this place it looks like a hotel but behind the flaps of paint ar... read more