Forest Oaks
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Profile Strength |
Very Good 84%
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| Care Type | Care Home |
| Care Category | Residential | Nursing | Respite |
| Availability | Yes |
| Weekly Prices From | £775.00 |
| Regulator's Rating | Good |
Meet The Manager
Juliet Orman is Home Manager at Forest Oaks.
Come an meet us at the home and experience the New Forest Oaks Nursing and Residential care home. You can pre-book a visit to our coffee shop and chat to our manager over coffee and cake.
Forest Oaks is a home for 45 residents and situated in the busy village of Brockenhurst in the heart of the New Forest. The home is a tranquil setting but is only a stone's throw from the bustling village and the open forest. It has easy and direct access to Brockenhurst High Street through a secure back gate. The village is thriving with diverse shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants and a mainline railway station (with direct access from London) and is situated just off the M27.
| Care Options | We Can Provide |
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| Support For | Companionship, Complex Care, Convalescence, End of Life, Palliative, Personal care, Reablement. |
| Disability Support | Bed Bound, Hearing Impairment, Physical Disability, Physically Frail, Requires Hoist , Speech Impairment, Visual Impairment, Walking Frame, Wheel Chair Bound. |
| Medication | By Mouth, Change Catheter, Electronic Medication Management, Injection, Suppository. |
| Respite Care | Yes |
Autumna has invited care providers to evidence the infection control measures they are carrying out, above and beyond those laid out by the government, in order to keep residents, staff and visitors safe.
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We are working within the government guidelines to help protect our staff and clients. |
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Virus Testing | We are testing for viral infection when symptoms present within our care setting. |
| Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) - Regulator’s Assessment | ||
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| In response to the coronavirus pandemic, regulators have assessed the preparedness of care providers in relation to infection prevention and control. Details of the regulator’s latest findings can be found below. | ||
| Regulator: CQC | ||
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Testing | The provider assured the regulator that it was accessing testing for people using the service and staff. |
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Use of PPE | The provider assured the regulator that it was using personal protective equipment effectively and safely. |
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Visitors | The provider assured the regulator that it was preventing visitors from catching and spreading infections. |
| To view the provider’s latest Inspection Reports, Click here. | ||
| Connectivity for resident testing, monitoring & communications |
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Infection control and the safety of both residents and staff often requires quarantine measures and the isolation of care home residents. To test, monitor and allow residents to communicate with relatives, the prevalence of room-level connectivity within the home is becoming increasingly relevant. Wireless Internet access (WiFi) Yes, our care home has WiFi in all our resident’s rooms. Mobile Phone Network Coverage (mobile “signal”) Yes, our care home has mobile phone signal in all our resident’s rooms. Telephone for external calling Yes, our care home provides a telephone in all our resident’s rooms. |
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We are on Facebook| Minimum Age |
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| Our Building and Facilities |
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Forest Oaks has a range of facilities including lounges, the dining room, a sun lounge and a hobbies room. We have a relaxing, warm and cosy lounge with aquarium, wide screen television and piano. This room is ideal for both informal gatherings over tea and coffee or for organised entertainment such as singers, choirs and outside speakers. The widescreen television is often used for film afternoons or evenings.
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| Is Our Home Purpose Built |
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| Yes |
| How Many Floors We Have |
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| 3 |
| Who Owns Our Building |
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| Private |
| Communal Rooms |
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| Activities Room, Coffee Shop / Café, Dining Rooms, Library, Sitting Rooms, TV Lounges. |
| What Else Do We Provide |
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| Assisted Bathroom, Beauty Salon, Chiropodist, Coffee Shop, GP, Hairdressers, Library, Lift, Physiotherapy, Stairlift. |
| Our Garden |
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| Communal Garden, Seating, Secure Garden, Wheelchair Friendly Access. |
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| Description |
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Our private en-suite rooms are bright with a pleasing garden view and there are additionally fully adapted baths and shower rooms on each floor. |
| About Our Rooms | |
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| Number Of Rooms | 46 |
| Number Of Ensuite Rooms | 46 |
| We offer these types of ensuite rooms: Bathroom with Bath. | |
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| Single Room. |
| Room Features |
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| Furnished, Garden View, Step Free Access. |
| Room Facilities |
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| Freeview TV, Internet Access, Telephone Point, Wifi. |
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| Weekly Fees Start From | Fee |
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| Residential Fees From / Price Per Week | £775.00 |
| Funding Types | |
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| Local Authority | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| We Accept Self-Funding Clients | Yes |
Choice Dining is a food-focused accreditation designed to give care-seekers like yourself the ability to consider and compare the dining experience within different care settings.
To be awarded the Choice Dining badge, a care home will have committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences with a strong focus on preference, individuality, hygiene and the environment. You can explore the specifics of all participating homes in the tab below to learn more about the food on offer, how it is served and presented and what they’re doing to cater for your personal taste. For more information about Choice Dining please click here.
| Styles of Food |
 Pureed
Vegan
Vegetarian
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| Dining Locations |
Bedroom Dining
Café
Lounge/Diner
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| Activities Are So Important |
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Our hobbies room is a great area for arts and crafts, flower arranging and other practical activities. However it is also used for meeting with friends and family and small group dining. |
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| Activities At Home |
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| 1 to 1 Activities, Animal Petting, Bingo, Birthday Celebrations, Board Games, Card Games, Cooking, Crafts, Crosswords, Dancing, Exercise Class, Flower Arranging, Gardening, Music Entertainment, Painting, Pet Therapy, Quiz Games, Themed Events. |
| Activities Outside Our Home |
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| Garden Centre, Local Tourist Attractions, Park, Pub, Shopping. |
The Rise
Brockenhurst
Hampshire
SO42 7SJ
Regulator: CQC
| Current Ratings | |
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| Overall | Good |
| Safe | Good |
| Well Led | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Effective | Good |
| Inspection Reports | |
| Last inspected | 18th May 2022 |
| Last rated | 16th June 2022 |
| Reports | |
| Registration Date | 24th January 2011 |
| Service Provider | The Wilverley Association, SO45 4JF |
16th June 2022 | Transport |
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| Bus Stop nearby, Car Park, Train Station nearby. |
| Places of Worship |
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| Anglican Church. |
| Nearby Services |
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| Church, Local Walks & Bike Rides, Park, Pub, Shops. |
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