Which care homes in Oxford are shown on this page?

Fourteen registered residential care homes match this search, including Iris Hayter House, Fairfield Residential Home, Oxenford House, Kirlena House and The Lady Nuffield Home. Each entry has a profile giving the provider, the care type and the most recent Care Quality Commission rating where one has been published. The homes appear as a list rather than a ranking, so opening a handful of profiles is more useful than stopping at a familiar name. Vacancies change frequently, so a home that is full today may have a room within weeks.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides a permanent home with help for daily living such as washing, dressing, meals and company, delivered by trained care staff. A nursing home offers the same but also employs registered nurses on the premises at all hours for health needs that care assistants cannot meet. Every home on this page is registered for residential care rather than nursing. If health needs are likely to increase, ask a home how it manages that change and how closely it works with visiting district nurses.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Oxford?

Begin with staffing, asking how many carers are on duty at night, how long the manager has been in post and how much agency cover the home uses. Then ask how care plans are written and reviewed, how families are told when something changes, and how the home supports a resident whose needs increase. Practical questions matter too, including visiting arrangements, what happens to a room during a hospital stay, and how laundry and belongings are looked after. Finish by asking what the last inspection said and what has changed since.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Oxford?

Contact the adult social care team at Oxfordshire County Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which is free and open to anyone who appears to need support. A practitioner will look at daily living, mobility, health, safety and the help already provided by family before setting out the level of care required. Needs are considered first, with a financial assessment following separately where funded support may apply. Ask for the outcome in writing, since care homes will want to see it.

Can Oxfordshire County Council pay towards a care home placement?

It can, depending on the assessed need and the financial assessment that follows it. Oxfordshire County Council examines income, savings and capital, and where these fall below the national thresholds it contributes towards the weekly fee alongside a contribution from the resident. Property is treated differently depending on who else lives there, so ask about deferred payment arrangements before selling anything. Even people funding their own care benefit from an assessment, because it records the level of support that is appropriate.

How early should we start looking at care homes?

Earlier than most families expect, ideally while there is still time to visit two or three homes without pressure. Homes with a good reputation often hold waiting lists, and unhurried visits produce better decisions than a choice made in a hospital corridor. Where a discharge is imminent the timescale can shrink to days, which is precisely when a prepared shortlist earns its value. Even if a move is a year away, reading profiles and inspection reports now costs nothing and narrows the field.

Care Homes in Oxford

Oxford has 14 CQC registered care homes. 11 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 13 of the 14 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Oxford at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Oxford, to help you judge the options below.

Oxfordshire County Council pays, residential care: £1,184 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,640 to £1,825, median £1,700
Care home beds filled across Oxfordshire: 84%. The 12 month average is 82%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 69. Oxfordshire average is 80.
People aged 75 and over: 10,200. Rising to 12,200 by 2035, up 19%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed
Who pays, across Oxfordshire (estimate): 33% council, 55% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,400. Rising to 1,700 by 2035, up 25%
People aged 85 and over: 2,900. Rising to 4,100 by 2035, up 40%

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Choosing between the care homes in Oxford

Fourteen homes match this search, a field small enough to consider properly rather than skim. The differences that matter tend to surface in three places: what each home is registered to provide, what inspectors recorded on their last visit, and how the place feels on an ordinary weekday afternoon.

Matching the home to the need

Every home on this page is registered for residential care, meaning trained care staff support daily living while district nurses visit for health needs. That suits people who need help with washing, dressing, meals, medication and company rather than continuous clinical care. One provider on this listing offers respite specifically, which can be a sensible way to test whether residential care suits someone before any permanent decision is taken. Start by confirming that a home is registered for the need in front of you, then narrow by location, since easy visiting matters more over the years than almost anything else.

What the ratings do and do not tell you

Eleven homes here are rated Good, among them Iris Hayter House, Fairfield Residential Home, Oxenford House, Mon Choisy Care Home and The Lady Nuffield Home. Two, OSJCT Longlands and Ferendune Court, were told at their most recent inspection that they require improvement, which is a prompt to read the report rather than a reason to rule them out, since findings are often narrow and may already have been addressed. Wellford Gardens has no published rating yet, which usually reflects a recent registration. Check the date of every report alongside its judgement.

What to notice once you are inside

Visit at a busy hour, ideally around lunch, and stay long enough to see a normal stretch of the day. Notice whether residents look comfortable and occupied, whether staff speak to them by name, and whether the lounge carries conversation or only television. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight, how long the manager has been in post, how much agency cover is used, and what happens when a resident's needs grow beyond residential care.

Arranging and funding a care home place in Oxford

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support is entitled to a free assessment, whatever their savings. It is arranged through Oxfordshire County Council, the authority responsible for adult social care assessments and funded support, and it records the level of help a person needs before any question of payment arises. A relative providing regular care can ask for a carer's assessment at the same time. Keep the written outcome to hand, because homes will want to see what has been agreed.

How the funding question is settled

A financial assessment follows, considering income, savings and capital to decide whether the local authority contributes towards the weekly fee and how much the resident pays. Where a person owns a property, how it is treated depends on who else lives there and whether the stay is permanent, and a deferred payment arrangement can sometimes avoid a hurried sale. Attendance Allowance is not means tested and is worth claiming separately. Anyone near the thresholds should ask for the calculation in writing.

What residential fees usually include

Fees in Oxford ordinarily cover the room, all meals, laundry, personal care and the daily life of the home. Hairdressing, chiropody, escorted appointments, outings and newspapers are commonly charged on top, so ask each home for a written schedule showing what sits inside the weekly fee. Check the notice period and how often fees are reviewed. Families paying privately should also ask what happens if savings fall to the level at which local authority support begins, since not every home continues a placement on that basis.

14 care homes in Oxford

Oxenford House · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
Iris Hayter House · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
St Andrew's Residential Care Home · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
St. John's Home · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
OSJCT Longlands · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Requires improvement
OSJCT Marston Court · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
Kirlena House · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
Ferendune Court · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Requires improvement
Eden House Residential Home I · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
Respite Service · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
The Lady Nuffield Home · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
Fairfield Residential Home · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
Wellford Gardens · Oxford, Oxfordshire
Mon Choisy Care Home · Oxford, Oxfordshire · CQC Good

What care costs in Oxfordshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 13 Oxfordshire homes. Median £1,700.	£1,184	£1,640 to £1,825
Nursing care South East figure, because too few Oxfordshire homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933.	£1,231	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 12 Oxfordshire homes. Median £1,894.	Not published separately	£1,760 to £2,007
Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Oxfordshire homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,975 to £2,226

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

OSJCT Longlands, 14 June 2023, Requires improvement
St. John's Home, 13 January 2022, Good
Ferendune Court, 14 October 2021, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

The Lady Nuffield Home, 25 January 2018, Good
Mon Choisy Care Home, 27 January 2018, Good
Oxenford House, 13 February 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Oxford

How many care homes are there in Oxford?

Oxford has 14 CQC registered care homes: 11 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Oxford?

Oxfordshire County Council pays an average of £1,184 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,640 to £1,825 a week. Middle half of prices from 13 Oxfordshire homes. Median £1,700. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Oxford were inspected most recently?

OSJCT Longlands (14 June 2023), St. John's Home (13 January 2022) and Ferendune Court (14 October 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Oxfordshire

Abingdon Court Care Home registered as a 64 bed care home in Vale of White Horse (5 November 2026)

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