Question 1

Which nursing homes in Oxfordshire are listed here?

Accepted Answer

Seventy eight nursing homes registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide care in Oxfordshire appear on this page. Each is registered to have qualified nursing staff available, which is what distinguishes them from residential care homes. You can compare them by rating and open any profile to read the inspection report in full. Registration details differ, so check the profile to confirm a home takes the type of nursing your relative needs.

Question 2

What should I ask when visiting a nursing home in Oxfordshire?

Accepted Answer

Ask how many registered nurses are on each shift and how the home covers absence at short notice. Find out how long the manager has been in post and how much of the care team is permanent rather than agency. Ask how the home works with local GPs and what happens if someone becomes unwell overnight. It is also reasonable to ask what the last inspection found and what has changed as a result.

Question 3

How does a nursing home differ from a residential care home?

Accepted Answer

A residential care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care, with community nursing called in when clinical care is needed. A nursing home is registered to have a qualified nurse on duty at all times, so treatment can be given on site. The homes on this page are registered as nursing homes. If needs are modest now but expected to increase, ask whether a home is registered for both, because that can avoid a second move later.

Question 4

Will Oxfordshire County Council fund a nursing home placement?

Accepted Answer

Oxfordshire County Council can fund all or part of a nursing placement once a care needs assessment and a financial assessment have been completed. What it pays depends on assessed need and on capital and income, with national thresholds applied to savings and property. Where needs are primarily health related the NHS may fund the placement instead, and a separate contribution towards nursing costs applies where a registered nurse is required. Ask for written confirmation of what each body will pay.

Question 5

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Oxfordshire?

Accepted Answer

Contact the adult social care team at Oxfordshire County Council and request a care needs assessment, which anyone who appears to need support may have regardless of income. A practitioner will look at what your relative can manage safely and what level of care is required. A financial assessment then establishes whether the council will contribute towards the cost. Ask early, because assessments take time to arrange and the written outcome is useful evidence when approaching homes.

Question 6

How far ahead should we start looking?

Accepted Answer

Begin as soon as nursing care looks likely rather than waiting for a crisis, because homes with a strong reputation rarely have an immediate vacancy. Visiting two or three while there is no pressure makes the differences between them much clearer. If a hospital discharge is setting the pace you may have only days, so ask the ward social work team for help and treat the first placement as reviewable. Where a move is months off, keep in touch with your preferred home about vacancies.

Nursing Homes in Oxfordshire

80 nursing homes in Oxfordshire (showing 51–80)