Which nursing homes in Wantage appear in this search?

Four registered providers in Wantage are listed here, all of them nursing homes. They are Wantage Nursing Home, St Katharine's House, Richmond Village Letcombe Regis and Elmbrook Court Care Home. All four currently hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission. Each listing links through to the home's own inspection record so you can read the findings in full rather than relying on the grade.

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

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and how the home covers shifts when staff are away. Ask whether the team has direct experience of the clinical needs involved and request concrete examples. Find out how the home works with local health services and how quickly a resident is reviewed when they become unwell. It is also worth asking what training staff receive in pain management, pressure care and end of life support.

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

A care home provides personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, eating, medication and the shape of the day from trained care staff. A nursing home provides all of that and also has registered nurses on duty at all times, allowing it to meet clinical needs such as wound care, catheter management, pressure care and complex medication. All four providers in this Wantage search are registered as nursing homes. Where someone mainly needs help with daily living rather than health care, a residential home may be more suitable and usually costs less.

Can Oxfordshire County Council fund a nursing home placement?

It can, where the person meets the eligibility criteria for care and the financial criteria as well. Oxfordshire County Council carries out a care needs assessment first, then a financial assessment of income, savings and other capital. Where assets fall below the national threshold the council contributes towards the cost of the placement. Ask separately about NHS funded nursing care, a contribution towards the nursing element paid regardless of savings, and about NHS continuing healthcare where health needs are the main driver.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Wantage?

Contact Oxfordshire County Council and ask for an assessment of care and support needs, either for yourself or on behalf of a relative. The assessment is free and is not restricted by income or savings. An assessor will consider health needs, personal care, mobility, medication, safety and the support family already provide. If the person is in hospital, ask the ward to involve the hospital social work team, because discharge assessments follow a different route.

How far ahead should I start looking at nursing homes?

Nursing care is often needed at short notice, so where a decline can be anticipated it is worth doing groundwork early. With time in hand you can visit more than once and read inspection reports properly rather than deciding from a hospital bedside. If a discharge is already being planned, mention it at your first contact, because assessments can be arranged more quickly in those circumstances. A home must also confirm it can meet the specific clinical needs before offering a place.

Nursing Homes in Wantage

Wantage has 5 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Wantage at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Wantage, 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+: 77. Oxfordshire average is 80.
People aged 75 and over: 16,300. Rising to 20,100 by 2035, up 23%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 112 beds.
Who pays, across Oxfordshire (estimate): 33% council, 55% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,100. Rising to 2,800 by 2035, up 32%
People aged 85 and over: 4,600. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 55%

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What Nursing Care in Wantage Involves and What to Look For

Why the registration matters

Every home on this page provides nursing, meaning registered nurses are present around the clock rather than visiting. That is the deciding factor when health needs sit alongside help with daily living, whether that means complex wound care, a feeding tube, unstable health or frailty that changes from week to week. Registration does not by itself show that a particular home can manage a particular condition, so ask each one whether its team has supported those needs before and listen for specifics rather than general reassurance about experience.

Where matching grades leave you

All four homes hold a Good rating, so the grade cannot sort this list and the substance of each report has to. Read what inspectors wrote about medicines management, about staffing levels and about how the service is led, since those are the areas where pressure appears first in a nursing home. Check the inspection date too, because a judgement reached some time ago describes the home as it stood then, and in nursing care the quality of the team in place matters more than almost anything else.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding

Asking for the assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can request a care needs assessment free of charge, whatever their savings. Oxfordshire County Council carries out that assessment for people in Wantage and arranges funded support where a person is eligible. The assessor considers health needs, personal care, mobility, medication and safety, and the written outcome provides an independent statement of what is required. Where the person is in hospital, ask the ward to involve the hospital social work team, since assessments tied to a discharge follow their own timescale.

Where the cost may come from

A financial assessment weighs income, savings and other capital against the national threshold, and above it a placement is usually self funded. Separately, where a resident needs care from a registered nurse, the health service may contribute towards that nursing element whatever their savings. Where health needs are the main reason care is required at all, NHS continuing healthcare may meet the full cost and is assessed on different criteria again. Ask which of these routes has been considered and request each home's weekly fee in writing, with a note of what it covers and what is charged on top. Raising all three at the outset saves unpicking the arrangement later.

5 nursing homes in Wantage

Nursing Home · Wantage, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
St Katharine's House · Wantage, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
Elmbrook Court Care Home · Wantage, Oxfordshire
Richmond Village Letcombe Regis · Wantage, Oxfordshire · CQC Good
Elmbrook Court Care Home · Wantage, 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

Richmond Village Letcombe Regis, 27 February 2026, Good
St Katharine's House, 29 March 2023, Good
Elmbrook Court Care Home, 3 August 2022, Good

Longest since a report

Wantage Nursing Home, 21 October 2021, Good
Elmbrook Court Care Home, 3 August 2022, Good
St Katharine's House, 29 March 2023, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Wantage

How many nursing homes are there in Wantage?

Wantage has 5 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Wantage?

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 nursing homes in Wantage were inspected most recently?

Richmond Village Letcombe Regis (27 February 2026), St Katharine's House (29 March 2023) and Elmbrook Court Care Home (3 August 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.

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