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Quality
Outstanding CQC · inspected Dec 2018
Costs
From £10,092 / month (estimate)
Availability
Vacancies currently available
Location
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West Oak is a care home with nursing in Wokingham, South East, operated by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited since 2011. The home has 63 beds and is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. The home specialises in dementia care, including support for Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia. Qualified nursing staff are on-site 24 hours.
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Daily Life
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Safety & Quality
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Costs & Funding
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Typical weekly care cost
From £2,321 per week
≈ £10,092 per month
Estimate based on 52 weeks / 12 months.
You may pay less if eligible for Local Authority or NHS CHC funding.
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Family Feedback
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RightCareHome analyses publicly available family reviews to surface patterns that matter most.
Public feedback is still limited for this home. We show early patterns below to support your visit planning.
Staff mentioned in 5 reviews — Families consistently praise the caring and attentive staff
Most frequent family priorities:
Potential risk signals to validate during your visit:
Limited information on activity variety and engagement.
Daily activities are crucial for resident well-being and mental stimulation.
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No clarity on cost structure or additional fees.
Families need to understand financial commitments before deciding.
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Common positive phrases seen across family feedback:
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Location & Practical
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Neighbourhood metrics for this home are still being validated. Travel planning details can be included in your shortlist report.
Next Steps
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Is the latest CQC report visible in reception?
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How are families updated when needs change?
Communication is usually a top concern for relatives.
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Home Intelligence
This page helps you shortlist. The Home Intelligence report helps you verify West Oak across regulation, staffing, reviews, food hygiene, finances and local context.
Public warning signs are already visible
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Public signals already visible on this page
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Ownership structure, overdue accounts, director changes and insolvency markers.
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Independent staff sentiment, hiring pressure and continuity clues that affect day-to-day care.
Helps you judge whether continuity of care may be affected.
Repeated complaints, worsening themes over time and gaps a star rating can hide.
Shows what a headline rating or review average cannot explain.
Inspection pattern, sub-scores and context behind the current hygiene badge.
More useful than a single food hygiene score on its own.
Rating age, domain-level weaknesses, enforcement history and quality trajectory.
Tells you whether a reassuring rating still deserves confidence.
The report turns findings into practical questions to ask the manager during your visit.
Turns analysis into a better visit and a better decision.
What directory pages usually show
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What the report verifies
Examples of the extra context and decision checks the report adds before your visit.
CQC rating and a quick quality summary
How old the rating is, whether the trend is changing, and which domains deserve extra scrutiny.
Star ratings and a handful of review snippets
Repeated complaints, recent shifts in sentiment, and whether family feedback is thinning out or getting worse.
Headline fees and basic provider information
Whether costs look high for the area and whether the operator shows signs of financial strain.
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CQC standing
Outstanding
Nearby avg: Good
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