Oakdale Care Home

123 Kiln Road, Benfleet SS7 1TG
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9.9 87 Reviews
  • Oakdale Care Home, Benfleet
Oakdale is a delightful home in Benfleet, Essex providing care and support for up to 27 older people with dementia.

The home is conveniently located close to the local town with good public transport links. The house has been extensively refurbished to provide a friendly and warm environment with 'hotel standard' accommodation.

There are a number of spacious lounges and dining areas for residents and their families to enjoy and a beautiful, secure garden. The staff at Oakdale provide the best quality care and support for their residents embracing the values of person-centred, individualised care.

They have a dedicated activities co-ordinator providing a wide range of entertainment and activities. The chef provides an excellent choice of home-cooked food every day.

Happiness is homemade.

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Care Provided by Oakdale Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 27 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Challenging Behaviour/Psychosis
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Orthopaedic
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Day Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Physiotherapy

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Melanie Tucknott (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (23)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Last Refurbishment: 2016
    • Number of floors: 2

Funding & Fees Guide for Oakdale Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care £1,000 – £1,398
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £1,000 – £1,400
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care £1,000 – £1,400
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £1,000 – £1,400

  • Fees are determined on an assessment of individual level of need and the room.
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Oakdale Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Oakdale Care Home Reviews (87)

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9.9

Oakdale Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.901) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Oakdale Care Home has 87 reviews.

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Review from Alan M (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 7 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It is a very friendly home with very caring staff. There always seems to be plenty of staff available.

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Review from F H (Daughter of Resident) published on 27 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Oakdale is a very well run home when there have been issues which are rare, they have been resolved very quickly. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a family feel home for their relative, they are all very approachable and willing to help.

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Review from Brian L (Son of Resident) published on 17 May 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent home with very high standard of caring.
Look forward to the home being extended so there is additional space for visitors to go with residents. What about a sun lounge? This is especially important for those who have very little dementia.
Maybe somewhere with proper coffee machine? Though
staff always offer to make drinks. Designated hair salon would be of use.

Reply from Melanie Tucknott, Home Manager at Oakdale Care Home

Thank you so very much for your comments and suggestions.


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Review from Jennifer L (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 23 October 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We feel she is being cared for very well and problems/concerns have been dealt with quickly and efficiently. The manager runs a tight ship. We are always made to feel welcome there. The staff are very friendly and approachable.

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Review from David B (Son of Resident) published on 21 October 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Small, intimate care home. Friendly staff. Excellent management, making visitors very welcome. Always ask visitors if they want a tea of coffee. They look after my mother very well and very attendant to her needs. They have various activities during the week involving all applicable residents. I am
very pleased that my mother has the best of care.

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Review from Elizabeth H (Daughter of Resident) published on 19 October 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When I visit there is always welcoming smiles and a cup of tea. Everything and everyone is clean/well dressed/sweet smelling. Staff are always cheerful, accommodating, attentive to patients and visitors while allowing each one space to be themselves. They work well as a team and are very kind and professional
when a client is anxious or distressed. Staff are very hard working and loyal to Oakdale Residential Home, I see the same faces as when I visited years ago. The décor is upbeat but restful (a difficult balance). The atmosphere is lively and alert (because of the friendly/lively staff) even though clients are in decline, need rest, or sleep a lot.

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Review from Kevin T (Nephew of Resident) published on 16 October 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Oakdale is a caring home treating it's resident's with kindness and dignity. I cannot recommend the home enough, the staff and management are excellent and provide an excellent range of activities and events to benefit the residents.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.901)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.901) out of 10 for Oakdale Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 28 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 28 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.901 for Oakdale Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (301 Excellents x 5) + (29 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 332 Ratings = 4.901

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Oakdale Care Home is based on 28 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 27 registered maximum number of service users is 5.4, which has been reached with 28 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 11 Mar 2020

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    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Outstanding

  • Safe

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (3)

Melanie

Melanie Tucknott

Job Title: Registered Home Manager

Joined: 2007

Melanie has been the Registered Home manager at Oakdale since 2007 and has worked in Social care since she was 16 years old. She is very passionate about Dementia and End of Life care. Melanie completed a Diploma in Dementia Care and is proud to say that she was part of the first-ever group called Cohort 1 in the movement of 'My Home Life' in which she participated for over 3 years, this is now countrywide.


Silvia

Silvia Gurgu

Job Title: Registered Home Manager

Joined: 2005

Silvia started at Oakdale in 2005 as a Senior Carer, in 2009 and then in 2021 advanced to Registered Home Manager along with Melanie. Silvia's passion for Care, and those she cares for is second to none and you will always find her supporting on the floor, alongside the carers instead of the office as this is where she prefers to be.


Tracy

Tracy Sycamore

Job Title: Senior Care Homes Administrator

Joined: 2016

Tracy started as part time in the newly formed home administrator role at Oakdale in 2016, progressing to full time and then to a Senior position in 2022 where she also supports the Other Admins and our Head Office in the Abode care Homes group. Tracy won Support Person of the Year at the Annual awards ceremony in 2019.