Larkrise

Prescott Close, Banbury OX16 0RD
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  • Larkrise, Banbury
Located in a residential area of Banbury, Larkrise is a 60-bed capacity care home dedicated to person-centred methods. The home offers quality residential, nursing and respite care along with specialist care for older people diagnosed with dementia.

Priding itself on delicious, home-cooked meals, engaging activities and high standards of care, Larkrise's team goes above and beyond to help residents feel at home. The home's large gardens delight residents and visitors throughout the summer months and the cosy lounges, library, pub and games room provide plenty of inside space for both relaxation and activity.

Residents' spacious and light, ensuite bed, sitting rooms are a peaceful haven.

Larkrise's exciting seasonal events are well-attended by people of all ages and provide opportunities for residents to maintain links with their local community.

Care charity and provider The Orders of St John Care Trust are respected in the care sector for a flexible range of care provision, making the most of voluntary sector contributions in order to help vulnerable adults achieve a more dignified lifestyle.

Carers respect clients from all backgrounds, support an active and fulfilling lifestyle, and a nutritious diet while maintaining strong local links.

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Care Provided by Larkrise

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite Care
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 60 Service Users
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Hannah Larner (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (60)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (60)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes
    • Last Refurbishment: 1995

Funding & Fees Guide for Larkrise

  • 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 £1,385 – £1,470
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £1,590 – £1,655
    • Self-Funded Nursing Care £1,863 – £1,863
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care £1,590 – £1,680
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care £1,805 – £1,865
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care £2,033 – £2,033

  • Your fees cover several areas while in their care.
    These services are: Personal care, accommodation,
    utilities, use of communal areas, meals, drinks and
    snacks, laundry (excluding dry cleaning),
    housekeeping, maintenance and activities run by the
    home.


    Services NOT included in price are: dentistry, chiropody,
    physiotherapy, occupational therapy, opticians, hairdressing,
    medications, toiletries, clothing, newspapers/magazines.
    During your stay, you may need to purchase additional goods
    and services. If they are able to provide such goods and
    services, they will tell you how much these goods and services
    will cost and they expect that you will pay for these goods and
    services at the time you request them.
    They can accompany loved ones to private appointments,
    however the fee attached to this is £21 per hour. Where private taxi
    services are used for transportation to appointments the cost should
    be paid for by yourself.
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Larkrise to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Bar/Café
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Larkrise Reviews (82)

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9.8

Larkrise has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.777) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Larkrise has 82 reviews.

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Review from S S (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very impressed with the home, staff very friendly and rooms kept very clean. The only fault is, some days are short staffed and my father has had to wait quite a long time to have his needs seen to.

Reply from Lyndsay Sard, Home Manager at Larkrise

Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. We are pleased to hear that you are impressed with our home and your father is settled. As you will have seen over the past few weeks we have recruited some additional people to our team and hope that this alleviates your concerns. However, do please feel free to raise any issue with me at any time when you are visiting Larkrise.


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Review from J D (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 26 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My mother in law arrived in October from hospital. She has dementia and forgets everything but the staff are very kind, considerate and patient. She does not eat much but is always being offered food!! And the food is excellent. There are lots of activities and she joins in sometimes but her attention
span is very short. There is a doctor who visits and he has helped mother through a chest infection and a UTI. The staff are always very respectful and look after her personal care extremely well. There are never any unpleasant smells around. We are very happy with Larkrise as mother's care home.

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Review from Cheryl M (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I visited this home with an open for a placement for my father and to be honest I couldn't have been more impressed. The place itself is very well presented and caters for all residents needs. The staff were very friendly and well informed. Having also met some of the residents they were all very happy
and contented. The rooms were very well furnished and large, I can see my father very very happy there.

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Review from A C (Husband of Resident) published on 20 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My wife has been in care homes since January 2013 and at Larkrise Care Home since July 2014 the care in the main has been good and the food is ok most of the time. Some problems with missing laundry. My wife is not able to join in many of the activities as she is very sleepy a lot of the time (Parkinson's)
there seems to be a lot with this so one to one or two to one with residents can be a minor problem when short staffed or temps. Nurses are very good.

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Review from Maggie I (Friend of Resident) published on 13 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I visit a friend from church who is now in Larkrise. I am always made welcome and at Christmas we were offered cups of tea and mince pies made by the home.
I was very impressed with the carers and their professionalism.

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Review from Lesley P (Friend of Resident) published on 12 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My visit to Larkrise Care Centre was very pleasurable, the staff were very friendly and made me and my husband feel very welcome, nothing was too much trouble for them and all the staff regardless of their role were helpful and kind not just to the residents who live there but all visitors as well.

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Review from S A (Friend of Resident) published on 12 January 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The manager is fabulous and the home has improved greatly since she started. The staff are very caring and treat the residents as they would their own family. It's clean and well maintained with a welcoming atmosphere.

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Review from J W (Son of Resident) published on 8 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are more than pleased with everything the home has to offer. The staff are all wonderful both medical / non-medical. Nothing is too much trouble and my mother is always clean and happy.
We couldn't wish for a better place for her to be.

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Review from N H (Resident) published on 5 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Care and assistance always available. Staff firm but friendly.

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Review from J D (Son of Resident) published on 23 September 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It has been an immense relief moving mum into such a caring environment. Larkrise is marvellous as are the staff that are looking after mum at such a difficult time for all of us. Mum is safe and cared for at Larkrise.

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Review from Sheila T (Sister-in-law of Resident) published on 7 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My brother in law was cared for with kindness and great humanity, especially towards his last days, which were very difficult for the family to see. Our thanks go to all the staff.

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Review from Clare T (Daughter of Resident) published on 23 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother has been a resident since Larkrise opened in 2011. The environment is clean, warm and friendly, there are activities during the week days and articles around the unit to stimulate the dementia residents. Rooms are spacious en-suite and look out on lovely garden area. meals are well balanced
and drinks, snacks provided throughout the day and evening. Carers are very good and well meaning and look after my mum very well, sometimes could have more staff on duty, also activities at weekends.

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Review from Anthony B (Husband of Resident) published on 1 December 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I must start by saying that I am not very good at doing this sort of thing, but I am so pleased with your care that you give to my wife, and just the little things that are so important, she tells me how much she likes the food and the help she gets to eat it. The home is good right from the time you
get through the door and when you are on the way out. Thank you xx

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Review from Linda S (Daughter of Resident) published on 27 November 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very helpful and well cared for.

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Review from Leonard T (Brother-in-law of Resident) published on 19 October 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

On my short visit I was pleasantly surprised how good the house was in condition and staff. May I say the website on the home criticised it's condition which I thought was totally unjustified.

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Review from Jenifer C (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 September 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My parents both took up residence at Lark Rise from the day it opened in 2011. Dad upstairs in intermediate care with his Parkinson's and mum downstairs with her vascular dementia. The staff treated them with great respect and took mum upstairs everyday to be with dad. Dad was a shy and quiet man and
didn't like partaking in group activities, but I would often visit and find a carer sitting with him just chatting. Mum on the other hand was encouraged and enjoyed group activities. They were both treated well with great respect and dignity until dad died in September 2012 and mum September 2015.

Reply from Lisa Lawlor, Communications Coordinator at Larkrise

Thank you so much for your review. I will share your kind comments with the team who will, I know, really appreciate them. It was our privilege to care for your Mum and Dad, both of whom are greatly missed. All of us send our best wishes to you and the family.


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Review from Joan R (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 August 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A very friendly staff, always made welcome.

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Review from Leslie R (Son of Resident) published on 7 August 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Everybody at Lark Rise has been very patient and professional in helping my mother settle into the care home. This has been a difficult period for all of us and mum has been quite reluctant. However the whole staff have handled this very well.

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Review from Trevor C (Partner of Resident) published on 7 August 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent care home with good staff and facilities. Modern with lovely gardens.

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Review from James G (Son-in-law of Resident) published on 7 August 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

A pleasant review and satisfied with everything. The staff are very amiable and helpful. The home is well kept with lovely gardens. The new homes manager is very nice and we enjoyed the meet and greet meeting that we attended.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.777)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.777) out of 10 for Larkrise is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.777 for Larkrise is calculated as follows: ( (166 Excellents x 5) + (34 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 206 Ratings = 4.777

  • 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 Larkrise is based on 18 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 60 registered maximum number of service users is 12, which has been reached with 18 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: 20 Sep 2019

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Good

  • Caring

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • 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 (5)

Hannah

Hannah Larner

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2024

Hannah joined OSJCT as Home Manager for Larkrise in November 2024. She qualified as a Learning Disability Nurse in 2015 after completing her BSc in Learning Disability Nursing. Before this, Hannah began her career as a support worker specialising in learning disabilities.


Following graduation, she worked in Neurorehabilitation at Oxford Centre of Enablement in Oxford and later gained experience in various healthcare settings, including Accident and Emergency.


Hannah is passionate about Equality and Diversity, always ensuring that everyone feels included and valued in her care.


Outside of work, Hannah enjoys spending time with her family, including her two children and their cat. She is a military wife and loves challenging herself with activities such as completing 5k muddy obstacle courses


Jade

Jade Wise

Job Title: Activities Co-ordinator

Jade has been a career in the trust for three years and an Activities Co-ordinator for two years. Starting off working in a cake shop, she then took the step into working in the care sector in the community before joining OSJCT. She loves anything creative and doing baking and says, “Making people smile is the highlight of my day”.


Kevin

Kevin O'Reilly

Job Title: Maintenance Lead

Joined: 2020

Kevin has worked for the trust for 2.5 years. Prior to working for the trust, Kevin was self-employed in the building trade. Our residents and staff love him and he has built great relationships with them. Kevin likes not knowing what each day will bring, but can turn his hand to most maintenance tasks.


He has recently developed a passion for fitness, and has started going to the gym! Kevin used to train greyhounds and regularly attends meets and races.


Kefas (Josh)

Kefas (Josh) Jeshua

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2024

Josh joined OSJCT as Deputy Manager in 2024. Originally from Zimbabwe, he began his career in quality control before transitioning into care. Drawing on his experience with people, customer complaints, and service improvement, Josh has applied these skills to his work in the care sector.


After arriving in the UK in 2004, Josh worked as a temp care worker in the NHS before becoming permanent. He pursued further education, completing a National Certificate in Health and Social Care (Level 3) with the Open University, which opened his eyes to the impact of therapeutic relationships in care. Motivated to make a difference, he earned a foundation degree in Social Care at Oxford Brookes University and later completed a nursing degree at the University of Hertfordshire, graduating in 2015.


Specialising in adult care since 2016, Josh is passionate about leadership and its role in improving care standards. He completed a postgraduate qualification, earning a Master’s in Management in Health and Social Care in 2021. Before joining OSJCT, Josh worked as a Lead Nurse in a private care home, further honing his skills in adult care and team leadership.


Outside of work, Josh is dedicated to voluntary work with the elderly and enjoys cooking, often preparing meals for charity organisations in Oxford. He is married with two children and values family life.


Cecelia

Cecelia Nunn

Job Title: Bursar

Joined: 2024

Cecelia joined OSJCT as Bursar in 2024. She brings a wealth of experience from her background in finance, which she applied in her previous role as Senior House Manager at Abbeyfield. There, Cecelia managed multiple properties across Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, overseeing operations, staff, and the wellbeing of residents.


Cecelia is looking forward to putting her experience into practice at Larkrise, ensuring the smooth running of the home and supporting both residents and staff.


Outside of work, Cecelia is married and a mother to three children. She enjoys spending time with her family and values the balance between her professional and personal life.