The Meadows

Britwell Road, Didcot OX11 7JN
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9.6 90 Reviews
  • The Meadows, Didcot
The Meadows is registered for sixty-eight residents and a team of skilled and friendly carers provide residential, early-stage dementia and nursing care for older people.

Care homes from The Orders of St John Care Trust are well respected in Lincolnshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire where the voluntary sector charity has a strong presence after seeing healthy growth since it first opened homes in 1992.

All residents are supported in the pursuit of active lifestyle and personal interests, while benefitting from a care philosophy that prioritises dignity and independence alongside health, safety and security.

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Care Provided by The Meadows

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 68 Service Users
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Mugove Matonhodze (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (68)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (68)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: Yes

Funding & Fees Guide for The Meadows

  • 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 £1,445 – £1,510
    • Self-Funded Nursing Care £1,862 – £1,863
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care £1,570 – £1,645
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care £2,003 – £2,003

  • 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 The Meadows to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

The Meadows Reviews (90)

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9.6

The Meadows has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.623) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Meadows has 90 reviews.

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Review from L G (Niece of Resident) published on 31 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We attended my aunt's 100th birthday. We were made very welcome, the food provided by the home was excellent. All in all a very pleasant visit.

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Review from Louize C (Great-Niece of Resident) published on 31 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful staff providing a caring and professional service to our whole family.
Attention paid to guests with specific dietary needs.
Nothing is any trouble.
Reassuring that our great Auntie's care is left in the very capable hands of such special staff.

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Review from B K (Daughter of Resident) published on 31 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

A very kind, happy, caring environment where residents are treated with respect and dignity.

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Review from Hannah T (Great-granddaughter of Resident) published on 24 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely facility, caring staff who have made us and my whole family feel very welcome. Nanna is well looked after!

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Review from Jennifer B (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother was given a 100th Birthday Party and the staff were excellent.
I have special needs foodwise, and they catered for me especially.
Thank you. I was very impressed.

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Review from Barbara D (Relative of Resident) published on 23 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

On attending a family member's birthday party, I found the staff and attendants friendly and courteous. They helped to make a special birthday even more special.

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Review from Jo D (Great-Niece of Resident) published on 23 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We visited because it was my Great Aunts 100th birthday. The staff gave us a warm welcome and made our family feel very warmly received. The buffet and refreshments provided were lovely and they even made me a vegan salad on top. Nothing was too much trouble and my Great-Aunt and all the family had
a wonderful time.

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Review from Astrid C (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 22 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I visit my grandmother a lot of the time and today we had a birthday celebration.
I always find the home clean, tidy and the staff are always pleasant and helpful. I do recommend this home to whoever I speak to.

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Review from Harriette T (Great-granddaughter of Resident) published on 19 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The workers here are lovely and very helpful. I also feel very welcome when I visit.

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Review from P C (Relative of Resident) published on 19 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I visit the home now and then and today I am here to celebrate my wife's nan's 100th birthday. Today and on all occasions that I have visited the staff have been friendly and helpful.

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Review from Lee B (Friend of Resident) published on 17 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My friend was on the waiting list for 6 months. Regrettable but so worth it. 5 star home with excellent care and staff are good, kind and friendly to residents and visitors. Food is excellent and the home manager is very approachable and always happy to help and chat. This is how care homes should be.
Price in the medium range but the care is first class. This is a proactive care home with good quality volunteer group providing extras and company for residents. Staff who notice how residents are and report suggestions to management and/or friends and family so together, we can make residents lives as good as they can be.

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Review from G S (Daughter of Resident) published on 17 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum has been in the home for 3 and a half years. She hates making a fuss but I feel I can go to the people in charge and they will always assist.

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Review from S A (Daughter of Resident) published on 14 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My father has been looked after wonderfully by the staff in The Meadows. I'm very pleased how kind everybody was who cared for my father. Thank you so much.

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Review from M A (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My mother and father are treated with care and kindness, their medical needs have been met, promptly. Everything is done to keep them comfortable and safe.

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Review from Liz & Maurice S (Relative of Resident) published on 16 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We can not thank the staff at The Meadows, for the care, kindness and patience they showed our dad during his last months at The Meadows. He was always kept busy with activities, something different every day which meant he had a quality to his life that he would not have had should he have stayed at
home. He was safe, he enjoyed the food and nothing was ever too much trouble for the staff, you were always met with a friendly face whatever time of day you arrived. Sadly his illness took hold very quickly and he became low but the staff were persistent in keeping him active and joining in, he became very difficult but he was always treated with respect. Towards the end of his life, he was treated with such kindness and dignity, that meant a lot to us knowing he was never on his own. The staff kept us informed of how things were as the end drew near. He was peaceful and pain-free. We could not have asked for anymore. Thank you.

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Review from M G (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Although my mother was only a resident in the nursing wing of The Meadows for five months, she was treated in a caring and dignified manner by all the excellent nurses and carers staffing Primrose. Unfortunately, she did not choose to embrace the facilities and ethos of the home enough to enjoy her
time there, having made up her mind that she did not want to live any longer than her 97 years and despite the best care and attention of the staff seemed to give up on life and sadly died on 26th August 2016. The staff were a great comfort to me in the final weeks too.

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

My mother has dementia and is quite challenging at times but the staff are so nice and kind and go out of their way to make her life as happy and comfortable as possible. The Meadows go to great lengths to give residents plenty of things to do.

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Review from Arnold L (Brother of Resident) published on 22 August 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Meadows Care Home I think is a very well-run home regarding looking after the patients. The staff are all kind and helpful.

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Review from Paul D (Son of Resident) published on 12 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My father, brothers and sister would like to thank all staff who helped look after my mum in the short time she spent at the Meadows. She was looked after with compassion and dignity and for this we thank you. We are sure that due to the exceptional care given during her short time with you she gained
a bit more time with us. This was priceless. Please keep up the good work you all do for your residents. Thank you again on behalf of our ever grateful family.

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Review from Valerie S (Resident) published on 3 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The home has done a lot for me. When I came here I had the full sling hoist. I could not walk and I also had a catheter and I could not do much. Now I can walk with a frame. I do not have a catheter any more and can take an interest in lost of things especially activities.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.623)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.623) out of 10 for The Meadows is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 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 17 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 4.623 for The Meadows is calculated as follows: ( (143 Excellents x 5) + (53 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 207 Ratings = 4.623

  • 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 The Meadows is based on 17 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 68 registered maximum number of service users is 13.6, which has been reached with 17 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: 3 Jan 2024

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  • 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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Tobias

Tobias Matonhodze

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2008

Tobias Matonhodze has worked for the Trust for over 15 years in a variety of roles starting as a Carer at the Meadows and progressing through Care Leader and then Deputy Manager in sisters' homes. Has one of the most senior Deputy Managers in the Trust, Tobias supported other Homes, such as Chilterns Court, Langford View, Longlands and Stirling’s.


Tobias has completed his NVQ levels 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care, and his level 5 Diploma in Care Home Management. Tobias also completed an Oxfordshire Leadership Development Programme that was sponsored by NHS Health Education England and Oxfordshire County Council.


Tobias likes cooking and is an avid sportsman, he goes to the Gym on a weekly basis and enjoys watching football, and he supports Manchester United, which causes some laughter and banter with residents.


Tobias strives to ensure that all of the residents are well cared for and are happy and content, he prides himself on being approachable and helpful wherever possible