Oakhaven Care Home

213 Oakwood Lane, Leeds, LS8 2PE

01132402894

Care Type

Residential Care

CQC rating published

25 May 2021

Provider

Valorum Care Limited

Beds

24 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementAug 2019
GoodMay 2021

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2021.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Valorum Care Limited, which runs 23 care homes in England: 15 rated Good, 7 Requires Improvement and 1 not yet rated.

Average care home fees in Yorkshire and the Humber: £907 a week for residential care and £1,287 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Oakhaven Care Home

Oakhaven Care Home is a residential care home in Leeds, providing personal care to older people, including some living with dementia. The CQC findings below outline what inspectors observed during their most recent visit.

Oakhaven Care Home provides personal care to up to 24 residents aged 65 and over, some living with dementia. Residents and their relatives consistently reported feeling safe, supported by staff who knew them well and with whom they had developed good working relationships. The home deployed sufficient staff to meet people's needs, maintained documentation of accidents and incidents with preventative action plans, and ensured staff received safeguarding training to identify and report concerns appropriately.

The service managed medicines safely through trained and assessed staff, and discussed consent with residents and relatives, with clear documentation in care plans. Staff, residents and relatives spoke positively about the registered manager, describing them as open, honest, caring and approachable. The home operated with a clear management system in place.

Source: CQC inspection report, 25 May 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Oakhaven Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Oakhaven Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Oakhaven Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees