Oxford House Nursing Home

204 Stoke Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5AY

01753533554

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

21 March 2025

Provider

Oxford House Nursing Home

Beds

34 beds

About Oxford House Nursing Home

Oxford House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Slough, providing nursing and residential care for adults with a range of needs. Details of the most recent CQC findings are set out below.

Oxford House Nursing Home provides nursing and residential care for up to 34 adults, including people living with dementia, sensory impairments, mental health conditions or physical conditions. The CQC rated the service as requires improvement overall, identifying breaches relating to the environment and to governance, including gaps in oversight of covert medicines, some staff language, and missing risk assessments.

Inspectors found staff generally knew people well, involved them in decisions, and supported their healthcare and eating needs effectively. People and relatives felt safe and spoke positively about approachable management. However, one staff member was heard speaking derogatorily to a person, and improvements were needed to make the environment more suitable for people living with dementia.

Source: CQC assessment, 21 July 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 34 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SL2 5AY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 21 July 2025. Assessment date recorded: 21 March 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 21 July 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Oxford House Nursing Home is a care home providing nursing and residential care to up to 34 adults who may be living with dementia, sensory impairments, mental health conditions or physical conditions. At the time of the assessment, there were 26 people living at the service. There are 2 floors to the service, providing both nursing and residential care. We spoke to 17 people, 3 visitors and 8 staff including the registered manager, nominated individual, carers, nurses, administration team and an activity coordinator. We carried out our onsite inspection on 27 May 2025. Assessment activity started on 27 May and ended on 17 June 2025. The inspection was unannounced.
During this assessment, we identified breaches of regulation in relation to the environment and governance of the service. The services environments requires further improvement in order to meet the needs of people with dementia. The services governance did not identify concerns in relation to staff’s knowledge regarding covert medicines administration, some staff’s language and missing risk assessments. We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment. Staff were knowledgeable about people's individual care and support needs, including risks related to their care. Guidance about how to meet people’s individual care and support needs was detailed and included important information in relation to people's preferences and routines. The provider had a pre-assessment and review procedure of people’s needs. Overall, staff involved people in decisions and made sure they understood their care and support to enable them to give informed consent.
Risks in relation to people’s care and support were assessed. The service has been rated requires improvement.

Safe: Requires Improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Oxford House Nursing Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Oxford House Nursing 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 Oxford House Nursing 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 Oxford House Nursing 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