Oakdene
- Care home
- 40 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2011
- Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
First rated Good in 2016, most recently Good in November 2025.
11 months
since the latest rating was published.
186 of 249
rated care homes in Nottinghamshire are rated Good, like this one.
Oakdene: inspection record
Rated Good in November 2025.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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- G Woodleigh Care Home Good, 1.4 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 11 November 2025 (assessment visit 10 September 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment: 7 October 2025. Oakdene is a residential care home providing support to adults of all ages living with mental health conditions and physical disabilities. At the time of the assessment, the service was supporting 35 people with their personal care needs.
- Safe Good
- Effective Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
- Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Oakdene was last rated good, (published 19 December 2019). We undertook this assessment due to the age of the previous rating.
People were protected and kept safe whilst living at Oakdene. Staff understood, identified and managed risks safely. Where appropriate, staff supported people with positive risk taking to help them improve their confidence and independence. People were consistently supported to achieve their long-term goals such as moving into supported or independent living. The facilities and equipment met people’s needs, were clean and well-maintained and any risks mitigated. Staff were recruited safely and received a comprehensive support and development programme to ensure they had the required skills, training and knowledge to support people.
The registered manager had developed a good learning culture which fostered open and transparent communication. Managers at all levels investigated incidents thoroughly and lessons learned were shared with staff regularly. Quality monitoring process in place were effective at identifying areas of concern or improvement which supported staff to deliver safe person-centred care responsively.
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Safe
Good
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
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Effective
Good
Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people’s outcomes were consistently good, and people’s feedback confirmed this.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has changed to good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
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Well-led
Good
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture. At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating remained good. This meant the management and leadership was consistent. Leaders and the culture they created supported the delivery of person-centred care.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Brian Ward
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Mental Health, Older People, People detained under the Mental Health Act, People who misuse drugs and alcohol, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)6 inspection reports, latest 10 December 2019. Latest assessment published 11 November 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Prime Life LimitedBrand: Prime Life Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02779611 (opens Companies House)
Prime Life Limited runs 55 services in England, 34 of them in the East Midlands. 44 are rated Good or Outstanding, 10 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Prime Life Limited
- G Acorn Close Good. Care home, Leicestershire
- G Birch Green Care Home Good. Care home with nursing, Lancashire, North West
- G Brackendale House Good. Care home, Norfolk, East of England
- G Brockshill Woodlands Good. Care home, Leicestershire
Getting help from Nottinghamshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Nottinghamshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 500 80 80
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Nottinghamshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Oakdene provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Oakdene as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Oakdene have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 40 beds at Oakdene.
- When was Oakdene last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Oakdene was published on 11 November 2025.
- Who runs Oakdene?
- Oakdene is run by Prime Life Limited. It runs 55 services in England, 34 of them in the East Midlands.
- What is Oakdene's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 11 November 2025.
Contact
- Phone
- 01623 655123
- Address
- Stacey Road, Mansfield, NG19 7JJ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Magnolia House Residential Care Home Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- G Maun View Good, 0.8 miles away
- O Thistle Hill Hall Outstanding, 0.9 miles away
- G The Dovecote Residential Care Home Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Woodleigh Care Home Good, 1.4 miles away