SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Oak Lodge is one of 456 care homes in Hampshire: a 60-bed nursing home in Basingstoke, run by Forest Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Hampshire are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5. Across Hampshire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. 1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. It is one of 5 homes run by Forest Care Limited. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in January 2020. It was Outstanding for effective, caring and well-led as well. For safe and responsive, the rating was Good. Its rating before that, in March 2017, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Hampshire, 46% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
