SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Oaklands Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 11 other homes in Herefordshire, County of.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Oaklands Care Services Limited, Oaklands Nursing Home is a nursing home in Hereford, Herefordshire, County of with 39 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Herefordshire, County of, where the typical home has 21 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. 92% of homes in Herefordshire, County of also score 5. In Herefordshire, County of, 84% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). About 0.4 km away, Lyndale is rated Good.
CQC last rated the home in March 2020, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, responsive and well-led as well. For effective and caring, the rating was Good. That matches its previous rating, from December 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Herefordshire, County of, 49% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
