SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Woodland Grove is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 16 other homes in Essex.
84% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Oakland Primecare Limited, Woodland Grove is a nursing home in Loughton, Essex with 72 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22 beds.
CQC last rated the home in October 2022, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. CQC rated responsive as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2020.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Essex. 16 other homes in Essex share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Oakland Primecare Limited runs 5 care homes, and all 5 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
