Residential care home · Hampshire

Woodlands Care Home

19-23 Lovedean Lane, Lovedean, Waterlooville, PO8 8HJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 September 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 below good
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 4 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2023GoodSECRW
  • February 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Hampshire

Woodlands Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 264 other homes in Hampshire. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 25 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 30 (7%)
  • Good 265 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 52 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 65 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 19 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • The Mullion
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Linda Grove
    Waterlooville, Hampshire · PO8 8UX · Residential care home · 4 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Inadequate Rated 4 years ago
  • Hart Plain Care
    Waterlooville, Hampshire · PO8 8TR · Residential care home · 7 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago
  • Nightingale Court Care Home
    Waterlooville, Hampshire · PO8 8TR · Residential care home · 40 beds1.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 months ago
  • Acacia House Nursing Home
    Waterlooville, Hampshire · PO8 9LN · Nursing home · 25 beds1.4 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Woodlands Care Home at a glance

Run by Heatherland Health Care Limited, Woodlands Care Home is a residential care home in Waterlooville, Hampshire with 31 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2026. Its rating before that, in January 2023, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Hampshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 4 fell below good. The lowest was “consent to care and treatment” (some shortfalls).

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. That is true of 84% of homes in Hampshire. 264 other homes in Hampshire share its tier, “Good”. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.