New Resident Enquiries: 0300 303 5445
General Enquiries: 020 3019 3939

Oakland Care Logo with Butterflies
Oakland Care Tree Icon
Oakland Care Logo
  • Care Homes
    • Loughton, EssexWoodland Grove
    • Chigwell, EssexLambwood Heights
    • Hastings, East SussexHastings Court
    • Eastbourne, East SussexBeechwood Grove
    • Enfield, Greater LondonElsyng House
    • Wantage, OxfordshireElmbrook Court
    • Swanley, KentBirchwood Heights
    • Maidstone, KentMaplewood Court
    • Hildenborough, KentHyllden Heights
  • Our Care
    • Nursing
    • Residential
    • Dementia
    • Respite
    • Dining
    • Exceptional Lifestyles
  • About
    • Executive Team
    • Gender Pay Gap
    • Complaints
  • News
    • Events
    • Blog
    • Our New Podcast!Care2Share
  • Sustainability
    • Our Commitment
    • Carbon Neutrality
    • Biodiversity
    • Responsible Procurement and Reducing Waste
  • Join our team
  • Contact
Menu
Search for:
Request callback
  • Home
  • Our Care Homes
    • Loughton, Essex Woodland Grove
      • About
      • Virtual Tour
      • Gallery
      • Download our Brochure
      • Key Facts & Information
    • Chigwell, Essex Lambwood Heights
      • About
      • Virtual Tour
      • Gallery
      • Download our Brochure
      • Key Facts & Info
      • Book a Visit
    • Hastings, East Sussex Hastings Court
      • About
      • Virtual Tour
      • Gallery
      • Download our Brochure
      • Key Facts & Info
      • Book a Visit
    • Eastbourne, East Sussex Beechwood Grove
      • About
      • Virtual Tour
      • Gallery
      • Download our Brochure
      • Key Facts & Info
      • Book a Visit
    • Enfield, Greater London Elsyng House
      • About
      • Virtual Tour
      • Gallery
      • Download our Brochure
      • Key Facts & Info
      • Book a Visit
    • Wantage, Oxfordshire Elmbrook Court
      • About
      • Virtual Tour
      • Gallery
      • Download our Brochure
      • Key Facts & Info
      • Book a Visit
    • Swanley, Kent Birchwood Heights
      • About
      • Virtual Tour
      • Gallery
      • Download our Brochure
      • Key Facts & Info
      • Book a Visit
    • Maidstone, Kent Maplewood Court
      • About
      • Download our Brochure
      • Key Facts & Info
    • Hildenborough, Kent Hyllden Heights
      • About
      • Key Facts & Info
  • Our Care
    • Dementia
    • Nursing
    • Residential
    • Respite
    • Dining
    • Exceptional Lifestyles
  • Latest News
    • Events
    • Blog
    • Care 2 Share
  • About
    • Executive Team
    • Gender Pay Gap
    • Complaints
  • Careers
  • Sustainability
    • Our Commitment
    • Carbon Neutrality
    • Biodiversity
    • Responsible Procurement and Reducing Waste
  • Contact Us

Mayor opens garden room and indoor beach at our Woodland Grove Care Home

Latest News

Home » Latest News » Mayor opens garden room and indoor beach at our Woodland Grove Care Home

Mayor opens garden room and indoor beach at our Woodland Grove Care Home

Mayor opens garden room and indoor beach at our Woodland Grove Care Home

Loughton’s Mayor, Cllr Stephen Murray, has officially opened two new sensory rooms that bring the sounds and smells of the garden and the beach into our Woodland Grove Care Home in Loughton.

Staff on Snowdrop, our specialist dementia floor, brought the outside in for our residents, to stimulate their senses and to bring back fond memories.

The garden room at Woodland Grove allows residents to walk on the grass, listen to birdsong and pot seedlings, while the beach room allows our residents to sit with their feet in the sand, dig sandcastles and smell the sea air while in the.  Both spaces have been designed by Woodland Grove Care Home’s Dementia Care Manager, Jane Hare.

“People with dementia can’t always access the garden independently but the sensory stimulation it gives them can help them to feel relaxed and happy,” said Jane.  “By bringing the soil and the feel of grass into the care home they have a space they can access safely.  Because they can go into the room whenever they want to it also gives them greater independence.

“These familiar settings remind them of pottering around the garden or family holidays by the sea so they also help people to feel good and reduce feelings of anxiety.”

People’s behaviour in the rooms gives Jane and her staff on the Dementia Care Unit essential information about their likes and dislikes.

“Seeing what people enjoy helps us to learn more about them – what they like, who they are – especially when they are non-verbal and can’t tell us what they’re feeling.  Their body language and expressions tell us a great deal so we can provide the tailored, personalised care they deserve.”

A resident is reliving a life-long love of sunbathing, thanks to the new room designs.

She moved into Woodland Grove Care Home 3 years ago but rarely came out of her room.  Now, she sits with her sunhat and sunglasses on, enjoying the sounds and smells of the beach and her happy memories.

Her family remember how whenever there was a glimpse of sunshine Mum would be in the garden, and how they always knew that if it was a nice day there wouldn’t be any dinner on the table because she’d be outside!

“It’s wonderful to see her enjoying the beach room.  She’s so much happier and she’s spending time with other residents which she wasn’t really doing before.”

The garden room has been sponsored by local business, Carpets 4 Less in Loughton.  Owner, Mark Cottam, said he was delighted to provide the artificial grass flooring together with £500 towards kitting the garden out.

“It’s great to be able to support our local community and to know that we’ve contributed to the wellbeing of the residents here.  And it’s wonderful to see it in situ!”

The beach and garden rooms at the 72-bed care home were officially opened on Thursday 20th September by Councillor Murray.

“I’m really impressed by the two new facilities here at Woodland Grove, residents will be truly stimulated by them and Woodland Grove is to be congratulated by what they have achieved here.”

“Speaking on behalf of local residents in Loughton, we are absolutely delighted that this specialist facility has been provided in our area. It’s got excellent reviews and has been here for just half an hour I have felt the warmth of the space and I’m also personally really delighted it has been set up in the area. It really is the dedicated professional staff that make a place like this work.”

Other News Posts

« Free Care Fee Planning Session at Hastings Court Care Home
Oakland Care raise over £450 for Macmillan Cancer Support »

Affiliations

  • Care Quality Commission whom Oakland Care are regulated by.
  • Oakland Care are a Woodland Trust Corporate Member
  • The Care Workers Charity Logo
  • The Care England Logo, whom Oakland care are a member of.
  • Logo of Disability Confident Employer.
  • Logo of award for Oakland Care for being a Carbon Neutral Business in 2022 (and since 2021)
  • Green Mark Logo - Oakland Care
  • Oakland Care were awarded the Investors in People Gold level.
  • Institute of Hospitality Logo. Oakland Care became a member in 2023
  • Logo showing Green World Awards Winner 2023
Oakland Care Logo

Our Homes

  • Woodland Grove Care Home
  • Lambwood Heights Care Home
  • Hastings Court Care Home
  • Beechwood Grove Care Home
  • Elsyng House Care Home
  • Elmbrook Court Care Home
  • Birchwood Heights Care Home
  • Maplewood Court Care Home
  • Hyllden Heights Care Home

Our Care

  • Residential
  • Nursing
  • Dementia
  • Respite

Newsletter

Join our newsletter to keep up to date.

Contact

Email: info@oaklandcare.com
Call: 0203 019 3939
Overseas recruitment enquiries: overseasrecruitment@oaklandcare.com

Oakland Care
Lambwood Heights
244 Lambourne Road
Chigwell IG7 6HX
United Kingdom

Oakland Care Logo
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sitemap

All rights reserved © Oakland Care 2022.
BREEAM is a registered trademark of BRE (the Building Research Establishment Ltd. Community Trade Mark E5778551). The BREEAM marks, logos and symbols are the Copyright of BRE and are reproduced by permission.

Mini Leaves

Request a callback

  • I have read and accept the Privacy Policy. I permit Oakland Care to contact the phone number provided within this submission to discuss any matters that are related to this enquiry.
  • Hidden

×