Woodlands Park Care Centre – Great Missenden

There can be few residential homes with a setting like Woodlands Park, a glorious country house above landscaped gardens, with panoramic views over the Chilterns. From the lounge and conservatory windows, the countryside changes with the seasons, and it is a natural route to relaxation and calm. Inside, the communal areas have been extensively renovated in keeping with the character of the house, so the lounges, conservatory and dining room are as elegant as the views they look out on.

Our care team is on hand 24 hours a day, offering residential care, dementia care and respite stays for people aged 65 and over. Woodlands Park is recognised as a centre of excellence for dementia care, and we support families as well as residents, helping them come to terms with dementia and find the best ways to stay connected with their loved ones.

With 27 individually designed bedrooms, most with an en suite and two of them suites with their own living room, Woodlands Park is a home where everyone knows each other by name. We treat all our residents as we would our own families, with warmth, love and understanding. Woodlands Park is an accredited Veteran Friendly care home, and we take particular pride in caring for those who have served and their families. The team and residents together create a family atmosphere where everyone feels at home. We look forward to welcoming you to Woodlands Park

Residential and Dementia Care, Day and Night

Woodlands Park provides residential care and residential dementia care, for long-term and respite stays. Team members are on hand day and night to help with personal care and everyday routines, while supporting each resident to stay as independent as they can. Every resident has a personal care plan, written with them and their family and reviewed as their needs change. The local GP visits regularly, along with a chiropodist, dentist, optician, physiotherapist and occupational therapist.

For residents living with dementia, familiar things matter. We keep to the routines people know, and encourage everyone to bring photographs, keepsakes and their own furnishings, so their room feels like theirs. We support families too, helping them understand dementia and find the best ways to connect with their loved one. As a small home with a long-serving team, residents and families get to know the same faces, and the team gets to know them.

A Country House Above the Chilterns

Residents choose how they spend their day, whether that’s the view from the conservatory, a film in the lounge, a blow-dry and manicure in the salon or time in the gardens. Our activities team plans a varied programme each week, from art, crafts and quizzes to live music, gentle exercise and gardening, and residents decide how much or how little they take part in.

As a Veteran Friendly home with close links to the armed forces community, we mark Remembrance Day and other occasions that matter to residents who have served, and our new veterans’ garden gives them a place of their own in the grounds. There are regular days out and seasonal trips further afield, and we work with Myley, a tour company that runs accessible day trips for people of all ages and abilities. Family and friends are welcome any time, and there’s a full calendar of events through the year.

Good Food, Adapted to Each Resident

Mealtimes are an important part of the day at Woodlands Park. We work with apetito, a leading provider of meals for care homes, whose recipes are developed by chefs, dietitians and nutritionists. Every preference, dietary need and intolerance is recorded in each resident’s care plan, and we cater for texture-modified, diabetic and other dietary needs. Our dining room looks out across the gardens to the Chilterns, and in warmer weather barbecues and garden parties bring meals outdoors.