Open Afternoons at Holly Lodge Care Home. Last Thursday of the month, 2-4pm.
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Forest Care - Caring Since 1981 
Forest Care are a proud family-owned and managed company since 1981 with a breadth of experience and industry knowledge, and we pride ourselves on running care homes that are a “home” in the truest sense. Our award-winning private residential and nursing care homes combine luxury living alongside 24-hour nursing, residential, dementia and respite care for the elderly, in purpose-built environments within beautiful Surrey and Hampshire countryside locations.
Every resident has an individual care plan which is regularly reviewed to ensure that it meets all medical, physical, emotional and social needs. Our all-inclusive fee covers complementary therapies including hairdressing, physiotherapy, chiropody, trips out, and other facilities the home has to offer, so you can relax knowing one fee covers all the person-centred care you or your loved one will need.
We are delighted to have won the awards of “Top 20 Care Home South East England” in 2024 and 2022, and “Top 20 Small Care Home Group” in 2022 from carehome.co.uk and ‘Nursing Home of the Year‘ for our specialist dementia care home Holly Lodge at the Surrey Care Awards in 2022.
Our nursing and respite care homes in Basingstoke and Hook, Hampshire and Camberley, Surrey offer high standards of care, comfort, security and support in beautiful surroundings.
Four of our five homes provide 24-hour nursing, residential and respite care, which includes Holly Lodge – our national and regional award-winning specialist dementia care home. Elm Lodge, our brand new care home provides 24-hour residential and respite care. We intentionally hire more staff than the industry average to enable a relaxed environment for our residents where staff can deliver person-centred care. Click here for further information.
We provide a diverse and inclusive activities programme for our residents with an array of joyful, meaningful and person-centred activities which always prioritise wellbeing. The activity teams involve families in care and activity planning for a personal understanding of what really matters to each resident, the things they enjoy, their life histories and their achievements, which helps to create a reassuring and stimulating environment.
We think it is important that you hear from our residents, their families and our great staff. Visit our Reviews pages to listen to their stories and read the wonderful testimonials on the UK’s leading care home comparison site: carehome.co.uk
Congratulations to Holly Lodge who won Forest Care’s ‘Love your Garden’ competition! All our homes have created beautiful, relaxing and interactive outdoor spaces for our residents to enjoy and we look forward to seeing our gardens updated through the seasons.
Congratulations to our Group Activities Lead Terri Eakins who won the ‘Above & Beyond’ category at ‘A Place to be Proud of Awards’ organised by Destination Basingstoke in June 2024. This award recognises individuals who have shown incredible professional and personal pride in their work that supports the community.
Thank you to our staff and their families who participated in the Inflatable 5K Challenge at Stoke Park in Guildford in May 2024. It was a wonderful sunny day and a fantastic team event. We are very grateful for all your messages of support and for your kind donations – we raised £1,613 for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice!
“Choosing a care home can be a difficult and emotional process. Forest Care tries to make it a little easier by providing exceptional care and a homely environment that our residents and their loved ones would wish for. Our ‘open-door’ policy means family, friends and pets are always welcome. I am delighted and extremely proud that Forest Care has won the awards of ‘Top 20 Care Home South East England 2024’, ‘Top 20 Small Care Home Group 2022”, ‘Top 20 Care Home South East England 2022’ and ‘Nursing Home of the Year 2022‘. It is testament to the continuous hard work and dedication of all our management and staff who work tirelessly and selflessly in striving to deliver the highest standards of care to our residents.”
