Dementia Care Home

Millers Grange Care Home – Care UK

Curbridge Road, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5HR

Residential homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
76/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff72 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”70%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds52
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia
  • Last inspected2021-05-01

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

Visitors describe feeling genuinely welcomed by pleasant staff who take time to be attentive to both residents and their families. The friendly atmosphere seems to run throughout the home, with people noting how caring and experienced the team appears to be.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth72
  • Compassion & dignity72
  • Cleanliness72
  • Activities & engagement68
  • Food quality68
  • Healthcare70
  • Management & leadership75
  • Resident happiness70
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2021-05-01

  • Is this home safe?

    Not yet rated
    The Safe domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection. This means inspectors did not identify significant concerns about safety, staffing, medicines management, or infection control. However, the published summary does not include specific observations about staffing ratios, how medicines are managed, how falls are recorded, or what infection control measures are in place. The home is registered for 52 beds and cares for people with dementia, a group where safe staffing at night matters considerably.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Not yet rated
    The Effective domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection, covering training, care planning, healthcare access, and nutrition. The home is registered to care for people with dementia as well as adults over and under 65. No specific detail about dementia training content, GP access arrangements, care plan quality, or food provision is included in the published summary. The Good rating indicates inspectors were satisfied with the overall standard.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Not yet rated
    The Caring domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection, which covers staff warmth, dignity, respect, and support for independence. No direct quotes from residents or relatives are included in the published summary, and no specific inspector observations about how staff interact with residents are described. The rating indicates inspectors were satisfied that the standard of caring met a Good threshold.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Not yet rated
    The Responsive domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection, covering activities, individual care, responsiveness to preferences, and end-of-life support. No detail about the activities programme, how the home supports residents with advanced dementia, or how individual preferences are recorded and acted on is included in the published summary. The home has a specialist dementia registration, which implies a responsibility to offer dementia-appropriate engagement., The Responsive domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection, covering activities, individual care, responsiveness to preferences, and end-of-life support. No detail about the activities programme, how the home supports residents with advanced dementia, or how individual preferences are recorded and acted on is included in the published summary. The home has a specialist dementia registration, which implies a responsibility to offer dementia-appropriate engagement.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Not yet rated
    The Well-led domain was rated Good at the October 2025 inspection. The home is operated by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, a large national provider. Mrs Rachel Louise Scurr is the registered manager, and Ms Rachel Louise Harvey is the nominated individual. No information about the manager's tenure, how staff feedback is gathered, how complaints are handled, or what governance and quality assurance processes are in place is included in the published summary.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home cares for adults both under and over 65, offering specialised dementia support alongside general care. With dementia care as one of their specialisms, the team brings experience in supporting residents with varying needs. The caring approach that visitors notice can be particularly important for those living with dementia. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

76/ 100

DCC Family Score

Millers Grange received a Good rating across all five domains at its October 2025 inspection, which is a positive baseline, but the published report contains limited specific detail, observations, or direct testimony to push scores higher with confidence.

Homes in South East typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Visitors describe feeling genuinely welcomed by pleasant staff who take time to be attentive to both residents and their families. The friendly atmosphere seems to run throughout the home, with people noting how caring and experienced the team appears to be.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

If you're considering care options in the Witney area, visiting Millers Grange could help you get a feel for their approach.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Millers Grange in Witney was assessed in October 2025 and received a Good rating across all five inspection domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. The home is run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, has a named registered manager in post, and holds a specialist dementia registration. A Good rating across the board is a meaningful baseline: it means inspectors found no significant failures in safety, staffing, care planning, or leadership. The main limitation here is that the published inspection summary contains very little specific detail. There are no direct quotes from residents or families, no descriptions of inspector observations, and no information about staffing numbers, activity programmes, food, or the physical environment. A Good rating is reassuring, but it tells you what the home is not rather than painting a picture of daily life for your parent. When you visit, ask to see last week's actual staffing rota (not a template), watch how staff interact with residents in corridors and communal spaces, and ask the manager to describe the dementia-specific training staff have completed and how often care plans are reviewed with families involved.

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In Their Own Words

How Millers Grange Care Home – Care UK describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Millers Grange Care Home – Care UK says about itself

Where experienced staff create a warm, welcoming environment

Millers Grange – Expert Care in Witney

Families visiting Millers Grange in Witney often comment on the friendly atmosphere that greets them at the door. This care home specialises in supporting both younger adults under 65 and older residents, with particular expertise in dementia care. The combination of attentive staff and a lovely, clean environment helps create a positive setting for residents.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home cares for adults both under and over 65, offering specialised dementia support alongside general care.

    How they describe their dementia care

    With dementia care as one of their specialisms, the team brings experience in supporting residents with varying needs. The caring approach that visitors notice can be particularly important for those living with dementia.

    “If you're considering care options in the Witney area, visiting Millers Grange could help you get a feel for their approach.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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