The Oak Foundation

Logo of The Oak Foundation, a home care agency in London, Waltham Forest, offering learning disability and autism support, physical disability support and sensory impairment support.

The Oak Foundation is a home care agency in London, Waltham Forest (E17 8JU). It holds a CQC rating of Good.

About The Oak Foundation

The Oak Foundation provides support to people in their own homes across Waltham Forest, in this part of London. We work alongside adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with visual or hearing impairment, and our starting point is that support should widen what someone can do rather than take it over. Much of our work is about ordinary life. We support people to manage their own home, to cook, to shop, to handle appointments and correspondence, to take part in activities they enjoy and to keep up relationships that matter to them. Where personal care is needed we provide it with proper regard for privacy and dignity. Where someone wants to take on more for themselves, we step back at their pace and stay available. Communication is central to the work, so we take time to learn how each person expresses preferences and discomfort, and we adapt rather than expecting them to. For people with sensory loss we adjust how information is given and take care that surroundings are not changed without warning. Plans are written with the person, in their words, and reviewed properly rather than filed away. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. The measure we return to is whether the people we support have more choice and more control in their own lives because we are involved.

Care provided at The Oak Foundation

Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.

Common questions about The Oak Foundation

Where is The Oak Foundation located?

The Oak Foundation is a home care agency based in London, Waltham Forest (E17 8JU), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.

What type of care does The Oak Foundation provide?

The Oak Foundation is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Learning disability and autism support, Physical disability support, Sensory impairment support. The full list of services is shown on this page.

What is The Oak Foundation's CQC rating?

The Oak Foundation is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Its most recent overall rating is Good following its last inspection on 15 March 2023. You can read the full CQC report from the link on this page.

Questions families ask about The Oak Foundation

Can they support someone living with dementia at home?

No. The Oak Foundation does not list dementia care on the CQC register. Choose an agency that does if dementia is part of the picture.

Can they help with medication and nursing tasks?

Ask the home. Most home care agencies prompt or give medication but do not provide nursing tasks. Ask what their carers are trained to do.

Do they cover our area?

Yes. The Oak Foundation covers roughly 10 miles from London.

Will the council help pay?

Ask the home. The agency has not told us which funding it accepts. Most take both council funded and self funded clients; a direct payment from the council can be used to pay them.

Typical home care fees in the London

The Oak Foundation has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the London, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.

Indicative figures for the London, not a quote from The Oak Foundation. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.

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