Headington and the elderly
Headington has a high proportion of elderly people. The 2001 census shows that in the central Headington ward (despite the large number of students), 11.5% of the population is aged between 60 and 74, and 11.8% is aged 75 and over.
Products for the elderly and disabled in Headington
- Richens Care
This firm has moved from 2 Windmill Road while their premises are rebuilt following a fire and are at present operating from 6 The Roundway, Mon–Saturday, 9.30am–1.30pm. Their telephone number remains unchanged: 01865 769778.
Sell everything, from stairlifts and sports wheelchairs to tap turners and rubber tips for walking sticks, available for purchase - Manor Pharmacy
57 Osler Road (inside entrance to JR): 01865 762979
Sells a wide range of smaller items such as commodes and grab-rails: usually no need to order - Dialability has moved to East Oxford
Residential and nursing homes in Headington
- Albany Nursing Home
7 London Road, 01865 744444 - St Andrew’s Residential Care
184 London Road, 01865 741752 - Headington Care Home (Four Seasons) (formerly Guideposts Trust Nursing Home)
Roosevelt Drive
01865 760075
(for people with dementia, mental health problems, and learning difficulties) - St Luke’s Hospital
4 Latimer Road, 01865 228800 - Townsend House,
Bayswater Road, 01865 762232
Sheltered accommodation in Headington
- Alison Clay House, New High Street (OCHA)
- Atkyns Court. 12–76 Atkyns Road (OCC)
- Birch Court, 44–73 Colemans Hill (OCC)
- Chaundy House, Halliday Hill (OCHA)
- Douglas Veale House, Trafford Road (Anchor)
- Emden House, Barton Lane (SRA)
- Guardian Court, New Cross Road (Anchor)
- Headley House, Headley Way (OCC)
- Knights House, Harold White Close (OCC)
- London Court, London Road (Peverel)
- McMaster House, Latimer Road (St Luke’s)
- Meadow Brook, 59 Stowford Road, Barton (OCHA)
- Rayson House, Eden Drive (OCHA)
- Rowlands House, Downside Road (OCC)
- Scrutton Close, Quarry High Street (OCHA)
- St Francis Court, 224 Hollow Way (Anchor)
- William Morris Court, Stowford Road (OCHA)
| K E Y | |
| Anchor | Anchor Trust, Chancery House, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1JB 0845 775 8595 |
| OCHA | Oxford Citizens' Housing Association Ltd 244 Barns Road, Oxford OX4 3RW 01865 773000 |
| OCC | Oxford City Council Independent and Supported Living Oxford City Council Housing, St Aldate’s Chambers, 109–113 St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DF 01865 252858 |
| Peverel | Peverel Management Services Ltd House Managers Flat, Windrush Court, Witney, Oxon OX28 4FD 01993 776083 |
| St Luke’s | St Luke’s Housing Society Ltd 30 McMaster House, Latimer Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7PF 01865 769726 |
| SRA | Secure Retirement Association (Headington) Ltd Emden House, Barton Lane, Oxford, OX3 9JU 01865 760217 |
Oxford links
- Age Concern Oxfordshire, Blue Boar Street Offices
Town Hall, St Aldates: tel. 01865 240619 - British Red Cross Oxfordshire
Medical Loans (Churchill/JR): 01865 225597 - Carers' Centre, Oxford: 01865 205192
- Dementia Web
- Disc (Dementia Information Service for carers)
- Oxford City Council community alarm scheme
- Oxfordshire County Council Social Services
- Shopmobility: free wheelchairs and scooters available in central Oxford on Mondays and Thursdays