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
6 The Roundway: 01865 769778
Mon–Saturday, 9.30am–1.30pm
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 - The Red Cross Centre moved away from the Churchill Hospital at Christmas 2008. For more information on the availability of mobility services in Oxford, call 0845 0547400.
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 Supporting People scheme |
| 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, St Edmund House, 39 West St Helen Street,
Abingdon OX14 5BW. Tel. 01235 849400 - 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
- Octabus Dial-a-Ride: door-to-door service for those who are unable to use or find it difficult to use public transport, such as elderly or disabled people. The drivers of the vehicles are trained both in first aid and in the assistance of wheelchair users and those with mobility problems.
