Forest Place Nursing Home is a purpose-built, three-floor nursing and dementia care home set in landscaped gardens that border Epping Forest in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. With 120 en-suite rooms across two named care units — Stradbroke and Meadway — and a full range of specialist care services including nursing, dementia, respite, residential, day, rehabilitation and one-to-one support, Forest Place offers a breadth and scale of care that places it among the most significant nursing homes in the Epping Forest area.
Four principles that shape every day at Forest Place Nursing Home, guiding every care decision, every family interaction and every moment that matters to the people who live here.
With 120 residents across two units, maintaining individual attention requires intention and effort. Our unit-based structure — Stradbroke and Meadway — helps ensure that residents are known to their team and that care plans reflect who they are as a person.
Quarterly relatives meetings, a dedicated family app for photos and progress updates, and a management team that families describe as responsive and approachable — keeping families genuinely informed is a practice, not a promise.
Our activities teams on both units are specifically praised for dementia-focused reminiscence work — creating programmes that reach residents at a deeper level and give families back moments they thought were gone.
Forest Place received significant regulatory findings at its CQC inspection in February 2025. We take those findings seriously and are working urgently to address them. Families are always welcome to contact us directly to discuss our progress.
Forest Place Nursing Home holds a score of 8.3 on carehome.co.uk, based on 48 verified reviews from residents and their families. Reviewers consistently highlight the variety of activities, the quality of the food and the exceptional setting bordering Epping Forest.
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Whether you are considering care now or planning ahead, our team is here seven days a week to answer questions and explain what happens next — at a pace that suits your family, with no pressure and no obligation.