Orders of St John Care Trust

OSJCT Willowcroft

Nursing home in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Operated by The Orders of St John Care Trust

CQC Good42 bedsDementiaNursing
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
AddressOdstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BG
Beds42

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About

OSJCT Willowcroft is a 42-bed nursing and residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, run by the Orders of St John Care Trust. It provides care for older people and those living with dementia, with nursing support available on site. The home was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2022, with Good ratings across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

The home offers both respite and ongoing care, with 24-hour nursing available to support residents with individual health and support needs. OSJCT Willowcroft serves both those recovering from illness and those seeking longer-term residential placement.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 23 May 2022 · Last inspected 27 April 2022

Inspectors looked at this dementia care home over a focused visit in April 2022, covering only the safe and well-led areas. They found that the registered manager had acted on incident reporting and risk management, and that staff understood how to keep people safe. People reported feeling safe, having enough staff, and getting their medicines on time, and infection control arrangements were found to be good.

Strengths noted
  • Staff understood their responsibilities and the actions needed to keep people safe, and incidents were to be reported promptly.
  • People and relatives felt confident that concerns raised would be addressed by the registered manager.
  • Infection prevention and control procedures were good, including updates made for COVID-19 and visitor controls.
  • The management team checked the quality of the service regularly and had systems to make improvements.

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia
Nursing
Residential

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)

Facilities

Communal Lounge
Gardens
Hair & Beauty Salon

What's nearby

GP surgery0.8 miles
A&E: Salisbury District Hospital0.9 miles
  • Near a main road
  • Ambulance station about 50 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenLimited
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysAmple

Local crime statistics

253 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime30%
Anti-social behaviour22%
Public order14%
Other theft8%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Gallery

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Dementia careFees on request—
Nursing careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Wiltshire council pays.

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Wiltshire pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£1,025
2025£1,051

What Wiltshire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

OSJCT Willowcroft is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Salisbury District Hospital, 0.9 miles away. The local GP practice is HARCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.8 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Salisbury District Hospital · 0.9 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
HARCOURT MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.8 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Salisbury

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Celebrate Voice

To promote, maintain, improve and develop public education and appreciation of the art of vocal music in multiple genres, including (but not limited to) opera, jazz, music theatre, choral,…

0.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1204454)
Charity

Community Transport South Wiltshire

Provides and operates community transport for people with limited mobility (mainly the elderly and disabled), for the socially isolated, and local public bus services for environmental reasons…

0.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1056226)
Charity

Silver Salisbury Group

To encourage older people to participate in activities in order to overcome loneliness and improve their health and wellbeing.

0.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1198019)
Charity

Harnham Day Centre

We run a local day centre for older pensioners, some have disabilities. We open 2 days per week, 10.00am-3.00pm and aim to provide a cheerful and constructive day for members to meet, take part in…

2.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1036401)
Charity

Bourne Valley Good Neighbour Link Scheme

This charity consists of a team of local volunteers who offer help with transport and care for people in need. This may be transport for an appointment or shopping, help at home or just a friendly…

3.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1108029)
Charity

Friendship Day Centre, Winterslow

Weekly meetings Tuesday 10am-3pm. Led by organiser supported by volunteers. Transport, coffee, 2 course hot lunch, tea provided. Wide variety of activities, art, craft, music, games, exercises,…

6.1 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1033079)

Part of The Orders of St John Care Trust

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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