The Gables Nursing Home care home, Aylesbury

The Gables Nursing Home

Nursing home in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Operated by Mandeville Care Services

CQC Good18 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).
Address123 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, HP21 9LW
Beds18

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About

The Gables is a nursing home in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, run by Chiltern Care and registered for 18 beds. It supports people living with dementia, older people and people with physical disabilities. The home has served the Aylesbury area for more than 40 years. It sits near the town centre, close to shops, services and transport, yet in a quiet residential setting.

Residents can use a patio with garden furniture, a gazebo, and planted flowers and shrubs, as well as the indoor communal rooms. Activities include arts and crafts, pet therapy, day trips, gardening, cooking, quizzes and sing-alongs. Meals are varied and nutritious, and visitors are welcome throughout the day and evening. Local GPs, physiotherapists and occupational therapists visit the home regularly.

The Care Quality Commission rated the home Good overall in its 2019 report, with Good ratings for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 25 April 2019 · Last inspected 7 February 2019

Inspectors visited The Gables Nursing Home in February 2019 and rated it Good, the same as at its previous inspection in 2016. The home provides personal and nursing care for 16 older people, including those living with dementia. The report describes residents as happy with the service, feeling safe, and receiving kind, attentive support, with staff given good training and supervision and a manager they can approach.

Strengths noted
  • Residents' risks are assessed and managed to reduce the chance of harm
  • Care is person-centred and supports people with dementia to stay as independent as possible
  • Staff receive good supervision and training and feel supported by the manager
  • The workplace culture is described as open and honest

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

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities

Facilities

Activities programme
Garden
Physiotherapy

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected February 2025

What's nearby

GP surgery0.8 miles
A&E: Stoke Mandeville Hospital0.7 miles
Pub or bar300 m
  • Near a main road

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

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAmple
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Local crime statistics

469 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime35%
Shoplifting17%
Anti-social behaviour9%
Public order9%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
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 Buckinghamshire council pays.

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Buckinghamshire pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£1,136
2025£1,188

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

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Local health safety net

The Gables Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 0.7 miles away. The local GP practice is OAKFIELD SURGERY, 0.8 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Stoke Mandeville Hospital · 0.7 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
OAKFIELD SURGERY · 0.8 mi

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

Community & connection in Aylesbury

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

Charity

Carers Trust Bucks and Milton Keynes

Supports carers throughout Buckinghamshire through support groups, telephone advice, information and training and disbursement of bursary grants. The Charity also runs specialist support groups…

0.1 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1106745)
Charity

Aylesbury Multicultural Community Centre

Our organisation is committed to supporting individuals and communities who experience racial inequality by creating inclusive, culturally aware, and accessible services that address the barriers…

0.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1062549)
Charity

Space (Aylesbury)

Space (Aylesbury) aims to promote and protect good physical and mental health of the people of Buckinghamshire who are experiencing relationship breakdowns, loneliness, bereavement, homelessness,…

0.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1177979)
Charity

Age Concern Buckinghamshire

Age UK Buckinghamshire is dedicated to helping, supporting and improving the lives of older people in need across the whole county of Buckinghamshire.

0.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1139423)
Charity

Aylesbury Vale u3a

Aylesbury Vale U3A is a body of people who undertake to learn and to help others to learn. It's objectives are the advancement of education and, in particular, the education of older people and…

1.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1035640)
Charity

Bernwode Community Bus

1. To service the people of Aylesbury Vale and surrounding villages to provide a communitybus service which satisfies a variety of aims and assists with the elderly, sports clubs and isolated…

4.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1176758)

Part of Mandeville Care Services

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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