West Berkshire Council Home Care Service
Council Offices, Newbury, RG14 5LD · West Berkshire · South East
Community based adult social care services · operated by West Berkshire Council
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 8 years old, and 1 of this operator's 5 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 8 years old — published 20 Apr 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 5 of West Berkshire Council's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Apr 2018 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Apr 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Apr 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Apr 2018 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Apr 2018 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 4 other locations
Other active services registered to West Berkshire Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Birchwood Care Home | Requires improvement22 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old | West Berkshire |
| Notrees | Good14 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old | West Berkshire |
| West Berkshire Shared Lives Scheme | Good28 Jun 2019rating 3+ yrs old | West Berkshire |
| Willows Edge | Good24 Mar 2020rating 3+ yrs old | West Berkshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 28 Jan 2011
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-111590023
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.