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Applewood Care Home

Coopers Lane, Basingstoke, RG26 5BZ · Hampshire · South East

39 beds · operated by Milkwood Care Ltd

CQC overall rating
Good28 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old, and 1 of this operator's 8 rated homes are below Good.

Age of rating
7 years old — published 28 Feb 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
1 of 8 of Milkwood Care Ltd'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 questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old28 Feb 2019
EffectiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old28 Feb 2019
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old28 Feb 2019
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old28 Feb 2019
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old28 Feb 2019

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 — 7 other locations

Other active services registered to Milkwood Care Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Braeburn LodgeGood28 Aug 2019rating 3+ yrs oldWest Berkshire
Castleford House Nursing HomeOutstanding5 Nov 2024Gloucestershire
Castleford LodgeGood14 Dec 2017rating 3+ yrs oldGloucestershire
Chatterwood Nursing HomeRequires improvement6 Mar 2026Hampshire
Ganarew House Care HomeGood19 Aug 2024Herefordshire, County of
Milkwood House Care HomeGood7 Apr 2018rating 3+ yrs oldWest Sussex
The OrchardGood12 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs oldHerefordshire, County of

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
17 Jan 2011
Beds
39
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-143956703

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.