Bluebell House Residential and Nursing Home
126 Barkham Road, Wokingham, RG41 2RP · Wokingham · South East
50 beds · operated by Optalis Limited
CQC marks this as an inherited rating — carried over from the location's previous registration (for example after a change of ownership), not from an inspection of the current registration.
Diligence verdict
Rated Inadequate overall, and the rating is 3 years old, and 1 of this operator's 12 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeInadequate25 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs oldEffectiveRequires improvement25 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs oldCaringRequires improvement25 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs oldResponsiveRequires improvement25 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledInadequate25 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 25 Feb 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 12 of Optalis Limited'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 | Inadequaterating 3+ yrs old | 25 Feb 2023 |
| Effective | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Feb 2023 |
| Caring | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Feb 2023 |
| Responsive | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 25 Feb 2023 |
| Well-led | Inadequaterating 3+ yrs old | 25 Feb 2023 |
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 — 12 other locations
Other active services registered to Optalis Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Homeside Close | Good4 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| 5 Winston Court | Good5 Dec 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| 9 Allenby Road | Good3 Apr 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Hollies | Good6 Jun 2019rating 3+ yrs old | West Berkshire |
| Lady Elizabeth House | Good31 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Loddon Court | Good30 Nov 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Wokingham |
| Optalis Extra Care Berkshire | Good1 Aug 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Wokingham |
| Optalis ILS -WAM domiciliary care office | Not yet rated | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Optalis Independent Living services - Maidenhead | Good17 Nov 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Optalis Supporting People Services | Good10 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Wokingham |
| Short Term Support and Rehabilitation Team | Good8 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Suffolk Lodge | Good22 Sep 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Wokingham |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 18 Sep 2023
- Beds
- 50
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-16613023555
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.