The Old Vicarage
The Vicarage, Hungerford, RG17 0JB · West Berkshire · South East
13 beds · operated by Cygnet Care Services Limited, part of Cygnet Health Care
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 Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old, and 3 of this operator's 11 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 7 years old — published 22 Mar 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 3 of 11 of Cygnet Care Services Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
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 | 22 Mar 2019 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 2019 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 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 — 11 other locations
Other active services registered to Cygnet Care Services Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Amberwood Lodge | Good16 Oct 2025 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Broughton House and College | Good12 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
| Broughton House and College | Good12 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Lincolnshire |
| Broughton Lodge | Requires improvement15 Oct 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Cheshire East |
| Devon Lodge | Requires improvement2 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Hampshire |
| Elston House | Outstanding13 Nov 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Nottinghamshire |
| Nightingale | Good17 Nov 2025 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| North West Supported Living | Not yet rated | Lancashire |
| Oakhurst Lodge | Good8 Aug 2024 | Hampshire |
| Squirrels | Good1 Feb 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Hampshire |
| The Daley Care Centre | Requires improvement8 Jul 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Sheffield |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-21880283206
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.