Birchwood Care Home
1 Birchwood Road, Newbury, RG14 2PP · West Berkshire · South East
60 beds · operated by West Berkshire Council
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 3 years old, and 1 of this operator's 5 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement22 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement22 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 22 Mar 2023. 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 | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 2023 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 22 Mar 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 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Notrees | Good14 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old | West Berkshire |
| West Berkshire Council Home Care Service | Good20 Apr 2018rating 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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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 14 Sep 2017
- Beds
- 60
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-4237082441
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.