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West Berkshire Council Home Care Service

West Berkshire Council Home Care Service is a home care service in Newbury, run by West Berkshire Council. CQC rated it Good overall in April 2018 (last checked 20 April 2018). It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

  • Home care

Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5LD

What CQC says

Overall rating

Goodrated 8 years ago (20 April 2018)

The service is performing well and meeting expectations.

The same as the rating before it (Good, 1 March 2016).

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Last checked by CQC: 20 April 2018.

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The five key questions

CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.

  • Is it safe?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (20 April 2018)
  • Is it effective?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (20 April 2018)
  • Is it caring?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (20 April 2018)
  • Is it responsive to people’s needs?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (20 April 2018)
  • Is it well-led?

    Goodrated 8 years ago (20 April 2018)

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Understanding this rating

Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.

This rating is from April 2018. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.

Questions you could ask

  • What has changed since the last inspection?

How often CQC looks again

There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.

Earlier ratings

Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.

About this service

Type of care
Home care
Who it supports
Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Learning disability or autism, Mental health needs, Younger adults, Children and young people
Registered since
28 January 2011
Local council area
West Berkshire

Who runs it

Provider
West Berkshire Council
Kind of provider
Company or organisation

Other services from this provider

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    Care home with nursing

    Run by West Berkshire Council

    Requires improvementrated 3 years ago

    Rating from March 2023 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Newbury, RG14 2PP
    • 60 beds
  • Notrees

    Care home without nursing

    Run by West Berkshire Council

    Goodrated 7 years ago

    Rating from March 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Hungerford, RG17 9TW
    • 18 beds
  • Willows Edge

    Care home without nursing

    Run by West Berkshire Council

    Goodrated 6 years ago

    Rating from March 2020 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Newbury, RG14 1HJ
    • 37 beds
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