Residential care home · Reading

159 Wensley Road

159 Wensley Road, Coley Park, Reading, RG1 6DU

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 20 May 2022 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2017GoodSECRW
  • December 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Reading

159 Wensley Road is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 6 other homes in Reading. 76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (6%)
  • Good 19 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 1 (3%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (23%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Beacher Hall Care Home
    Reading · RG1 6PG · Nursing home · 70 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Downshire House
    Reading · RG1 6NJ · Residential care home · 8 beds0.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Parkside Care Home
    Reading · RG30 2DP · Nursing home · 75 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Chilmington House
    Reading · RG30 2ES · Residential care home · 7 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • Florence Care Reading Ltd
    Reading · RG30 2DE · Nursing home · 83 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Maitland House
    Reading · RG1 6NL · Residential care home · 28 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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What the data says about 159 Wensley Road

159 Wensley Road is one of 31 care homes in Reading: a 4-bed residential care home in Reading, run by Mrs Olayinka I Bukola. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Reading, where the median is 12 beds.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in May 2022. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in December 2019.

In Reading, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Beacher Hall Care Home, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Good.