Nursing home · Buckinghamshire

Avondale Care Home

Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8EH

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago
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Avondale Care Home is a nursing home in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, run by Porthaven Care Homes LLP. CQC registers it for 90 places and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published February 2020, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led. For comparison, 71% of care homes in Buckinghamshire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 6 February 2020 Rated 6 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?Good

Older rating. Published 6 February 2020, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Buckinghamshire

Avondale Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 31 other homes in Buckinghamshire. Of the 115 rated care homes here, 71% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 6 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (6%)
  • Good 60 (48%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 32 (26%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (7%)

Half of Buckinghamshire's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

See all 124 care homes in Buckinghamshire →

The provider's other homes

Porthaven Care Homes LLP runs 3 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Astbury Mere Care Home
    Congleton, Cheshire East · CW12 4HP · Nursing home · 62 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Prestbury House Care Home
    Macclesfield, Cheshire East · SK10 3GR · Nursing home · 75 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

All 3 homes run by Porthaven Care Homes LLP →

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