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Nursing home · West Berkshire

Birchwood Care Home

1 Birchwood Road, Newbury, RG14 2PP

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago
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Birchwood Care Home is a nursing home in Newbury, run by West Berkshire Council. It has 60 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in March 2023. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across West Berkshire, 90% of the 39 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 22 March 2023 Rated 3 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

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

How it compares in West Berkshire

Birchwood Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 3 other homes in West Berkshire. Of the 39 rated care homes here, 90% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 1 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 9 (21%)
  • Good 21 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (7%)

Half of West Berkshire's ratings are more than 7.1 years old. How tiers work

See all 42 care homes in West Berkshire →

The provider's other homes

West Berkshire Council runs 3 care homes registered with CQC: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Notrees
    Hungerford, West Berkshire · RG17 9TW · Residential care home · 18 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Willows Edge
    Newbury, West Berkshire · RG14 1HJ · Residential care home · 37 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago

All 3 homes run by West Berkshire Council →

Care homes nearby

  • Newbury Grove
    Newbury, West Berkshire · RG14 2QH · Nursing home · 68 beds0.3 km
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Newton House
    Thatcham, West Berkshire · RG18 3AA · Residential care home · 7 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 4 years ago
  • Kestrels
    Newbury, West Berkshire · RG14 5TA · Residential care home · 5 beds1.2 km
    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Willows Edge
    Newbury, West Berkshire · RG14 1HJ · Residential care home · 37 beds1.3 km
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Winchcombe Place
    Newbury, West Berkshire · RG14 1LN · Residential care home · 80 beds1.6 km
    Good SECRW Rated 4 years ago
  • Chaffinches
    Thatcham, West Berkshire · RG19 3TE · Residential care home · 3 beds1.7 km
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago

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