Residential care home · Windsor and Maidenhead

Boulters Lock Residential Home

56 Sheephouse Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8HP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 months ago ↓ Down from Outstanding

CQC rating

Good
Published 5 March 2026 Rated 7 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 exceptional
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
    • Treating people as individualsExceptional
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?82%Good
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    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureExceptional
    • Providing InformationExceptional
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?86%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 7 exceptional
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
    • Shared direction and cultureExceptional
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2020OutstandingSECRW
  • July 2017GoodSECRW
  • June 2015GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Windsor and Maidenhead

Boulters Lock Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 14 other homes in Windsor and Maidenhead. 71% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (14%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (3%)
  • Good 15 (43%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 4 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (29%)

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About Boulters Lock Residential Home

Hartford Care (2) Limited runs Boulters Lock Residential Home, a residential care home in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead with room for 32 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2024. 81% of homes in Windsor and Maidenhead also score 5. In Windsor and Maidenhead, 71% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

Its CQC rating, from March 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in March 2020, it was rated Outstanding. That is more recent than most ratings in Windsor and Maidenhead, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC scored 33 standards: 6 exceptional and the rest good.