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?Requires improvement
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Run by Aston Care Limited, Downshire House is a residential care home in Reading with 8 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
Maitland House, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Aston Care Limited runs 4 care homes, and 2 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2025. 77% of homes in Reading also score 5. Across Reading, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in August 2023. It was Requires improvement for safe, caring and responsive as well. Effective and well-led were rated Good. Before that, in May 2023, it was rated Inadequate. The typical rating in Reading is about 7 years old, so this one is fairly recent.
