SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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
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. ?
Downview Residential Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 2 other homes in West Berkshire.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Mr & Mrs T Shoesmith and L. Clements runs Downview Residential Home, a residential care home in Hungerford, West Berkshire with room for 7 residents. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2025. 92% of homes in West Berkshire also score 5. In West Berkshire, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In West Berkshire, 74% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
