Residential care home · Windsor and Maidenhead

Fearnley House

86 Straight Road, Old Windsor, SL4 2RX

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 27 August 2026 Rated 2 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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    • 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
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    • 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?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

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

CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • September 2019GoodSECRW
  • April 2017GoodSECRW
  • March 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Windsor and Maidenhead

Fearnley House 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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Care homes nearby

  • Heronsmede
    Old Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL4 2RX · Residential care home · 8 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Manor Care Home
    Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL4 2JW · Nursing home · 65 beds0.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 months ago
  • 43 Station Road
    Staines, Windsor and Maidenhead · TW19 5ND · Residential care home · 6 beds2.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago
  • White House
    Datchet, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL3 9HY · Residential care home · 9 beds2.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Queen Elizabeth Care Centre
    Egham, Surrey · TW20 0PJ · Nursing home · 74 beds3.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 months ago
  • Eton House Residential Home
    Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL3 9AY · Residential care home · 26 beds3.5 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited

65 care homes in total: 8 Outstanding, 52 Good, 5 Requires improvement.

  • Argyll House
    Swindon · SN2 7AS · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Bramerton
    Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL6 2DB · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Fountain View
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO32 1JD · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Fritham Lodge
    Southampton · SO16 4FU · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Heronsmede
    Old Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL4 2RX · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Hurst House
    Swindon · SN25 3BY · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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What the data says about Fearnley House

Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited, Fearnley House is a residential care home in Old Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead with 4 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Windsor and Maidenhead, where the typical home has 32 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2026. Its rating before that, in September 2019, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Windsor and Maidenhead, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “kindness, compassion and dignity”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.

In Windsor and Maidenhead, 71% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. That is true of 81% of homes in Windsor and Maidenhead. 60 of Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited’s 65 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Heronsmede, 0.0 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.