SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?53%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?63%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%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 futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?62%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 22 good, 11 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Herewards House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 9 other homes in Windsor and Maidenhead.
71% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Herewards House is a 27-bed residential care home in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
Across Windsor and Maidenhead, 71% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 3 for food hygiene in September 2025. In Windsor and Maidenhead, 81% of homes score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Meadowbank Residential Care Home (Good), 1.6 km away.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in May 2026. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That matches its previous rating, from May 2020. Ratings in Windsor and Maidenhead are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “governance, management and sustainability”, one of 11 standards out of 33 scored below good.
