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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
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. ?
The home changed owner in February 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Hollies is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 8 other homes in West Berkshire.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Hollies is a 58-bed nursing home in Reading, West Berkshire, run by Optalis Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. The typical home in West Berkshire has 8 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Optalis Limited has run the home since February 2025, when it changed owner. 7 of Optalis Limited’s 7 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). In West Berkshire, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2025. 92% of homes in West Berkshire also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in June 2019. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in October 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In West Berkshire, 74% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
