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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Kestrels 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%).
Kestrels is one of 42 care homes in West Berkshire: a 5-bed residential care home in Newbury, run by St. Anne's Opportunity Centre Limited. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2018, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 74% of ratings in West Berkshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 2 homes run by St. Anne's Opportunity Centre Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2014. That is true of 92% of homes in West Berkshire. In West Berkshire, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
