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?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 April 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. ?
Murdoch House is a 27-bed residential care home in Wokingham, run by Belmont Healthcare (Murdoch) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Wokingham, where the typical home has 16 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 3 (generally satisfactory), from May 2026. In Wokingham, 80% of homes score 5. 26 other homes in Wokingham share its tier, “Good”. Belmont Healthcare (Murdoch) Limited has run the home since April 2025, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In January 2021, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is up from Requires improvement in July 2019. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 74% of ratings in Wokingham are as old (how rating age varies by council).
