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
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
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?68%Good
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Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 4 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. ?
Pratt House is one of 125 care homes in Buckinghamshire: a 29-bed residential care home in Amersham, run by Abbeyfield Society (The). CQC registers it to look after older people and younger adults.
In April 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in June 2021, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in Buckinghamshire are typically about 6 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 4 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce equality, diversity and inclusion”.
62 other homes in Buckinghamshire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire. 13 of Abbeyfield Society (The)’s 13 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Birchwood, 3.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
