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. ?
Rowan Cottage 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%).
CQC's latest rating, from April 2020, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. That is down from Outstanding in July 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In West Berkshire, 74% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2018. That is true of 92% of homes in West Berkshire. Across West Berkshire, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited runs 65 care homes, and 60 of the 65 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
