Residential care home · Hampshire

SeeAbility - Fir Tree Lodge Residential Home

Fir Tree Lodge, Heather Drive, Tadley, RG26 4QR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 29 February 2020 Rated 6 years ago ?
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Hampshire

SeeAbility - Fir Tree Lodge Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 264 other homes in Hampshire. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 25 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 30 (7%)
  • Good 265 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 52 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 65 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 19 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • SeeAbility - Heather House Nursing Home
    Tadley, Hampshire · RG26 4QR · Nursing home · 16 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago
  • Fairview
    Tadley, Hampshire · RG26 5NG · Residential care home · 8 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Red Roof
    Tadley, Hampshire · RG26 5NG · Residential care home · 8 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Dimensions 21 Searing Way
    Tadley, Hampshire · RG26 4HT · Residential care home · 5 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Karibu Place
    Hampshire · RG26 3HY · Residential care home · 7 beds1.4 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Bethany Care Service
    Tadley, Hampshire · RG26 3TH · Residential care home · 37 beds2.4 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by The Royal School for the Blind

9 care homes in total: 8 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

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About SeeAbility - Fir Tree Lodge Residential Home

SeeAbility - Fir Tree Lodge Residential Home is a 10-bed residential care home in Tadley, Hampshire, run by The Royal School for the Blind. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Hampshire has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.

264 other homes in Hampshire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Bethany Care Service (Outstanding), 2.4 km away. It is one of 9 homes run by The Royal School for the Blind. 8 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.

In February 2020, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in March 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Hampshire, 46% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).