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. ?
Southernwood is a 6-bed residential care home in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, run by Royal Mencap Society. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Buckinghamshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.
Its CQC rating, from March 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 54% of homes in Buckinghamshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Birchwood (Outstanding), 3.4 km away. 25 of Royal Mencap Society’s 26 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from May 2012. 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire score the top mark of 5. In Buckinghamshire, 73% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
