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 March 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. ?
Run by Cygnet Care Services Limited, The Old Vicarage is a residential care home in Hungerford, West Berkshire with 13 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in West Berkshire has 8 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Cygnet Care Services Limited runs 11 care homes, and 8 of the 11 rated are Good or Outstanding. Cygnet Care Services Limited has run the home since March 2025, when it changed owner. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2025. 92% of homes in West Berkshire also score 5. In West Berkshire, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
In March 2019, 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 matches its previous rating, from August 2016. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 74% of homes in West Berkshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
