Requires improvementSafe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 1 year ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?38%Inadequate
See the breakdownHide the breakdown8 of 8 below good
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 6 below good
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 5 below good
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?57%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 below good
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?50%Requires improvement
See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 7 below good
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 5 good, 28 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. ?
Windmill Care Centre is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 5 other homes in Slough.
57% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Windmill Care Centre is a 53-bed nursing home in Slough, run by MMCG (2) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Slough are smaller: the median there is 16 beds.
CQC last rated the home in September 2025, giving it Requires improvement overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated safe as Inadequate. Its previous rating, in December 2019, was Good, so the home has slipped. The typical rating in Slough is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found significant shortfalls in “consent to care and treatment”, one of 28 standards out of 33 scored below good.
6 of MMCG (2) Limited’s 10 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Windsor Care Centre, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. That is true of 75% of homes in Slough. Across Slough, 57% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
