Care Homes in Newbury
Newbury has 7 CQC registered care homes. 5 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 6 of the 7 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Newbury at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Newbury, to help you judge the options below.
- West Berkshire Council pays, residential care: £1,238 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809, median £1,600
- Care home beds filled across West Berkshire: 83%. The 12 month average is 81%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 49
- People aged 75 and over: 17,700. Rising to 21,100 by 2035, up 19%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 1 changed owner, covering 64 beds.
- Who pays, across West Berkshire (estimate): 52% council, 44% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 2,900 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,500. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 58%
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What Residential Care in Newbury Involves and What to Look For
What a care home actually provides
A residential care home offers a room, meals, help with washing and dressing, support with medication and the company of others, with care staff on duty around the clock. All seven homes listed for Newbury are registered for personal care rather than nursing, which means a qualified nurse is not based on site. Where a district nurse currently attends to a wound, a catheter or a feeding tube, say so at the enquiry stage, because it determines whether this type of registration is the right answer. Asking plainly at the outset avoids a distressing move a few months later.
Making the ratings work for you
Five of the homes are rated Good, one is rated Requires Improvement and one is too recently registered to have been inspected. A grade compresses a great deal into a single word, so open the report and look at the date of the visit, which areas were criticised, and whether the concerns touched residents directly or related to records and audits. Where a home is rated Requires Improvement, check whether the manager has changed since and whether an improvement plan has been published. Reports on homes rated Good still name areas that could be stronger, and those are often the most useful paragraphs of all.
The questions that separate homes
Ask how many staff are on duty by day and overnight, what training they have completed, and how long most of the team has been in post. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, who checks medication when someone moves in, and how relatives are kept informed week to week. Ask what happens if needs increase, because a home registered for personal care cannot always continue to meet them. Then visit at a mealtime and watch whether residents are occupied rather than simply seated, and how long a call bell rings before anyone comes.
Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out the Funding
The care needs assessment
Getting the person's needs written down is the step that makes every later conversation shorter, whether the placement ends up funded or privately paid. The assessment costs nothing and considers mobility, continence, meals, medication, memory, mood and how sustainable the current arrangement at home has become. Ask for a carer's assessment at the same time if you provide regular unpaid care, since carers have needs the law recognises separately. A relative can make either request on the person's behalf.
How the contribution is settled
A financial assessment of income and capital follows, and West Berkshire Council Adult Social Care is the body that carries out both stages and confirms the outcome. Funding may be granted in full, granted as a contribution towards the weekly fee, or declined on the basis of capital, in which case the place is arranged privately. Where a personal budget is agreed, taking it as a direct payment leaves the choice of home with the family. Ask for the decision in writing before signing anything.
What the fees involve
Each home sets its own weekly rate, shaped by the support required and the room that happens to be available. Ask what would trigger an increase, how much notice is given, and what the contract says about a spell in hospital. Ask too what falls outside the basic fee, as hairdressing, chiropody, escorted appointments, transport and toiletries are commonly charged on top. A written schedule of charges, read before signing, is the most useful safeguard a family has.
7 care homes in Newbury
- Kestrels · 84 Hambridge Road, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 5TA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St. Anne's Opportunity Centre Limited
Kestrels is a residential care home in Newbury supporting adults with learning disabilities. We treat the house as belonging to the people who live in it, and we try to behave like people who are there to help rather than people who are in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Broadmead Rest Home · Broadlayings, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20 9TS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Broadmead Resthome Ltd
Broadmead is a rest home in Newbury caring for older people, including those living with dementia or mental ill health, and younger adults who need residential support. We are a domestic sort of place rather than an institutional one. Help...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Appletrees · Chapel Row, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG7 6PB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Appletrees is a residential care home in Newbury in West Berkshire. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays for people who usually live elsewhere. We run this as a home that people live...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Enbridge House Care Home · Enbridge House, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20 9XQ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Enbridge House Limited
Enbridge House is a residential care home in Newbury supporting older people and people with physical disabilities. We offer permanent places and respite stays. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Willows Edge · Hutton Close, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1HJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by West Berkshire Council
Willows Edge is a residential care home in Newbury providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need help with everyday life. We support people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and people with loss...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Winchcombe Place · Maple Crescent, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1LN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd
Winchcombe Place is a residential care home in Newbury, West Berkshire. We are home to older people and to younger adults who need support with daily life, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Clifford House · 7 Leonardslee Crescent, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 2FB
Care home · Run by Essential Therapeutic Care and Education Limited
Clifford House is a residential care home in Newbury supporting adults, including younger adults, adults with learning disabilities and autism, and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also offer planned respite stays. The people who...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
What care costs in West Berkshire, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care South East figure, because too few West Berkshire homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600. | £1,238 | £1,500 to £1,809 |
| Nursing care South East figure, because too few West Berkshire homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933. | £1,147 | £1,617 to £2,080 |
| Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few West Berkshire homes publish this price. 82 homes. Median £1,709. | Not published separately | £1,571 to £1,942 |
| Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few West Berkshire homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,975 to £2,226 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Enbridge House Care Home, 17 February 2022, Requires improvement
- Winchcombe Place, 10 December 2021, Good
- Willows Edge, 24 March 2020, Good
Longest since a report
- Appletrees, 14 September 2017, Good
- Kestrels, 18 January 2018, Good
- Broadmead Rest Home, 20 December 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Newbury
How many care homes are there in Newbury?
Newbury has 7 CQC registered care homes: 5 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in Newbury?
West Berkshire Council pays an average of £1,238 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809 a week. South East figure, because too few West Berkshire homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which care homes in Newbury were inspected most recently?
Enbridge House Care Home (17 February 2022), Winchcombe Place (10 December 2021) and Willows Edge (24 March 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.