Can Wokingham Borough Council fund a care home placement?

It can, where a financial assessment shows a person cannot meet the full cost from income and capital. For a permanent residential placement the value of a property is normally counted unless a partner or certain other relatives still live there. Because funding follows assessed need, the care needs assessment has to be completed first. If a family prefers a home priced above the council's agreed budget, a third party contribution will generally be needed to cover the difference.

How do we request a care needs assessment in Wokingham?

Ask Wokingham Borough Council for an adult social care needs assessment. Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to one, and it does not depend on savings or income. An assessor will discuss daily routines, mobility, health conditions, medication and the risks in a person's current situation, and the outcome becomes a written care and support plan. A relative providing unpaid care can request their own carer assessment at the same time.

How long should we allow before a move?

Longer than most families give themselves. Starting while things are settled means you can see each home more than once, read the inspection reports carefully and decide on suitability rather than availability. Beginning during a hospital discharge tends to reduce the choice to whichever home has a room free that week. There is no cost to starting the assessment early and a good deal of value in it.

Which care homes are listed for Wokingham?

Thirty four residential care homes registered in Wokingham are shown on this page. They include Belamie Gables Care Home, Hilltop House, Magnolia Lodge, Cornerways and Down Lodge Residential Care Home, alongside larger settings and several very small houses. Each entry opens into a profile carrying the current Care Quality Commission rating and the inspection report behind it. Comparing a small number of those profiles closely is more useful than skimming them all.

What should we ask when we visit?

Ask how many staff are on duty in the daytime and overnight, how long the manager has been in post and what staff turnover has looked like. Ask how the home supports a resident whose needs increase, and whether that could eventually mean moving elsewhere. Ask to see the current week's activities and a recent menu rather than a printed sample. Then ask what the fee covers and what is charged on top.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides a place to live, meals and help with personal tasks such as washing, dressing and prompting medication, with care staff on hand at all hours. A nursing home does everything a care home does and additionally employs registered nurses on site, which allows it to meet clinical needs such as complex wound care, catheter management or support in the closing stages of an illness. Every provider on this page is registered as a residential care home. If nursing care looks likely to be needed, raise it at the assessment stage.

Care Homes in Wokingham

Judged on published inspection outcomes, care homes in Wokingham come out well, since two hold an Outstanding judgement from the Care Quality Commission and twenty nine are rated Good, with only two at Requires Improvement and one still awaiting a first rating. The listing runs to thirty four residential care homes, all registered to provide accommodation together with support in daily life rather than nursing on the premises. Responsibility for assessing what a person needs, and for deciding how much public funding they qualify for once income and capital are counted, sits with Wokingham Borough Council, which is worth involving before a home is chosen rather than afterwards. A page of similar ratings will not make the decision for you. What will help is opening the individual profiles, reading the inspection reports in full and noting where a home was praised or told to improve, then carrying those specifics into your visits.

Planning and paying for residential care in Wokingham

Where the process properly begins

Families often start by looking at buildings, when the more useful starting point is establishing what level of care is genuinely required. An assessment of need does this at no cost, for anyone who appears to need support, with no means test applied to the assessment itself. It covers washing and dressing, mobility, memory, medication, nutrition and the risks someone is carrying at home, and produces a written care and support plan. Arrange one through Wokingham Borough Council adult social care, which handles assessments and agrees the funded support that follows them.

What the financial assessment looks at

Running alongside it is a financial assessment covering income, savings and capital. For a permanent residential placement the value of a property is ordinarily included, unless a partner or certain other relatives still live in it. The result determines whether the council contributes towards fees, covers them entirely, or whether a person funds themselves while paying in from pension income. Where the council does fund a place, it agrees a budget reflecting assessed need, and a home costing more than that budget usually requires a third party contribution from someone else.

Cost questions to settle before committing

Find out exactly what the weekly fee includes and what appears as an extra, since hairdressing, chiropody, outings and escorted appointments are commonly billed separately. Ask when fees were last increased and by how much. Ask what the home does if a self funding resident's capital falls to the point where council support becomes necessary, because not every home will keep a resident on a council funded rate.

Choosing a provider in Wokingham and what to check

Using the reports rather than the ratings

The Tager Centre and Shinfield View are the two homes holding Outstanding judgements, with twenty nine rated Good, two at Requires Improvement and one not yet rated. Because so many share a single word, the reports are where the real differences show. Check the date of each inspection, since an older judgement may describe a home under different management. Read what inspectors said about staffing, medicines and how people spend their time, and take unresolved questions to the manager directly.

The scale of a home changes the experience

Wokingham's listing includes larger care centres such as Warren Lodge Care Centre alongside much smaller houses supporting only a few residents. Neither is automatically better. A small home can offer quiet familiarity but fewer staff at any given moment, while a larger one may provide more activity and more cover but feel less personal. Work out which suits the person rather than which looks more impressive.

What to watch for on the day

Visit at a mealtime, when a home is under real pressure. Notice whether people needing help to eat are supported patiently, whether residents are dressed as they would have dressed at home, and whether anyone sits alone with nothing to occupy them. Ask how many staff cover the night, how long the manager has been in post and what turnover has been. Then go back once more, at a different hour, before you decide.

34 care homes in Wokingham

Copper Beech · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We at Copper Beech are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Crowthorne, providing dedicated residential care for older people in a setting designed to feel like home. Nestled within the leafy...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Eretz · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
Eretz is a residential care home in Crowthorne providing a home for older people, for adults with learning disabilities, for people living with dementia, for people with physical disabilities and for people with loss of sight or hearing....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Kadimah · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We are Kadimah, a residential care home in Crowthorne, in the borough of Wokingham. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Pamela Barnett · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We at Pamela Barnett are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Crowthorne, providing specialist support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the leafy surroundings of Wokingham in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Elms · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We at The Elms are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the leafy town of Crowthorne, providing specialist support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Set within the Wokingham area of the South East, our...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Farm House · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We at The Farm House are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in Crowthorne, providing specialist residential care for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the Wokingham area in the heart of the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Firs · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We at The Firs are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Crowthorne, where every resident is treated as a valued member of our extended family. Providing specialist residential care for older people and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
The Green · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We at The Green are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Crowthorne, providing specialist support for adults with learning disabilities and autism within a calm and homely setting. Nestled in the Wokingham area...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Orchard · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We at The Orchard are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Crowthorne, providing specialist residential care for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the Wokingham area of the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Tager Centre · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Norwood
The Tager Centre is a residential care home in Crowthorne supporting adults with learning disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is outstanding. We mention it...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Tikvah Woodpeckers · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
Tikvah Woodpeckers is a residential care home in Crowthorne supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and those with visual or hearing impairments. We provide permanent places and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Tova · Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norwood
We are a residential care home in Crowthorne supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home, and we run it as a household rather than a service, which means the people who live here have a real say in how the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Valeries Care Home and Valeries Home Care · 20 Ravenswood Avenue, Crowthorne, Wokingham, RG45 6AY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by S.E.S Care Homes Ltd
We are Valeries Care Home and Valeries Home Care, based in Crowthorne in the borough of Wokingham. We provide residential care for older people, both as a permanent home and as a respite stay for those who need looking after for a shorter...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Warren Lodge Care Centre · Warren Lodge, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4HR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Phoenix Healthcare Limited
Warren Lodge Care Centre is a residential care home in Finchampstead, Wokingham, providing a permanent home for older people who need help with the practical side of everyday life. We try to keep the place domestic, with the ordinary...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
1 Longmore Road · Whitley Wood, Reading, Wokingham, RG2 8QG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
1 Longmore Road is a small residential care home in Reading, in the borough of Wokingham. We support younger adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, and we also offer respite stays for people who need somewhere for a short...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Belamie Gables Care Home · 210 Hyde End Road, Reading, Wokingham, RG7 1DG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Nadam Care Ltd
Here at Belamie Gables Care Home, we are proud to be part of the Reading and Wokingham community, providing a warm and genuinely homely environment where residents feel safe, respected and well looked after. We support a range of needs...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hilltop House · 30 Hilltop Road, Reading, Wokingham, RG10 9BN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hilltop House Limited
Hilltop House is a care home near Reading. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including people managing a mental health condition, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Supporting somebody who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Loddon Court · 289 Wokingham Road, Reading, Wokingham, RG6 7ER
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Optalis Limited
Loddon Court is a residential home near Reading, in Wokingham borough. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, most of them younger adults, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. The first thing...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Multicare- · 375 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Reading, Wokingham, RG2 8PY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Multicare_Reading
Multicare in Reading is a residential care home supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, most of them younger adults. Respite stays are available as well as permanent places. We are a small house deliberately,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Onuvard · 98 Elm Road, Reading, Wokingham, RG6 5TD
Care home · Run by Kharis Solutions Limited
Onuvard is a residential care home near Reading supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, along with older people and younger adults who need help with daily living. We take the view that a care home is somebody's address,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Rookery Cottage · 249 Shinfield Road, Reading, Wokingham, RG2 8HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
We are Rookery Cottage, a residential care home near Reading supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Most of the people who live here are younger adults. Being small is the basis of how we work. This is a house...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Shinfield View · School Green, Reading, Wokingham, RG2 9EH
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Berkley Care Shinfield Limited
Shinfield View is a residential care home near Reading. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, and respite stays are part of what we do. We try to run an ordinary household rather than a rota. People wake when...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Suffolk Lodge · 18 Rectory Road, Reading, Wokingham, RG40 1DH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Optalis Limited
Suffolk Lodge is a residential care home near Reading, in Wokingham, providing a permanent home for older people who need help with the practical side of everyday life. We try to keep the place domestic, with the ordinary rhythms of meals,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Magnolia Lodge · 42 Hollow Lane, Shinfield, Wokingham, RG2 9BT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by CareTech Community Services Limited
We at Magnolia Lodge are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the welcoming village of Shinfield, where our home provides a true sense of belonging for older people and adults living with a range of support needs. Set within...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Abbeyfield Winnersh · Woodward Close, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG41 5NW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Abbeyfield Society (The)
Abbeyfield Winnersh is a residential care home near Wokingham. We are a permanent home to older people and to some younger adults, and we also offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer needs a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashton · 38 Sarum Crescent, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 1XF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anthony Toby Homes Trust
We are Ashton, a small residential care home in Wokingham. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. Being small is deliberate. It means the people who live...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Beech House · 49 Crockhamwell Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG5 3JY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Beech House is a residential care home in Wokingham, supporting adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter period, which can...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cornerways · 32 Arbor Lane, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG41 5JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Cornerways is a small residential care home in Wokingham supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We work in a deliberately domestic way, because this is a house where people live rather...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Down Lodge Residential Care Home · 11 Sturges Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2HG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Down Lodge Residential Care Limited
Down Lodge is a residential care home in Wokingham for older people who need care, company and a settled place to live. We are a house rather than an institution, and the day here has the ordinary shape of meals, conversation, fresh air...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Hallmark Alexandra Grange Luxury Care Home · Oaklands Drive, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG41 2SA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hallmark Care Homes (Wokingham) Limited
Here at Hallmark Alexandra Grange in Wokingham, we provide a warm and welcoming home for older adults who need a little extra support in their daily lives. We offer residential care, dementia care, respite care, and support for those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lovat House Residential Care · 6 Crescent Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2DB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mr Ian Robert Tappin
We at Lovat House Residential Care are proud to offer a welcoming home for older people in the heart of Wokingham, providing dedicated residential care for those who can no longer manage comfortably at home. Set within this well connected...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Murdoch House · 1 Murdoch Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2DL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Belmont Healthcare (Murdoch) Limited
Murdoch House is a residential care home in Wokingham caring for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support younger adults. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent inspection by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Staverton · 25 Murdoch Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 2DQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anthony Toby Homes Trust
Staverton is a residential care home in Wokingham supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including both younger adults and older people. We also offer respite stays. The house is small on purpose, because support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Wild Acres Care Home · 440 Finchampstead Road, Wokingham, Wokingham, RG40 3RB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wild Acres Rest Home Limited
We are a residential care home in Wokingham, providing a home for older people who can no longer manage alone, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Moving into...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care

What care costs in South East, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 107 South East homes. Median £1,600.	Varies by council	£1,500 to £1,809
Nursing care Middle half of prices from 63 South East homes. Median £1,933.	Varies by council	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 82 South East homes. Median £1,709.	Not published separately	£1,571 to £1,942
Nursing dementia care Middle half of prices from 37 South East 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. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.