How is a care needs assessment arranged in Wokingham?

Get in touch with Wokingham Borough Council and ask for an adult social care needs assessment. The right to one does not depend on income or savings, and anyone who appears to need support qualifies. An assessor talks through daily routines, mobility, health conditions, medication and the risks someone faces where they live, and writes the outcome up as a care and support plan. A relative providing unpaid care can ask to be assessed separately as a carer.

Does Wokingham Borough Council help with care home fees?

It may, depending on a financial assessment of income, savings and capital. For a permanent residential placement the value of a property is usually included unless a partner or certain other relatives continue to live there. Support follows from assessed need, so the needs assessment has to be done first. Where a family chooses a home that costs more than the council's agreed budget, a third party contribution is normally required to make up the shortfall.

Which care homes are registered in Wokingham?

Thirty four residential care homes registered in Wokingham appear on this page. They include Warren Lodge Care Centre, Loddon Court, Suffolk Lodge, Beech House and Wild Acres Care Home, together with smaller houses supporting only a few people. Each entry opens into a profile showing the current Care Quality Commission rating and the inspection report behind it. Comparing a short list of those profiles is the most efficient way to decide where to visit.

How does a care home differ from a nursing home?

A residential care home provides accommodation, meals and help with personal tasks such as washing, dressing and prompting medication, with care staff present around the clock but no nurses on site. A nursing home offers all of that and employs registered nurses, enabling it to meet clinical needs such as complex wound care, catheter management and support in the last stages of an illness. Every provider listed here is registered as a residential care home. Where nursing might be needed, the care needs assessment is the right place to establish it.

When should the search begin?

Well before it becomes urgent. Looking while circumstances are stable allows repeat visits, a careful read of the inspection reports and a decision made on suitability rather than availability. Once a hospital discharge is being arranged, choice tends to collapse to whichever home has a room free. Beginning the assessment early has no cost and keeps every door open.

What questions work best on a visit?

Ask about staffing first: numbers on duty by day, numbers overnight, how long the manager has been in post and what turnover has been like. Ask how the home responds when someone's needs grow, and whether that might eventually mean asking them to leave. Ask to see this week's activity list and a recent menu rather than a brochure. Then ask what the weekly fee includes and what sits outside it.

Care Homes in Wokingham

Wokingham has 34 CQC registered care homes. 30 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 29 of the 34 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Wokingham at a glance

What the numbers say about care for older people in Wokingham.

Wokingham Borough Council pays, residential care: £1,034 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809, median £1,600
Care home beds filled across Wokingham: 91%. The 12 month average is 89%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 60
People aged 75 and over: 17,700. Rising to 20,800 by 2035, up 18%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed
Who pays, across Wokingham (estimate): 37% council, 59% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 3,000 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 5,100. Rising to 7,700 by 2035, up 51%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Sorting out an assessment and the cost of care in Wokingham

The needs assessment and why it comes first

Nothing else in this process works properly until someone has established what level of support is actually needed. A needs assessment does exactly that, free of charge, for anyone who appears to require care, with no means test attached to the assessment itself. It looks at washing and dressing, mobility, memory, medication, eating and the risks in a person's current situation, and it ends in a written care and support plan. To set one up, approach the Wokingham Borough Council social care team, which is responsible for assessments and for agreeing whatever funded support follows from them.

Working out who pays what

A financial assessment considers income, savings and capital, and for a permanent residential placement it normally counts the value of a property unless a partner or certain other relatives are still living in it. Depending on the result, the council may meet some or all of the fees, or a person may fund themselves while contributing from pension income. Where the council funds a placement it sets a budget that reflects assessed need, and families who prefer a more expensive home are often asked for a third party contribution to bridge the difference.

The fee questions that catch people out

Ask precisely what the weekly charge covers, and what is invoiced separately: hairdressing, chiropody, outings, newspapers and escorted appointments are common extras. Ask when fees last went up and by how much. Most importantly, ask what happens if a self funding resident's savings eventually fall to the point where council help is needed, because that answer decides whether a distressing second move could be forced years from now.

Choosing between the care homes in Wokingham

Getting more out of the ratings

The Tager Centre and Shinfield View both hold Outstanding judgements here, and twenty nine homes are rated Good. Two sit at Requires Improvement and one is yet to receive a published rating, which commonly reflects a recent registration rather than a concern. With so many homes sharing the same word, the reports are what separate them. Look at what inspectors said about staffing levels, medicines, and how residents actually spend their days, and note where a home was told to improve.

Seeing a home for yourself

Aim to visit around a mealtime, when any home is at its busiest. Watch whether people who need help to eat are supported unhurriedly, whether residents look as they would have looked at home, and whether anyone has been left with nothing to do and nobody to talk to. Ask how many staff are on through the night, how long the manager has held the post and how much turnover there has been in the past year.

Building a shortlist that holds up

Distance is worth more weight than it usually gets, because the home relatives can reach easily is the home that gets visited, and regular visitors spot changes early. Then think forward: ask whether the home can carry on supporting someone whose mobility declines or whose memory deteriorates, or whether that would mean moving again. Three homes examined carefully will serve you far better than a dozen glanced at.

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 Wokingham, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care South East figure, because too few Wokingham homes publish this price. 107 homes. Median £1,600.	£1,034	£1,500 to £1,809
Nursing care South East figure, because too few Wokingham homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933.	£1,141	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few Wokingham 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 Wokingham 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

Tova, 26 August 2026, Good
Tikvah Woodpeckers, 10 August 2026, Good
Valeries Care Home and Valeries Home Care, 7 July 2026, Good

Longest since a report

The Orchard, 16 September 2017, Good
1 Longmore Road, 14 October 2017, Good
Belamie Gables Care Home, 3 February 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Wokingham

How many care homes are there in Wokingham?

Wokingham has 34 CQC registered care homes: 2 Outstanding, 30 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 Wokingham?

Wokingham Borough Council pays an average of £1,034 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,500 to £1,809 a week. South East figure, because too few Wokingham 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 Wokingham were inspected most recently?

Tova (26 August 2026), Tikvah Woodpeckers (10 August 2026) and Valeries Care Home and Valeries Home Care (7 July 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.