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Care homes in Reading

There are 32 registered care homes in Reading, 7 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 1,002 registered beds, an average of 31 a home. 29 have a CQC rating, and 76% of those are Good or Outstanding (2 Outstanding). 7 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in Reading 7Residential care homes in Reading 25Dementia care homes in Reading 14

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The homes

What Reading pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,002 a week£34 more than the middle council in England (£968), the 68th highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,125 a week£40 more than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 62nd highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared