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Care homes in West Berkshire

There are 44 registered care homes in West Berkshire, 10 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 1,201 registered beds, an average of 27 a home. 39 have a CQC rating, and 90% of those are Good or Outstanding (1 Outstanding). 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in West Berkshire 10Residential care homes in West Berkshire 34Dementia care homes in West Berkshire 15

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The homes

What West Berkshire pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,111 a week£143 more than the middle council in England (£968), the 31st highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,178 a week£93 more than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 45th 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