Residential care home · Buckinghamshire

Alpha Community Care

Green Tiles, 5 Green Lane, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, HP14 3TU

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 years ago

Alpha Community Care is a residential care home in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, run by Alpha Medical Care Limited. CQC registers it for 4 places and supports people with a learning disability or autism.

Its latest CQC rating, published July 2019, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 71% of care homes in Buckinghamshire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 30 July 2019 Rated 7 years ago

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 30 July 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Buckinghamshire

Alpha Community Care is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 31 other homes in Buckinghamshire. Of the 115 rated care homes here, 71% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

Outstanding 6 (5%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (6%)
Good 60 (48%)
Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
Requires improvement 32 (26%)
Inadequate 1 (1%)
Not yet rated 9 (7%)

Half of Buckinghamshire's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

See all 124 care homes in Buckinghamshire →

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Key facts

Type: Residential care home
Beds: 4
Provider: Alpha Medical Care Limited
Registered manager: Not listed
Registered with CQC since: 12 January 2011
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
CQC location ID: 1-113509038

Who it cares for

Learning disability or autism

Service user groups registered with CQC.

Questions to ask on a visit

The CQC rating is from July 2019. Has the manager or owner changed since then?
CQC raised concerns about leadership. Is the registered manager the same person now?
CQC found Safe needed improvement. What has the home changed, and can I see the action plan?
Is there a waiting list, and what are the weekly fees? (Fees are not published by CQC.)
How many staff are on shift day and night, and how often do you use agency staff?
Can I see the latest CQC report, and what has changed since it was written?