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Residential care home · Reading

Life Care Corporation Limited

29 Cressingham Road, Reading, RG2 7RU

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 5 years ago
01189868944 Website ↗

Life Care Corporation Limited is a residential care home in Reading in Reading, run by Life Care Corporation Limited. It has 41 registered beds and supports people living with dementia.

Its latest CQC rating, published April 2021, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for caring and responsive. For comparison, 72% of care homes in Reading are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 5 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 13 April 2021 Rated 5 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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 13 April 2021, 5 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 Reading

Life Care Corporation Limited is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 7 other homes in Reading. Of the 29 rated care homes here, 72% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 2 (6%)
  • Good 18 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 1 (3%)
  • Requires improvement 8 (26%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (6%)

Half of Reading's ratings are more than 7.0 years old. How tiers work

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