Residential care home · Wokingham

Rookery Cottage

249 Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 years ago
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Rookery Cottage is a residential care home in Reading, run by Voyage 1 Limited. It is registered for up to 6 residents and supports younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

CQC rated it Good overall in August 2021. It was rated Requires improvement for effective. Across Wokingham, 93% of the 42 rated care homes are 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

Good
Published 7 August 2021 Rated 5 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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?Good

Older rating. Published 7 August 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 Wokingham

Rookery Cottage is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 6 other homes in Wokingham. Of the 42 rated care homes here, 93% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 4 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 27 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 7 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 3 (7%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (2%)

Half of Wokingham's ratings are more than 7.5 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Voyage 1 Limited runs 241 care homes registered with CQC: 11 Outstanding, 207 Good, 20 Requires improvement, 3 Not yet rated.

  • 1 Sheringham Avenue
    London, Enfield · N14 4UB · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 4 months ago
  • 4 Pages Orchard
    Reading, Oxfordshire · RG4 9LW · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Bewick House
    Darlington · DL1 3HW · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Broadview
    Fareham, Hampshire · PO16 7UB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Derwent Cottage
    Scarborough, North Yorkshire · YO12 4RB · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Esmer House
    Mansfield, Nottinghamshire · NG19 9DT · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 4 years ago

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