Kathleen House

Kathleen House is a residential care home in Reading, West Berkshire (RG7 3NG).

About Kathleen House

Kathleen House is a residential care home in Reading supporting younger adults, including people with a learning disability, autistic people and people living with mental health needs. This is a house where adults live, not a unit where they have been placed, and we try to keep that distinction visible in how the place is run. People have their own rooms and their own belongings. They have a real say in the food, the shopping and the shape of the week. Where somebody wants to work, study, cook, travel or see friends, our job is to make it practical rather than to decide whether it is sensible. For residents with a learning disability, support usually means doing things alongside someone instead of for them, and being patient while a skill is properly learned. For autistic residents it means predictability, honest information about what is happening next, and taking seriously the things that make a space bearable or unbearable rather than treating them as awkwardness. For people living with mental health needs it means a steady presence through the difficult stretches and no treating a bad month as a failure. Communication takes most of our effort. Some of the people here do not use speech, and almost everything that goes wrong in settings like ours begins with somebody not being properly listened to. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. Please come and visit, more than once if that helps, and meet the people who live here.

Care provided at Kathleen House

Mental health care
Learning disability and autism support
Younger adults care

Registered for up to 3 residents

Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.

Common questions about Kathleen House

Where is Kathleen House located?

Kathleen House is a residential care home in Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 3NG. You can view its exact location and get directions from the map on this page.

What type of care does Kathleen House provide?

Kathleen House is registered to provide residential personal care, with support that includes Mental health care, Learning disability and autism support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.

How many beds does Kathleen House have?

Kathleen House is registered for up to 3 residents. Contact the home to check current availability.

Questions families ask about Kathleen House

Can Mum or Dad stay here if their dementia gets worse?

No. Kathleen House is not listed for dementia care on the CQC register. If dementia is likely, choose a home that is, so a second move is not needed later.

Is there a nurse on site if health needs change?

No. Kathleen House is a residential care home without on-site nursing. District nurses and GPs visit, but someone who needs daily nursing may have to move to a nursing home.

Can they try a short stay before deciding?

Ask the home. The home has not told us whether it offers short stays. Ask when you call; many homes can arrange a trial period.

Will they support end of life care, so there is no move at the hardest time?

Ask the home. End of life care is not listed on the register. Ask the manager whether residents can remain in the home with hospice or district nurse support.

Can she bring her cat or dog?

Ask the home. The home has not told us its pet policy yet. Ask directly; some homes allow small pets in residents' rooms or welcome visiting dogs.

Can a couple stay together?

Ask the home. We do not know whether the home has rooms for couples. Ask about shared or adjoining rooms if this matters.

Will the council help pay, or is it self funded only?

Ask the home. The home has not told us which funding it accepts. Most homes take both council funded and self funded residents; ask about council rates and any top up.

Do they take younger adults as well as older people?

Yes. Yes. Kathleen House supports younger adults as well as older people.

Can I visit before deciding, and are there visiting hours?

Ask the home. Every home should welcome a visit. Call to arrange one, ideally at a mealtime or during an activity, and ask about visiting hours for family.

Typical weekly fees in the South East

Kathleen House has not published its fees yet. These are typical weekly fees for the South East, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.

Residential care: £1,100 to £1,450 per week per person, typical range

Indicative figures for the South East, not a quote from Kathleen House. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.

More about the care at Kathleen House

Residential Care at Kathleen House

Three residents is the registered maximum at Kathleen House, which is about as small as a care home gets. Residential registration means support with everyday living and no nursing on site, so personal care, meals, help with medication and the shape of a week are covered while clinical treatment is not. Indicative South East fees are £1100 to £1450 a week. The house describes itself as somewhere adults live rather than a unit where they have been placed, with their own rooms and belongings and a real say in the food and the shopping. Ask who commissions a place, how staffing works in a house of three, and what would happen if health needs grew.

Mental Health at Kathleen House

A bad month is not treated as a failure here, which is how this house frames support for mental health needs, alongside a steady presence through the difficult stretches. Routine and ordinary dignity do more at those times than anything intensive. Ask what training staff have, who is on at night in a house this size, and how a crisis is escalated locally.

Younger Adults at Kathleen House

West Berkshire usually pays about £800 to £950 a week towards a placement, well below the indicative regional range. Older person care is not on this registration at all, so the house is built for adults under 65 rather than adapted for them. Ask who else lives there, and how work, study or getting out is supported.

Learning Disability and Autism at Kathleen House

Work, study, cooking, travel or seeing friends are what this house says it exists to make practical rather than to judge. For a learning disability that means doing things alongside somebody instead of for them, and patience while a skill is properly learned. Ask who commissions the hours, how predictability and sensory needs are handled for autistic residents, and how a plan is reviewed with the person.