Care Homes in Slough
The point at which families begin looking at care homes in Slough is rarely chosen, and it usually arrives after a fall, a worrying winter or a hospital stay that has not put things right. Slough Borough Council is the body to contact once that stage is reached, since it carries out the care needs assessment that establishes what support is required and then decides, after reviewing finances, what contribution towards the weekly fee is available. Ten providers match this search, all of them residential care homes, and seven hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission while two have been told they Require Improvement and one carries no published rating yet. A rating describes what inspectors found on one particular visit. Read the findings behind each profile below, ask the homes that interest you what has changed since, and let those answers rather than the headline word decide where you go.
What Residential Care in Slough Involves and What to Look For
The support a care home provides
Residential care means a permanent room, meals prepared each day and help with washing, dressing, moving about safely and managing medication, with staff on duty through the night. The daily routine is built around company and reassurance as much as around care tasks. It suits someone who can no longer manage at home but whose health does not require a registered nurse on the premises. Where nursing input is needed, the assessment will point towards a nursing home instead.
Where the ratings stand
Seven of the ten homes hold a Good rating: Applegarth Care Home, Common Road, Langley Haven Care Home, Stoke House and the Reach homes at Lower Cippenham Lane, Upton Court Road and Yew Tree Road. Seymour House and Sunnybrook Care Home currently require improvement, and Reach Farnham Lane has not yet been rated. Where improvement has been required, look at which of the five key areas was criticised and what has changed since. An unrated home has usually registered too recently for inspectors to have called.
What to notice on a visit
Go at a busy point in the day rather than a quiet one. Watch whether residents are occupied rather than simply sitting, whether call bells are answered calmly and whether staff know the people they walk past by name. Ask how staffing is covered at night and at weekends, how long the manager has been in post and how families hear about a fall or a change in health. Ask too how the home accommodates different diets, languages and religious observance, since that matters a great deal to many households here.
Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding in Slough
Requesting a care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, and it is the proper step before choosing a home. Slough Borough Council social care team carries out that assessment and decides what funded support should follow from it. It costs nothing, the assessment itself is not means tested, and a relative or advocate may request one on someone else's behalf. The assessor looks at mobility, medication, memory, nutrition and the help needed each day, then writes a support plan.
Who contributes to the fees
A financial assessment then considers capital and income to set the weekly contribution. Savings above the national upper capital limit usually mean the placement is privately funded, while savings below it bring support from the authority towards an agreed rate. Property is treated differently depending on circumstances, and a deferred payment arrangement can sometimes bridge the gap while a house is sold. Where a health condition is the main reason care is needed, ask about an assessment for NHS continuing healthcare.
Understanding the charges
Fees differ between homes according to room size, the level of help required and how each provider staffs its shifts. Only a written quotation for the specific room has real planning value. Ask what the figure covers, what is invoiced separately, how much notice is given of an increase and how often rates are reviewed. If savings are likely to reduce over the next few years, raise that before anything is signed.
10 care homes in Slough
- Applegarth Care Home · 24 Huntercombe Lane North, Maidenhead, Slough, SL6 0LG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Applegarth Care Home Limited
Applegarth is a residential care home near Maidenhead for older people who need care, company and a settled place to live. We are a house rather than an institution, and the day here has the ordinary shape of meals, conversation, fresh air...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Common Road · 131 Common Road, Slough, Slough, SL3 8SX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Look Ahead Care and Support Limited
Common Road in Slough is a small residential care home. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays for people who need a short break or whose family carer needs...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Langley Haven Care Home · 30 Rambler Lane, Slough, Slough, SL3 7RR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Langley Haven Care Home Ltd
Langley Haven Care Home is a residential care home in Slough. We provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for people needing care for a short...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Reach Farnham Lane · 85 Farnham Lane, Slough, Slough, SL2 2AU
Care home · Run by Rehabilitation Education And Community Homes Limited
Reach Farnham Lane is a care home in Slough. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, and we support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability, people with a visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Reach Lower Cippenham Lane · 178 Lower Cippenham Lane, Slough, Slough, SL1 5EA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rehabilitation Education And Community Homes Limited
Lower Cippenham Lane in Slough, run by Reach, is a small residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, alongside older people. We also offer respite stays. Because people tend to live here for years, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Reach Upton Court Road · 2A Upton Court Road, Slough, Slough, SL3 7LX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rehabilitation Education And Community Homes Limited
We are Reach Upton Court Road, a care home in Slough supporting adults who need a settled place to live and the right level of help to get the most from each day. We are registered for residential care, and we welcome older people as well...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Reach Yew Tree Road · 1 Yew Tree Road, Slough, Slough, SL1 2AA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rehabilitation Education And Community Homes Limited
Here at Reach Yew Tree Road, we are a care home based in Slough, and we take genuine pride in the support we offer to the people who live with us and their families. We provide residential care for older people, as well as supporting...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Seymour House · 21, Slough, Slough, SL1 2NS
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Committed Care Services Limited
Seymour House is a residential care home in Slough. We provide accommodation and personal care for adults with a learning disability or who are autistic, and for older people, and we also offer respite stays for people who need care for a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Stoke House · 6 Stoke Poges Lane, Slough, Slough, SL1 3NT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Optimum Specialised Homes Limited
We are a residential home in Slough supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults and people with physical disabilities. What we are trying to run is a home rather than a service with people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Sunnybrook Care Home · 151 Burnham Lane, Slough, Slough, SL1 6LA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Sunnybrook Care Home Limited
Sunnybrook Care Home is a residential care home in Slough providing care for older people, including people living with dementia, along with shorter respite stays. We should be straightforward about our most recent overall rating from the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
What care costs in South East, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 107 South East homes. Median £1,600. | Varies by council | £1,500 to £1,809 |
| Nursing care Middle half of prices from 63 South East homes. Median £1,933. | Varies by council | £1,617 to £2,080 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 82 South East homes. Median £1,709. | Not published separately | £1,571 to £1,942 |
| Nursing dementia care Middle half of prices from 37 South East homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,975 to £2,226 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.