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What the CQC found at Bluebell House Residential and Nursing Home

Goodpublished 3 July 2026, 3 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Bluebell House Residential and Nursing Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Bluebell House Residential and Nursing Home

6 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has slipped, from Requires improvement to Inadequate.

  1. February 2023Inadequatecurrent ratingdown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  2. May 2022Requires improvementup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: InadequateWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. January 2022Inadequate
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  4. April 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  5. March 2019Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  6. February 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  7. December 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  8. September 2023

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 18 September 2023.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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Based about 26 minutes from Wokingham. Can care for a couple
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From £1,061 a week, 8 years caring
Based about 35 minutes from Wokingham. Can care for a couple
Zion S.
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From £1,323 a week, 10 years caring
Based about 41 minutes from Wokingham
“I can truly say that Peter always put Dad at the centre of everything and I know that they found a great friendship in difficult times.”
Lindsay C., about Peter W.
“Not only has she looked after him beautifully, she has also been great company for him with lively conversation, kindness and humour.”
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