Newton House

404 London Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3AA

01635529817

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

27 April 2022

Provider

Achieve Together Limited

Beds

7 beds

About Newton House

Newton House is a residential care home set in the pleasant surroundings of West Berkshire, offering a warm and homely base for the people who live there. Families searching for the right care can take comfort in knowing the home is part of a community-focused area with good local amenities nearby. The team at Newton House are committed to creating an environment where residents feel genuinely at home and supported in their everyday lives.

Newton House provides residential care and support for up to seven people with a learning disability, some of whom are autistic. The service offers twenty-four hour support from a staff team, with six people living there at the time of inspection. The registered manager and staff team supported people to have maximum choice, control and independence over their own lives.

Staff focused on people's strengths and promoted what they could do, enabling people to have fulfilling and meaningful everyday lives. People were supported to pursue their interests and achieve their personal aspirations and goals. The service provided care in a safe, clean, well-equipped and well-maintained environment that met people's sensory and physical needs.

However, safe recruitment procedures were not consistently used to ensure staff were of good character and suitable for their roles.

Source: CQC inspection report, 28 June 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesPhysical disabilitiesYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 7 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · RG18 3AA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities; Physical disabilities.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 28 June 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 27 April 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Newton House's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Newton House, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Newton House, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Newton House's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees