Care home · Reading
The Boltons
Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of The Boltons- Address
- 2-4 College Road, Reading, RG6 1QD
- Run by
- The Boltons Care Home Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 27 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2019 (7 years)
- Registered manager
- Vijaye Juggurnauth
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2019 (7 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11898139)
- Last CQC check
- 20 May 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-7273940788
The service in brief
The Boltons in Reading is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by The Boltons Care Home Ltd. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (May 2021). It is one of 22 CQC-registered care homes in and around Reading; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The five key questions
- Safe22 of 29 in Reading
- Effective26 of 29 in Reading
- Caring27 of 29 in Reading
- Responsive27 of 29 in Reading
- Well-led21 of 29 in Reading
CQC key question ratings, published 20 May 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Reading share it.
Ownership and company checks
The Boltons is run by The Boltons Care Home Ltd (company 11898139), incorporated in 2019.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
History with CQC
The Boltons has been registered with CQC since August 2019, about 7 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
At 5 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 20 May 2021.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Lakeside Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 25).
10 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Park ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (6 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min), a park (4 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Boltons at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Reading Council for a free care needs assessment.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Improvements were made to medicines management since the last inspection.
- People were protected from abuse, neglect and discrimination.
- There were satisfactory risk assessments for people's care.
- There were enough staff deployed to meet people's needs.
Inspected 7 May 2021; report published 20 May 2021; supporting 20 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What the ratings tell you
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 20 of the 28 other care homes in Reading that CQC has rated.
How its rating has changed
- Apr 2016
- Dec 2018
- Jan 2020
- May 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 20 May 2021
- CQC inspection report 31 January 2020
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 28 January 2026 by Reading. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Boltons Rest Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Park
- Council
- Reading Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading Central
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in RG6 (5)
View on OpenStreetMap · Route planner · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Kennet Surgery, 490 m (6 min walk)
- Pharmacy Erleigh Road Pharmacy, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Shop MAP European Foods & Drinks, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Park Palmer Park, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Café Tutu's Ethiopian Table, 160 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St Bartholomew's Church, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Library Palmer Park Library, 120 m (1 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed The Boltons on The Care Panel so far.
We check every review against a working email address and publish positive and negative ones alike; providers can reply but cannot remove them. Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. How reviews work.
The Boltons in local context
- Rated Good. Across Reading, 76% of the 29 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2021) is more recent than 62% of care home ratings in Reading.
- With 27 beds it is larger than 63% of care homes in Reading, where the typical home has 16.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 19% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Reading lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Reading; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about The Boltons
- How much does care from The Boltons cost?
- The Boltons has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is The Boltons rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How many residents can The Boltons take?
- CQC capacity for The Boltons: 27 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who runs The Boltons?
- The Boltons Care Home Ltd is the registered provider for The Boltons.
- Does The Boltons support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- When was The Boltons last inspected?
- 20 May 2021 is when the current rating was published, 5 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Where is The Boltons?
- It is at 2-4 College Road, Reading, RG6 1QD.
- Is The Boltons regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. The Boltons is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-7273940788) and was rated Good overall in May 2021.
- What type of care does The Boltons provide?
- The Boltons is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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