Care home · Wokingham
Abbeyfield Winnersh
Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Abbeyfield Winnersh- Address
- Woodward Close, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NW
- Run by
- Abbeyfield Society (The) (14 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 200719)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 62 (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 2016 (10 years)
- Part of
- Abbeyfield Society
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1956 (69 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 00574816)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Jun 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Winnersh: Care homes in Winnersh (4) · Care homes for dementia care in Winnersh · Care homes for elderly care in Winnersh · Care homes for care for adults under 65 in Winnersh
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-2798742893
An overview of Abbeyfield Winnersh
Abbeyfield Winnersh in Wokingham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Abbeyfield Society (The). The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2025). It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Winnersh; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe75% score38 of 43 in Wokingham
- Effective75% score33 of 43 in Wokingham
- Caring75% score41 of 43 in Wokingham
- Responsive75% score34 of 43 in Wokingham
- Well-led75% score34 of 43 in Wokingham
From CQC's latest report, published 18 June 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wokingham share it.
Who runs it
Abbeyfield Winnersh is run by Abbeyfield Society (the) (company 00574816), incorporated in 1956, 59 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 8 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Abbeyfield Society (The) runs 14 CQC-registered services across 14 council areas; 14 of the 14 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Abbeyfield Society brand, which covers 49 services run by 23 registered providers.
Percentage scores by area
CQC now scores each area it inspects from 1 to 4 against a set of "quality statements", and turns those into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Abbeyfield Winnersh scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 15 April 2025, published 18 June 2025 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Earlier inspections
- Nov 2017
- Jan 2019
- Feb 2022
- Jun 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 23 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 10 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 15 November 2017
Where it is
- Ward
- Winnersh
- Council
- Wokingham Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wokingham
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in RG41 (6)
Bigger map · Route planner · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Nearby
- Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 7 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Winnersh, 560 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Surgery, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Sainsbury's, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Park 320 m (4 min walk)
- Café Starbucks, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary the Virgin, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Library Winnersh Library, 590 m (7 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
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 33 of the 42 other care homes in Wokingham that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
History with CQC
Abbeyfield Winnersh has been registered with CQC since August 2016, about 10 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2017–2025), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
Reports on record: 3, with the most recent dated 23 February 2022.
What inspectors found
- On the day of the inspection, 50 people were being supported by the service.
- We were greeted warmly by the manager, who was applying to register with the Care Quality Commission.
- The manager and staff were keen to demonstrate the improvements they had made to the service.
- One person said, “I have never had a hiccup since I have been here, it is very nice, and it is like moving in with another family.” People felt staff listened to them and were responsive at providing care and meeting their needs.
Inspected 9 February 2022; report published 23 February 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Abbeyfield Winnersh 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.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
With savings below £23,250, Wokingham Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How it fits locally
There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Cornerways, 0.6 miles away.
2 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Winnersh ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 (3 min), a shop (5 min), a park (4 min), a café (4 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
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Abbeyfield Winnersh: common questions
- Who is the registered provider for Abbeyfield Winnersh?
- On CQC's register the provider is Abbeyfield Society (The).
- How big is Abbeyfield Winnersh?
- Abbeyfield Winnersh can take up to 62 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How is Abbeyfield Winnersh rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Abbeyfield Winnersh: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does care from Abbeyfield Winnersh cost?
- Abbeyfield Winnersh hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Is Abbeyfield Winnersh regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Abbeyfield Winnersh is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-2798742893) and was rated Good overall in June 2025.
- What is Abbeyfield Winnersh's address?
- It is at Woodward Close, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NW.
- What services is Abbeyfield Winnersh registered for?
- Abbeyfield Winnersh is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- When was Abbeyfield Winnersh last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 18 June 2025, 1 year ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Abbeyfield Winnersh registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
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