Loddon Court

Reading Loddon Court's CQC 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.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from July 2022, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

At 6 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.

Note that a different provider ran the service when it was rated; the current one has not been inspected here so far.

The registered provider

Loddon Court is run by Optalis Limited (company 07630156), incorporated in 2011, 11 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is other human health activities, residential care for older and disabled people and social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).

Optalis Limited runs 10 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 9 of the 9 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.

4 of its services are in Wokingham.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Loddon Court at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.

Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Wokingham Council for a free care needs assessment.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Mulberry Care Limited, 0.7 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25).

11 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates 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 pharmacy (8 min), a shop (5 min), a park (7 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.