Care home · Aylesbury
The Crossings
Illustrative photo, not of The Crossings- Address
- 108A Aylesbury Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6LX
- Run by
- Hightown Housing Association Limited (10 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- October 2016 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Lesley Jayne Allister
- Company check
- Active, accounts up to date (Companies House IP18077R)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Nov 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-2972761523
An overview of The Crossings
The Crossings in Aylesbury is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Hightown Housing Association Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (November 2023). It is one of 5 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wendover; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How it fits locally
There are 9 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Cherry Tree House Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
2 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (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.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Crossings 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.
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History with CQC
Registered in October 2016, it has 10 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 10 November 2023.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe87 of 120 in Buckinghamshire
- Effective100 of 120 in Buckinghamshire
- Caring109 of 120 in Buckinghamshire
- Responsive103 of 120 in Buckinghamshire
- Well-led81 of 120 in Buckinghamshire
Source: CQC, published 10 November 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Buckinghamshire share it.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
The Crossings has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 80 of the 119 other care homes in Buckinghamshire that CQC has rated.
Who it can help
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
What inspectors found
- The service provides support to people with learning disabilities, some also have physical disabilities.
- People live in a bungalow with adapted bathroom facilities.
- People's experience of the service and what we found People used their own communication system to show us and we understood from the actions or gestures that we saw from people they enjoyed living at The Crossings.
- We observed lots of appropriate, professional interaction between staff and people.
Inspected 17 October 2023; report published 10 November 2023; supporting 4 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who runs it
The Crossings is run by Hightown Housing Association Limited (company IP18077R).
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
Hightown Housing Association Limited runs 10 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 10 of the 10 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
8 of its services are in Buckinghamshire.
Earlier inspections
- Sep 2017
- Nov 2023
- Today Rating 2 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 10 November 2023
- CQC inspection report 2 September 2017
Area and map
- Ward
- Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville
- Council
- Buckinghamshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Larger rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in HP22 (10)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
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Frequently asked about The Crossings
- What are The Crossings's fees?
- The Crossings hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 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.
- How is The Crossings rated for safety and leadership?
- 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 big is The Crossings?
- The Crossings is registered for up to 4 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for The Crossings?
- The Crossings is run by Hightown Housing Association Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Is The Crossings registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- How recent is The Crossings's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 10 November 2023, 2 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What services is The Crossings registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask The Crossings how it would adapt if needs increase.
- What is The Crossings's address?
- It is at 108A Aylesbury Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6LX.
- Is The Crossings registered with CQC?
- The Crossings is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-2972761523) and was rated Good overall in November 2023.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.