Care home · Bracknell
Waymead Short Term Care
Illustrative photo, not of Waymead Short Term Care- Address
- St Anthony's Close, Bracknell, RG42 2EB
- Run by
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Council-run
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 10 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Sarah Jane Faulkner
- Last CQC check
- 10 May 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-136373349
An overview of Waymead Short Term Care
Waymead Short Term Care is a CQC-registered residential care home in Bracknell, run by Bracknell Forest Borough Council. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (May 2018), with Responsive rated Outstanding. It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bracknell; 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Around Bracknell
There are 14 other care homes within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Bickerton House, 0.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (3 of the nearest 25).
20 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Priestwood & Garth ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (1 min), a park (4 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Past CQC ratings
- May 2016
- Mar 2017
- May 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 10 May 2018
- CQC inspection report 25 March 2017
- CQC inspection report 18 May 2016
- Inspection report 9 May 2014
- Inspection report 8 February 2014
- Inspection report 28 February 2013
Location and local area
- Ward
- Priestwood & Garth
- Council
- Bracknell Forest Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bracknell
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in RG42 (6)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 190 m (2 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Bracknell, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy Priestwood Pharmacy, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Shop Spar, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Park 360 m (4 min walk)
- Café Arlington, 550 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship Kingdom Hall, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Library Bracknell (Central) Library, 800 m (10 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Likely fees
We estimate Waymead Short Term Care 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 how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Bracknell Forest Council for a free care needs assessment.
Waymead Short Term Care over the years
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
8 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 10 May 2018.
The inspection, summarised
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement.
- The service offers short term respite care to people with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorder in the Bracknell area.
- Although registered for up to 10 people, the maximum number of people usually accommodated overnight at any one time is five.
- Each of the people who use the service have their own individual respite care package which depends on their assessed respite needs, the way they want to use the service and the support they require.
Inspected 6 April 2018; report published 10 May 2018; supporting 10 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Reading Waymead Short Term Care's CQC ratings
For Waymead Short Term Care, Responsive is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Bracknell Forest, 4 of 15 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (27%).
The report's Responsive section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The registered provider
Bracknell Forest Borough Council runs 3 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
All 3 are in Bracknell Forest, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe10 of 15 in Bracknell Forest
- Effective13 of 15 in Bracknell Forest
- Caring14 of 15 in Bracknell Forest
- Responsive4 of 15 in Bracknell Forest
- Well-led9 of 15 in Bracknell Forest
CQC key question ratings, published 10 May 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bracknell Forest share it; for example, 4 of 15 care homes in Bracknell Forest rated Outstanding for Responsive.
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Waymead Short Term Care in local context
- Rated Good. Across Bracknell Forest, 73% of the 15 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2018) is more recent than 7% of care home ratings in Bracknell Forest.
- With 10 beds it is smaller than 89% of care homes in Bracknell Forest, where the typical home has 46.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 63% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bracknell Forest lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Bracknell Forest; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Waymead Short Term Care
- Who runs Waymead Short Term Care?
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council is the registered provider for Waymead Short Term Care.
- How big is Waymead Short Term Care?
- Waymead Short Term Care can take up to 10 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How is Waymead Short Term Care rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Waymead Short Term Care: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does care from Waymead Short Term Care cost?
- No fee list from Waymead Short Term Care has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Waymead Short Term Care registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Waymead Short Term Care as a care home, location ID 1-136373349 and was rated Good overall in May 2018.
- What is Waymead Short Term Care's address?
- It is at St Anthony's Close, Bracknell, RG42 2EB.
- What kind of care can Waymead Short Term Care offer?
- Waymead Short Term Care is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- How recent is Waymead Short Term Care's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 10 May 2018, 8 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Waymead Short Term Care care for someone with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
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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.