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Nursing homeCQC: Requires improvement
Austen House
Reading, Berkshire, RG6 3UJ
Key details
- Address
- Kilnsea Drive, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 3UJ
- Telephone
- 01189266100
- Website
- www.barchester.com
- Care provided
- Nursing home
- CQC rating
- CQC: Requires improvementreport published 4 October 2022
- Beds
- 79
- CQC registered since
- 2011
- Operated by
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
- Brand
- BRAND Barchester Healthcare
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- CQC record
- View on cqc.org.uk
How it compares locally
73
registered homes in Reading
51/63
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
79
beds, local median 11
This overall rating was published about 3 years ago. Read the current CQC record for newer assessments or actions that may not change the overall rating immediately.
Specialist care
Austen House is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
About Austen House
Austen House is a CQC-registered nursing home serving Reading in Berkshire, operated by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. With 79 beds, it is one of the larger homes in the area. Registered nurses are on site 24 hours a day, which suits residents whose health needs go beyond personal care. It has held CQC registration since 2011.
The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires improvement in its latest inspection report, published October 2022. It is worth reading the full report on the CQC website and asking the home what has changed since. There are 72 other care homes nearby if you want to compare options. We recommend contacting the home directly to arrange a visit, discuss fees and check current vacancies.
Data source and freshness
Core registration, operator, contact and service data comes from the official CQC directory dated 2026-08-05. Ratings and bed counts come from the CQC active-locations dataset. We compare directory releases by CQC location ID so real changes can update this page without inventing new copy.
Open the source dataset. Details can change between releases, so verify the current CQC record and confirm fees, services and vacancies directly with the home.
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