Friends Place
- Care home
- 66 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2025
- West Berkshire, South East
Not yet rated by the CQC. New services usually get their first rating within a year or two.
At a glance
No rating
No ratings have been published for this service yet.
89%
of rated care homes in West Berkshire are Good or Outstanding (82% across the South East, 83% across England).
Friends Place: inspection record
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 2a & 2b Mayfair (Good, 1 mile away) and Parkview (Good, 1.3 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G 2a & 2b Mayfair Good, 1 mile away
- G Parkview Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Quality Care Providers Limited Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Boxgrove House Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Little Heath Court Good, 1.3 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Oana-Alina Gutu
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Friends of the ElderlyBrand: Friends of the Elderly
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 00133850 (opens Companies House)
- Charity number
- 226064
Friends of the Elderly runs 7 services in England, 4 of them in the South East. 5 are rated Good or Outstanding, 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Friends of the Elderly
- O Little Bramingham Farm Residential Care Home Outstanding. Care home, Luton, East of England
- G New Copford Place Residential Care Home Good. Care home, Essex, East of England
- G Orford House Residential Care Home Good. Care home, Sutton, London
- G Redcot Residential Care Home Good. Care home, Surrey
Getting help from West Berkshire Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at West Berkshire Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01635 503050, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: West Berkshire Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Friends Place provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Friends Place as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Friends Place have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 66 beds at Friends Place.
- When was Friends Place last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission has not published a rating for Friends Place yet.
- Who runs Friends Place?
- Friends Place is run by Friends of the Elderly. It runs 7 services in England, 4 of them in the South East.
- What is Friends Place's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated by the CQC. New services usually get their first rating within a year or two.
Contact
- Address
- The Chase, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7DW Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 2a & 2b Mayfair (Good, 1 mile away) and Parkview (Good, 1.3 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G 2a & 2b Mayfair Good, 1 mile away
- G Parkview Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Quality Care Providers Limited Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Boxgrove House Good, 1.3 miles away
- G Little Heath Court Good, 1.3 miles away