Cheney House
- Care home
- 34 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2012
- West Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
5 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
6 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
28 of 89
rated care homes in West Northamptonshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Cheney House: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in November 2020, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Wardington House Nursing Home (Good, 2.9 miles away) and The Julie Richardson Nursing Home (Outstanding, 2.9 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Chacombe Park Not yet rated, 1 mile away
- RI The Ridings Requires improvement, 2.1 miles away
- G Wardington House Nursing Home Good, 2.9 miles away
- O The Julie Richardson Nursing Home Outstanding, 2.9 miles away
- RI Highmarket House Requires improvement, 3 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 19 February 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Cheney House is a residential care home providing care and accommodation to older people. The service is registered to support up to 34 people and at the time of the inspection 15 people were living in the home.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We found the following examples of good practice Staff, people and visitors followed robust testing in line with current government COVID-19 guidance. People were supported to pursue activities and go out whilst staying as safe as possible. People were supported to visit friends and family and receive visitors in their home. Visitors were supported to follow testing and safe infection prevention and control procedures during their visits.
Staff understood and followed robust infection prevention and control procedures. This included wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and washing and sanitising hands regularly. PPE stations were available throughout the service and we saw there were sufficient stocks of PPE available.
The environment was clean and hygienic, staff followed cleaning schedules which included regular cleaning of high contact areas, such as door handles and grab rails. The service was meeting the requirement to ensure non-exempt staff and visiting professionals were vaccinated against COVID-19.
We have also signposted the provider to resources to develop their approach.
The five questions we ask about services and what we found
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 17 November 2020. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 17 November 2020. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 6 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Charito Garcia
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)9 inspection reports, latest 19 February 2022. The reports are on 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
- Regal Care Trading LtdBrand: Nicholas James and Regal Care Trading Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 08126756 (opens Companies House)
Regal Care Trading Ltd runs 15 services in England, 6 of them in the East Midlands. 9 are rated Good or Outstanding and 6 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Regal Care Trading Ltd
- G Alpine Care Home Good. Care home, Kent, South East
- G Ashcroft Nursing Home Good. Care home with nursing, Kent, South East
- G Blair House Good. Care home, East Sussex, South East
- G Brenalwood Care Home Good. Care home, Essex, East of England
Getting help from West Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 126 7000, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: West Northamptonshire Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Cheney House provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Cheney House as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Cheney House have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 34 beds at Cheney House.
- When was Cheney House last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Cheney House was published on 17 November 2020.
- Who runs Cheney House?
- Cheney House is run by Regal Care Trading Ltd. It runs 15 services in England, 6 of them in the East Midlands.
- What is Cheney House's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 17 November 2020.
Contact
- Phone
- 01295 710494
- Address
- Rectory Lane, Middle Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2NZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Wardington House Nursing Home (Good, 2.9 miles away) and The Julie Richardson Nursing Home (Outstanding, 2.9 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- – Chacombe Park Not yet rated, 1 mile away
- RI The Ridings Requires improvement, 2.1 miles away
- G Wardington House Nursing Home Good, 2.9 miles away
- O The Julie Richardson Nursing Home Outstanding, 2.9 miles away
- RI Highmarket House Requires improvement, 3 miles away