Applegarth Care Home Ltd
Care home in Maidenhead, Slough
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Applegarth Care Home Ltd is a family-owned home in Taplow, Berkshire, between Maidenhead and Slough, and is close to local shops and services. The home has 20 beds and provides respite care. It aims to support residents' physical, mental, spiritual and social wellbeing through individual care in a warm, stimulating setting, with dignity, respect, freedom of choice, privacy and confidentiality upheld. Residents and staff are encouraged to talk openly about their needs, and the home states that it admits people from all ethnic groups under a non-discriminatory policy.
The Care Quality Commission rates the home Good overall. It is rated Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive, and Requires Improvement for well-led. The report was published in 2019.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 17 June 2019 · Last inspected 16 May 2019
Inspectors found that people were supported by staff with suitable skills and understanding, and that people were respected, encouraged to stay independent, and offered a varied range of individual activities. Staff described good support from the management team and a close, open working atmosphere. The home was rated Good overall, with Good ratings for safe, effective, caring and responsive care.
- Risks to people's safety and wellbeing were managed through a clear process, and medicines were stored, given and administered as prescribed.
- Staff were said to be well supported by managers, and the team was described as working well together in an open, transparent culture.
- People were supported to eat well and to meet their nutritional needs, and their dignity and independence were maintained.
- People had access to a wide range of meaningful individual activities, and they and their relatives knew how to make a complaint.
- The provider's quality assurance systems were not always effective.
- Some records were not always accurate or complete, and the service was rated Requires Improvement for being well led.
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Care provided
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected June 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
234 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Slough council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,136 |
| 2025 | £1,238 |
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Local health safety net
Applegarth Care Home Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Wexham Park Hospital, 3.7 miles away. The local GP practice is BHARANI MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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