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The Red House Nursing Home
Nursing home in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
The Red House Nursing Home
Nursing home in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
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About
The Red House Nursing Home is a 32-bed nursing home in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire. It provides nursing care and specialist dementia support for older people aged 65 and over, as well as younger adults under 65 with dementia, physical disabilities or mental health needs.
The home was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2022. It was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, but Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led practice.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 7 July 2022 · Last inspected 26 May 2022
Inspectors rated the home as requiring improvement, down from good at its last inspection. Relatives and residents spoke warmly about staff, describing them as kind and caring, and the home was found to follow good infection control and to support people's choices in a least restrictive way. Safety and management were the main areas of concern, with the report pointing to gaps in fire safety, safeguarding, recruitment checks for agency staff, and oversight of the service.
- Relatives and residents praised staff as kind, caring and friendly
- Staff followed good hygiene practices, protecting people from the risk of infection
- People were supported to make choices and staff acted in their best interests, in the least restrictive way
- Staff worked well with other agencies to support people's health and wellbeing
- Fire safety arrangements were not sufficient, and fire drill records did not show all staff were trained for emergencies
- Some safeguarding referrals were not made to the local authority when required, and certain significant events were not reported to the regulator
- Recruitment and training evidence from an agency used to cover staff shortages was not fully obtained
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
Food hygiene rating
Good
Food Standards Agency · inspected April 2026
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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsSparse
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
434 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | 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 Buckinghamshire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,136 |
| 2025 | £1,188 |
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Local health safety net
The Red House Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 10.1 miles away. The local GP practice is THE SWAN PRACTICE, 1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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