Murdoch House Care Home

1 Murdoch Road, Wokingham RG40 2DL
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9.6 65 Reviews
  • Murdoch House Care Home, Wokingham
Murdoch House Care Home is a renovated Tudor-style property that offers both residential and respite care, from a talented and efficient team of caregivers.

The home's policy is to appreciate the personal wishes and independence of residents, looking to empower their lifestyles throughout their retirement without falling short of care standards.

Murdoch House has well-planted gardens and a conservatory where residents enjoy relaxing during the summer weather, with relatives often welcome to join the home's meal nights and enjoy the company of their loved ones.

Murdoch House Care Home also offer short-stay respite care that can be booked up to a year in advance, which can be helpful when planning holidays and short breaks.

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Care Provided by Murdoch House Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 27 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Bipolar/Manic Depression
  • Cancer Care
  • Colitis & Crohn's Disease
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Speech Impairment
  • Stroke
  • Visual Impairment
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • Own GP if required

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Christine Poulter (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • We provide care for those who are funded by their Local Authority as well as those paying for their own care. For those paying for their own care, we now provide an indicative weekly fe
    • Ages 65+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (27)
    • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (2)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No
    • Number of floors: 1

Funding & Fees Guide for Murdoch House Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Visiting

  • It is important that you are able to maintain a social life and keep links with family, friends and community networks. Visitors are welcome at the Home at anytime. However, please be mindful that the Homes are ‘home’ to many people so ask that mealtimes and late night visits are treated with courtesy.


Murdoch House Care Home Reviews (65)

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9.6

Murdoch House Care Home has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.626) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Murdoch House Care Home has 65 reviews.

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Review from C G (Friend of Resident) published on 6 April 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Visited for the first time, very pleasantly surprised. Nothing like some of the care homes I've visited. It smelt nice! Very homely and there were residents everywhere not just in chairs around the lounge. I liked the fresh flowers in the home - not artificial :-))

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Review from N D (Resident) published on 30 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very friendly, good service, look after you.

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Review from J B (Son of Resident) published on 29 January 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The key reason we chose Murdoch House for my mother was that both I and my sister felt this was a place where she would genuinely be cared for and treated with dignity. It must now be approximately three years since she came and nothing has occurred to change our initial view. It may not be modern or
have the latest technology but there is genuine humanity and care, which is of paramount importance.

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Review from J M (Son of Resident) published on 22 December 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother was a resident at Murdoch House from 2nd April 2015- October 21st 2015 before she died. She had a lovely stay there and was cared for by brilliant staff, nothing was too much trouble for them.

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Review from Carly S (Friend of Resident) published on 15 September 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend Murdoch house to anyone looking for residential care. All the staff are extremely friendly and caring towards residents. There are a variety of activities on each week although not all want to participate all the time. My friend is happy here and has made some good friends,
she enjoys sitting with her friend at meal times. There is a good choice of healthy well balanced meals each week and requests can be made if residents don't fancy what is on the menu.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.626)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.626) out of 10 for Murdoch House Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.626 for Murdoch House Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (109 Excellents x 5) + (34 Goods x 4) + (12 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.626

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Murdoch House Care Home is based on 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 27 registered maximum number of service users is 5.4, which has been reached with 12 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 8 Jan 2021

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  • Caring

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • Safe

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (1)

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Christine Poulter

Job Title: Home Manager

Christine has been in the care sector for over 30 years. She loves seeing the bond between the residents and the team, and all of the fun that they have.


She began her career in care as a cook. She went on to become a carer and gain her NVQ qualifications. She got her first position in management in 2014. She is very proud of receiving a ‘Good’ CQC rating in the last two homes that she has managed.


During her spare time, Christine enjoys reading, travelling and being with her granddaughter. She had previously skydived and had learnt to drive a bus.


Words of encouragement for someone looking for the right care home would be: “Look for somewhere that feels like an extended home. Look out for staff that are happy in their work.”