A READING care home has been chosen by residents as one of the Top 20 care homes in the South East.

Out of the 2,945 homes in South East England, the top 20 - including Shinfield View, based in School Green - have received an award from the leading reviews guide to care homes, carehome.co.uk.

The award is based on reviews of the care home written by their residents, as well as their friends and relatives.

Amanda Hopkins, review manager of carehome.co.uk, said: “It is only the residents and their families and friends who can give a real insight into what a care home is like, which is why we use their reviews to find the best care homes in the UK.

"Choosing a care home can be a time consuming and exhausting process so we hope our awards help make the search easier.

“Shinfield View Care Home has proved they provide a high standard of care and we would like to congratulate them on being a Top 20 care home in South East England!

"It is a huge achievement to be recognised for being a top-rated care home by the people receiving the care.

“The reviews on carehome.co.uk reveal that many care homes are filled with warmth and laughter, where staff do their utmost to ensure residents continue to live life to the full and are treated with dignity and respect."

General Manager of Shinfield View, Amanda Tanne, said: "Gaining the recognition of the third consecutive year of being a Top 20 Care Home in the South East of England means the world to us at Shinfield View.

"We are so grateful to all of our residents, relatives and staff, and thank you to all those who nominated us.

"Everyone at Shinfield View works so hard and puts the residents at the very centre of what they do.

"The team are incredible

"They are passionate, dedicated, hardworking and innovative- and as the manager I am extremely proud of each and every one of them, and their care for our residents."

Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), which produces bespoke policies, procedures and management toolkits for the care sector, is sponsoring the carehome.co.uk 2019 awards.

A spokesperson for QCS said: “We are really pleased to be sponsoring the carehome.co.uk awards.

"Our purpose at QCS is to help create a fairer and compassionate world and we hope these awards help to set a high standard of outstanding care for the most vulnerable in society.”

To view Shinfield View Care Home reviews, go to https://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/65432212847.