
Very pleased with everything thank you.R L(Son of Resident/Service User)

The friendly staff goes the extra mile to provide a very high professional careT P(Wife of Resident/Service User)

The staff are excellent in all they do.J D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Very pleased with everything thank you.R L(Son of Resident/Service User)

The friendly staff goes the extra mile to provide a very high professional careT P(Wife of Resident/Service User)

The staff are excellent in all they do.J D(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The Devonshire provides 24-hour nursing care, in addition to supporting those living with dementia and other long-term conditions.
Conveniently located to nearby Tilehurst village, the home benefits from excellent local transport links and is easily accessible by train, bus and car.
The Devonshire is divided into smaller accommodation units, offering an intimate friendly atmosphere where residents and carers get to know each other well and staff can tailor care to...
Care Provided by The Devonshire
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 137 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Prices are subject to an individual care needs assessment and the type of room and services chosen. Please contact us for further information.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact The Devonshire for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact The Devonshire to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lizzy Gondo(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 55+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2022
Room Information
- Single Rooms (137)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (17)
Visiting
- Follow Covid guidelines - please check with the home as guidelines may change each month.
Parking
- Limited onsite parking available.
The Devonshire Reviews (130)
The Devonshire has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.550) out of 10, based on 46 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Devonshire has 130 reviews.
We have found the staff are very caring and looking after my sister-in-law well. She seems happy.
My husband has been an unwell resident since October 2021. During his stay, I have never felt recourse to complain about his treatment.
Very caring attentive staff. My sister is happy here.
My wife has been a resident in River View Care Centre for two years now. The care that she has received from all the staff has been wonderful and often exceeds my expectations. I am aware that I have been a difficult family visitor on occasions but the staff have always treated me in a kind and professional manner.
My friend sadly passed away recently and the staff were excellent with him, treating him with the utmost dignity. I would recommend it.
All staff were professional, kind and tried their best with our father who had advanced dementia with challenging behaviour. We appreciate their efforts to care for him during the last two months. Thank you.
My grandadgy was well looked after in the care home. The staff supported him very well. He died a peaceful death in the presence of my mother, there was nothing the staff would not do for him within their capabilities. Staff were taking their time when supporting while eating and drinking. The staff were very patient, understanding and supportive. Thank you for a good job.
With Riverview and two other care homes associated with Reading Borough council which did not suit us, all will accept the state funding when my mother's money runs out which is so important.
We are so fortunate to have chosen Riverview. Friendly carers, nurses, and management. Mum is now happy there and considers it her home. At lunch times we were offered if we wanted to stay and eat with her, and always made us welcome. Please do not listen to those who say a friend of a friend said such and such.
Thank you to all the carers, staff, and management who are looking after our mum, we are so fortunate to place her at Riverview Tilehurst, Reading.
Very friendly, helpful and caring staff. My uncle is very happy here at River View.
My husband has passed away in the care home unit Hummingbird. He was well looked after from the day of admission to his last day. I would like to thank the staff for their caring and support.
I like the staff because they are friendly and most of them listen. They respect my choices and treat me with dignity. The food is okay however I like spicy foods and West African types of meals. Staff come to my room and chat with me whilst delivering care and we have laughs. I feel like I'm in my own home.
During the last few weeks of my grandmother's life, the staff provided her with the greatest of kindness and compassion. They not only provided medical care but also made sure that she was made comfortable. The staff catered for me and my family 'hand and foot' always keeping us well fed and regularly providing us with fresh drinks. I would like to thank all of the staff and in particular the nurses in charge and the care home deputy manager for their unwavering support, kindness, care, compassion and devotion to making me and my family feel happy and supported.
The staff at River View worked with the family to create the best possible end-of-life care for my mother. One staff member in particular went out of her way to support, accommodate and include the family in the process of caring for Mum. The whole journey from when Mum arrived at River View until she died a week later was a real process of cooperation and communication between family and staff and their support for the family and their care for Mum was exceptional. Thank you.
I am very happy with the care that my husband receives. The staff are very friendly and approachable. The unit is clean and the rooms are clean.
I feel very happy being in this care home. I love the way everyone treats me, especially my freedom is very well respected. I love the care, the food and the friendship from everybody, although here is not my home I am happy at least. I have people I can laugh and talk with. I am very comfortable here because I enjoy the good morning greeting every day.
Staff were asking me to help move a resident from wheelchair to a lounge chair. I came to visit a family friend who'd I seen in hospital 2 weeks prior who was walking, talking and able to say what was wrong but now, she can't walk, stand or talk and being fed medication hidden in her food. Unacceptable, staff rude, heavy-handed and disrespectful. Worst place ever.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience at River View. We appreciate your feedback, and we are truly sorry to hear about the distress caused by these issues. The well-being of our residents is our utmost priority and isolated incidents such as this one are taken very seriously. To...
Great staff member looking after my sister, who is very difficult and at times downright nasty. I can't get her to do anything, but they can and keep her calm and clean. She's obsessed with the food and they seem to know how to deal with it all.
My mother is a resident here with dementia and has been for a number of years. (Not my choice). A year ago I went to visit my mother and her face was like she had been battered, she also marks on her arm and her legs. She fell they said, those injuries were not consistent with her falling and being found on the floor. God knows how long she was there for. I was not told she had been taken to hospital for a check-up and then discharged. Since then her health and weight has rapidly and I mean rapidly declined. The manager of the home assured me I would be notified of any further incidents. Imagine my shock, horror and then anger to find out my mother was taken to hospital last week and now been given end of life care and I had to find this out a week after the event from a sister from London who visited my mother. I have just reported this to the Care Quality Commission and The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
We are sorry that you are not happy with the communication between the home and yourself.
We did discuss previously with you that as you are not next of kin, we will not contact you directly as we are only able to contact the nominated next of kin.
We will be reaching out to you and the next of kin to discuss this further.
My wife has been a resident for the past four years. During this time I have been very pleased with the care she has received. I have found the staff to be very attentive to her needs, with individual staff building a great rapport with her.
I only have positive things to say, the staff are amazing, including cleaners, maintenance and management. Whether they are from that unit or not, they all take the time to say hello and make you feel welcome whether that is to me or my mum. It is an unbelievably difficult job. Thank you.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 30 January 2026Requires improvement
- CaringRequires improvement
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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News (3) & Events (0)
- 16 Mar 2026
We had the most wonderful Valentine’s Day celebration, proving that you’re never too old for a bit of romance! The highlight of our day was hosting a private 3-course Valentine’s...
- 16 Mar 2026
There wasn't a dry eye in the house today as our lovely resident Micky took to the keys! As a former piano teacher, Micky has spent her life sharing the...
- 27 Aug 2025
What an amazing day we had at Open and Cultural Day 2025! The celebration was filled with joy, laughter, and togetherness — from live singing, henna and nail art, and...
There are no upcoming events for The Devonshire.
Awards / Recognitions (3)
- 28 Feb 2019Recipient: Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd
- 01 Apr 2017Recipient: Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd
- 15 Feb 2016Recipient: Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for The Devonshire.
Meet the Team (9)

Lizzy is the Home Manager at The Devonshire and has a wealth of experience in the social care sector.
She can often be seen walking the floor, motivating the team and greeting residents with her wonderful smile.

Ancy first qualified as a nurse in India in 2005. She was top of her class and the second-best student to qualify. She was then able to continue her studies in Sweden on an exchange. She has studied oncology and palliative care and was also a cancer nurse. She originally wanted to be a doctor, however, she has been working in dementia care since 2010 and loves looking after people.
Ancy was promoted to Deputy Manager 2022 from Clinical Lead.
Ancy is a mum of 2 and enjoys family time.

He describes himself as an approachable and friendly person with a passion for customer care.
James enjoys watching football and Formula 1 racing in his spare time, but will soon become a Dad for the first time so is prepared for the change!

Peter is one of the Business Administrators at The Devonshire.

Anita is one of the Business Administrators at The Devonshire.

Nursing is Barbara's passion, but loves to exercise and is an active member of her church.
Barbara is looks forward to travelling again, as her family are all over the world.

Sunita's children have always known their mother as a nurse and appreciate quality time with her due to her working hours.

Kukku qualified as a nurse in 2013 in India. she left her country and joined River View in 2020. She has studied English proficiency since arriving in the UK. Kukku has continued with her studies taking a Continuing Practitioner Course and will continue her studies thereafter. Kukku is passionate about working with the ill and elderly and always new she wanted to be a nurse. She joined River View as she felt the position was a great opportunity and the company offered her extra support with continuing with her studies.

She is a Reading lady through and through with all of her family, and many grandchildren, close to her.
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