Sycamore Cottage Care Home

Basingstoke

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Sycamore Cottage Care Home scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 2 October 2024 by Basingstoke and Deane.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Sycamore Cottage Care Home, from March 2019 to October 2024. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2024.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Sycamore Cottage Care Home.

Food hygiene rating history for Sycamore Cottage Care Home
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
28 March 2019	5 / 5	Very good
2 October 2024	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Sycamore Cottage Care Home in Basingstoke has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Sycamore Cottage,
Skippetts Lane West,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire,
RG21 3HP

Sycamore Cottage Care Home Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Sycamore Cottage Care Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Sycamore Cottage Care Home?

Food hygiene at Sycamore Cottage Care Home is inspected by Basingstoke and Deane, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Sycamore Cottage Care Home

What is Sycamore Cottage Care Home’s food hygiene rating?

Sycamore Cottage Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 2 October 2024.

When was Sycamore Cottage Care Home last inspected?

Sycamore Cottage Care Home was last inspected by Basingstoke and Deane on 2 October 2024.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.