Residential care home · Wiltshire

ABLE (Action for a Better Life) - 57 King Street

57 King Street, Melksham, SN12 6HE

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 April 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2018GoodSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Wiltshire

ABLE (Action for a Better Life) - 57 King Street is in the Good tier ?, with 104 other homes in Wiltshire. 90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (5%)
  • Good 105 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 25 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (1%)

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Care homes nearby

  • OSJCT Brookside
    Melksham, Wiltshire · SN12 7NG · Residential care home · 50 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Alpine Villa Care Home
    Melksham, Wiltshire · SN12 7ED · Residential care home · 15 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Ordinary Life Project Association - 5 St Margaret's Gardens
    Melksham, Wiltshire · SN12 7BT · Residential care home · 4 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Peel House
    Melksham, Wiltshire · SN12 6QL · Residential care home · 8 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Blenheim House Care Home
    Melksham, Wiltshire · SN12 8DD · Nursing home · 85 beds1.2 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 months ago
  • The Paddocks
    Melksham, Wiltshire · SN12 6DX · Residential care home · 5 beds1.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by ABLE (Action for a Better Life)

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • Glanmor
    Chippenham, Wiltshire · SN15 2AD · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago

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What the data says about ABLE (Action for a Better Life) - 57 King Street

An independent residential care home in Melksham, Wiltshire, ABLE (Action for a Better Life) - 57 King Street is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 6 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Wiltshire has 21 beds, so this one is on the small side.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2023. That matches its previous rating, from February 2018.

Across Wiltshire, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. ABLE (Action for a Better Life) runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.