Residential care home · Somerset

Admirals Rest

5 Taunton Road, Bridgwater, TA6 3LW

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

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CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 3 March 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

January 2019GoodSECRW
January 2018Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Somerset

Admirals Rest is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 20 other homes in Somerset. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

Outstanding 9 (5%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (7%)
Good 125 (64%)
Good, with an area to improve 16 (8%)
Requires improvement 21 (11%)
Not yet rated 9 (5%)

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Admirals Rest at a glance

Admirals Rest is one of 194 care homes in Somerset: a 10-bed residential care home in Bridgwater, run by Kindred Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Somerset, where the typical home has 25 beds.

CQC last rated the home in March 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in January 2019.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Rosewood Lodge & Brook House (Good), 0.2 km away. 20 other homes in Somerset share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2016. That is true of 94% of homes in Somerset.