Residential care home · Gloucestershire

Alexandra House - Gloucester

2 Alexandra Road, Gloucester, GL1 3DR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 October 2018 Rated 8 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

CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • July 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Gloucestershire

Alexandra House - Gloucester is in the Good tier ?, with 117 other homes in Gloucestershire. 87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 20 (10%)
  • Good 118 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 14 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 25 (13%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (3%)

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  • Guild House Residential Home
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  • London Road
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Other homes run by Cotswold Care Services Ltd

2 care homes in total: 2 Good.

  • The Cedars
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Alexandra House - Gloucester at a glance

Alexandra House - Gloucester is one of 194 care homes in Gloucestershire: a 9-bed residential care home in Gloucester, run by Cotswold Care Services Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Gloucestershire has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.

In October 2018, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in July 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Gloucestershire, 49% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

In Gloucestershire, 87% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. That is true of 91% of homes in Gloucestershire. 2 of Cotswold Care Services Ltd’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.