SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?88%★Outstanding
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Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Assessing needsExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Ashleigh House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Voyage 1 Limited runs Ashleigh House, a residential care home in Taunton, Somerset with room for 8 residents. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Somerset, where the median is 25 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 241 homes run by Voyage 1 Limited. 217 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. In Somerset, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in February 2024. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in April 2025, giving it Good overall. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For effective, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in March 2018. Ratings in Somerset are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. None of its 33 scored standards was below good, and 3 were exceptional.
