Nursing home · Wiltshire

Ashley Grange Nursing Home

Lode Hill, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3PP

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 10 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 December 2025 Rated 10 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2022InadequateSECRW
  • January 2022GoodSECRW
  • September 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • July 2019GoodSECRW
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  • May 2018GoodSECRW
  • December 2016GoodSECRW
  • December 2015Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wiltshire

Ashley Grange Nursing Home 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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About Ashley Grange Nursing Home

Ashley Grange Nursing Home is a 55-bed nursing home in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Wiltshire has 21 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. 89% of homes in Wiltshire also score 5. 104 other homes in Wiltshire share its tier, “Good”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In December 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Before that, in January 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. That is more recent than most ratings in Wiltshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “involving people to manage risks”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.