SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
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?67%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
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
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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?68%Good
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
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: 28 good, 5 below good. 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Avebury House is a 41-bed nursing home in Devizes, Wiltshire, run by Coate Water Care Company Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Wiltshire has 21 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In Wiltshire, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in January 2026. In Wiltshire, 89% of homes score 5. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Coate Water Care Company Limited runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
In October 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in September 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. Ratings in Wiltshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 5 fell below good. The lowest was “consent to care and treatment” (some shortfalls).
