SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
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?62%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 26 good, 7 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Avonmere Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 1 other home in South Gloucestershire.
96% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Avery Homes Downend Limited runs Avonmere Care Home, a residential care home in Bristol, South Gloucestershire with room for 76 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in South Gloucestershire are smaller: the median there is 21 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from November 2025, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in September 2023. Ratings in South Gloucestershire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 7 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (significant shortfalls).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in May 2026. That is true of 86% of homes in South Gloucestershire. Across South Gloucestershire, 96% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Avery Homes Downend Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Cleeve Lodge Care Home (Outstanding), 1.7 km away.
