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?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Badgeworth Court Care Centre is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 11 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, Badgeworth Court Care Centre is a nursing home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with 65 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Gloucestershire are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 210 care homes, and 175 of the 198 rated are Good or Outstanding. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 91% of homes in Gloucestershire also score 5. In Gloucestershire, 87% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in July 2022. It was Outstanding for responsive and well-led as well. Safe, effective and caring were rated Good. Its previous rating, in June 2019, was Good, so the home has improved.
