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Residential care home · Wiltshire

Ballards Ash

Brinkworth Road, Wotton Bassett, SN4 8DS

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 5 years ago
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Ballards Ash is a residential care home in Wotton Bassett, run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited (part of Choice Care Group). It has 10 registered beds and supports people with a learning disability or autism.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in April 2021. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Wiltshire, 90% of the 156 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 5 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 2 April 2021 Rated 5 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 2 April 2021, 5 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Wiltshire

Ballards Ash is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 15 other homes in Wiltshire. Of the 156 rated care homes here, 90% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (5%)
  • Good 102 (65%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 27 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 16 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (1%)

Half of Wiltshire's ratings are more than 4.0 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited runs 65 care homes registered with CQC: 8 Outstanding, 52 Good, 5 Requires improvement.

  • Argyll House
    Swindon · SN2 7AS · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Bramerton
    Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL6 2DB · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Fountain View
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO32 1JD · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Fritham Lodge
    Southampton · SO16 4FU · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Heronsmede
    Old Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL4 2RX · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Hurst House
    Swindon · SN25 3BY · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Outstanding SECRW Rated 6 years ago

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