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?Good
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. ?
Braemar Lodge is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 7 other homes in Wiltshire.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Braemar Lodge is one of 157 care homes in Wiltshire: a 95-bed nursing home in Salisbury, run by Colten Care (1993) Limited. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. Most homes in Wiltshire are smaller: the median there is 21 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from March 2019, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. Its rating before that, in August 2016, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 40% of ratings in Wiltshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in August 2026. 89% of homes in Wiltshire score the top mark of 5. Across Wiltshire, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Colten Care (1993) Limited runs 7 care homes, and all 7 rated are Good or Outstanding.
