Nursing home · Gloucestershire

Charnwood House Nursing Home

49 Barnwood Road, Gloucester, GL2 0SD

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 25 August 2023 Rated 3 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2023InadequateSECRW
  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • December 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • September 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Gloucestershire

Charnwood House Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 24 other homes in Gloucestershire. 87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 12 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 20 (10%)
  • Good 118 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 14 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 25 (13%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (3%)

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About Charnwood House Nursing Home

Charnwood House Nursing Home is one of 194 care homes in Gloucestershire: a 35-bed nursing home in Gloucester, run by MCKAT Care Homes Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.

24 other homes in Gloucestershire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. 91% of homes in Gloucestershire also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is The Red House (Good), 0.0 km away.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in August 2023. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. That is up from Inadequate in March 2023.