Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↑ Up from Inadequate
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
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. ?
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%).
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.