SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 25 good, 8 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Chelston Park Nursing and Residential Home - Chelston Gardens Dementia Nursing Home is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 8 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
About Chelston Park Nursing and Residential Home - Chelston Gardens Dementia Nursing Home
Chelston Park Nursing and Residential Home - Chelston Gardens Dementia Nursing Home is a 86-bed nursing home in Wellington, Somerset. The home is its own registered provider. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Somerset, where the typical home has 25 beds.
Across Somerset, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5. It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest.
CQC last rated the home in October 2026, giving it Outstanding overall. Caring and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, effective and responsive as Good. That matches its previous rating, from December 2017. Ratings in Somerset are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 8 exceptional and the rest good.
