Residential care home · Buckinghamshire

Cherry Garth

Orchard Way, Holmer Green, HP15 6RF

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

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 21 January 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?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2022InadequateSECRW
  • February 2020Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Buckinghamshire

Cherry Garth is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 29 other homes in Buckinghamshire. 73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 5 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (6%)
  • Good 63 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 30 (24%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 10 (8%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Beech Tree House
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP15 6UR · Residential care home · 8 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 11 months ago
  • Hazlemere Lodge
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP15 7BQ · Nursing home · 64 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Cotswold Cottage
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP15 7QZ · Residential care home · 8 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Ashley Drive
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP10 8BQ · Residential care home · 6 beds2.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 months ago
  • Keychange Charity Alde House
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP10 8NX · Residential care home · 16 beds3.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Totteridge House
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP13 7LW · Residential care home · 7 beds3.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by The Fremantle Trust

15 care homes in total: 1 Outstanding, 10 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • The Heights
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP13 5US · Nursing home · 90 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Chesham Leys
    Chesham, Buckinghamshire · HP5 3BP · Nursing home · 62 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Cotswold Cottage
    High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · HP15 7QZ · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Farnham Common House
    Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire · SL2 3HU · Residential care home · 50 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Lent Rise House
    Slough, Buckinghamshire · SL1 7NL · Nursing home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Lewin House
    Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire · HP19 9HP · Nursing home · 70 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Cherry Garth at a glance

Cherry Garth is a 60-bed residential care home in Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire, run by The Fremantle Trust. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Buckinghamshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from January 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. Caring was rated Good. That is up from Inadequate in March 2022.

In Buckinghamshire, 73% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2024. That is true of 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire. The nearest home with a higher rating is Beech Tree House (Good), 0.6 km away. The Fremantle Trust runs 15 care homes, and 11 of the 14 rated are Good or Outstanding.