SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to 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?80%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 2 exceptional, 5 below good. 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. ?
Clarendon House Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 62 other homes in Buckinghamshire.
73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about Clarendon House Care Home
Run by Crown Care XV Limited, Clarendon House Care Home is a nursing home in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire with 65 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Buckinghamshire has 30 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In April 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Ratings in Buckinghamshire are typically about 6 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 5 fell below good. The lowest was “delivering evidence-based care and treatment” (some shortfalls).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Buckinghamshire. Across Buckinghamshire, 73% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
