SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?85%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?86%Good
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Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Providing InformationExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 20 good, 11 exceptional, 2 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. ?
Dean Park is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 4 other homes in Swindon.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Optimal Living Ltd runs Dean Park, a residential care home in Swindon with room for 5 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Swindon has 14 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC last rated the home in July 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in January 2019, was the same. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “how staff, teams and services work together” (some shortfalls).
