SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Infection prevention and controlExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?63%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 24 good, 3 exceptional, 6 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. ?
Run by Shipston House Ltd, Esmere Gardens is a nursing home in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire with 60 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Gloucestershire has 25 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2026. That is more recent than most ratings in Gloucestershire, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 6 fell below good. The lowest was “consent to care and treatment” (some shortfalls).
117 other homes in Gloucestershire share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. That is true of 91% of homes in Gloucestershire. It is one of 2 homes run by Shipston House Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 10.5 km away, Low Furlong is rated Outstanding.
