Residential care home · Wiltshire

Fairfax House

85 Castle Road, Salisbury, SP1 3RW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 28 August 2026 Rated 2 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • September 2019GoodSECRW
  • February 2017GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wiltshire

Fairfax House is in the Good tier ?, with 104 other homes in Wiltshire. 90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (5%)
  • Good 105 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 25 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (1%)

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What the data says about Fairfax House

Fairfax House is an independent 20-bed residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

In August 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from September 2019. The typical rating in Wiltshire is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Wiltshire. In Wiltshire, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).