SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Glastonbury Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Brunelcare, Glastonbury Care Home is a nursing home in Glastonbury, Somerset with 64 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Somerset are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2019. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 31% of ratings in Somerset are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Across Somerset, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2026. That is true of 94% of homes in Somerset. Brunelcare runs 7 care homes, and all 7 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
