SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?53%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
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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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 18 good, 15 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. ?
Gloucestershire House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 24 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Gloucestershire House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities in brief
Gloucestershire House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities is a 30-bed nursing home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
It is one of 34 homes run by Leonard Cheshire Disability. 19 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The Hamptons, 0.6 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2025. 91% of homes in Gloucestershire also score 5. 24 other homes in Gloucestershire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
CQC last rated the home in September 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Outstanding in March 2020. The typical rating in Gloucestershire is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found significant shortfalls in “consent to care and treatment”, one of 15 standards out of 33 scored below good.
