SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
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. ?
Gotton Manor is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 15 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Gotton Manor is one of 194 care homes in Somerset: a 60-bed nursing home in Taunton, run by Harbour Healthcare Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Somerset are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from May 2022, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2018.
In Somerset, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in Somerset. Harbour Healthcare Ltd runs 12 care homes, and 7 of the 12 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
