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?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Highfield House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 13 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Highfield House is a 7-bed residential care home in Stroud, Gloucestershire, run by Stroud Care Services Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Gloucestershire has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2020, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in July 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 49% of homes in Gloucestershire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
Across Gloucestershire, 87% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. That is true of 91% of homes in Gloucestershire. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Stroud Care Services Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
