SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
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
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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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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome 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: 25 good, 8 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Moormead Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 2 other homes in Swindon.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Fidelity Healthcare Moormead Limited, Moormead Care Home is a nursing home in Swindon with 21 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. That is larger than most homes in Swindon, where the typical home has 14 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2026, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in August 2018, was the same. 8 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “consent to care and treatment”.
Its kitchen was rated 3 for food hygiene in January 2026. 92% of homes in Swindon score the top mark of 5. Across Swindon, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The home changed owner in November 2023. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
