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?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. ?
Orchard End is one of 194 care homes in Gloucestershire: a 12-bed residential care home in Gloucester, run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and children. The typical home in Gloucestershire has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.
60 of Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited’s 65 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Gloucestershire, 87% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from October 2025. In Gloucestershire, 91% of homes score 5.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2018. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 49% of ratings in Gloucestershire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
