Residential care home · Swindon

Orchid House

126 Whitworth Road, Swindon, SN25 3BJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 December 2024 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2021GoodSECRW
  • January 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • December 2017OutstandingSECRW previous owner
  • April 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Swindon

Orchid House is in the Good tier ?, with 27 other homes in Swindon. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (11%)
  • Good 28 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 5 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • 130 Whitworth Road
    Swindon · SN25 3BJ · Residential care home · 4 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
  • Whitworth Road
    Swindon · SN25 3BX · Residential care home · 6 beds0.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Ciderstone House
    Swindon · SN25 3SU · Residential care home · 6 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Hurst House
    Swindon · SN25 3BY · Residential care home · 10 beds0.2 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Hill View
    Swindon · SN2 2JE · Residential care home · 8 beds0.7 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago
  • Swindon Family Breaks Service
    Swindon · SN2 1FH · Residential care home · 14 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited

65 care homes in total: 8 Outstanding, 52 Good, 5 Requires improvement.

  • Argyll House
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Bramerton
    Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL6 2DB · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Fountain View
    Southampton, Hampshire · SO32 1JD · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 8 years ago
  • Fritham Lodge
    Southampton · SO16 4FU · Residential care home · 13 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Heronsmede
    Old Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead · SL4 2RX · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Hurst House
    Swindon · SN25 3BY · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Orchid House at a glance

Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited runs Orchid House, a residential care home in Swindon with room for 6 residents. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Swindon, where the median is 14 beds.

Its CQC rating, from December 2024, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in April 2021. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

27 other homes in Swindon share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Swindon. 60 of Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited’s 65 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Hurst House, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.