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. ?
OSJCT The Cedars is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 24 other homes in Wiltshire.
90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
OSJCT The Cedars is one of 157 care homes in Wiltshire: a 49-bed residential care home in Purton, run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Wiltshire has 21 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC last rated the home in May 2019, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. Before that, in February 2019, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 40% of ratings in Wiltshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 89% of homes in Wiltshire. Across Wiltshire, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Ashgrove House Nursing Home, 0.5 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. The Orders Of St. John Care Trust runs 49 care homes, and 44 of the 47 rated are Good or Outstanding.
