SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%Good
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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 livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%★Outstanding
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Treating people as individualsGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?82%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?96%★Outstanding
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Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Freedom to speak upExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 19 good, 13 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs Oxford Beaumont, a nursing home in Oxford, Oxfordshire with room for 45 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
CQC's latest rating, from July 2026, is Outstanding overall. Caring and well-led were also Outstanding. CQC rated safe, effective and responsive as Good. Its previous rating, in January 2018, was Good, so the home has improved. Ratings in Oxfordshire are typically about 6 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
In Oxfordshire, 88% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from June 2026. That is true of 88% of homes in Oxfordshire. Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 210 care homes, and 175 of the 198 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding.
