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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Pondsmead (Shepton Mallet) Limited runs Pondsmead Care Home, a nursing home in Bath, Somerset with room for 76 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Somerset are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Across Somerset, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2018. Its previous rating, in September 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 31% of ratings in Somerset are as old (how rating age varies by council).
