Residential care home · Somerset

SeeAbility - Fiennes House Residential Home

Fiennes House, 31 Drakes Park North, Wellington, TA21 8SZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 January 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2020GoodSECRW
  • August 2017GoodSECRW
  • April 2015GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Somerset

SeeAbility - Fiennes House Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 124 other homes in Somerset. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (7%)
  • Good 125 (64%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 16 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 21 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Drakes Place
    Wellington, Somerset · TA21 8TD · Residential care home · 26 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Wellington and Longforth House
    Wellington, Somerset · TA21 8RH · Residential care home · 43 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Linden House Nursing Home
    Wellington, Somerset · TA21 0DW · Nursing home · 34 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Covenant Care - The Wheelhouse
    Wellington, Somerset · TA21 0DW · Residential care home · 10 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Nynehead Court
    Wellington, Somerset · TA21 0BW · Residential care home · 44 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Chelston Park Nursing and Residential Home - Chelston Gardens Dementia Nursing Home
    Wellington, Somerset · TA21 9PH · Nursing home · 86 beds1.7 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated this month

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Other homes run by The Royal School for the Blind

9 care homes in total: 8 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

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SeeAbility - Fiennes House Residential Home in brief

SeeAbility - Fiennes House Residential Home is a 12-bed residential care home in Wellington, Somerset, run by The Royal School for the Blind. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Somerset, where the typical home has 25 beds.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2026. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5. 124 other homes in Somerset share its tier, “Good”. Chelston Park Nursing and Residential Home - Chelston Gardens Dementia Nursing Home, 1.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. It is one of 9 homes run by The Royal School for the Blind. 8 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2023. Its rating before that, in March 2020, was the same.