SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%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 livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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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
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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
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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: 31 good, 2 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. ?
Stepping Stones Red Marley is in the Good tier ?, with 117 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Stones Holdings Limited, Stepping Stones Red Marley is a nursing home in Gloucester, Gloucestershire with 19 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 117 other homes in Gloucestershire share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2025. 91% of homes in Gloucestershire also score 5.
In November 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2018. Ratings in Gloucestershire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.
