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. ?
The home changed owner in January 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Stowford House Care Home is a 53-bed nursing home in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, run by Olympus Opco LTD. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2020. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in August 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Oxfordshire, 57% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Olympus Opco LTD runs 15 care homes, and 11 of the 15 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Bridge House (Outstanding), 1.9 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2026. That is true of 88% of homes in Oxfordshire. Across Oxfordshire, 88% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The home changed owner in January 2025.
