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 April 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Run by Agincare (Somerset) Limited, Sunnymeade is a residential care home in Chard, Somerset with 50 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Somerset are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5. 124 other homes in Somerset share its tier, “Good”. Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Agincare (Somerset) Limited runs 8 care homes, and 6 of the 7 rated are Good or Outstanding. Agincare (Somerset) Limited has run the home since April 2024, when it changed owner.
In September 2021, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in March 2018, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Somerset, 31% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
