SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?★Outstanding
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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 Close Care Home is a 90-bed nursing home in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, run by Cavendish Close Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Oxfordshire has 48 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. In Oxfordshire, 88% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. 88% of homes in Oxfordshire also score 5.
In January 2020, CQC gave it Outstanding overall, and Outstanding for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in April 2017, was Good, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 57% of ratings in Oxfordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
