SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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 Gouldings is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 4 other homes in Isle of Wight.
71% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Isle of Wight Council, The Gouldings is a residential care home in Freshwater, Isle of Wight with 24 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in September 2021. It was Good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Safe was rated Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in May 2019. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 49% of homes in Isle of Wight. Here is how rating age varies by council.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 3 of Isle of Wight Council’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 4 other homes in Isle of Wight share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. That is true of 82% of homes in Isle of Wight.
