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?Requires improvement
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 Lakes Care Centre is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 13 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Lakes Care Centre is one of 194 care homes in Gloucestershire: a 64-bed nursing home in Cirencester, run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Gloucestershire, where the typical home has 25 beds.
CQC last rated the home in April 2018, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 49% of ratings in Gloucestershire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
13 other homes in Gloucestershire share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. That is true of 91% of homes in Gloucestershire. 44 of The Orders Of St. John Care Trust’s 47 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
