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?★Outstanding
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The Laurels is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 19 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Laurels is an independent 10-bed residential care home in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. It is a small home for Gloucestershire, where the median is 25 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from June 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2016. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 49% of homes in Gloucestershire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
Longhope Manor, 4.4 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Across Gloucestershire, 87% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. That is true of 91% of homes in Gloucestershire.
