SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%★Outstanding
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 24 good, 4 exceptional, 5 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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 Meadows is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 4 other homes in South Gloucestershire.
96% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Windmill Care (2015) Limited runs The Meadows, a residential care home in Bristol, South Gloucestershire with room for 54 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in South Gloucestershire has 21 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In South Gloucestershire, 96% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). About 1.0 km away, Mayo House is rated Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in March 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. Before that, in October 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in South Gloucestershire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 5 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (some shortfalls).
