Old Rectory, Chewton Hill, Chewton Mendip, Radstock, BA3 4NQ
Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 4 years ago↓ Down from GoodNew owner since February 2026
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?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 home changed owner in February 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
The Old Rectory is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 20 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Old Rectory is a 10-bed residential care home in Radstock, Somerset, run by Lightsky Group Operations Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Somerset, where the median is 25 beds.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in June 2022. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its previous rating, in December 2018, was Good, so the home has slipped.
