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. ?
The Orchards is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 13 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Amica Care Trust runs The Orchards, a nursing home in Crewkerne, Somerset with room for 45 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Somerset, where the typical home has 25 beds.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in December 2022. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. Responsive was rated Outstanding. Its rating before that, in April 2018, was the same.
3 of Amica Care Trust’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2026. That is true of 94% of homes in Somerset. In Somerset, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
