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?★Outstanding
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 19 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Orchard Trust runs The Orchards, a residential care home in Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire with room for 20 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a sensory impairment and children.
CQC's latest rating, from October 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from January 2017. 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.
19 other homes in Gloucestershire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Hazelhurst Nursing Home, 1.3 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. The Orchard Trust runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding.
