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?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. ?
Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, The White Lodge is a nursing home in Swindon, Wiltshire with 80 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Wiltshire, where the typical home has 21 beds.
In Wiltshire, 90% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 89% of homes in Wiltshire also score 5. Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 210 care homes, and 175 of the 198 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Ashgrove House Nursing Home (Outstanding), 4.0 km away.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2020. That is up from Requires improvement in June 2019. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 40% of ratings in Wiltshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
