SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?0%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?0%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 14 good, 19 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. ?
Watermoor House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 24 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Watermoor House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 39 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. Most homes in Gloucestershire are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Paternoster House (Good), 0.0 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. 91% of homes in Gloucestershire also score 5. 24 other homes in Gloucestershire share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in May 2026. Effective, caring and responsive were also Requires improvement. Safe and well-led were rated Good. That matches its previous rating, from May 2023. Ratings in Gloucestershire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 19 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (some shortfalls).
