Residential care home · Somerset

Wellington and Longforth House

Longforth Road, Wellington, TA21 8RH

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 23 June 2021 Rated 5 years ago ?
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2017GoodSECRW
  • October 2014GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Somerset

Wellington and Longforth House is in the Good tier ?, with 124 other homes in Somerset. 89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 14 (7%)
  • Good 125 (64%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 16 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 21 (11%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (5%)

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About Wellington and Longforth House

Wellington and Longforth House is one of 194 care homes in Somerset: a 43-bed residential care home in Wellington, run by Wellington Care (Somerset) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. That is larger than most homes in Somerset, where the typical home has 25 beds.

In Somerset, 89% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2025. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5. About 1.9 km away, Chelston Park Nursing and Residential Home - Chelston Gardens Dementia Nursing Home is rated Outstanding.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2021. Before that, in October 2019, it was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Somerset, 31% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).