Residential care home · Somerset

Westleigh House

20 Chip Lane, Taunton, TA1 1BZ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 29 May 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 below good
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2018GoodSECRW
  • January 2016GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Somerset

Westleigh 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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Care homes nearby

  • Ashleigh House
    Taunton, Somerset · TA1 1BZ · Residential care home · 8 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Northway House
    Taunton, Somerset · TA2 7SN · Residential care home · 30 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Elm Tree House
    Taunton, Somerset · TA2 7PJ · Residential care home · 9 beds0.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Firs Care Centre
    Taunton, Somerset · TA2 6AQ · Nursing home · 40 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Wellington Road
    Taunton, Somerset · TA1 5AP · Residential care home · 10 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Longrun House
    Taunton, Somerset · TA1 5AY · Residential care home · 17 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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Other homes run by Voyage 1 Limited

241 care homes in total: 12 Outstanding, 205 Good, 21 Requires improvement, 3 Not yet rated.

  • 1 Sheringham Avenue
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 5 months ago
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated this month
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    Reading, Oxfordshire · RG4 9LW · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Bewick House
    Darlington · DL1 3HW · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Broadview
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
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    Outstanding S: GoodE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago

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About Westleigh House

Westleigh House is one of 194 care homes in Somerset: a 12-bed residential care home in Taunton, run by Voyage 1 Limited. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Somerset, where the typical home has 25 beds.

Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5. 124 other homes in Somerset share its tier, “Good”. Voyage 1 Limited runs 241 care homes, and 217 of the 238 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

In May 2025, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That matches its previous rating, from April 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in Somerset, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.