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Nursing home · Gloucestershire

Whittington House Nursing Home

58 Whittington Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6BL

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 3 years ago
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CQC rating

Good
Published 11 November 2022 Rated 3 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?Outstanding
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2019GoodSECRW
  • March 2017GoodSECRW
  • February 2016Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2015InadequateSECRW
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  • July 2015InadequateSECRW
  • April 2015InadequateSECRW
  • January 2015InadequateSECRW

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 Gloucestershire

Whittington House Nursing Home 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%).

  • Outstanding 12 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 20 (10%)
  • Good 118 (61%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 14 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 25 (13%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (3%)

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About Whittington House Nursing Home

Run by Summerfield Medical Limited, Whittington House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with 66 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Gloucestershire, where the typical home has 25 beds.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Monkscroft Care Centre (Outstanding), 0.8 km away. In Gloucestershire, 87% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. 91% of homes in Gloucestershire also score 5.

The current CQC rating is Good, published in November 2022. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in November 2019.