Residential care home · Somerset

Wilton House

Upper High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PX

Outstanding Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: OutstandingResponsive: OutstandingWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Good

CQC rating

Outstanding
Published 13 February 2019 Rated 7 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?Outstanding
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Outstanding
  • 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 ?

  • May 2016GoodSECRW

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How it compares in Somerset

Wilton House is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 8 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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Wilton House in brief

Run by Cream Holdings (Taunton) Limited, Wilton House is a residential care home in Taunton, Somerset with 12 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Somerset, where the median is 25 beds.

It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2026. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5. Across Somerset, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.

The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in February 2019. It was Outstanding for caring and responsive as well. For safe, effective and well-led, the rating was Good. Before that, in May 2016, it was rated Good. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Somerset, 31% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).