SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
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?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
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
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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
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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: 33 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. ?
Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 124 other homes in Somerset.
89% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Yew Tree Cottage Residential Home is a 7-bed residential care home in Chard, Somerset, run by Ambridge Estates Limited. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. It is a small home for Somerset, where the median is 25 beds.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 124 other homes in Somerset share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2024. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5.
Its CQC rating, from May 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2020. Ratings in Somerset are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.
