EIGHTEEN care homes in and around the Weston-super-Mare area currently 'require improvement' according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

In the past week, the Care Quality Commission published 160 reports on services which have been inspected by specialist teams of inspectors.

Not all of these reports relate to care homes in Weston, however each of the local care homes latest reports are listed.

Within Weston-super-Mare and a ten mile radius around the town, there is 110 care homes registered with CQC.

Of which, two were given 'Outstanding' in their latest report, while 87 received a score of 'Good'.

There were 18 care homes that were given a 'Requires improvement' rating and two were scored 'Inadequate'.

One is currently listed as 'Not rated' by the CQC.

The two care homes rated 'Inadequate' were: 

  • The Cedars - 8-10 Clevedon Road, Weston-super-mare, BS23 1DG, and
  • Sherwood Lodge Independent Healthcare - 19-31 Severn Road, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 1DW.

When a care home is listed as 'Inadequate', this means CQC will keep the service under review and, if they do not propose to cancel the provider’s registration, a further inspection will be held within six months.

"If the provider has not made enough improvement within this timeframe. And there is still a rating of inadequate for any key question or overall rating, we will take action in line with our enforcement procedures," CQC stated.

"This will mean we will begin the process of preventing the provider from operating this service. This will usually lead to cancellation of their registration or to varying the conditions the registration."

The list of care homes that were given 'requires improvement' in their latest report include:

  • Rosamar - 81 Locking Road, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 3DW
  • Earlfield Lodge - 25-31, Weston-super-mare, BS23 2RR
  • Manor Park Nursing Home - 3 Ellenborough Park North, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 1XH
  • Chase Lodge Care Home - 4 Grove Park Road, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 2LN
  • Victoria Court - 1 Victoria Park, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 2HZ
  • Abbeygate - 71 Beach Road, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 4BG
  • Gardenia Court Nursing Home - 21 Uphill Road North, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 4NG
  • St George's Nursing Home - 1 Court Close, Pastures Avenue, Weston Super Mare, Avon, BS22 7AA
  • Red Gables - 1 Pinnocks Croft, Burnham on Sea, Somerset, TA8 2NF
  • Holly Tree Cottage - 243 Berrow Road, Burnham-on-sea, TA8 2JQ
  • Apple Tree House - 243a Berrow Road, Burnham-on-sea, TA8 2JQ
  • Kingsleigh Residential - 78 Berrow Road, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 2HJ
  • Angels (Stratton House) - 15 Rectory Road, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 2BZ
  • Highbridge Court - 25 Berrow Road, Burnham On Sea, Somerset, TA8 2EY
  • Six Acres - Somerset Court, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 4HQ
  • Daneswood Care Home - Cuck Hill, Winscombe, Somerset, BS25 1RD
  • Oaktree Lodge Residential Home - 12-13 Jesmond Road, Clevedon, Somerset, BS21 7RZ
  • Mount Elton Nursing Home - 25 Highdale Road, Clevedon, Somerset, BS21 7LW

CQC state on their website: "After each inspection, we produce a report. In most cases our reports include ratings, which show our overall judgement of the quality of care.

"We describe the good practice we find, as well as any concerns we have. We clearly set out any evidence about breaches of regulations."

TO learn more about CQC ratings on care homes in your area, visit: https://www.cqc.org.uk/care-services