Care Homes in Cheltenham: CQC Ratings

Every registered care home, nursing home and home care service in Cheltenham, with its latest Care Quality Commission rating and the care it offers.

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Care Homes in Cheltenham

Choosing a care home for a parent or relative is a big decision, and the Care Quality Commission’s inspection reports are one of the best places to start. This page lists all 43 care homes registered across Cheltenham’s GL50–GL54 postcodes, 18 of them nursing homes, with each one’s latest CQC rating. Every home has its own page with its scores on the five questions inspectors ask and the kinds of care it offers.

Not everyone needs to move into a home. The 32 home care services below send carers to help people in their own homes, from a short daily visit to live-in support.

The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Each home’s page links to its full report on the CQC’s site. Our pages on GPs and pharmacies, which now show each practice’s CQC rating, and local help and support may help too.

Care Homes at a Glance

Map of Care Homes

All Care Homes (43)

Select a home's name for its ratings on each of the five questions CQC inspectors ask, the care it offers and a link to its full report.

Home Care Services (32)

Home care agencies, also called domiciliary care, provide carers who visit people in their own homes to help with washing, dressing, meals and medication. Most cover a wide area, so one based elsewhere in Cheltenham may still visit you.

Data from the Care Quality Commission, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated 5 October 2026. Locations from postcodes.io (ONS Postcode Directory). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Do CQC Ratings Mean?

• The Care Quality Commission rates services outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate, overall and for each of five questions: are they safe, effective, caring, responsive to people's needs, and well-led?
• A rating reflects the service at its last inspection, so check the date of the report. Older reports may not reflect how a home is run today.

What's the Difference Between a Residential and a Nursing Home?

• Residential care homes provide personal care, such as help with washing, dressing and medication. Nursing homes also have qualified nurses on duty around the clock for people with more complex medical needs.

Why Do Some Services Have No Rating?

• New services, or ones that have recently changed owner, aren't rated until the CQC has inspected them.

Who Pays for a Care Home?

• It depends on your needs and your savings. Gloucestershire County Council can assess what care you need and whether it will help with the cost; its health and social care pages explain how to ask for an assessment.

Where Does This Data Come From?

• The Care Quality Commission's directory of registered services and its latest ratings, both published monthly under the Open Government Licence. Each home is placed at the centre of its postcode on the map.