Cherry Garth

Orchard Way, Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6RF

01494711681

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

15 December 2022

Provider

The Fremantle Trust

Beds

60 beds

About Cherry Garth

Cherry Garth is a residential care home in Buckinghamshire, offering a warm and supportive environment for older people and their families. The team there understands that choosing a care home is one of the most important decisions a family can make, and they aim to make residents feel genuinely at home from the moment they arrive.

Cherry Garth provides accommodation and personal care for up to 60 people, supporting older people, those living with mental health conditions, people with dementia, physical disabilities and sensory impairments. At inspection there were 28 people using the service. The three-floor building is arranged into five separate houses, with each person having their own bedroom and access to shared toilets, bathrooms, lounge and dining areas.

The home includes additional facilities such as a hairdresser and coffee shop. A garden and entertainment areas are available at the rear of the building, with staff offices located throughout.

Source: CQC inspection report, 21 January 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairments

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 60 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · HP15 6RF

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 21 January 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 15 December 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 22 February 2020: Good
Responsive: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Cherry Garth's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Cherry Garth, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Cherry Garth, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Cherry Garth's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees