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Gardenia Court Nursing HomeNorth Somerset

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Rated:GoodNursing

Gardenia Court Nursing Home

21 Uphill Road North, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 4NG

01934632552

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

20 August 2024

Provider

Charis House Limited

Beds

29 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 38 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 36 are the same and 2 are lower.

13 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementApr 2015
Requires ImprovementMay 2016
Requires ImprovementSept 2016
GoodJun 2017
GoodAug 2017
Requires ImprovementJun 2019
GoodOct 2024

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2024. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Charis House Limited, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Good.

Average care home fees in the South West: £1,170 a week for residential care and £1,472 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Gardenia Court Nursing Home

Gardenia Court Nursing Home is a nursing care home in North Somerset. Full details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Gardenia Court Nursing Home provides personal and nursing care for up to 29 people, including those with nursing needs, and had 25 people living there at the time of the assessment. The CQC rated the service Good overall, an improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating, after finding it was now compliant with regulations that had earlier been breached.

Inspectors found positive feedback from people, families, staff and professionals, with people saying they felt safe and well supported. Staff were described as caring and responsive, and the registered manager kept families updated. No significant concerns were identified.

Source: CQC assessment, 21 October 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

En-suite RoomsLiftWheelchair AccessibleParkingActivities ProgrammeHairdresserChapelDining RoomGarden

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 29 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · BS23 4NG

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Services for everyone.

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: Good.

Assessment published 21 October 2024. Assessment date recorded: 20 August 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 21 October 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: 11 September to 23 September 2024. Gardenia Court Nursing Home is a nursing home providing personal and nursing care for up to 29 people. At the time of our assessment 25 people lived at the service. We visited the service on 11 and 12 September. We also spoke with people and their families on 11 and 12 September. We viewed records on and off site between 11 and 23 September. During this assessment we looked at the key questions of Safe and Well Led. At our last Inspection in April 2019, we identified 2 breaches of the regulations. At this assessment we found the service was now compliant with the regulations. The rating for this service has changed from Requires Improvement to Good.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Gardenia Court Nursing Home'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 Gardenia Court Nursing Home, 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 Gardenia Court Nursing Home, 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 Gardenia Court Nursing Home'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