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Highborder LodgeGloucestershire

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Rated:GoodResidential

Highborder Lodge

Marsh Lane, Leonard Stanley, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3NJ

01453823203

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

7 April 2026

Provider

Highborder Care Home Gloucestershire Limited

Beds

40 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 12 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 10 are the same and 2 are lower.

1 of these nearby homes has 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 ImprovementDec 2016
GoodDec 2017
Requires ImprovementSept 2022
GoodAug 2026

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2026. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2016.

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

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Highborder Care Home Gloucestershire Limited runs in England.

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.

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 Highborder Lodge

Located on Marsh Lane in Leonard Stanley near Stonehouse, Highborder Lodge is a 40-bed residential care home in Gloucestershire. The home provides care for older people, those living with dementia, individuals with physical disabilities, and people with sensory impairments.

The home was last inspected by the Care Quality Commission in September 2022 and currently has a rating of Requires Improvement. It is operated by Highborder Care Home Gloucestershire Limited.

As a medium-sized facility in a rural setting, the home serves the local Stonehouse area and surrounding villages in the South West. The range of specialisms indicates it aims to support residents with complex and varied care needs within a single environment.

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder 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; Domiciliary care service
Registered capacity: 40 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · GL10 3NJ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; 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: Good.

Assessment published 27 August 2026. Assessment date recorded: 7 April 2026.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 27 August 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of Assessment: 21 May to 3 June 2026. We visited the service on 21 May 2026.
The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, and good governance. This assessment was to follow up on these areas. Therefore, we did not review all the quality statements and where this is the case scores remain unchanged. The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulation of safe care and treatment and good governance. Improvements were found at this assessment and the provider was no longer in breach of the regulations.
At this assessment, the service was rated good overall.
The provider had made improvements to their processes in risk management, safe environments, infection prevention and control and medicines administration. However quality assurance processes did not always identify gaps or where there were inconsistencies in care plans, monitoring, risk assessments and medicines.
The provider worked with the local community, inviting the local community into the home, putting on events for the local community to attend. Training for staff had improved since our last assessment. However, further time was required to ensure improved practices were embedded and formed an on-going part of the providers overall governance processes.

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

Read Highborder Lodge'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 Highborder Lodge, 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 Highborder Lodge, 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 Highborder Lodge'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