Horton House Residential Care Home

1 Horton Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3PX

01452524615

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

14 December 2023

Provider

Highcleeve Limited

Beds

24 beds

About Horton House Residential Care Home

Horton House Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Gloucestershire, offering accommodation and personal care. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Horton House Residential Care Home provides accommodation and personal or nursing care for up to 24 people. The CQC rated the service good overall, following an assessment focused on how safe, caring and responsive it is.

Inspectors found people were supported by a familiar, well trained staff team who understood their needs and risks. People said they felt safe and were treated with respect, without discrimination or judgment, and staff at all levels understood their responsibility to report any concerns.

Source: CQC assessment, 27 March 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

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: 24 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · GL1 3PX

Registered care categories

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

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 March 2024. Assessment date recorded: 14 December 2023.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 27 March 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Horton House Residential Care Home is registered to provide accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care for up to 24 people. The assessment commenced on 2 January and was completed on 12 January 2024. The assessment included a visit to the service by two inspectors on 9 January 2024. We looked at 3 key questions: Safe, Caring and Responsive. Following the assessment, the service has received an overall rating of good for all quality statements assessed.

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

Read Horton House Residential Care 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 Horton House Residential Care 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 Horton House Residential Care 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 Horton House Residential Care 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