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Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly - Horsfall HouseGloucestershire

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly - Horsfall House

Windmill Road, Minchinhampton, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 9EY

01453731227

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

1 December 2022

Provider

Minchinhampton Centre For The Elderly Limited

Beds

44 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 10 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 9 are rated higher by CQC, 1 is the same and none are lower.

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

Based on CQC ratings, updated 23 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

OutstandingOct 2015
Requires ImprovementApr 2017
GoodSept 2018
Requires ImprovementJan 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2023. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2015.

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 Minchinhampton Centre For The Elderly 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.

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 Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly - Horsfall House

Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly - Horsfall House is a care home in the Gloucestershire countryside, offering families in the area a local option for those who need dedicated support in their later years. The team there understands how much it matters to find somewhere that feels genuinely caring, not just functional, and that sense of commitment comes through in the way the home approaches its work. For families beginning this search, it can be reassuring to know there is a local community-rooted option worth exploring.

Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly – Horsfall House provides personal and nursing care to up to 44 people, with 41 residents at the time of inspection. The service supports older people and those living with dementia, accommodated across two separate units within one adapted building. One unit provides general nursing care while the other specialises in dementia care, each supporting up to 22 people.

Environmental risks had been assessed, though records did not always provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the provider had taken adequate action to reduce or mitigate identified risks.

Source: CQC inspection report, 12 January 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 44 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · GL6 9EY

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 12 January 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 1 December 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 7 September 2018: Good
CaringPublished 7 September 2018: Good
ResponsivePublished 7 September 2018: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
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 Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly - Horsfall House'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 Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly - Horsfall House, 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 Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly - Horsfall House, 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 Minchinhampton Centre for the Elderly - Horsfall House'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