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The Orchard Trust Domiciliary Care Agency

The Orchard Trust Domiciliary Care Agency is registered for home care and supported living in Ruardean, run by The Orchard Trust. CQC rated it Good overall in June 2019 (last checked 4 June 2019). It is registered to support older people, people with a physical disability, people with a sensory impairment and people with a learning disability or autism.

  • Home care
  • Supported living

Hilltop, Ridge Walk, Ruardean, Gloucestershire, GL17 9AY

What CQC says

Overall rating

Goodrated 7 years ago (4 June 2019)

The service is performing well and meeting expectations.

The same as the rating before it (Good, 4 October 2016).

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Last checked by CQC: 4 June 2019.

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The five key questions

CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.

  • Is it safe?

    Goodrated 7 years ago (4 June 2019)
  • Is it effective?

    Goodrated 7 years ago (4 June 2019)
  • Is it caring?

    Goodrated 7 years ago (4 June 2019)
  • Is it responsive to people’s needs?

    Goodrated 7 years ago (4 June 2019)
  • Is it well-led?

    Goodrated 7 years ago (4 June 2019)

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Understanding this rating

Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.

This rating is from June 2019. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.

Questions you could ask

  • What has changed since the last inspection?

How often CQC looks again

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Earlier ratings

Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.

About this service

Type of care
Home care, Supported living
Who it supports
Older people, Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Learning disability or autism, Younger adults
Registered since
24 January 2011
Local council area
Gloucestershire

Who runs it

Provider
The Orchard Trust
Kind of provider
Company or organisation

Other services from this provider

  • Hilltop

    Care home without nursing

    Run by The Orchard Trust

    Goodrated 7 years ago

    Rating from May 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Ruardean Hill, GL17 9AY
    • 6 beds
  • The Orchard Trust - Sevenoaks

    Care home without nursing

    Run by The Orchard Trust

    Goodrated 7 years ago

    Rating from February 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Coleford, GL16 8BG
    • 11 beds
  • The Orchards

    Care home without nursing

    Run by The Orchard Trust

    Goodrated 7 years ago

    Rating from October 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Lower Lydbrook, GL17 9PD
    • 20 beds
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