CQC report explained · a residential care home
What the CQC found at Highborder Lodge
Not yet rated: the CQC has not published a rated inspection for this home, which is usual for a new registration.
We have not explained this report yet
The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Highborder Lodge.
Every inspection of Highborder Lodge
3 rated inspections over 6 years: the service has held its Requires improvement rating throughout.
- September 2022Requires improvementcurrent ratingSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- March 2021Inspected but not ratedSafe: Inspected but not rated
- September 2020Inspected but not ratedSafe: Inspected but not rated
- December 2017Goodup from Requires improvementSafe: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
- December 2016Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
- June 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 27 June 2025.
Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.
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38 live-in carers within about an hour of Gloucestershire
These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.
Most charge £1,030 to £1,360 a week. 31 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.
“She was very caring, kind and patient to all his needs, she built up a wondetful rapport with him, she was dedicated and was there for him through good times as well as through the tough times”
Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.