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What the CQC found at The Coombs

Goodpublished 7 December 2017, 8 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Good
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Good
Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for The Coombs.

The story over the years

Every inspection of The Coombs

3 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. March 2021Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  2. December 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  3. July 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good
  4. December 2014Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good
  5. February 2026

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 18 February 2026.

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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Care at home

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.

Greta Klara K.
1 review
From £1,047 a week, 9 years caring
Based about 19 minutes from Gloucestershire. Can care for a couple
Sekai M.
2 reviews
From £1,400 a week, 15 years caring
Based about 20 minutes from Gloucestershire. Can care for a couple
RODIAT Kemisola O.
1 review
From £980 a week, 1 year caring
Based about 26 minutes from Gloucestershire. Can care for a couple
Josipa N.
1 review
From £1,400 a week, 9 years caring
Based about 29 minutes from Gloucestershire. Can care for a couple
“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”
Katrina O., about Sekai M.
See live-in carers near GloucestershireProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

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.