Care home · Swindon
Ciderstone House
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- 1 Blackthorn Lane, Swindon, SN25 3SU
- Run by
- Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited (68 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- March 2020 (6 years)
- Part of
- Choice Care Group
- Registered manager
- Emma Louise Gearing
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1992 (34 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02704854)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Feb 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-8598997147
The service in brief
Ciderstone House in Swindon is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2023). It is one of 21 CQC-registered care homes in and around Swindon; 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The company behind Ciderstone House
Ciderstone House is run by Community Homes Of Intensive Care And Education Limited (company 02704854), incorporated in 1992, 27 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited runs 68 CQC-registered services across 17 council areas; 63 of the 68 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (93%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Swindon.
It trades under the Choice Care Group brand, which covers 77 services run by 4 registered providers.
Rating history
- May 2017
- Jan 2020
- May 2021
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 24 February 2023
- CQC inspection report 7 May 2021
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 8 May 2024 by Swindon. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Ciderstone House"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Haydon Wick
- Council
- Swindon Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon North
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SN25 (10)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 150 m (2 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Crossroads Surgery, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Clive Parade Pharmacy & Travel Clinic, 900 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 440 m (5 min walk)
- Park Penhill Park, 730 m (9 min walk)
- Café The Cake Hole, 800 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary's Catholic Church, 750 m (9 min walk)
- Library Pinehurst Library, 620 m (8 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Key points from CQC's visit
- Right Support: People lived in a domestic dwelling within walking distance of local shops and amenities.
- Staff promoted people's independence and supported their access to the local community.
- People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
- Right Care: People received kind and compassionate care and were supported in a person-centred way.
Inspected 31 January 2023; report published 24 February 2023; supporting 6 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Registered in March 2020, it has 6 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2017–2023), starting at Outstanding; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
It has gone 3 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 24 February 2023.
Needs it is registered to meet
Registration details from CQC.
What it may cost
We estimate Ciderstone House at £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Swindon Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe40 of 45 in Swindon
- Effective45 of 45 in Swindon
- Caring39 of 45 in Swindon
- Responsive41 of 45 in Swindon
- Well-led34 of 45 in Swindon
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 24 February 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Swindon share it.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hurst House, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Haydon Wick ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (5 min), a park (9 min), a café (10 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Ciderstone House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 33 of the 44 other care homes in Swindon that CQC has rated.
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Ciderstone House against its area
- Rated Good. Across Swindon, 89% of the 45 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2023) is more recent than 38% of care home ratings in Swindon.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 66% of care homes in Swindon, where the typical home has 14.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 23% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Swindon lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Swindon. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Similar care homes near Swindon, rated recently
- Kings Court Care CentreDec 2025
- Dean ParkJul 2026
- Lindum HouseAug 2026
Questions about Ciderstone House
- What services is Ciderstone House registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Ciderstone House how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Where is Ciderstone House based?
- It is at 1 Blackthorn Lane, Swindon, SN25 3SU.
- Is Ciderstone House registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Ciderstone House as a care home, location ID 1-8598997147 and was rated Good overall in February 2023.
- Does Ciderstone House support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- How recent is Ciderstone House's CQC rating?
- 24 February 2023 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- How big is Ciderstone House?
- Ciderstone House has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who is the registered provider for Ciderstone House?
- Ciderstone House is run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How much does Ciderstone House charge?
- Ciderstone House's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How is Ciderstone House rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Ciderstone House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
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