Care home · Salisbury
Laverstock Care Centre
Illustrative photo, not of Laverstock Care Centre- Address
- London Road, Salisbury, SP1 3HP
- Run by
- Caring Homes (Salisbury) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 80 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2017 (9 years)
- Part of
- Caring Homes
- Registered manager
- Erin Elizabeth Langley
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (18 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06447881)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Feb 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,640–£2,010 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices (Caring Homes publish prices a little above their area average), not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
More in Salisbury: Care homes in Salisbury (27) · Best rated care homes in Salisbury · Care homes for dementia care in Salisbury · Care homes for elderly care in Salisbury · Care homes for care for adults under 65 in Salisbury
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-3932436290
About Laverstock Care Centre
Laverstock Care Centre is a CQC-registered nursing home in Salisbury, run by Caring Homes (Salisbury) Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (February 2024). It is one of 27 CQC-registered care homes in and around Salisbury; 25 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Percentage scores by area
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Laverstock Care Centre scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 29 December 2023, published 8 February 2024 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Earlier inspections
- May 2018
- Dec 2018
- Dec 2019
- Feb 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 28 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 11 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 25 May 2018
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 1 June 2026 by Wiltshire. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Laverstock Care Centre"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Salisbury Milford
- Council
- Wiltshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SP1 (19)
Larger map · Route planner · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Nearby
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- Shop M&S Simply Food, 50 m (1 min walk)
- Park 490 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship Bishopdown Evangelical Church, 530 m (7 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
History with CQC
Laverstock Care Centre has been registered with CQC since August 2017, about 9 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2018–2024), starting at Inadequate and improving to Good.
The CQC website holds 3 reports for it, the latest from 28 December 2019.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Laverstock Care Centre at £1,640–£2,010 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (Caring Homes publish prices a little above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £85k–£105k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Wiltshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
What the ratings tell you
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 127 of the 150 other care homes in Wiltshire that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is No 68 Specialist Care, 0.9 miles away.
11 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Salisbury Milford ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least 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 (1 min), a park (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score126 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Effective75% score139 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Caring75% score142 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Responsive75% score138 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Well-led75% score128 of 151 in Wiltshire
CQC key question ratings, published 8 February 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wiltshire share it.
Ownership and company checks
Laverstock Care Centre is run by Caring Homes (salisbury) Limited (company 06447881), incorporated in 2007, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
It trades under the Caring Homes brand, which covers 13 services run by 12 registered providers.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Staff completed safeguarding training as part of their induction.
- Staff we spoke with understood their role in keeping people safe.
- All staff knew how to report any concerns and they were confident action would be taken when needed.
- One relative said, “Yes I do think [person] is safe, [they] would not be here if I did not think [person] was safe.” Overall people and relatives thought there were enough staff available.
Inspected 4 December 2019; report published 28 December 2019; supporting 65 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
Be the first to review Laverstock Care Centre. Your experience helps other families choose.
Reviews are from families and clients and are separate from CQC ratings. Each one is checked against a real email address; we publish good and bad reviews and providers cannot edit or remove them. How reviews work.
Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Wiltshire, 89% of the 151 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2024) is more recent than 58% of care home ratings in Wiltshire.
- With 80 beds it is larger than 94% of care homes in Wiltshire, where the typical home has 21.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 28% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wiltshire lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Wiltshire as at Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Salisbury: care homes inspected recently
- Fairfax HouseAug 2026
- Dunraven House and LodgeJun 2026
- Turning Point - AvondaleAug 2026
Laverstock Care Centre questions answered
- Is Laverstock Care Centre registered with CQC?
- Laverstock Care Centre is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-3932436290) and was rated Good overall in February 2024.
- Where is Laverstock Care Centre based?
- It is at London Road, Salisbury, SP1 3HP.
- What services is Laverstock Care Centre registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Laverstock Care Centre how it would adapt if needs increase.
- When was Laverstock Care Centre last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 8 February 2024, 2 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Does Laverstock Care Centre support people with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Who is the registered provider for Laverstock Care Centre?
- Caring Homes (Salisbury) Limited is the registered provider for Laverstock Care Centre.
- How big is Laverstock Care Centre?
- CQC capacity for Laverstock Care Centre: 80 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How did Laverstock Care Centre score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from Laverstock Care Centre cost?
- We don't have published prices from Laverstock Care Centre yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
More care homes nearby
In Wiltshire
Free download
The care home visit checklist (40 points)
Use it to compare up to three homes on the same questions, from CQC reports and staffing to the room, fees and contract terms.
Providers: display this rating on your own site
Copy this code into your website. The badge updates itself if your CQC rating changes.
Is this your service? Claim it free to keep these details up to date, respond to families and add your own photos. See what members get.
Built from the CQC register (Oct 2026) under the Open Government Licence v3.0, plus our own calculations. The provider wrote only the parts labelled as its own words. The Care Panel is a directory and does not deliver care.