Care home · Stroud
Scarlet House
Illustrative photo, not of Scarlet House- Address
- 123 Westward Road, Ebley, Stroud, GL5 4SP
- Run by
- Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd (103 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 86 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on careuk.com)
- Registered with CQC
- September 2014 (12 years)
- Part of
- Welltower
- Registered manager
- Attila Adrian Boldog
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1991 (35 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02644862)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Sep 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,830–£2,230 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average); the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-1648817611
An overview of Scarlet House
Scarlet House in Stroud is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2026), with Effective rated Outstanding. It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Stroud; 11 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Choice nearby
There are 15 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Scarlet House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25).
1 of the 25 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Cainscross ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Gloucestershire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (6 min), a park (1 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Costs to expect
We estimate Scarlet House at £1,830–£2,230 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £95k–£116k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Gloucestershire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Effective is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Gloucestershire, 5 of 189 rated care homes are Outstanding for Effective (3%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 96% and its lowest is Caring at 75%, averaging 83% overall.
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Effective section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
Track record
Registered in September 2014, it has 12 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 21 December 2021.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Scarlet House has dual registration, which means there are 2 providers at the same location.
- The provider’s ethos towards care was embedded across the workforce.
- People’s care was person centred, with staff facilitating positive outcomes for people, maximising their health and wellbeing, and being supported to live life to the full by taking on new challenges and hobbies as well as rediscovering past interests.
- We spent time talking to some people about their feelings and experiences of living at the service.
Inspected 3 November 2021; report published 21 December 2021. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
Ownership and company checks
Scarlet House is run by Care Uk Community Partnerships Ltd (company 02644862), incorporated in 1991, 23 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 residential care for older and disabled people.
Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 103 CQC-registered services across 52 council areas; 94 of the 99 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (95%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Gloucestershire.
It trades under the Welltower brand, which covers 529 services run by 37 registered providers.
How the scores break down
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Scarlet House scores 83%.
Safe 78%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks4 · Exceptional
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 96%
- Assessing needs4 · Exceptional
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment4 · Exceptional
- How staff, teams and services work together4 · Exceptional
- Supporting people to live healthier lives4 · Exceptional
- Monitoring and improving outcomes4 · Exceptional
- 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 82%
- Person-centred Care4 · Exceptional
- 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 future4 · Exceptional
Well-led 86%
- Shared direction and culture4 · Exceptional
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability4 · Exceptional
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation4 · Exceptional
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 19 May 2026, published 15 September 2026 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Earlier inspections
- Apr 2015
- Jun 2016
- Jan 2018
- Mar 2019
- Dec 2021
- Sep 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 21 December 2021
- CQC inspection report 13 March 2019
- CQC inspection report 19 January 2018
- CQC inspection report 29 June 2016
- CQC inspection report 22 April 2015
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 8 December 2025 by Stroud. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Scarlet House"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Cainscross
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stroud
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in GL5 (9)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
- Pharmacy Caincross Pharmacy, 470 m (6 min walk)
- Shop The Co-operative Food, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Park 110 m (1 min walk)
- Café Boho Bakery, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship St Matthew, 290 m (4 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.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe78% score164 of 189 in Gloucestershire
- Effective96% score5 of 189 in Gloucestershire
- Caring75% score166 of 189 in Gloucestershire
- Responsive82% score160 of 189 in Gloucestershire
- Well-led86% score147 of 189 in Gloucestershire
CQC key question ratings, published 15 September 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Gloucestershire share it; for example, 5 of 189 care homes in Gloucestershire rated Outstanding for Effective.
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Scarlet House in local context
- Rated Good. Across Gloucestershire, 86% of the 189 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2026) is more recent than 96% of care home ratings in Gloucestershire.
- With 86 beds it is larger than 97% of care homes in Gloucestershire, where the typical home has 26.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 37% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Gloucestershire lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Gloucestershire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Stroud
- LonghouseAug 2026
- Scarlet HouseSep 2026
Frequently asked about Scarlet House
- What services is Scarlet House registered for?
- CQC lists Scarlet House under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is Scarlet House?
- It is at 123 Westward Road, Ebley, Stroud, GL5 4SP.
- Is Scarlet House a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-1648817611 and was rated Good overall in September 2026.
- Can Scarlet House care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is Scarlet House's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 15 September 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- How many beds does Scarlet House have?
- Scarlet House can take up to 86 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs Scarlet House?
- Scarlet House is run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How much does care from Scarlet House cost?
- Scarlet House's prices aren't on our site 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.
- How is Scarlet House rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Scarlet House: Safe: Good; Effective: Outstanding; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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