Care home · Stratford upon Avon
Stratford Bentley Care Centre
Illustrative photo, not of Stratford Bentley Care Centre- Address
- Stratford Bentley Nursing Home, Saffron Meadow, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 6GD
- Run by
- Stratford Bentley Ltd
- Service
- Nursing home, Home care agency
- Beds
- 30 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- February 2016 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Stephanie Jane Towner
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09212171)
- Last CQC check
- 3 Feb 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care · Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-2273147329
Stratford Bentley Care Centre at a glance
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Stratford Bentley Care Centre is based in Stratford upon Avon, run by Stratford Bentley Ltd. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (February 2026). It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around Stratford-upon-Avon; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Key points from CQC's visit
- This assessment was carried out between 13 to 19 January 2026.
- We sought feedback from healthcare professionals, reviewed care plans, medication records, recruitment files and quality assurance records.
- There was an established registered manager who demonstrated a very detailed knowledge and understanding of people and their clinical needs.
- People felt safe and secure living at Stratford Bentley Care Centre and did not share any concerns about how risks to their health and wellbeing were managed.
Inspected 2 October 2019; report published 29 October 2019; supporting 24 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Stratford Bentley Care Centre: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 104 of the 158 other care homes in Warwickshire that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 69%, averaging 72% overall.
Stratford Bentley Care Centre over the years
Registered in February 2016, it has 10 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
Reports on record: 3, with the most recent dated 29 October 2019.
Likely fees
We estimate Stratford Bentley Care Centre at £1,370–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Warwickshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Around Stratford upon Avon
There are 15 other care homes within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Radis Community Care (Evesham Place), under 0.5 miles away.
6 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a shop (7 min), a park (2 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe69% score123 of 159 in Warwickshire
- Effective71% score148 of 159 in Warwickshire
- Caring75% score149 of 159 in Warwickshire
- Responsive75% score146 of 159 in Warwickshire
- Well-led71% score105 of 159 in Warwickshire
Source: CQC, published 3 February 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Warwickshire share it.
Registered specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The company behind Stratford Bentley Care Centre
Stratford Bentley Care Centre is run by Stratford Bentley Ltd (company 09212171), incorporated in 2014, 1 year 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 other residential care.
Stratford Bentley Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Warwickshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
CQC's scores in detail
Under its newer approach, CQC marks each "quality statement" from 1 to 4 and converts the marks into a percentage per area. Averaged across the five areas, Stratford Bentley Care Centre scores 72%.
Safe 69%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe environments2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 71%
- 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 outcomes2 · Some shortfalls
- 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 71%
- 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 sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 21 November 2025, published 3 February 2026 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
Ratings over time
- May 2016
- Apr 2017
- Oct 2019
- Feb 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 29 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 27 April 2017
- CQC inspection report 4 May 2016
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 5 June 2026 by Stratford-on-Avon. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Stratford Bentley Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Integrated care board
- NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CV37 (17)
See the wider area · Get directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Close by
- Bus stop 20 m (1 min walk) · 9 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Stratford-upon-Avon, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- GP surgery Arden Medical Centre, 640 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 900 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Shell Select, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Park 180 m (2 min walk)
- Café Bobby's, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship Stratford upon Avon Methodist Church, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Library Stratford Library, 980 m (12 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
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Stratford Bentley Care Centre against its area
- Rated Good. Across Warwickshire, 81% of the 159 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2026) is more recent than 74% of care home ratings in Warwickshire.
- With 30 beds it is smaller than 55% of care homes in Warwickshire, where the typical home has 34.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 27% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Warwickshire lists 4.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Warwickshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Stratford Bentley Care Centre questions answered
- How is Stratford Bentley Care Centre rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Stratford Bentley Care Centre: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does care from Stratford Bentley Care Centre cost?
- No fee list from Stratford Bentley Care Centre has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who is the registered provider for Stratford Bentley Care Centre?
- Stratford Bentley Ltd is the registered provider for Stratford Bentley Care Centre.
- How many beds does Stratford Bentley Care Centre have?
- Stratford Bentley Care Centre has 30 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- When was Stratford Bentley Care Centre last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 3 February 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Stratford Bentley Care Centre registered for dementia care?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- Is Stratford Bentley Care Centre a registered provider?
- Yes. Stratford Bentley Care Centre is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-2273147329) and was rated Good overall in February 2026.
- Where is Stratford Bentley Care Centre based?
- It is at Stratford Bentley Nursing Home, Saffron Meadow, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 6GD.
- What kind of care can Stratford Bentley Care Centre offer?
- CQC lists Stratford Bentley Care Centre under: nursing homes, homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
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