Care home · Swindon
Swindon Family Breaks Service
Illustrative photo, not of Swindon Family Breaks Service- Address
- 3 Firethorn Close, Swindon, SN2 1FH
- Run by
- Swindon Borough Council (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Council-run
- Service
- Residential care home, Home care agency
- Beds
- 14 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- Stephanie Davidson
- Last CQC check
- 21 Feb 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care · Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-2087289284
An overview of Swindon Family Breaks Service
Swindon Family Breaks Service in Swindon is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Swindon Borough Council. Its registered specialisms include dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
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.
Registered specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
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 33 of the 44 other care homes in Swindon that CQC has rated.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Swindon Family Breaks Service at £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Swindon Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Inspection findings in brief
- Right Support: People's care and support was provided in a well-maintained environment.
- The provider had ensured this work did not impact on the safe running of the service.
- People were supported to take part in activities and interests.
- The registered manager was exploring more resources in people's local area to widen the range of activities available.
Inspected 2 February 2023; report published 21 February 2023; supporting 14 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hurst House, 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (7 of the nearest 25).
16 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Penhill & Pinehurst ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% 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 GP surgery (2 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (2 min), a park (9 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe40 of 45 in Swindon
- Effective45 of 45 in Swindon
- Caring38 of 45 in Swindon
- Responsive41 of 45 in Swindon
- Well-led34 of 45 in Swindon
Source: CQC, published 21 February 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Swindon share it.
Ownership and company checks
Swindon Borough Council runs 5 CQC-registered services; 5 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
All 5 are in Swindon, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from June 2015, so the service has been operating for around 11 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2017–2023), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
5 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 21 February 2023.
Ratings over time
- Feb 2017
- Mar 2018
- Mar 2021
- Aug 2022
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 21 February 2023
- CQC inspection report 31 August 2022
- CQC inspection report 9 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 30 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 21 February 2017
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 20 November 2025 by Swindon. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Swindon Family Breaks"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Penhill & Pinehurst
- Council
- Swindon Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon North
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SN2 (6)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 220 m (3 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Swindon, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
- GP surgery Hawthorn Medical Centre, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Pharmacy Hawthorn Pharmacy, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Shop KS Convenience Store, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Park 720 m (9 min walk)
- Café The Butchers Cafe, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship Shri Guru Nanak Gurdwara, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Library Pinehurst Library, 420 m (5 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
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Swindon Family Breaks Service 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 33% of care home ratings in Swindon.
- With 14 beds it is larger than 49% of care homes in Swindon, where the typical home has 14.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 45% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Swindon lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Swindon as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Swindon
- Kings Court Care CentreDec 2025
- Dean ParkJul 2026
- Lindum HouseAug 2026
What families ask about Swindon Family Breaks Service
- Which provider runs Swindon Family Breaks Service?
- Swindon Borough Council is the registered provider for Swindon Family Breaks Service.
- How big is Swindon Family Breaks Service?
- Swindon Family Breaks Service is registered for up to 14 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How is Swindon Family Breaks Service rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Swindon Family Breaks Service: 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 Swindon Family Breaks Service cost?
- Swindon Family Breaks Service hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- What kind of care can Swindon Family Breaks Service offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes, homecare agencies. Ask Swindon Family Breaks Service how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Swindon Family Breaks Service registered with CQC?
- Swindon Family Breaks Service is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-2087289284) and was rated Good overall in February 2023.
- Where is Swindon Family Breaks Service based?
- It is at 3 Firethorn Close, Swindon, SN2 1FH.
- When was Swindon Family Breaks Service last inspected?
- 21 February 2023 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does Swindon Family Breaks Service support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.