Care home · Cirencester
The Lakes Care Centre
Illustrative photo, not of The Lakes Care Centre- Address
- Spine Road East, South Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 5TL
- Run by
- The Orders Of St. John Care Trust (55 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1048355)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 64 (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
- March 2017 (9 years)
- Part of
- Orders of St John Care Trust
- Registered manager
- Nicola Marie Millar
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1995 (31 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03073089)
- Last CQC check
- 1 Dec 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-3289591210
The Lakes Care Centre at a glance
The Lakes Care Centre in Cirencester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (April 2018). Well-led was rated Requires improvement.
What inspectors found
- The home can accommodate 64 people across four separate units, each of which have separate adapted facilities.
- The home specialises in meeting the needs of those who live with dementia but also meets people's physical health needs.
- We found the following examples of good practice ● The home was observed to be clean and free of malodour.
- The home had designated cleaning staff who were observed cleaning the home throughout the inspection.
Inspected 6 November 2020; report published 1 December 2020. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe164 of 189 in Gloucestershire
- Effective174 of 189 in Gloucestershire
- Caring166 of 189 in Gloucestershire
- Responsive160 of 189 in Gloucestershire
- Well-led34 of 189 in Gloucestershire
Source: CQC, published 17 April 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Gloucestershire share it.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
Likely fees
We estimate The Lakes Care Centre at £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£97k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Gloucestershire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Around Cirencester
Choice is thinner here: the nearest other care home is Elm Grove Care Home, 3.7 miles away.
22 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Siddington & Cerney Rural ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Gloucestershire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The Lakes Care Centre over the years
The Lakes Care Centre has been registered with CQC since March 2017, about 9 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2018–2020), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
At 8 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 1 December 2020.
The registered provider
The Lakes Care Centre is run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust (company 03073089), incorporated in 1995, 21 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 12 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
The Orders Of St. John Care Trust runs 55 CQC-registered services across 7 council areas; 51 of the 54 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (94%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
7 of its services are in Gloucestershire.
It trades under the Orders of St John Care Trust brand, which covers 58 services run by 3 registered providers.
Past CQC ratings
- Apr 2018
- Dec 2020
- Today Rating 8 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 1 December 2020
- CQC inspection report 17 April 2018
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 27 August 2025 by Cotswold. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Lakes Care Centre"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Siddington & Cerney Rural
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Integrated care board
- NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in GL7 (8)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 7 stops within 600 m
- Café Muddy Duck, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Holy Trinity, 1.2 km (15 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.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Reading The Lakes Care Centre's CQC ratings
For The Lakes Care Centre, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Gloucestershire, 34 of 189 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (18%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
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Frequently asked about The Lakes Care Centre
- When was The Lakes Care Centre last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 17 April 2018, 8 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Is The Lakes Care Centre registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- What services is The Lakes Care Centre registered for?
- CQC lists The Lakes Care Centre under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is The Lakes Care Centre a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records The Lakes Care Centre as a care home, location ID 1-3289591210 and was rated Good overall in April 2018.
- What is The Lakes Care Centre's address?
- It is at Spine Road East, South Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 5TL.
- How did The Lakes Care Centre score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Lakes Care Centre: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from The Lakes Care Centre cost?
- We don't have published prices from The Lakes Care Centre yet. Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who runs The Lakes Care Centre?
- The registered provider is The Orders Of St. John Care Trust, according to CQC.
- How big is The Lakes Care Centre?
- CQC capacity for The Lakes Care Centre: 64 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
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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.