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Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster
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- Wren House, 32 Vicarage Street, Warminster, BA12 8JF
- Run by
- Wren House Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 14 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Tracey Jane Atkins
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04182547)
- Last CQC check
- 19 Nov 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-118151668
Introducing Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster is based in Warminster, run by Wren House Limited. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (November 2022). It is one of 8 CQC-registered care homes in and around Warminster; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe126 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Effective139 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Caring142 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Responsive138 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Well-led128 of 151 in Wiltshire
CQC key question ratings, published 19 November 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wiltshire share it.
Past CQC ratings
- Oct 2015
- Nov 2017
- Feb 2022
- Nov 2022
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 19 November 2022
- CQC inspection report 15 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 7 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 15 October 2015
- Inspection report 28 June 2014
- Inspection report 11 February 2014
Location and local area
- Ward
- Warminster West
- Council
- Wiltshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BA12 (10)
See the wider area · Plan a journey · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 200 m (3 min walk) · 9 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Warminster, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
- GP surgery The Avenue Surgery @ Station Road, 900 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Park 620 m (8 min walk)
- Café The Pavilion Cafe, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship St Boniface Chapel, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Library The Library, 410 m (5 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 127 of the 150 other care homes in Wiltshire that CQC has rated.
Track record
CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 3 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 19 November 2022.
The inspection, summarised
- Peoples families felt that they had a high standard of support from the staff.
- We were told that people were able to make choices about all aspects of their lives.
- Several relatives made comments about the" fantastic" quality of care people received.
- People and their relatives felt confident about the support the received from staff, the assistant manager and the registered manager.
Inspected 12 October 2022; report published 19 November 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Choice nearby
There are 7 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Mead, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Warminster West ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 30% 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 (8 min), a park (8 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The company behind Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster
Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster is run by Wren House Limited (company 04182547), incorporated in 2001, 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 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
It trades under the Healthcare Management Solutions brand, which covers 8 services run by 8 registered providers.
Costs to expect
We estimate Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster at £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Wiltshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
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Where Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Wiltshire, 89% of the 151 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2022) is more recent than 48% of care home ratings in Wiltshire.
- With 14 beds it is smaller than 56% of care homes in Wiltshire, where the typical home has 21.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 75% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wiltshire lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Wiltshire (Oct 2026).
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Quick answers about Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster
- Does Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When was Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 19 November 2022, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- What services is Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster registered for?
- Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster based?
- It is at Wren House, 32 Vicarage Street, Warminster, BA12 8JF.
- Is Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster as a care home, location ID 1-118151668 and was rated Good overall in November 2022.
- How much does Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster charge?
- No fee list from Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster has reached us. 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 did Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster 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 are the sections most worth your time.
- How big is Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster?
- CQC registers Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster for 14 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who is the registered provider for Wren House Residence for the Retired & Elderly - Warminster?
- The registered provider is Wren House Limited, according to CQC.
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