Residential care home · Gloucestershire

Hilltop

Ridge Walk, Ruardean Hill, GL17 9AY

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago
01594861137 Website ↗

Hilltop is a residential care home in Ruardean Hill in Gloucestershire, run by The Orchard Trust. It has 6 registered beds and supports younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

Its latest CQC rating, published May 2019, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 86% of care homes in Gloucestershire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 9 May 2019 Rated 7 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

Older rating. Published 9 May 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Gloucestershire

Hilltop is in the Good tier, alongside 114 other homes in Gloucestershire. Of the 189 rated care homes here, 86% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 14 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 18 (9%)
  • Good 115 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 15 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 27 (14%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (3%)

Half of Gloucestershire's ratings are more than 6.7 years old. How tiers work

See all 195 care homes in Gloucestershire →

The provider's other homes

The Orchard Trust runs 3 care homes registered with CQC: 3 Good.

  • The Orchards
    Lower Lydbrook, Gloucestershire · GL17 9PD · Residential care home · 20 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • The Orchard Trust - Sevenoaks
    Coleford, Gloucestershire · GL16 8BG · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

All 3 homes run by The Orchard Trust →

Care homes nearby

  • Euroclydon Nursing Home
    Drybrook, Gloucestershire · GL17 9BW · Nursing home · 48 beds1.4 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Euroclydon Nursing Home
    Drybrook, Gloucestershire · GL17 9BW · Nursing home · 48 beds1.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Milestones
    Cinderford, Gloucestershire · GL14 2RP · Residential care home · 4 beds3.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Prospect House
    Cinderford, Gloucestershire · GL14 2DY · Residential care home · 9 beds3.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Forest Court Care Home
    Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire · GL17 0DR · Nursing home · 40 beds4.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Mr and Mrs T A Mills - 119 Victoria Street
    Cinderford, Gloucestershire · GL14 2HU · Residential care home · 3 beds4.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

More care homes near GL17 9AY →