Merlin's Barrow is a residential care home in Marlborough in Wiltshire, run by Innovations Wiltshire Limited. It has 4 registered beds and supports people with a learning disability or autism.
Its latest CQC rating, published July 2018, is Good overall. It was rated Requires improvement for safe. For comparison, 90% of care homes in Wiltshire are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 8 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 25 July 2018
Rated 8 years ago
- SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
- 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 25 July 2018, 8 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 Wiltshire
Merlin's Barrow is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 26 other homes in Wiltshire.
Of the 156 rated care homes here, 90% are Good or Outstanding
(England: 83%).
- Outstanding 3 (2%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (5%)
- Good 102 (65%)
- Good, with an area to improve 27 (17%)
- Requires improvement 16 (10%)
- Not yet rated 1 (1%)
Half of Wiltshire's ratings are more than 4.0 years old. How tiers work
See all 157 care homes in Wiltshire →
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