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Kingsmead Care Home
Care home in Swindon
Operated by Healthcare Homes
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About
Kingsmead Care Home is a residential and nursing care provider run by Healthcare Homes in Swindon, Wiltshire. The home accommodates 40 residents and delivers permanent and respite care for those seeking supported living. It is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led (report published 2022).
The home also offers homecare services to enable people to remain living independently in their own homes while receiving personal care and support.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 27 September 2022 · Last inspected 2 September 2022
Inspectors found that people using this care home, which has two floors and one floor with a dementia focus, receive safe, caring support from skilled staff who understand how to raise concerns. Staff promote independence, arrange access to other health services, and respect people's choices in line with the Mental Capacity Act. The home is run by a long-standing manager and team, with quality checks in place.
- People said they receive safe care from skilled, knowledgeable staff, and medicines are managed safely.
- Staff are described as caring, have regular training and supervision, and help people to keep their independence.
- People have access to other health and social care services, and staff have a good understanding of how to apply the Mental Capacity Act.
- The home is well led by a long-standing manager and team, with effective quality assurance systems and good working relationships with external professionals.
- The environment on the first floor, which supports people living with dementia, could be made more dementia friendly and easier to navigate.
- The provider has shared an action plan to improve the environment across the whole home, including themed areas, a sensory space and meaningful activity resources.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected October 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
724 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £792 |
| 2025 | £832 |
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Local health safety net
Kingsmead Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is The Great Western Hospital, 2.4 miles away. The local GP practice is VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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