Dementia Care Home

Wellington House Residential Home

Longforth Road, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8RH

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At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
72/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Residential homes

Families Rate The Staff72 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”70%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds43
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions
  • Last inspected2021-06-23

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

Families visiting the home have found staff approachable and willing to help with questions or concerns. Even during challenging times, the home has kept its services running smoothly, maintaining organised systems that give families confidence in the continuity of care.

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth72
  • Compassion & dignity72
  • Cleanliness70
  • Activities & engagement65
  • Food quality65
  • Healthcare68
  • Management & leadership75
  • Resident happiness70
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2021-06-23

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The Safe domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection, representing an improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating. This domain covers staffing levels, medicines management, infection control, and the prevention of harm. No specific observations, staffing figures, or incident data are recorded in the published inspection summary. The home supports people with dementia and mental health conditions, for whom safe staffing and consistent care workers are particularly important., The Safe domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection, representing an improvement from the previous Requires Improvement rating. This domain covers staffing levels, medicines management, infection control, and the prevention of harm. No specific observations, staffing figures, or incident data are recorded in the published inspection summary. The home supports people with dementia and mental health conditions, for whom safe staffing and consistent care workers are particularly important.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The Effective domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection. This domain covers staff training, care plan quality, healthcare access, nutrition, and hydration. The home lists dementia as a specialism, which means inspectors would have looked at dementia-specific training and care planning. No specific detail about training content, GP access frequency, or food quality is recorded in the published summary.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The Caring domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection. This domain assesses whether staff treat the people who live here with kindness, respect their dignity, and support their independence. The previous rating included Requires Improvement, so inspectors will have looked specifically at whether concerns in this area had been addressed. No direct observations of staff interactions, resident quotes, or family testimony are recorded in the published summary., The Caring domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection. This domain assesses whether staff treat the people who live here with kindness, respect their dignity, and support their independence. The previous rating included Requires Improvement, so inspectors will have looked specifically at whether concerns in this area had been addressed. No direct observations of staff interactions, resident quotes, or family testimony are recorded in the published summary.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The Responsive domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection. This domain covers whether care is tailored to individual needs, whether activities are meaningful and varied, and whether complaints are handled well. The home lists dementia and mental health conditions as specialisms, which means individual responsiveness is especially important. No specific activity types, engagement examples, or complaint outcomes are recorded in the published summary., The Responsive domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection. This domain covers whether care is tailored to individual needs, whether activities are meaningful and varied, and whether complaints are handled well. The home lists dementia and mental health conditions as specialisms, which means individual responsiveness is especially important. No specific activity types, engagement examples, or complaint outcomes are recorded in the published summary.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The Well-led domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection, improving from the previous Requires Improvement rating. The registered manager is named as Mrs Stacey Ann Rosser, and the nominated individual overseeing the provider is Mr Christopher David Church. A Well-led rating covers governance, staff culture, quality monitoring, and the manager's visibility and accountability. No specific observations about manager visibility, staff morale, or quality auditing processes are recorded in the published summary., The Well-led domain was rated Good at the May 2021 inspection, improving from the previous Requires Improvement rating. The registered manager is named as Mrs Stacey Ann Rosser, and the nominated individual overseeing the provider is Mr Christopher David Church. A Well-led rating covers governance, staff culture, quality monitoring, and the manager's visibility and accountability. No specific observations about manager visibility, staff morale, or quality auditing processes are recorded in the published summary.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home specialises in caring for adults both under and over 65, with dedicated support for those living with dementia and mental health conditions. For residents living with dementia, the home provides specialised care tailored to their needs. Staff understand the unique challenges dementia brings and work to create a supportive environment. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

72/ 100

DCC Family Score

Wellington and Longforth House scores 72 out of 100, reflecting a genuine and encouraging improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating to Good across all five inspection domains. Every theme scores in the positive range, but the published inspection report contains limited specific detail, observations, or direct testimony, which prevents higher confidence scores.

Homes in South West typically score 68–82.

The three-lens summary

Lens 01

What families tell us

Families visiting the home have found staff approachable and willing to help with questions or concerns. Even during challenging times, the home has kept its services running smoothly, maintaining organised systems that give families confidence in the continuity of care.

Lens 02

What inspectors have recorded

Lens 03

How it sits against good practice

If you'd like to learn more about the specialist care available, the team would be happy to discuss how they could support your loved one.

DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

Wellington and Longforth House, on Longforth Road in Wellington, Somerset, was inspected in May 2021 and rated Good across all five inspection domains: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led. This is a meaningful improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating, and a Good rating achieved across every domain at once is a positive signal. The home supports 43 people, including those living with dementia and mental health conditions, across both residential and younger adult care. The main limitation of this report is that the published summary contains very little specific detail: no direct observations, no resident or family quotes, and no figures on staffing levels, activity programmes, or food quality. This means the Good rating is confirmed but the texture behind it is not. Before making a decision, visit the home during the day and ask the manager to show you last week's actual staffing rota, tell you the night staffing numbers, and explain what changed between the previous Requires Improvement rating and this one. The answers will tell you as much as the rating itself.

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In Their Own Words

How Wellington House Residential Home describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Wellington House Residential Home says about itself

Specialist dementia and mental health support in Wellington

Residential home in Wellington: True Peace of Mind

When someone you love needs specialist care for dementia or mental health conditions, finding the right support matters deeply. Wellington and Longforth House in Wellington provides residential care for adults of all ages, with particular expertise in supporting those living with dementia and mental health conditions. The home welcomes both younger adults under 65 and older residents who need specialised care.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home specialises in caring for adults both under and over 65, with dedicated support for those living with dementia and mental health conditions.

    How they describe their dementia care

    For residents living with dementia, the home provides specialised care tailored to their needs. Staff understand the unique challenges dementia brings and work to create a supportive environment.

    “If you'd like to learn more about the specialist care available, the team would be happy to discuss how they could support your loved one.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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