The Close Care Home
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The Close Care Home is an award-winning care facility located in Burcot, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Recognized by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as…
- Care home
- The Close Care Home
- Location
- Abingdon Road, Burcot, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DP, Abingdon, OX14 3DP
- Care types
- Nursing, Dementia
- CQC rating
- Outstanding
- Latest CQC inspection
- 28 July 2021
- Beds
- 90
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- 01865 407343
- CQC location ID
- 1-108733608
Rated 4.1/5 from 13 Google reviews.
What families say
Families praise the care and compassion shown by staff at The Close Care Home, noting that they are kind, friendly, and respectful. The home's welcoming atmosphere, beautiful grounds, and activities are also highlighted as positives, with many mentioning that their loved ones felt known and valued by the staff. The…
What the CQC says
Rated Outstanding by the CQC on 22 January 2020.
Outstanding — the service is performing exceptionally well. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Outstanding — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Outstanding — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Outstanding — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Outstanding — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Outstanding — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Overall rating improved from Good to Outstanding (previously rated April 2017).
- Improved: Safe (Good → Outstanding), Effective (Good → Outstanding), Responsive (Good → Outstanding), Well-led (Good → Outstanding).
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 7 September 2026.
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