Camelot House

Address: Camelot House, Taunton Road, Chelston, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9HY

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Telephone: 01823666766

Fax: 01823667568

Information on quality ratings
CQC stopped running a programme of inspections to award or review quality ratings ('star ratings') on 30 June 2010.

Final rating awarded on 13/04/2010 :   Good

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Provider website: www.camelothousenursing.co.uk

Brief description

Camelot House is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide nursing care for up to 66 older people who have a dementia or mental disorder. The home is not registered to provide care to people who have a primary diagnoses of a learning disability or to those who require general nursing care.
 
The home is owned by Camelot Care (Somerset) Ltd. The responsible individual is Mr J.Teasdale.

Camelot Care (Somerset) Ltd was first registered by the Commission in February 2008 although the directors, Mr and Mrs Teasdale have owned the home since 2003.
The home does not currently have a registered manager.
 
The home has been awarded a 4 star rating from Environmental Health.

It has also achieved the Investor in People Award for its commitment to staff training.
 
Camelot House is a detached property situated on the main road between Taunton and Wellington and is on the bus route to both towns. Local amenities, which are close by, include a garage with a small convenience store and two garden centres.
The home has recently benefited from major building and refurbishment works which have included a new extension which has been designed to meet environmental recommendations for people with dementia. This unit was registered by the Commission in June 2008.
Several improvements have also been made to the existing environment and garden areas.

Major works are nearing completion in an older wing of the home.

This brief description is an overview of the service and may have been updated since the latest inspection report was published.

Latest inspection report

View latest inspection report 13/04/2010 (PDF in a new window)

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Service details

Type of establishment: Care Home

Type of service(s): Care home with nursing

Total capacity: 62 places

Type(s) of care (with number of places): dementia (62 places)
mental health, excluding learning disability or dementia (62 places)

Ownership/management details

Provider type: Private

Registration date: 31/1/2008

Provider(s): Camelot Care (Somerset) Ltd

Other Details

Care Quality Commission helpline: 03000 616161

enquiries@cqc.org.uk

Council: Somerset