Rated Care Homes

Hill View

RI

Requires improvement

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

At a glance

  • 6 ratings

    First rated Requires improvement in 2017, most recently Requires improvement in May 2026.

  • 5 months

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 5 of 43

    rated care homes in Swindon are rated Requires improvement, like this one.

Hill View: inspection record

Care home, 8 beds, Swindon

Rated Requires improvement in May 2026.

Hill View: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 130 Whitworth Road (Good, 0.4 miles away) and Orchid House (Good, 0.4 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. –
    Whitworth Road Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
  2. G
    130 Whitworth Road Good, 0.4 miles away
  3. G
    Orchid House Good, 0.4 miles away
  4. O
    Hurst House Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
  5. G
    Ciderstone House Good, 0.6 miles away

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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 28 May 2026 (assessment visit 11 May 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

Date of assessment 27 April 2026 to 1 May 2026. The service is a care home which supports up to 8 people with a learning disability. At the time of the inspection, 7 people were in receipt of a regulated activity. We inspected the service to follow up on a breach identified at the last inspection and to see if the service had made improvements. We assessed the key questions safe and well led.

  • Safe No rating
  • Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary

The service provided support to people with a learning disability and autistic people. We assessed the service against ‘Right support, Right care, Right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.

We found that overall, people were receiving support in line with ‘Right support, Right Care, Right Culture’. People received support from staff who knew them well. People had regular opportunities to access the community such as pub visits, shopping, day trips and swimming. People were offered choices and were encouraged to be independent in some aspects of their care.

During the assessment, we found window restrictors were not being used effectively. This put people at risk of harm. Additionally, we found further maintenance concerns in relation to flooring and in communal toilets. The service’s audits had not identified these. We also found one person’s guidance around their modified diet was unclear. This was a concern found at previous inspections and meant the service had not effectively learnt from these.

Following the feedback, leaders told us they completed a full review of the home environment, including flooring and communal toilet areas and told us they had added additional information in relation to one person’s modified diet guidelines.

The provider was in breach of the legal regulation in relation to governance of the service.

The provider was previously in breach of legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment. Improvements were not found at this assessment, and the provider remained in breach of this regulation.

  1. Safe

    No rating

    Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement.

    This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed.

    The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to people’s safe care and treatment.

  2. Well-led

    No rating

    Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.

    At our last assessment we rated this key question requires improvement. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement.

    This meant the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.

    The service was in breach of legal regulation in relation to governance at the service.

Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Safe was rated Requires improvement on 28 May 2026. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
  2. Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 28 May 2026. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
  3. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.

Registration details

Registered manager
Kerry Laybourne
Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service without nursing
Who it supports
Dementia, Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

6 inspection reports, latest 14 June 2023. Latest assessment published 28 May 2026; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.

The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.

Who runs it

Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
05742729 (opens Companies House)

Aston Care Limited runs 4 services in England, 3 of them in the South West. 2 are rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Other services run by Aston Care Limited

  1. G
    Glebe Villa Good. Care home, Bristol
  2. G
    The Paddocks Good. Care home, Wiltshire
  3. RI
    Downshire House Requires improvement. Care home, Reading, South East

Getting help from Swindon Borough Council

The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does Hill View provide nursing care?
No. The Care Quality Commission lists Hill View as a care home without nursing.
How many beds does Hill View have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 8 beds at Hill View.
When was Hill View last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Hill View was published on 28 May 2026.
Who runs Hill View?
Hill View is run by Aston Care Limited. It runs 4 services in England, 3 of them in the South West.
What is Hill View's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 28 May 2026.

Contact

Phone
01793 421995
Address
33 Church Walk South, Swindon, SN2 2JE Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

Compare nearby

Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 130 Whitworth Road (Good, 0.4 miles away) and Orchid House (Good, 0.4 miles away).

Nearest care homes:

  1. –
    Whitworth Road Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
  2. G
    130 Whitworth Road Good, 0.4 miles away
  3. G
    Orchid House Good, 0.4 miles away
  4. O
    Hurst House Outstanding, 0.5 miles away
  5. G
    Ciderstone House Good, 0.6 miles away

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