Merlin Court Care Home
The Common, Marlborough, SN8 1JR · Wiltshire · South West
62 beds · operated by Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited, part of Avery
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 6 years old, and 4 of this operator's 17 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- EffectiveRequires improvement19 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement19 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 6 years old — published 19 Jul 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 4 of 17 of Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 19 Jul 2019 |
| Effective | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 19 Jul 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 19 Jul 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 19 Jul 2019 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 19 Jul 2019 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 16 other locations
Other active services registered to Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Care Home | Good15 Nov 2023 | Bexley |
| Albion Court Care Centre | Good20 Mar 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Birmingham |
| Amarna House Care Home | Good18 Oct 2018rating 3+ yrs old | York |
| Aran Court Care Home | Requires improvement27 Sep 2024 | Birmingham |
| Avalon Court Care Centre | Good1 Feb 2024 | Coventry |
| Birchwood Grange Nursing Home | Good6 Dec 2023 | Brent |
| Clare Court Care Home | Requires improvement28 Oct 2025 | Birmingham |
| Clayton Manor | Good31 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Cheshire East |
| Darwin Court Care Centre | Good14 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Staffordshire |
| Elvy Court Care Home | Good5 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Kent |
| Lavender Lodge Care Home | Good10 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Hampshire |
| Milton Court Care Home | Requires improvement8 Jul 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Milton Keynes |
…and 4 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- On CQC’s site
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Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.