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Situated in the picturesque hamlet of Goatacre in Wiltshire, Goatacre Manor offers residential and nursing care. Care is available for people aged 65 and older.
The home is set within a beautifully refurbished Grade II listed building which boasts impressive views of the surrounding gardens and countryside. Accommodation consists of spacious, comfortable communal lounges and well equipped, furnished bedrooms, each with en-suite facilities.
Residents can enjoy a range of activities at Goatacre...
Care Provided by Goatacre Manor Care Centre
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 48 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
All our fees are flexible to meet the needs of each individual resident.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Goatacre Manor Care Centre for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Goatacre Manor Care Centre to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Owner
- Goatacre Manor Care Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Stephanie Gould(Registered Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2020
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (30)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (9)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (13)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (9)
Visiting
- The home are following Government Guidelines to ensure COVID Restrictions are in place.
Parking
- Parking is available.
Goatacre Manor Care Centre Reviews (85)
Goatacre Manor Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.174) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Goatacre Manor Care Centre has 85 reviews.
My aunt is now into her second year of being at Goatacre Manor Care Centre. There continues to be a varied and increasing range of activities available that very much help to provide her with interesting and enjoyable experiences. I am looking forward to watching some cricket with her from the viewing gallery over the next few months as well as taking some train journeys in the new railway carriage! Aunt is on first name terms with all the excellent staff and enjoys the home cooking and the varied choice of the lovely food, some of which she has helped grow.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We love having your aunt with us.
The gardens are lovely, looking forward to taking Mum out there when the weather warms up.
The admin team are always on hand to answer any questions and requests and does an amazing job.
Thank you so much, it's so reassuring to know that Mum is in safe hands.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. It means so much to the whole team to get feedback.
There isn't enough space to write all the wonderful things that I would like to say! The care home, surroundings, staff and volunteers are all just amazing. We have really enjoyed the quiz nights lately, a truly amazing atmosphere where we can all laugh and enjoy each other's company together.
Having had experience of both working in many care homes and having my father in care, I would have to say Goatacre is quite unique. It’s an independent home and has a very caring ethic. They even held a 'pub quiz' in the evening recently for resident's families and friends. It was a very enjoyable evening and a great success. Another bonus is my mother-in-law loves the food there, which is obviously really important. Thank you one and all.
We are greatly comforted by the way the staff look after all residents with such care, warmth and attention. My mother is so much better since she moved there over 2 years ago. There is a range of activities suited to a variety of interests. It is warm and comfortable. I would strongly recommend this care home.
Many thanks for your lovely review. Your words are much appreciated by all the staff.
I think the care home management and staff at Goatacre do a wonderful job looking after my mother. The home is always clean and tidy. They organise plenty of entertainment when possible. The garden area is much improved and they now have a vegetable garden.
Many thanks for your lovely review. Your kind words are appreciated by us all.
This is a lovely care home. The staff are all excellent. The facilities have been upgraded recently and offer all that is needed plus more. The events and programmes that are continually provided, offer residents a wealth of opportunities to be involved with others and keep stimulus ongoing. Great place!
Thank you, Tony, for such a lovely review. We are so pleased you are happy with Goatacre Manor Care Centre.
I am very pleased we chose to make Goatacre Manor Care Centre my mum's permanent home for the following reasons: the staff are kind, caring, gentle, well-selected and well trained. Whatever their role in the team they treat my mum with respect and recognise her individuality. Above all, they are prepared to listen to any concerns and work with relatives and service users to achieve best possible outcomes. The team there have remained outwardly cheerful and amenable despite the ever-changing demands of this long covid pandemic.
Thank you very much for your lovely review. We are so pleased to hear that you are happy to have your mum here with us.
Such kind people throughout, very personable and helpful. Superb level of personal care and attention to detail. The whole place is immaculate and never smells of anything untoward. Lots of stimulation and beautiful gardens, which are carefully thought out to give everybody lovely natural views. Nursing staff are so efficient and on the ball with all levels of care. Administration is so well organised, and their receptionist always makes you feel welcome, and she goes out of her way to facilitate visits and families requests. This is the third home for my grandma, and we won’t be moving her again as we have struck gold! Thank you so much, everyone.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review. It is so lovely to hear that you and your grandma are loving the place as much as we do. It has been a pleasure to get to know you both since she moved in.
Overall really happy with the care my grandad receives.
Many thanks for your lovely review. It means a lot to us.
Overall good care in regards to looking after the health and wellbeing of my husband.
Many thanks for your lovely review. It means a lot to us.
My wife has been a resident for just over two years. From the outset, I have had confidence in the care that residents received at Goatacre Manor. The staff are diligent, meticulous in their care and consistently friendly and patient, even with residents who are challenging in their behaviour. The nursing staff are particularly careful in keeping me informed of changes in my wife's health.
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are so pleased you are happy with the care we provide here at Goatacre.
Goatacre Manor Care Centre staff have taken great care of my mother over the past five years. Plenty of kindness, care, wonderful activities and food!
Kind regards, Kerrie.
Excellent, as always.
Kind regards, Kerrie.
Friendly and approachable staff who are all very helpful.
Thank you, Lauren, for this lovely review. We look forward to being able to welcome you properly into the home when the pandemic eases, and we can open our doors. Please let us know if there is anything else you think we could improve on. We welcome honest feedback.
My father was a resident from August 2019 until he died in December. During this time, he received excellent care, and my mother and I always felt welcome there. His physical needs increased during his time there, and we felt the nurses and carers we incredibly kind. Sadly, he died during the night and we weren't given sufficient notice to get there, despite being only a 10-minute drive away. We haven’t heard from Goatacre since, which has left us feeling very let down - not even a phone call or condolence card from the home.
There seems to be an excellent team spirit that has helped considerably in the recent difficult days. We had huge appreciation of the previous manager and his ability to treat families with respect and assume that this will continue under the new manager who seems to have made a positive start (at the most challenging of times) but who we are yet to get to know.
Thank you, Juliet, for your lovely review. Although it's incredibly difficult at present, we continue to strive for the best for all. I look forward to getting to know you more in the ( hopefully) near future.
Goatacre Care Home have looked after my great aunt for the last 4.5 years. She is very happy there, and all the staff are absolutely brilliant. They are kind, considerate and their attentiveness is second to none. I would definitely recommend Goatacre.
Kerrie Howard
The staff at Goatacre are simply amazing, they clearly genuinely care for the residents, and in doing the best by them on a daily basis.
In addition to taking the time to get to know the resident, they put a similar level into getting to know the extended family in order to offer reassurance when required.
Though lockdown has been particularly difficult in not having face to face contact with the residents, I have been completely confident in the staff to make contact and update me about any issues.
Thank you for your response and lovely review. I am incredibly lucky to have walked into such a caring environment. I know we have yet to meet and I look forward to this once we are open to visitors. Kind regards Kerrie
I have always found all members of staff to be very helpful and professional, particularly so during the coronavirus pandemic.
Thank you for your kind words. I know we have yet to meet and I look forward to doing so once we are open to the public.
Kind regards
Kerrie
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 18 November 2025Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
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- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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Meet the Team (1)

Stephanie has a background in nursing that spans 44 years. At the beginning of this journey, she worked as a care assistant in an Orthopaedic Ward and a Burns and Plastic Surgery ward prior to commencing her nurse training.
She has had many interests in her career including Care of the Elderly – Orthopaedic Rehabilitation and Care of the Elderly General Medicine, Trauma and Orthopaedics – including caring for patients who may have required orthopaedic elective or trauma surgery and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation and General Surgery, as well as Tissue Viability.
Originally from Wales, Stephanie worked in a Care of the Elderly Medical and Rehabilitation Ward and an Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Ward and for a short while on a GP inpatient unit. Whilst working in Wales, she attained the then Welsh National Board 914 Care of the Elderly Certificate. She also worked as a Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse, leading an Acute Service.
More recently, she has worked at a Private Hospital, as ward manager in the General Surgery Ward, and on secondment as the Deputy Clinical Services Manager.
Stephanie is passionate about good nursing care and always looking to support those individuals she is caring for to have a voice, be respected and be treated with compassion, dignity and empathy.
Stephanie is supported by a highly trained, committed and genuinely caring team of registered nurses, care assistants, activities coordinators, administrators, catering, maintenance and housekeepers. The nurses and care assistants provide care 24 hours per day.
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