A CARE home is celebrating after it beat the average score in a national survey

Beaumont Care Home, in Boars Hill, was given an overall performance rating of 925 out of 1,000 after a Your Care Rating survey.

The care home national average is 880.

Each care home was given an overall score based on residents’ feedback across staff and care, home comforts, choice and having a say and quality of life.

Oxford Beaumont Care Home achieved scores of 944 for ‘Quality of life’ and 937 for ‘Home comforts

Sue Knight, general manager at Oxford Beaumont Care Home, said: “It’s great that our residents value the care they receive with us.

“ All of our scores across the four themes are really positive, which shows that life for our residents is happy and fulfilling.

“While we’re really pleased with our scores, we are committed to continually improving our services and the survey helps us do that by giving us direct resident feedback.”

More than 18,000 residents in 914 care homes across the UK took part in the survey, now in its fifth year.

It was compiled by leading research company Ipsos, the National Care Forum and Care England.

For more information visit Your Care Rating on: yourcarerating.org.