MOREL Court care home has achieved outstanding results in a nationwide survey of care home residents, published last week.

The Penarth home was given an overall performance rating (OPR) score of 945 out of 1,000 as part of the Your Care Rating survey carried out recently, which asked care home residents across the UK to rate the care they receive.

More than 16,000 respondents took part in the survey across 820 care homes nationwide, with the national average score being 878.

Each home was given an overall score based on residents’ feedback across four broad themes – ‘Staff and Care’, ‘Home Comforts’, ‘Choice and Having a Say’, and ‘Quality of Life’ – based on residents’ responses to questions in the survey.

Morel Court scored highest under the 'Quality of Life' bracket, in which it received a score of 964.

Suzanne Taplin, a manager at Morel Court, said: "It’s great that our residents value the care they receive at Morel Court.

"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 obviously want to get even better and the survey helps us do that by giving us direct resident feedback.

"Families can also see at a glance which care homes are committed to raising standards and being transparent as they take part in the survey. Every care home resident should be able to speak up about their care and this is what the Your Care Rating survey does – it gives them a voice."

All of this year’s results for every care home surveyed are displayed on the Your Care Rating website at yourcarerating.org, where they can also be compared with last year's findings.