Grovelands is a Top 100 UK Care Home
Residents and colleagues at Grovelands residential, respite and dementia care home in Yeovil are celebrating after being counted among the UK’s Top 100 Care Homes in the 2026 Lottie Awards.
The care home, which is rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, is proudly flying the flag for Somerset, as the only care home in the county to be recognised with a 2026 Lottie Award.
Celebrating the full picture of great care
Launched in 2025 by online care finder Lottie, the Lottie Awards highlight the UK’s Top 100 care homes across England, Scotland and Wales. The Awards highlight exceptional care homes across the UK, judged across seven carefully weighted categories that capture the full picture of great care, from the very first point of contact with a care seeker, through the quality of care delivered, to the strength of the teams behind it.
Karen Cheshire, Registered Manager of Grovelands, says:
“We are thrilled to fly the flag for Yeovil and Somerset at the 2026 Lottie Awards! For Grovelands to be recognised as being in the top 100 among thousands of UK care homes is a real honour, and is very humbling.
“This award belongs to everyone who makes our care home a wonderful place to live and work – our dedicated care team, our inspiring residents, and our wider Grovelands community of family members, friends, and healthcare professionals. Thank you all for your kindness and support. We will display our trophy with pride!”
Redefining later life
Will Donnelly, Co-Founder and CEO of Lottie, adds:
“The Lottie Awards are about recognising the incredible dedication of care professionals who make a real difference in people’s lives every day. To be named among the Top 100 from more than 14,000 care homes across the UK is a huge achievement. These care homes are not just meeting residents’ needs, they’re redefining later living by creating vibrant and supportive communities that deliver exceptional care and experiences.”
A pattern of positive feedback
This latest accolade continues a trend of positive independent feedback for the home, which has seen Grovelands rated 4.9/5 on Google, and 9.9/10 from verified customer reviews on carehome.co.uk.
A recent Grovelands respite resident shared the following feedback via an independently-verified customer review on carehome.co.uk:
“I was very impressed and very happy with everything. The staff were very caring and kind. I would recommend the home to anyone.”
Meanwhile, Tim, the son of a Grovelands resident, uses his carehome.co.uk review to describe the transformation that the exceptional care delivered by the team has enabled for his loved one:
“My mother has dementia and was very reluctant to leave her family home. Since moving into Grovelands her confidence, health and overall demeanour has improved no end. I put this largely down to the fantastic staff at Grovelands.
“They have been so accommodating and welcoming, I feel a great deal of relief and comfort that she is being cared for with compassion and dignity 24/7.
“The light, airy home is kept spotlessly clean and the meals are fantastic and varied. Huge thanks to all the staff.”
A comment by Google reviewer, Jim A, sums up what Grovelands means to those supported by the care home:
“An amazing residential home, made that way by a brilliant management team and an incredibly caring staff.”
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