The latest list of 108 CQC inspection reports for the Central Region has not identified a single Outstanding provider of adult social care.
In reports released last week, 81 care homes and homecare agencies were rated as Good, 25 were rated Requires Improvement and two were rated Inadequate.
The full list of adult social care services by local authority area and rating is:
GOOD
Azalea House 1, Pathways Care Group Limited, Bedford: Good
Azalea House 2, Pathways Care Group Limited, Bedford: Good
Care Home for Special Needs, Mrs Marcella Marie Higgins, Birmingham: Good
Custom Care (Harborne), London Care Limited, Birmingham: Good
Lime Court, Jaffray Care Society, Birmingham: Good
Pinetrees, Autism.West Midlands, Birmingham: Good
The Gables Specialist Nursing Home, Bupa Care Homes (CFChomes) Limited, Cambridgeshire: Good
60 Bullpond Lane, Voyage 1 Limited, Central Bedfordshire: Good
Phil Mead House, Abbeyfield Society (The), Coventry: Good
Andrin House Nursing Home, Rosecare Homes Limited, Derby: Good
Harmony Care and Support, Harmony Care and Support Limited, Derbyshire: Good
Highfields Care Home, United Health Limited, Derbyshire: Good
Hill House Nursing Home, Sun Care Homes Limited, Derbyshire: Good
Sandiacre Court Care Centre, Hudson (Sandiacre) Limited, Derbyshire: Good
Valleyview Care Home, United Health Limited, Derbyshire: Good
Beaconhurst, Pathways Care Group Limited, Dudley: Good
Harper House – Stourbridge, Mrs Gail Fraser, Dudley: Good
Dial-A-Carer Service, Mrs Elizabeth Forbes-Stobbe, Essex: Good
Keefield, Livability, Essex: Good
Manor Lodge, Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, Essex: Good
Nationwide Community Care Limited, Nationwide Community Care Limited, Essex: Good
Nationwide Community Care Limited – 3 Cracknell Close, Nationwide Community Care Limited, Essex: Good
Nationwide Community Care Limited – 35 Mede Way, Nationwide Community Care Limited, Essex: Good
New Copford Place Residential Care Home, Friends of the Elderly, Essex: Good
Royal Mencap Society – Churchfields, Royal Mencap Society, Essex: Good
Stafford Hall, Runwood Homes Limited, Essex: Good
AccuroCare West Herts, AccuroCare Limited, Hertfordshire: Good
Elizabeth House Residential Care Home, Welwyn Garden City Housing Association Limited, Hertfordshire: Good
Walsingham Support – 30 & 32 Church Lane, Walsingham Support Limited, Hertfordshire: Good
Sova Healthcare – Leicester, Sova Healthcare Leicester Ltd, Leicester: Good
Alexandra House – Leicester, A Skubala and Mrs J Skubala, Leicestershire: Good
Melton Supported Living Service, Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire: Good
Moat House, Moat House Care Home Limited, Leicestershire: Good
Holmleigh Care Home, Lincolnshire Licences Limited, Lincolnshire: Good
Seacroft Court Nursing Home, Prime Life Limited, Lincolnshire: Good
The Minstrels Residential Home, Mr Deva Samat Keshwara, Lincolnshire: Good
Hickling House, Mr & Mrs R Smart, Norfolk: Good
2 Windsor Avenue, Consensus Support Services Limited, Northamptonshire: Good
Claremont Parkway, Crabwall Claremont Limited, Northamptonshire: Good
Northamptonshire Domiciliary Care Agency, Royal Mencap Society, Northamptonshire: Good
Wendleberrie House, Wendleberrie Care Ltd, Northamptonshire: Good
ExtraCare Charitable Trust Seagrave Court, The ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Nottingham: Good
Heathcotes (Basford), Heathcotes Care Limited, Nottingham: Good
a-2-e, Advocacy 2 Engagement Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
Applewood House & Apartments, Wycar Leys Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
Beech House Care Home, Beech House Carehome Worksop Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
Cambian Pines, Cambian Learning Disabilities Midlands Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
Compassion Care Limited, Compassion Care Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
Dignity- Innova house, Innova House Health Care Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
Leivers Court Residential Care Home for Older People, Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottinghamshire: Good
Sheepwalk House, Creative Care (East Midlands) Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
The Grand, New Care Projects (WB) Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
The Hollies, Quality Care (EM) Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
The Old Orchard Care Home, Scope, Nottinghamshire: Good
Clayburn Court, Anchor Trust, Peterborough: Good
Plas Newydd, Bethphage, Shropshire: Good
222 Bills Lane, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Solihull: Good
April Lodge, Ashingdon Hall Care Limited, Southend-on-Sea: Good
Estuary Community Support and Supported Living Services, Estuary Housing Association Limited, Southend-on-Sea: Good
Poppy Lodge Care Home, Poppy Lodge Care Residential Homes Limited, Southend-on-Sea: Good
Westborough Road, Pathways Care Group Limited, Southend-on-Sea: Good
Bonehill Lodge, Oaktrees Healthcare Ltd, Staffordshire: Good
Hillingdon House, Mrs Jean Miles, Staffordshire: Good
Hills Angels Homecare, Mr Matthew James Hill, Staffordshire: Good
Mrs Valerie Bullman – 18 Leafdown Close, Mrs Valerie Bullman, Staffordshire: Good
Oak Tree House, Chaseview Enterprises Limited, Staffordshire: Good
Poplars Nursing and Residential Care Home, Tawnylodge Limited, Staffordshire: Good
R M P Care – 1 Alexandra Street, RMP Care Limited, Staffordshire: Good
R M P Care – 49 Victor Street, RMP Care Limited, Staffordshire: Good
The Willows Care Home, S Kirk and G Day, Staffordshire: Good
East of England Homecare CIC, East Of England Homecare C.I.C, Suffolk: Good
My Care at Home Limited, My Care at Home Limited, Suffolk: Good
5 Tiverton Drive, Selborne Care Limited, Warwickshire: Good
Binley Woods, Young Foundations Limited, Warwickshire: Good
HF Trust – 34 Shipston Road, HF Trust Limited, Warwickshire: Good
St Catherine’s Bungalows, Father Hudsons Society, Warwickshire: Good
Cleeve House, Cleeve House Care Limited, Worcestershire: Good
Rose Orchard, Praxis Care, Worcestershire: Good
St David’s House, Redditch Borough Council, Worcestershire: Good
The Hawthorns (Evesham), Shaw Healthcare (Group) Limited, Worcestershire: Good
The Leys Residential Home, Crystal Nursing Services Limited, Worcestershire: Good
REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT
Boldmere Court Care Home, Absolute Care Homes (Central) Limited, Birmingham: Requires improvement
NDH Care Ltd, NDH Care Ltd, Birmingham: Requires improvement
Orchard House, Options for Care Limited, Birmingham: Requires improvement
Priestley Rose Nursing Home, MACC Care Limited, Birmingham: Requires improvement
Hardwick Dene, Hardwick Dene Ltd, Cambridgeshire: Requires improvement
Meyers Care Agency, Miss Laucina Meyers, Central Bedfordshire: Requires improvement
Cordelia Court, Corvan Limited, Coventry: Requires improvement
Moti Willow, Maison Moti Limited, Hertfordshire: Requires improvement
Victory Care Limited, Victory Care Limited, Leicester: Requires improvement
Bhajan Kaur Rai Hall, Rushcliffe Care Limited, Leicestershire: Requires improvement
Syston Lodge Residential Home, MyMil Limited, Leicestershire: Requires improvement
The Gables Residential Home, Gables Care Home (Market Harborough) Limited, Leicestershire: Requires improvement
Libra Lodge, Amethyst Arc Ltd, Lincolnshire: Requires improvement
APT Care Limited, APT Care Limited, Luton: Requires improvement
Northampton START, Olympus Care Services Limited, Northamptonshire: Requires improvement
Clifton Manor Nursing Home, Monarch Healthcare Limited, Nottingham: Requires improvement
Clifton Manor Residential Home, Monarch Healthcare Limited, Nottingham: Requires improvement
Field House, Field House, Nottingham: Requires improvement
FPS (Peterborough) Limited, FPS (Peterborough) Limited, Peterborough: Requires improvement
K2 Care Limited, K2 Care Limited, Peterborough: Requires improvement
James Court Residential Care Home, Nirosh Care Homes Limited, Staffordshire: Requires improvement
Mavesyn Ridware Residential Home Limited, Mavesyn Ridware Residential Home Limited, Staffordshire: Requires improvement
Amberley House Care Home – Stoke-on-Trent, Amore Elderly Care Limited, Stoke-on-Trent: Requires improvement
Spratslade House Care Home, Pearlcare (Spratslade) Limited, Stoke-on-Trent: Requires improvement
Care 2 U Limited, Care 2 U Limited, Walsall: Requires improvement
INADEQUATE
Partridge Care Centre, Rushcliffe Care Limited, Essex: Inadequate
Leiston Old Abbey Residential Home, Mr A Agarwal, Suffolk: Inadequate
Andrea Sutcliffe expected 3% of providers to be outstanding when classifications were introduced, a rather arbitary and meaningless figure to my mind. Is the penny not dropping with Andrea that the bar is set so high with the ‘outstanding’ classification, that it is next to usless to the public.