The Care Quality Commission has published a further 96 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the Central region.
Its latest list is in addition to the 110 reports that were issued at the end of February that found just one Outstanding care home and care home provider out of all those inspected.
In the current list of inspections, 69 care homes and homecare agencies have been rated as Good, 25 have been rated Requires Improvement, one has been rated Inadequate and one has been rated as Outstanding.
Adult Social Care services by local authority area and rating:
- Amber Support Services, Amber Support Services, Worcestershire: Outstanding
- Dove Lane, Turning Point, Bedford: Good
- Midsummer Care, Midsummer Health and Care Limited, Bedford: Good
- Friendship Domiciliary Care Service, Friendship Care And Housing Association Limited, Birmingham: Good
- Home Instead Birmingham, Maranatha Healthcare Ltd, Birmingham: Good
- Victoria Road, Middleway Care Limited, Birmingham: Good
- Abbeyfield Girton – Care at Home Service, Abbeyfield Society (The), Cambridgeshire: Good
- Availl (Cambridge), WilsonParker Limited, Cambridgeshire: Good
- Bluebird Care (Cambridge and South Cambs), Holistic Health and Support Ltd, Cambridgeshire: Good
- Allison House Residential Home, Central Bedfordshire Council, Central Bedfordshire: Good
- Advanced Care, Miss Louise Kemp, Coventry: Good
- Umbrella House, Umbrella Derby & Derbyshire, Derby: Good
- Bamburgh House, Bamburgh House Ltd, Essex: Good
- Orchard End, Winslow Court Limited, Herefordshire, County of: Good
- Ashlyns Care Home, Colleycare Limited, Hertfordshire: Good
- Brunswick Court Care Centre, Bupa Care Homes (AKW) Limited, Hertfordshire: Good
- Nevetts, Quantum Care Limited, Hertfordshire: Good
- Stairways, Harpenden Mencap, Hertfordshire: Good
- Stairways Supported Living Service, Harpenden Mencap, Hertfordshire: Good
- Tenterden House Nursing Home, Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Limited, Hertfordshire: Good
- Woodside Residential Home, Miss Kitty Hung, Hertfordshire: Good
- Danbury Gardens, Mears Homecare Limited, Leicester: Good
- Grey Ferrers Nursing and Residential Home, Bupa Care Homes (CFHCare) Limited, Leicester: Good
- Future Home Care Leicester, Future Home Care Ltd, Leicestershire: Good
- New Horizon Care, New Horizons Care Limited, Leicestershire: Good
- Prestige Nursing – Leicester, Prestige Nursing Limited, Leicestershire: Good
- Woodway House, Woodway Carers Limited, Leicestershire: Good
- Eastwood Lodge, Eastwood Lodge Residential Home Limited, Lincolnshire: Good
- The Haven Care Home, Mrs M A Dobbs, Lincolnshire: Good
- The Old Rectory, Prime Life Limited, Lincolnshire: Good
- Wyngate Residential Care Home, Habilis Operations Limited, Lincolnshire: Good
- Cripps Lodge, Milton Keynes Council, Milton Keynes: Good
- Furze Hill House, The Salvation Army Social Work Trust, Norfolk: Good
- Beaumont Nursing Home, Beaumont Nursing Home Limited, Northamptonshire: Good
- Highfield, Mentaur Limited, Northamptonshire: Good
- Hillcrest, Tebmar Ltd, Northamptonshire: Good
- Richardson Partnership for Care – 23 Duston Road, Mr B & Mrs J Richardson & Miss L Richardson & Mr G P Cheater, Northamptonshire: Good
- Social Care Solutions Ltd (Northampton Office), Social Care Solutions Limited, Northamptonshire: Good
- Wilton House, Mentaur Limited, Northamptonshire: Good
- Ashcroft Care Home, Bank House Care Homes Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
- First Care DCA – Suite 27, Enterprise House, Mrs Carole Anne Sansom, Nottinghamshire: Good
- Kestrel Lodge Care Home, Alliance Care (Dales Homes) Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
- Little Acres, Prime Life Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
- Meadowcroft Health Care Limited, Meadowcroft Health Care Limited, Nottinghamshire: Good
- The Hollies Residential Home, RKL Care Ltd, Nottinghamshire: Good
- Haddon House, Living with Autism Limited, Peterborough: Good
- The Malting’s Care Home, Pride Care Homes Limited Liability Partnership, Peterborough: Good
- Barnford View, EL Marsh Care Home Ltd, Sandwell: Good
- Regis House, Stepping Stone Independent Living Ltd, Sandwell: Good
- Ryland View Nursing Home, Bupa Care Homes (CFHCare) Limited, Sandwell: Good
- Tendercare Home Ltd, Tendercare Home Limited, Sandwell: Good
- Old Farmhouse, Bethphage, Shropshire: Good
- Aqueduct Road, Voyage 1 Limited, Solihull: Good
- Arbor Way, Royal Mencap Society, Solihull: Good
- Lyndon Croft, Prime Life Limited, Solihull: Good
- Orion Care Services, Orion Care Services, Solihull: Good
- 48 Burton Road, Voyage 1 Limited, Staffordshire: Good
- 50 Burton Road, Voyage 1 Limited, Staffordshire: Good
- Advance Healthcare (UK) Limited, Advance Health Care Uk Ltd, Staffordshire: Good
- R M P Care – 20 Oulton Road, RMP Care Limited, Staffordshire: Good
- The Cedars, Delam Care Limited, Stoke-on-Trent: Good
- Mid Suffolk Home First, Suffolk County Council, Suffolk: Good
- Pinford End House Nursing Home, Pinford End Limited, Suffolk: Good
- The Dell, Wellbeing Care Limited, Suffolk: Good
- Albemarle Rest Home, Albemarle Rest Home Ltd, Warwickshire: Good
- Benvarden Residential Care Homes Limited, Benvarden Residential Care Homes Limited, Warwickshire: Good
- Caring People, Handle With Care Redditch And Worcestershire Limited, Worcestershire: Good
- Herons Park Nursing Home, Royal Bay Care Homes Ltd, Worcestershire: Good
- Hopwood Court, Mr & Mrs J W Roach, Worcestershire: Good
- Your Care Direct Limited, Your Care Direct Limited, Worcestershire: Good
- Moseley Gardens, Elite Care Homes Ltd, Birmingham: Requires improvement
- Newday Nursing Home, Huskards Care Limited, Birmingham: Requires improvement
- Springfield Residential Care Home, Orchid Care Homes Limited, Cambridgeshire: Requires improvement
- Chelmer Valley Care Home, Forest Pines Care Limited, Essex: Requires improvement
- Houndswood House Care Home, Speciality Care (REIT Homes) Limited, Hertfordshire: Requires improvement
- Heartwell House Residential Care Home, Heartwell Care Ltd, Leicester: Requires improvement
- Bradgate Homecare Limited, Bradgate Homecare Limited, Leicestershire: Requires improvement
- Kibworth Knoll, Kibworth Knoll Limited, Leicestershire: Requires improvement
- Longcliffe Nursing Home, Shankar Leicester Limited, Leicestershire: Requires improvement
- Capricorn Cottage, Agemco Ltd, Lincolnshire: Requires improvement
- Gosberton House Care Home, Mr & Mrs GT Lee, Lincolnshire: Requires improvement
- Little Brocklesby House, Little Brocklesby House Limited, Lincolnshire: Requires improvement
- St Claire’s Nursing Home, Lifeline Nursing Services Limited, Lincolnshire: Requires improvement
- Shenley Wood Village, The ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Milton Keynes: Requires improvement
- Downham Grange, Kingsley Care Homes Limited, Norfolk: Requires improvement
- Benthorn Lodge, Mrs Pam Bennett, Northamptonshire: Requires improvement
- Greenfields Close, Greenfield Close Residential Home Limited, Nottinghamshire: Requires improvement
- Crestar Healthcare, Crestar Healthcare Limited, Sandwell: Requires improvement
- Meadow Home Care Services Limited, Meadow Home Care Services Limited, Solihull: Requires improvement
- The Friendly Inn, Michael Goss, Solihull: Requires improvement
- Fernbrook House, Fernbrook Care Homes Limited, Southend-on-Sea: Requires improvement
- The Junction, Pharos Care Limited, Staffordshire: Requires improvement
- Guardian Care Centre, Nightingale Group Limited, Stoke-on-Trent: Requires improvement
- Allied Healthcare Beccles, Nestor Primecare Services Limited, Suffolk: Requires improvement
- In Safe Hands Community Care Services, In Safe Hands Community Care Services Limited, Warwickshire: Requires improvement
- Foley House, Foley House Trust, Essex: Inadequate
If just 1% of homes can achieve an Outstanding rating, I question what purpose this rating serves to the public.
Is the bar not set to high?
I recall Andera Sutcliffe saying at the start of ratings being given that she was expecting 3% of providers to achieve Outstanding, not 1%.
At the time I considered even 3% to be rather useless to the public, but Andrea, does this not suggest to you that you have missed the mark and this rating needs an overhall?