Social care services given new ratings in Warwickshire

A dozen social care services have been given new scores in Warwickshire in the past month.

The Care Quality Commission gives ratings to care providers and other organisations across England. It rates how well the service is performing against various criteria – with overall rankings ranging from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'.

Figures for the last month show ratings were given to the following care homes in Warwickshire:

• Priors House: Outstanding, last inspected on October 16.

• Newstead Lodge Nursing Home: Good, last inspected on November 15.

• Butlers Mews Care Home: Good, last inspected on November 16.

• Polesworth Group Laurel End: Good, last inspected on November 24.

• Turning Point - Marloes Walk: Good, last inspected on November 28.

• Turning Point - The Cedars: Good, last inspected on November 29.

• Turning Point - Russell Terrace: Good, last inspected on November 29.

• Willow Tree Nursing Home: Requires improvement, last inspected on November 8.

• Quinton Gardens: Good, last inspected on November 27.

• Wolston Grange: Good, last inspected on December 11.

Other social care services in the area were also rated:

• Visiting Angels Warwickshire: Good, last inspected on November 3.

• Home Instead (Redditch & Bromsgrove): Good, last inspected on November 3.

The highest possible rating is 'outstanding': given to organisations exceeding expectations. Meanwhile, a 'good' scores shows the provider is meeting the CQC's criteria.

However, a service found to be needing improvement will not be up to the CQC's standards, and a service given an 'inadequate' rating will ordinarily be placed in special measures by the CQC.