Residential care home · Coventry

Allambie House

40-42 Coundon Road, Coventry, CV1 4AW

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 11 months ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 25 November 2025 Rated 11 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 8 below good
    • Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?67%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 6 below good
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 7 below good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 22 good, 11 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2020GoodSECRW
  • March 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2018InadequateSECRW
  • December 2016Requires improvementSECRW
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  • April 2015Requires improvementSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Coventry

Allambie House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 23 other homes in Coventry. 68% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 1 (1%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 39 (51%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 24 (31%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Bedford House
    Coventry · CV1 4DE · Residential care home · 11 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Holyhead Care Centre
    Coventry · CV1 3AD · Residential care home · 30 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Gloucester House
    Coventry · CV1 3BZ · Residential care home · 5 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago
  • Parkview House
    Coventry · CV1 4DD · Residential care home · 5 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Northumberland Road
    Coventry · CV1 3AP · Residential care home · 4 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Weavers Care Home
    Coventry · CV1 4BP · Residential care home · 33 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago

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Allambie House in brief

Allambie Enterprises Limited runs Allambie House, a residential care home in Coventry with room for 30 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Bedford House (Good), 0.2 km away. Across Coventry, 68% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2026. 98% of homes in Coventry also score 5.

CQC's latest rating, from November 2025, is Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. Before that, in February 2020, it was rated Good. Ratings in Coventry are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “monitoring and improving outcomes”, one of 11 standards out of 33 scored below good.