SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?38%Inadequate
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?33%Inadequate
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSignificant shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?45%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?43%Requires improvement
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Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Providing InformationSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 2 good, 31 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Autumn House Residential Home is in the Inadequate tier ?, with 2 other homes in Isle of Wight.
71% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Autumn House Residential Home is a 44-bed residential care home in Sandown, Isle of Wight, run by Autumn House Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Isle of Wight are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Capri (Good), 0.3 km away. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. In Isle of Wight, 71% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. 82% of homes in Isle of Wight also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Inadequate, published in May 2026. Safe, effective and well-led were also Inadequate. For caring and responsive, the rating was Requires improvement. That is down from Good in October 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Isle of Wight, where the typical rating is about 5 years old. 31 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.
