SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
Briar Hill House is a 36-bed nursing home in Rugeley, Staffordshire, run by Methodist Homes. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
CQC last rated the home in March 2019, giving it Outstanding overall. Caring and responsive were also Outstanding. Safe, effective and well-led were rated Good. Its previous rating, in May 2016, was Good, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 51% of ratings in Staffordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. Methodist Homes runs 69 care homes, and 60 of the 69 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Staffordshire, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2025. That is true of 85% of homes in Staffordshire. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
