SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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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?68%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 4 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. ?
Bridgewood Mews is a 20-bed nursing home in Tipton, Sandwell, run by Bridgewood Health Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Sandwell has 12 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from April 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in April 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Sandwell, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 4 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (some shortfalls).
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. That is true of 95% of homes in Sandwell. In Sandwell, 73% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). None of the 4 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
