SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Good
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Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 16 good, 17 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. ?
Buttercup Lodge is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 13 other homes in Doncaster.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Virtue Health Services Ltd runs Buttercup Lodge, a residential care home in Doncaster with room for 2 residents. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and children. It is a small home for Doncaster, where the median is 29 beds.
About 0.1 km away, Elmdale House is rated Good. It is one of 3 homes run by Virtue Health Services Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2025. 83% of homes in Doncaster also score 5. In Doncaster, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC last rated the home in August 2025, giving it Requires improvement overall. Effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For safe and caring, the rating was Good. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 17 fell below good. The lowest was “capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders” (significant shortfalls).
