SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
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Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Good
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Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
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?71%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 22 good, 11 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Cow Lees Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 29 other homes in Warwickshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Cow Lees Care Home is a 73-bed nursing home in Bedworth, Warwickshire. The home is its own registered provider. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Warwickshire are smaller: the median there is 33 beds.
CQC last rated the home in July 2025, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in July 2023. The typical rating in Warwickshire is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 11 fell below good. The lowest was “safe environments” (significant shortfalls).
29 other homes in Warwickshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Warwickshire. The nearest home with a higher rating is Richmond Village Coventry (Good), 1.8 km away.
