SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?62%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
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?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?62%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
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: 27 good, 6 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. ?
Crumble Cottage is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 6 other homes in Doncaster.
79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Crumble Cottage is a 2-bed residential care home in Doncaster, run by Active Care Homes Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Doncaster, where the median is 29 beds.
Active Care Homes Limited runs 7 care homes, and 5 of the 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Doncaster, 79% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
CQC last rated the home in October 2025, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in December 2021. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 6 fell below good. The lowest was “governance, management and sustainability” (significant shortfalls).
