SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
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. ?
Doddington Lodge is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 10 other homes in Shropshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Doddington Care Ltd runs Doddington Lodge, a residential care home in Kidderminster, Shropshire with room for 28 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC last rated the home in April 2021, giving it Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Shropshire, 53% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. That is true of 91% of homes in Shropshire. Across Shropshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
