Residential care home · Isle of Wight

Downside House

3-4 St Boniface Terrace, St Boniface Road, Ventnor, PO38 1PJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 years ago
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Downside House is a residential care home in Ventnor in Isle of Wight, run by Downside House Limited. CQC registers it for 21 places and supports older people and people living with dementia.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2019, is Good overall, and Good in all five key questions. For comparison, 75% of care homes in Isle of Wight are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Good
Published 25 December 2019 Rated 6 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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

Older rating. Published 25 December 2019, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Isle of Wight

Downside House is in the Good tier, alongside 32 other homes in Isle of Wight. Of the 59 rated care homes here, 75% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (7%)
  • Good 33 (55%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 11 (18%)
  • Inadequate 4 (7%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (2%)

Half of Isle of Wight's ratings are more than 5.4 years old. How tiers work

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