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?★Outstanding
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Esplanade House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 3 other homes in Isle of Wight.
71% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
First For Care Limited runs Esplanade House, a residential care home in Ryde, Isle of Wight with room for 13 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Isle of Wight has 24 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2019. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated caring as Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in July 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Isle of Wight, 49% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
First For Care Limited runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from February 2026. 82% of homes in Isle of Wight score the top mark of 5. 3 other homes in Isle of Wight share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
