Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: GoodRated 4 months ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?53%Requires improvement
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Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
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?64%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 20 good, 13 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Foresters Lodge is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 28 other homes in East Riding of Yorkshire.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Foresters Lodge is a 69-bed nursing home in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, run by Highgate Care Services Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in East Riding of Yorkshire are smaller: the median there is 30 beds.
CQC last rated the home in June 2026, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and effective were also Requires improvement. Caring, responsive and well-led were rated Good. Its previous rating, in January 2019, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in East Riding of Yorkshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 13 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.
28 other homes in East Riding of Yorkshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2026. That is true of 94% of homes in East Riding of Yorkshire. Highgate Care Services Ltd runs 9 care homes, and 5 of the 9 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Holly Lodge Residential Home (Good), 0.4 km away.
