Residential care home · Isle of Wight

Inver House

5 Foreland Road, Bembridge, Isle Of Wight, PO35 5UB

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 2 July 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?59%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown4 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?62%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • 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: 26 good, 7 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2023GoodSECRW previous owner
  • March 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • October 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • February 2016GoodSECRW previous owner
  • April 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Isle of Wight

Inver House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 13 other homes in Isle of Wight. 71% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (7%)
  • Good 31 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (8%)
  • Requires improvement 14 (23%)
  • Inadequate 3 (5%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (2%)

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Care homes nearby

  • The Limes Residential Home
    Bembridge, Isle of Wight · PO35 5XN · Residential care home · 32 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • The Elms Care Home
    Bembridge, Isle of Wight · PO35 5XS · Nursing home · 48 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Autumn House Residential Home
    Sandown, Isle of Wight · PO36 8BN · Residential care home · 44 beds5.7 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: InadequateC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 5 months ago
  • Fairhaven Care Home
    Ryde, Isle of Wight · PO33 1BP · Residential care home · 21 beds5.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago
  • Waxham House
    Ryde, Isle of Wight · PO33 1BP · Residential care home · 20 beds5.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago
  • Capri
    Sandown, Isle of Wight · PO36 8HE · Residential care home · 9 beds6.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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Other homes run by Scio Healthcare Limited

4 care homes in total: 4 Requires improvement.

  • Highfield House Nursing Home
    Ryde, Isle of Wight · PO33 3BG · Nursing home · 46 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Springfield Nursing Home
    Shanklin, Isle of Wight · PO37 6EX · Nursing home · 62 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 months ago
  • The Elms Care Home
    Bembridge, Isle of Wight · PO35 5XS · Nursing home · 48 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago

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About Inver House

Scio Healthcare Limited runs Inver House, a residential care home in Isle of Wight with room for 51 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Isle of Wight, where the typical home has 24 beds.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. 82% of homes in Isle of Wight also score 5. In Isle of Wight, 71% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The Limes Residential Home, 0.1 km away, is the closest home rated Good. 0 of Scio Healthcare Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in July 2025. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. Its previous rating, in March 2023, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Isle of Wight are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “medicines optimisation”, one of 7 standards out of 33 scored below good.