SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?62%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?62%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySignificant shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome 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: 23 good, 10 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Layden Court Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 4 other homes in Rotherham.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Layden Court Care Home is an independent 92-bed nursing home in Rotherham, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Rotherham, where the typical home has 23 beds.
CQC last rated the home in January 2025, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. Before that, in March 2024, it was rated Inadequate. CQC found significant shortfalls in “workforce wellbeing and enablement”, one of 10 standards out of 33 scored below good.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Rotherham. 4 other homes in Rotherham share its tier, “Good, with an area to improve”.
