SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?80%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?82%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?79%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 4 exceptional, 2 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. ?
Linden Care Homes Limited runs Linden Lodge Nursing Home, a nursing home in Tamworth, Warwickshire with room for 75 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a sensory impairment and people detained under the Mental Health Act. Most homes in Warwickshire are smaller: the median there is 33 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 2 of Linden Care Homes Limited’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. 95% of homes in Warwickshire also score 5. Across Warwickshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2018. Ratings in Warwickshire are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
