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?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Lister House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 22 other homes in North Yorkshire.
86% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Lister House is a 76-bed nursing home in Ripon, North Yorkshire, run by The Royal British Legion. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in North Yorkshire, where the typical home has 29 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. The Royal British Legion runs 6 care homes, and 5 of the 6 rated are Good or Outstanding. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2025. 94% of homes in North Yorkshire also score 5. Across North Yorkshire, 86% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC last rated the home in November 2018, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in March 2016, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 49% of homes in North Yorkshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
