SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
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?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?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
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: 32 good, 1 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council runs Lord Hardy Court, a residential care home in Rotherham with room for 60 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Rotherham has 23 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in June 2026. Its rating before that, in August 2019, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in Rotherham, where the typical rating is about 2 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
In Rotherham, 87% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. That is true of 100% of homes in Rotherham. It is one of 3 homes run by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Fitzwilliam Lodge (Outstanding), 1.9 km away. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment.
