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?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
Runwood Homes Limited runs Low Furlong, a residential care home in Shipston On Stour, Warwickshire with room for 68 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Warwickshire are smaller: the median there is 33 beds.
46 of Runwood Homes Limited’s 55 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). It is the only Outstanding home among the 7 closest. 2 other homes in Warwickshire share its tier, “Outstanding”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. 95% of homes in Warwickshire also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in January 2023, giving it Outstanding overall. Responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. For safe, effective and caring, the rating was Good. Before that, in December 2017, it was rated Good.
