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. ?
Lower Meadow is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 25 other homes in Warwickshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Lower Meadow is a 69-bed residential care home in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, run by Runwood Homes Limited. 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.
CQC last rated the home in July 2022, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in September 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. That is true of 95% of homes in Warwickshire. In Warwickshire, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). 46 of Runwood Homes Limited’s 55 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
