SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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?Good
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. ?
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs Meadowbeck, a nursing home in York with room for 60 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in September 2020. Safe, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated effective as Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in November 2018, was the same. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 44% of ratings in York are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Across York, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in June 2025. That is true of 63% of homes in York. It is one of 210 homes run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. 175 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
