SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?94%★Outstanding
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Safe and effective staffingGood
SafeguardingGood
Infection prevention and controlExceptional
Involving people to manage risksExceptional
Learning cultureExceptional
Medicines optimisationExceptional
Safe environmentsExceptional
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsExceptional
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?96%★Outstanding
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Consent to care and treatmentGood
Assessing needsExceptional
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?90%★Outstanding
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?93%★Outstanding
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Listening to and involving peopleGood
Providing InformationGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Equity in accessExceptional
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Planning for the futureExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 10 good, 23 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Meadowfold Hyndburn Ribble Valley Short Break is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 13 other homes in Lancashire.
83% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Meadowfold Hyndburn Ribble Valley Short Break at a glance
Run by Lancashire County Council, Meadowfold Hyndburn Ribble Valley Short Break is a residential care home in Blackburn, Lancashire with 8 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Lancashire, where the typical home has 28 beds.
CQC rated it Outstanding overall and in all five key questions in February 2025. Ratings in Lancashire are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 23 exceptional and the rest good.
In Lancashire, 83% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2025. That is true of 77% of homes in Lancashire. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. 19 of Lancashire County Council’s 23 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
