Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated this month↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe environmentsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
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Planning for the futureSignificant shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 8 good, 25 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. ?
Merrymeet Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 9 other homes in Salford.
76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Mr BT Rawlinson & Mrs ML Knight runs Merrymeet Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Salford with room for 19 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with mental health needs.
Its CQC rating, from October 2026, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in October 2019, it was rated Good. That is more recent than most ratings in Salford, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 25 fell below good. The lowest was “planning for the future” (significant shortfalls).
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from April 2026. 65% of homes in Salford score the top mark of 5. In Salford, 76% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The nearest home with a higher rating is Hope Manor Residential Home (Good), 0.7 km away.
