SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?34%Inadequate
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?59%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 3 good, 30 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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Ringway Mews Care Home is one of 86 care homes in Manchester: a 150-bed nursing home in Manchester, run by Springcare (Wythenshawe) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Manchester has 21 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Inadequate, published in July 2026. It was Inadequate for safe and well-led as well. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Requires improvement. That is down from Good in October 2019. Ratings in Manchester are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 30 fell below good. The lowest was “involving people to manage risks” (significant shortfalls).
About 0.9 km away, Wellcroft is rated Good. The home changed owner in October 2024. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in February 2026. 87% of homes in Manchester score the top mark of 5. It is the only home in Manchester in the “Inadequate” tier.
