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?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. ?
Run by Lifeways Community Care Limited, River Lodge is a residential care home in Burton On Trent, Staffordshire with 8 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Staffordshire has 28 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2025. 85% of homes in Staffordshire also score 5. In Staffordshire, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 13 of Lifeways Community Care Limited’s 17 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2023. Before that, in July 2021, it was rated Requires improvement.
