Residential care home · Worcestershire

Rockny House

25 Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, DY10 2BX

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 month ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 1 October 2026 Rated 1 month ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • January 2019GoodSECRW
  • March 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Worcestershire

Rockny House is in the Good tier ?, with 109 other homes in Worcestershire. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (2%)
  • Good 110 (64%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 17 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 24 (14%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

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    Kidderminster, Worcestershire · DY10 2JZ · Nursing home · 38 beds0.1 km
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  • Arden House
    Kidderminster, Worcestershire · DY10 2RF · Residential care home · 8 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Cambrian House
    Kidderminster, Worcestershire · DY10 2RR · Residential care home · 26 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Lorne House
    Kidderminster, Worcestershire · DY10 1SY · Residential care home · 9 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Nightingale Court
    Kidderminster, Worcestershire · DY10 1UA · Residential care home · 43 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Holmwood Care Centre
    Kidderminster, Worcestershire · DY10 3DJ · Nursing home · 60 beds0.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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Rockny House at a glance

Rockny House is one of 171 care homes in Worcestershire: a 15-bed residential care home in Kidderminster, run by Mrs Caterina Mitchell & Mrs Anna Giannini. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Worcestershire, where the typical home has 35 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2026. That matches its previous rating, from January 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Worcestershire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Worcestershire. Across Worcestershire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.