SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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
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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?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in accessExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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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: 31 good, 1 exceptional, 1 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. ?
Rothbury Cottage Care Ltd is in the Good tier ?, with 64 other homes in Northumberland.
91% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Morpeth, Northumberland, Rothbury Cottage Care Ltd is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 14 beds. It is registered to care for people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Northumberland has 36 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Across Northumberland, 91% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2024. 95% of homes in Northumberland also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
Its CQC rating, from February 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Ratings in Northumberland are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “safe and effective staffing”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.
