Residential care home · Portsmouth

Russets

Gatcombe Drive, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 0TX

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 18 February 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2016Requires improvementSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Portsmouth

Russets is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 7 other homes in Portsmouth. 72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (3%)
  • Good 18 (62%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 8 (28%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Meadow House Residential Home
    Portsmouth · PO2 0HX · Residential care home · 24 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Mary Rose Manor
    Portsmouth · PO3 5GA · Nursing home · 52 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Cosham Court Nursing Home
    Portsmouth · PO6 3DD · Nursing home · 47 beds2.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Harry Sotnick House
    Portsmouth · PO1 5LU · Nursing home · 46 beds2.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • The Haven Heights Care Home Ltd
    Portsmouth · PO6 1EE · Residential care home · 20 beds2.8 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Kinross Residential Care Home
    Portsmouth · PO6 1EE · Residential care home · 29 beds2.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Other homes run by Portsmouth City Council

3 care homes in total: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Shearwater
    Portsmouth · PO4 8QW · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Harry Sotnick House
    Portsmouth · PO1 5LU · Nursing home · 46 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago

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Russets at a glance

Portsmouth City Council runs Russets, a residential care home in Portsmouth with room for 18 residents. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Portsmouth, where the median is 30 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from February 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring as Good. Its rating before that, in June 2019, was the same.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Meadow House Residential Home (Good), 1.1 km away. Portsmouth City Council runs 3 care homes, and 2 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Portsmouth, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).