SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%★Outstanding
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Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
Workforce wellbeing and enablementExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?86%Good
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 21 good, 9 exceptional, 3 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. ?
Sandstone Brook is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 6 other homes in Shropshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sandstone Brook is a 68-bed nursing home in Whitchurch, Shropshire, run by Anavo Care (Whitchurch) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Shropshire are smaller: the median there is 29 beds.
CQC last rated the home in October 2026, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Good. Caring was rated Outstanding. That is more recent than most ratings in Shropshire, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “how staff, teams and services work together” (some shortfalls).
6 other homes in Shropshire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
