SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Safe and effective staffingExceptional
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?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?82%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in accessExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 21 good, 11 exceptional, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Sherbutt House is in the Outstanding tier ?, with 11 other homes in East Riding of Yorkshire.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Mrs Linda Woodhead, Sherbutt House is a residential care home in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire with 19 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism.
CQC last rated the home in May 2026, giving it Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for caring and well-led as well. CQC rated safe, effective and responsive as Good. That is up from Good in April 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in East Riding of Yorkshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.
1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2025. That is true of 94% of homes in East Riding of Yorkshire. In East Riding of Yorkshire, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
