SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
The Briars is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 3 other homes in Isle of Wight.
71% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Briars is a 38-bed residential care home in Sandown, Isle of Wight, run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Isle of Wight has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC last rated the home in March 2020, giving it Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. Before that, in July 2017, it was rated Outstanding. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 49% of ratings in Isle of Wight are as old (how rating age varies by council).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 18 of Greensleeves Homes Trust’s 26 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). 3 other homes in Isle of Wight share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. That is true of 82% of homes in Isle of Wight.
