SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
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?71%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 30 good, 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. ?
The Cedars Christian Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 48 other homes in Dudley.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
What the data says about The Cedars Christian Residential Home
The Cedars Christian Residential Home is one of 89 care homes in Dudley: a 22-bed residential care home in Stourbridge, run by RKS Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
Its CQC rating, from October 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from May 2019. The typical rating in Dudley is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “person-centred care” (some shortfalls).
It is one of 2 homes run by RKS Care Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The home changed owner in September 2024. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Dudley, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2026. That is true of 61% of homes in Dudley.
