Residential care home · Wirral

The Court

2 Barton Road, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 1HH

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 12 August 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown6 of 8 below good
    • Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
    • SafeguardingSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?46%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 6 below good
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherSignificant shortfalls
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesSignificant shortfalls
    • Assessing needsSome shortfalls
    • Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
    • Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
    • Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown5 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySignificant shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSignificant shortfalls
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
    • Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Person-centred careGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown3 of 7 below good
    • Partnerships and communitiesSignificant shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSignificant shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 11 good, 22 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2023InadequateSECRW
  • September 2020Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2019InadequateSECRW
  • December 2017GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wirral

The Court is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 26 other homes in Wirral. 70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (4%)
  • Good 56 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 13 (12%)
  • Requires improvement 27 (24%)
  • Inadequate 4 (4%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (6%)

See all 112 care homes in Wirral →

Care homes nearby

  • The Lodge
    Wirral · CH47 1HB · Residential care home · 20 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • The Old Garden Care Home
    Wirral · CH47 4AQ · Nursing home · 40 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Meols Drive Care Home with Nursing
    Wirral · CH47 4AQ · Nursing home · 12 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Abney Low Nursing home
    Wirral · CH47 2AQ · Nursing home · 40 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Red Rocks Nursing Home
    Wirral · CH47 1HZ · Nursing home · 24 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 months ago
  • Westhaven Care Home
    Wirral · CH47 2EB · Nursing home · 52 beds0.6 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Ryding Care Services Limited

2 care homes in total: 2 Requires improvement.

  • The Lodge
    Wirral · CH47 1HB · Residential care home · 20 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

All 2 homes run by Ryding Care Services Limited →

The Court at a glance

The Court is one of 112 care homes in Wirral: a 17-bed residential care home in Wirral, run by Ryding Care Services Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in August 2024. That is up from Inadequate in August 2023. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 22 fell below good. The lowest was “workforce wellbeing and enablement” (significant shortfalls).

26 other homes in Wirral share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The Old Garden Care Home, 0.5 km away, is the closest home rated Good. 0 of Ryding Care Services Limited’s 2 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).