Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 1 year ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?50%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Learning cultureGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
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?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 23 good, 10 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 Elms Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 13 other homes in Isle of Wight.
71% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Scio Healthcare Limited, The Elms Care Home is a nursing home in Bembridge, Isle of Wight with 48 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Isle of Wight has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
13 other homes in Isle of Wight share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. 82% of homes in Isle of Wight also score 5. It is one of 4 homes run by Scio Healthcare Limited. 0 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The Limes Residential Home, 0.5 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in September 2025. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. That is down from Good in February 2023. Ratings in Isle of Wight are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 10 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “infection prevention and control”.
