SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
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?70%Good
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
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?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: 29 good, 4 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 Ridings Care Home is a 83-bed nursing home in Birmingham, run by Dukeries Healthcare Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Birmingham has 16 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2025. That is up from Inadequate in June 2024. That is more recent than most ratings in Birmingham, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 4 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Across Birmingham, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. That is true of 86% of homes in Birmingham. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 4 homes run by Dukeries Healthcare Limited. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
