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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Waterside Care Centre is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 16 other homes in Worcestershire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Waterside Care Centre is one of 171 care homes in Worcestershire: a 47-bed nursing home in Malvern, run by Minster Care Management Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
CQC's latest rating, from January 2024, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in July 2023.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 18 of Minster Care Management Limited’s 25 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Worcestershire. Across Worcestershire, 85% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
