InadequateSafe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: InadequateRated 4 months ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?38%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 1 good, 32 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. ?
Wayside Care Home is an independent 31-bed nursing home in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
CQC last rated the home in July 2026, giving it Inadequate overall. Safe and well-led were also Inadequate. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Requires improvement. Before that, in January 2024, it was rated Good. Ratings in Worcestershire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “assessing needs”, one of 32 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Its kitchen was rated 3 for food hygiene in February 2026. 92% of homes in Worcestershire score the top mark of 5. It is the only home in Worcestershire in the “Inadequate” tier. About 0.4 km away, Housman Care Ltd is rated Requires improvement.
