The launch of a new interactive care home rating map today has revealed out of the 9,114 active care homes, with and without nursing that have been rated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) only 42 in England are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The online resource was launched by Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Andrea Sutcliffe, and is intended to make it easier for people to see which care homes have been rated as Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement or Inadequate in their local area.
How the IW fares
According to the map, of the 49 care homes on the Isle of Wight that have been rated, the breakdown is:
- 0% (0) – Outstanding
- 53% (26) – Good
- 39% (19) – Requires Improvement
- 8% (4) – Inadequate
Across England
As of last Friday (12th February) the CQC had rated 9,114 active care homes (with and without nursing) across England.
They break down as:
- 0.5% (42) – Outstanding
- 64% (5,810) – Good
- 33% (2,980) – Requires Improvement
- 3% (312) – Inadequate
The UK sample obviously is very large and the Isle of Wight sample very small, which means one or two extra in a category on the IW will make a large difference. Less so for the England figures.
Check out CQC’s care home ratings map.
Chief Inspector: “Everyone has a right to experience really great care”
CQC’s Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Andrea Sutcliffe, said:
“When people are considering a care home, either for themselves or a loved one, knowing about the quality of care being provided is a crucial part of the decision making process.
“Through our new online map, I am delighted that for the first time we are able to show a visual and emerging picture of the care homes we have rated as Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate so far.
“Everyone has a right to experience really great care and I hope this resource will help people and families learn more about the thousands of services we have identified as meeting the Mum Test along with those where we are tackling poor care – and ultimately help in choosing the right services for them.”
Image: © Google Maps
