Heathwood Care Home

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 10 June 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of Assessment: 21 May to 8 June 2026. Heathwood Care Home is a residential home providing accommodation and personal care for older adults and people living with dementia. The service can accommodate up to 29 adults. At the time of the assessment 27 people were living at the service. At our last assessment, we rated this service overall as good. We carried out this assessment to follow up on previous breaches of regulation identified at the previous assessment. We assessed 2 quality statements in safe and well led. The provider was previously in breach of the legal regulations of staffing and good governance. Improvements were found at this assessment, and the provider was no longer in breach of these regulations. At this assessment, we rated this service overall as good.

Improvements had been made at the service to ensure it was safe and well-led. Revised governance systems effectively assessed and monitored the quality and safety of the service. Areas for improvement were identified and progressed. Staff were recruited safely and supported with an induction to the home when they commenced employment. Regular training and supervision of staff was conducted to ensure staff were competent in their role. A staff dependency tool had been introduced to ensure staffing levels were in line with people’s assessed care and support needs.