Blythe Rose Care Home Also known as 1-12948766437

Updated 13 January 2026

Date of assessment: 04 February to 26 February 2026. Blythe Rose Care home is a nursing home that provides support to adults living with dementia, mental health needs and physical disabilities. The home is divided up into 6 secure lodges across 3 floors, with the capacity to house between 12 and 15 people. Each lodge has people’s bedrooms, communal spaces, a kitchen and quieter spaces for people to use if required whilst catering to different people’s needs. At the time of the assessment, 64 adults were living at the service, and all were receiving the regulated activity personal care.

This assessment was undertaken in response to information received by CQC indicating emerging risks within the service. Concerns included altercations between people living at the service, people being confined to their rooms and the inappropriate use of sedative medicines. A comprehensive assessment was carried out across all five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well‑led. During this assessment we found no evidence to support the concerns raised to CQC.

We found the home was supporting people with highly complex needs, many of whom had experienced multiple placement breakdowns before moving to the service. While altercations between people did occur, there was no evidence these were poorly managed. Risk assessments were in place and protective measures were used to safeguard people. Some bedroom doors could be secured to prevent other people from entering. This was not used to restrict people, as individuals were able to open their doors from the inside and leave freely. This supported people to spend time privately in their rooms while reducing the risk of uninvited entry and potential altercations. Medicines management was closely monitored by nursing staff and reviewed weekly with health professionals to reduce unnecessary overmedication. The service demonstrated a strong focus on understanding people’s needs and triggers over time, with the aim of improving quality of life and reducing reliance on medicines.

Staff and health professionals worked well together to support positive outcomes for people. Staff knew people well, and we observed warm, caring and attentive interactions throughout the assessment process. Care plans were largely person centred and contained good levels of detail about people’s preferences, risks and how support should be delivered.

However, some governance processes required strengthening, as systems did not always identify the concerns found during the assessment.

Updated 13 January 2026

Feedback from people using the service and their relatives was largely positive, with most describing a safe, supportive and caring environment. People consistently told us staff knew them well, treated them with respect and supported their independence, privacy and dignity. People felt confident raising concerns and valued the range of activities available, including sing‑alongs, cinema sessions and residents’ meetings, where they felt their views were listened to and sometimes led to change. Relatives also spoke highly of frontline staff, describing them as kind, attentive and committed. Many felt well informed about day‑to‑day care and said staff were responsive, particularly when health needs changed, with appropriate involvement from the GP and other professionals.

However, a small number of people and relatives raised areas for improvement. These included occasional delays in staff response times, chasing management for responses, limited choice at mealtimes for some people, and inconsistent communication following incidents.