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Riverside Care Home

Camborne Way, Barnsley, S71 2NR

Goodpublished 2 April 2026, 4 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Riverside Care Home on 5 November 2022. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Riverside Care Home

4 rated inspections over 5 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. November 2022Goodcurrent rating
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. March 2021Inspected but not rated
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  3. January 2019Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  4. June 2018Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Inadequate
  5. August 2017Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  6. January 2020

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 8 January 2020.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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