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Birchester Care Limited

Birchester Care Limited is the registered operator of 2 care homes, all in East Midlands. Of its 2 rated services, 50% are Good or Outstanding; the England figure for the same kinds of service is 83%.

  • 2CQC-registered services
  • 50%of rated services are Good or better
  • 0rated Outstanding
  • 1recent ratings (2 years)

How CQC rates Birchester Care Limited's services

AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Overall0101
Safe0101
Effective0110
Caring0110
Responsive0110
Well-led0101

Number of services at each rating, using the latest CQC report; on the register since October 2017; 117 beds across its care homes.

Birchester Care Limited: the figures

Against England as a whole, Birchester Care Limited has 0% Outstanding (England 5%) and 50% below Good (England 17%). That is 1 of 2 rated services in the two lower ratings.

Birchester Care Limited operates in 1 region: East Midlands (2 care homes).

Rating changes over 12 months: 0 up, 1 down, 0 first ratings, from 1 new rating in all. Newest: Shirelodge Nursing Home (Good to Inadequate, 7 September 2026).

Capacity: 117 beds over 2 homes, averaging 59, ranging from 52 at Polebrook Nursing Home to 65 at Shirelodge Nursing Home.

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Local comparison for every service

Ratings shown next to the local picture: all services of the same kind in that council.

LocationCurrent ratingCouncilGood/Outstanding in the areaRecency vs area
Polebrook Nursing HomeGoodNorth Northamptonshire82% of 10457% locally
Shirelodge Nursing HomeInadequateNorth Northamptonshire82% of 10495% locally

Care homes run by Birchester Care Limited

ServiceAreaCQC ratingBeds
Polebrook Nursing HomePeterborough, North NorthamptonshireGood Rated Sep 202352
Shirelodge Nursing HomeCorby, North NorthamptonshireInadequate Rated Sep 2026Inspected recently65

Each rating applies to one service, not the whole group. Based on CQC data as of Oct 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence, version 3. Care groups index.

Birchester Care Limited: common questions

How big is Birchester Care Limited?

Birchester Care Limited runs 2 care homes registered with CQC, with 117 care home beds.

How good are Birchester Care Limited's CQC ratings?

Of the services Birchester Care Limited runs that have a rating (2), 50% are Good or Outstanding: 0 Outstanding, 1 Good, 0 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate. CQC rates each location on its own.

How recent are Birchester Care Limited's ratings?

1 of its rated services were rated in the last two years and 0 more than four years ago. An old rating may not reflect the service today, particularly after a change of manager. How old care ratings are across England.

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