MPS Care Group: 7 CQC-Rated Care Homes Compared (Oct 2026)

MPS Care Group: CQC ratings by key question

Question	Rated Requires improvement	Rated Good
Overall rating	2	5
Safe	2	5
Effective	1	6
Caring	1	6
Responsive	0	7
Well-led	2	5

Each service counted once, by its most recent CQC rating; on the register since January 2011; 321 beds across its care homes.

Companies registered under this brand: Bramling Cross Care Limited, Highfields Limited, Northfield Care Centre (Thorne) Ltd, Stilecroft (MPS) Limited, St Andrews (MPS) Limited.

About MPS Care Group's services

Compared with England, weighting for its mix of care homes and home care, MPS Care Group has 0% of rated services at Outstanding against 5%, and 29% (2 of 7) below Good against 17%.

Oldest registration: Eliot House, Gainsborough, January 2011. Newest: Northfield Care Centre, Doncaster, March 2017.

Region by region: East Midlands (3 care homes), North West (2 care homes), Yorkshire & Humberside (1 care home) and North East (1 care home).

Council areas covered: 6, with the largest numbers in Cumberland (2), Lincolnshire (1) and Nottingham (1).

Its services received 2 new CQC ratings over the past year (up: 0, down: 0, first rating: 0). Most recent: Rosecroft Residential Home, Requires improvement, 20 July 2026.

Capacity: 321 beds over 7 homes, averaging 46, ranging from 29 at Eliot House to 80 at Northfield Care Centre.

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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.

Care service	Overall rating	Local authority	Area rated Good or better	More recent than
Eliot House	Good	Lincolnshire	77% of 266	85% locally
Highfields Nursing Home	Good	Nottingham	76% of 72	61% locally
Lound Hall	Good	Nottinghamshire	84% of 257	63% locally
Northfield Care Centre	Good	Doncaster	81% of 75	28% locally
Rosecroft Residential Home	Requires improvement	Cumberland	79% of 78	91% locally
St Andrews Residential Care Home	Good	County Durham	93% of 138	33% locally
Stilecroft Residential Home	Requires improvement	Cumberland	79% of 78	47% locally

Care homes run by MPS Care Group

East Midlands (3)

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
Eliot House	Gainsborough, Lincolnshire	Good Rated Apr 2026Inspected recently	29
Highfields Nursing Home	Nottingham	Good Rated Nov 2024Inspected recently	42
Lound Hall	Retford, Nottinghamshire	Good Rated Mar 2024	30

North East (1)

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
St Andrews Residential Care Home	Stanley, County Durham	Good Rated Aug 2022	45

North West (2)

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
Rosecroft Residential Home	Workington, Cumberland	Requires improvement Rated Jul 2026Inspected recently	51
Stilecroft Residential Home	Workington, Cumberland	Requires improvement Rated Jun 2022	44

Yorkshire & Humberside (1)

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
Northfield Care Centre (dormant)	Doncaster	Good Rated May 2023	80

MPS Care Group FAQs

What does MPS Care Group operate?

On the CQC register, MPS Care Group operates 7 care homes across 4 regions of England, with 321 care home beds.

Are MPS Care Group's services well rated?

71% of MPS Care Group's 7 rated services are Good or Outstanding: 0 Outstanding, 5 Good, 2 Requires improvement and 0 Inadequate. Each service is inspected and rated separately, so check the one you are considering.

How old are the ratings for MPS Care Group?

Recent: 3 rated in the past two years. Older: 2 rated more than four years ago. Ask about changes since any older rating. How old care ratings are across England.