Ideal Home
Residential care home in Shrewsbury, registered for 44 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Requires improvement
Last inspected about 2 years ago
Published 2023-08-24
This rating was inherited from a previous registration rather than earned at a fresh inspection.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Requires improvement |
| Caring | Requires improvement |
| Responsive | Requires improvement |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 44
- Address
- Bicton Heath House, Knowsley Drive Gains Park, Shrewsbury, SY3 5DH
- Registered provider
- Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited
- Registered manager
- Ridgway, Susan
- Registered since
- 2025-06-12
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 44 beds it is larger than 88% of the 77 residential care homes in Shropshire.
Who this service is for
- Dementia
- Older People
- Younger Adults
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
The operator’s wider record
Croftwood Care (Cheshire) Limited runs 10 services in the UK with 411 beds. Across the estate:
- 8 good
- 2 need improvement
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Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.